Stories by Steve Goldstein

Apple’s Live Event Kicks Off Holiday Season With Jobsian Style

September 9th, 2015 by

Apple’s live events continue to be powerful communications vehicles, even without Steve Jobs’ charisma and celebrity.

Live Streaming for Your Brand? 3 Questions to Consider Before Tapping the Periscope Icon

September 8th, 2015 by

To help you decide if you should participate in this dawn of live streaming apps, Erika Kauffman of agency 5WPR and a speaker at PR News’ Oct. 5 Social Media Summit in New York, answers three questions that may be on your mind while downloading the Periscope app.

WhatsApp Closes in on 1 Billion Monthly Active Users

September 4th, 2015 by

WhatsApp’s 900 million monthly active users milestone and a look at some demographics showing who is using messaging apps should be enough to convince communicators that if they have any interest at all in reaching young Americans they are going to have to figure out how to integrate this channel into their communications programs.

A 3-Step Recipe for Marketing to Millennials

September 3rd, 2015 by

Human Rights Campaign’s Maureen McCarty, who will be discussing millennial content consumption trends at PR News’ Social Media Summit in New York on Oct. 5, shares some insights into her efforts to communicated with this key demo.

15 Hidden Features of Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn [Infographic]

August 28th, 2015 by

We all fall into habits on social media networks that by their very nature preclude us from finding new and better ways of using them. Lucky for us that Salesforce created this handy infographic illustrating little-known features of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and, yes, Google+.

7 Strategies for Strong Influencer Relationships

August 27th, 2015 by

Bright House Network’s Brian Weber, a presenter at PR News’ upcoming Social Media Summit in New York, shows you how to excel at connecting with important influencers in your market.

PR News’ 2015 Platinum PR Awards Finalists Announced

August 25th, 2015 by

All the finalists will be celebrated—and the winners will be announced—at the Platinum PR Awards luncheon on Oct. 26 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

4 Ways Mobile-First PR Job Seekers Lose Out on Their Dream Jobs

August 21st, 2015 by

Let’s list the ways in which you’ve helped the careers of your competitors in the job market by clicking “apply” while driving or walking across a street against a red light.

‘PR’ Stands for ‘Public Relations,’ in Case Your CEO Forgot

August 20th, 2015 by

Subway must want this year to end quickly. Jared Fogle, the company-created celebrity spokesperson, this week agreed to plead guilty of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and the distribution and receipt of child pornography, according to the Associated Press. Sales were already falling. Now, with Fogle’s child pornography case, Subway […]

‘PR’ Stands for ‘Public Relations,’ in Case Your CEO Forgot

August 20th, 2015 by

Subway must want this year to end quickly. Jared Fogle, the company-created celebrity spokesperson, this week agreed to plead guilty of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and the distribution and receipt of child pornography, according to the Associated Press. Sales were already falling. Now, with Fogle’s child pornography case, Subway […]