Ragan Insider Mark Nichol
3 quick tips for tighter writing
Extraneous words are like bit of gravel in pudding. Here’s how to pick them out and get to the good stuff.
Archive for September, 2017
Ragan Insider Dr. Rick Goodman
5 ways top-tier leaders can heighten staff engagement
Empowering mid-level managers and emphasizing fairness are essential to getting your employees on track toward fulfilling your clearly articulated vision.
Ragan Insider Alfred Lua
19 tools to craft engaging social media content
Cut down the time it takes to make engaging videos, text and images to share online with these resources.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
‘Veep’ star discloses cancer, touts universal health care
Twitter users offer a flood of support as Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares her breast cancer diagnosis and advocates helping those without access to treatment.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
Marketing and PR lessons from Gatorade’s ‘advergame’ settlement
The sports drink company paid a hefty fine after messages in its app claimed that water impeded an animated athlete’s performance. It also must change its advertising practices.
Ragan Insider Garry Grant
7 ways to optimize images and boost SEO
Use original photos, experiment with Photoshop’s ‘Save for Web’ feature, include captions and make sure your pictures display seamlessly on any screen size.
Ragan Insider Ragan Staff
Does your content inspire brand loyalty?
We want to see it. Share your best video, content series, real-time content or brand loyalty content campaign. Enter PR Daily’s 2017 Content Marketing Awards. The last day to submit is Oct. 10.
Ragan Insider Susan Gunelius
10 essential social media guidelines
To find success on your digital platforms, obey the laws of listening, quality, patience, influence, value, acknowledgement, and reciprocity. Also, keep your cool in the face of negativity.
Ragan Insider Geoff Ables
10 steps to improve your intranet
Get to know your colleagues, obsess over design, prioritize brevity and take your time crafting a network that will benefit people.
Ragan Insider Dave Heffernan
Timing is everything: When NOT to pitch
It might be hard to fathom but media—ahem, journalists—are human beings who look forward to long weekends, need to settle in on Monday mornings and get deluged at industry events.
Ragan Insider John M. Cowan
Infographic: How health care communicators can reduce sleep deprivation—and save lives
Lack of sleep can literally kill you. This piece offers tested techniques for falling into dreamland every night.
Ragan Insider Kevin J. Allen
Adidas and NCAA respond to criminal bribery charges
Prosecutors alleged that the organizations committed fraud by exchanging money to steer college athletes to certain financial advisors and into future endorsement deals.
Ragan Insider Anna Wahrman
15 words you might be using incorrectly
Is everything all right, or was it ‘alright?’ Was that a chord or a cord? Read on to make sure you’re homing in on proper usage.
Ragan Insider Nick Morgan
7 things speakers should remember about the audience
When you make a presentation to a group —regardless of the crowd’s size or the length of your talk— your success depends largely on establishing a rapport. Keep these tips in mind.
Ragan Insider Robby Brumberg
Infographic: The most popular, effective forms of employee recognition
Almost half of all workers are dissatisfied with the level—and type—of appreciation they receive at work. Read on for tips to bolster your retention rates.
