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Please take our survey!

Vehr Communications’ 2012 Social Media Usage Survey, in collaboration with Enquirer Media, is live June 20 through July 4, 2012. The survey asks Greater Cincinnati business professionals their opinions on social media engagement in two areas: social media usage and behavior and social media objectives and analysis.

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PR definition – PR measurement … Still seeking the holy grail

Our industry has recently settled on a definition for what we do. The “Public Relations Defined” campaign was led by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Of course, few people outside the industry really understand what we do.

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Learning, growing and an inside look at Mickey’s PR

Will head to a two-and-a-half day professional development experience tomorrow with IPREX. IPREX is an international partnership of 80+ independently owned PR (strategic communications) firms from N/S America, E/W Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia (mostly Pacific Rim countries).  Vehr Communications is the only member from our region (Cincinn

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Vehr Communications’ 3rd anniversary

This is pretty self-indulgent, but I am very happy and proud to be celebrating Vehr Communications’ 3rd anniversary today.  So, please bear with me and these few reflections or observations. First: It’s all about our team.  Sounds cliche, but it’s true.  For the first year or …

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Falling in "link love"

It’s February … the month of love!  So, we thought we’d share some thoughts on “link love” for those still in the hunt. If SEO (search engine optimization) is important to your Web site’s success – AND IT IS! – then falling in ”link …

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Talk to your folks!

"You can't handle the truth!" How often have any of us as professional communicators had clients who are critically and, perhaps, maniacally focused on external audiences to the detriment of their own folks? Even worse, what about those clients who worry …

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Twitter and business applications

What I have lacked in being an early adopter of Twitter I have made up for with curiosity and intrigued. I have been looking for applications beyond the fascinating and highly popular personal social applications.  I tried my own immersion with more than 100 …

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Looking for that cutting edge? Integrate your communications

Every professional communicator, whether on the agency or client side, is looking for that extra edge – the cutting edge – that enables their client to gain market share. But, what does that mean? Without question, it can mean developing a creative idea, a breakthrough moment (e.g., product …

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Comfort food tour redux – what I learned about Twitter

The 2009 Comfort Food Tour is over.  Phew! Just to recap, my 23-year old son, his buddy and I covered 1,800 miles, 7 cities, 18 restaurants in six days.  From Cincinnati to Pittsburgh, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, NYC, Albany, Buffalo and back to Cincinnati, we experienced food and …

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Reputation management and social media – averting a crisis

As professional communicators know, sometimes the best crisis communications exercise results in few people, if any, realizing how close you really came to a full blown crisis. Social media can play an important role in a world that’s moving faster every day.

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