By now, there’s a good chance you’ve seen this video from the Alamo Drafthouse. For those of you behind on your reddit (like, way behind), the Alamo Drafthouse, an Austin-based movie chain, recently produced a video transcript of an irate (and hopefully drunken) customer voicemail. The Alamo Drafthouse is strict when it comes to texting — if a patron texts during a movie, they are automatically kickedRead More
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Novel, Simple and Fun…A Framework for Social Media Success
Posted in Blog, Our Business by Tim Streeb on 06-27-11 0 Comments Add Comment Five questions to ask when hiring a social media agency
Posted in Blog, Our Business by Tim Streeb on 05-03-11 0 Comments Add CommentIf I were in charge of hiring an agency to support my organization’s social media efforts, I think I’d start to weed through the “Web 2.0 expert” claims by asking a few simple, open-ended questions. For example: What feeds populate your RSS reader, and why? Which blogger(s) have you followed the longest? Tell me Read More
Let’s Hear It for Ullr!
Posted in Our Culture by Tim Streeb on 01-12-11 6 Comments Add CommentThis week got off to a snowier start than usual for our crew. That’s because on Monday Denver saw its second significant snowstorm of the season, with some metro-area locations reporting up to 11 inches of snow. That’s not to say we’re complaining about it. We have a strong snow-rider contingency here at Linhart PR, and while the Mile High City is so far having a relativelyRead More
Mine Disaster CEO Digs Himself Deeper
Posted in Our Business by Tim Streeb on 04-08-10 0 Comments Add CommentTuesday night, while sweating through my daily 45-minute cardio workout, I watched Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, sweat his way through an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer about Monday’s West Virginia coal mine explosion. As of this writing, the disaster has left 25 Massey employees dead and four are still missing. The explosion is a tragedy of enormous proportions, and I can’t imagine the painRead More
Attention Job seekers: March Inside Scoop is next Wednesday
Posted in Our Culture by Tim Streeb on 03-11-10 0 Comments Add CommentAttention job-seekers, internship-hungry students and master networkers: “Inside Scoop,” Linhart Public Relation’s monthly meet-and-greet, is happening next Wednesday, March 17 at Linhart PR global HQ. And yours truly just so happens to be hosting this time ‘round. What’s Inside Scoop, you might ask? It’s our monthly informational session for those looking for jobs at Linhart PR or careers in the public relations field. Inside Scoop happensRead More
It's the Questions…
Posted in Our Business by Tim Streeb on 07-31-09 0 Comments Add CommentIf I were in charge of hiring an agency or vendor to support my organization’s social media efforts, I think I’d start to weed through the “Web 2.0 expert” claims by asking a few simple, open-ended questions. For example: What feeds populate your RSS reader, and why? Which blogger(s) have you followed the longest? Tell me about a time when social media influenced one of your personal purchaseRead More
What's Your Story? An Exercise in Marketing Communications
Posted in Our Business by Tim Streeb on 06-23-09 0 Comments Add CommentI recently received a call from a friend who is gearing up to launch his own nonprofit. A noble feat, indeed. He explained that he was writing a letter of intent to foundations to secure the necessary funding to get his idea off the ground. Trouble was, he had no idea what to include in the letter, and he was having trouble condensing “the story”Read More
Why Social Media Won’t Kill PR
Posted in Our Business by Tim Streeb on 05-06-09 2 Comments Add CommentPerhaps you already know what I’m about to cover with this post. If so, feel free to move on to the next feed in your RSS reader (there’s surely a worthwhile “Cake Wrecks” post just waiting for you). But if you are interested, I thought I’d provide my perspective on whether social media is “killing” the PR profession, since this is a perpetually recurring discussion onRead More
