Pete Carroll, USC Head Coach’s Use of Social Media
As a University of Oregon alum it is not easy for me to acknowledge how impressed I am with USC’s head football coach Pete Carroll’s use of social media. The guy is doing a phenomenal job of galvanizing support for his players and team. Consider this, today Carroll has more than 53,000 followers, and when […]
CPR Featured at Northwest Environmental Business Council
Colleen Moffitt, co-founder of Communiqué PR, will be speaking at the Northwest Environmental Business Council‘s Seattle Luncheon on Wed., Oct. 7. The event, which will be held at McCormick & Schmick’s Harborside restaurant, will focus on social media and business. Colleen will discuss the following during the presentation: An overview of the various social media […]
The Rise of the ’Social Internet and Social Media Law
Last week, I had the opportunity to co-present with Lisa T. Oratz of Perkins Coie at Law Seminars International’s Social Media Law workshop. We were the final presenters of the day-long workshop focused on new legal issues arising from social media marketing. Lisa and I discussed the practical and legal considerations for businesses when engaging […]
Twitterphoria: Adding Twitter Power to Your Marketing Mix, Today
It was such an honor and pleasure to speak to a sell-out crowd at the Puget Sound American Marketing Association (PSAMA) Luncheon last Wed., Sept. 9. My presentation entitled, “Twitterphoria: Adding Twitter Power to Your Marketing Mix, Today”, was well received with approximately 150 people in attendance. According to one of the PSAMA board members, […]
Twitter User Statistics
eMarketer recently released a report from Sysomos on the demographics and usage habits of Twitter users. Sysomos is the leading provider of social media analytics. According to the report titled “An In-Depth Look Inside the Twitter World,” 72.5 percent of all Twitter users joined the service in the first five months of this year. Some […]
Effective Executive Speaking
As many of you know, I am going to be speaking at the Puget Sound American Marketing Association luncheon today, September 9, 2009. I have had a lot of fun developing my presentation and practicing it with colleagues, my husband and even in front of a video camera. Given my recent experience, I thought I […]
An Experiment Fundraising With Twitter
As many of you who are regular readers of our blog know, in June we worked with the Seattle Children’s PlayGarden to launch a Twitter campaign to raise awareness and garner donations for the development of the PlayGarden. The goal was to educate a broader audience about the vision of the PlayGarden and to motivate […]
Social Media Falls Mostly to PR
We recently ran across a PRWeek article about social media and digital communications. The article provides some interesting statistics about digital communications from the 2009 Digital Readiness Report from iPressroom, Korn/Ferry International and PRSA including: PR leads digital communications at 51 percent of organizations, while marketing leads 40.5 percent of the time PR generally leads […]
Smartphone App Stores – Thoughts From Gizmodo
Communiqué PR has a number of mobile industry clients so we thought it would be interesting to provide insight on a blog about smartphone app stores. Gizmodo, Gawker Media’s largest blog focusing on gadgets and technology, recently published a post comparing mobile application stores from companies including Apple, Palm, Blackberry, Nokia and Microsoft. While many […]
Law Seminar International 2009
On September 11, Colleen Moffitt, co-founder of Communiqué PR, will be presenting at an event entitled, “The Rise of the Social Internet and Social Media Law” sponsored by Perkins Coie and Law Seminar International. The event will feature speakers from companies including: Avvo, Inc., Children’s Advertising Review Board (CARU), Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Perkins Coie LLP […]