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Does BranchOut Have the Muscle to Take On LinkedIn and a Crowded Social Media Landscape?

By Jeff Wilson, APR (@wilson0507) It seems that every few months there is a new social media darling that becomes all the rage. Right now, it’s Google+. While folks are starting to set up Google+ “circles,” there has been another social media player that has stealthily been invading my Facebook newsfeed. Slowly and steadily many [...]

15 Tips to Land That First Job in PR (Reloaded)

By Jeff Wilson, APR (@wilson0507) About this time of the year, our agency, CRT/tanaka, gets inundated with resumes from eager, young college students inquiring about internship opportunities and entry-level positions. Because of the economic downtown over the past few years, the outlook for new college graduates hasn’t been very good, which certainly includes jobs in [...]

4 C’s For A Clean Social Media Score Card

You’re a salesman (or saleswomen) whether you want to be or not. I’m not talking about an elevator pitch or positioning, rather the success of your vision determines how well you can sell it. Insert your cliches about reaching for the sky but with a realistic view on your goal it can be reached – [...]

Why Communicators Don’t Get LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the network that no communicator really seems to love. Complaints about not getting it, and its hard to use interface, or the inability to promote/communicate virally with large groups of people are common. Yet its staying power and growing strength are undeniable. From left to right: Chris Brogan, Kathryn Jennex, Sarah Merion, and [...]