﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"><channel><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:43 GMT</pubDate><title>On the Record... Online: Podcast</title><category>Business</category><image><url>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/images/ctgr-2626.jpg</url><title>On the Record... Online: Podcast</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/</link></image><description>On the Record...Online: Get the story behind the story as reporters from the mainstream media and newsmakers discuss how information technology is changing the news media and entertainment businesses.</description><copyright>On the Record...Online PR Podcast</copyright><generator>iPressroom.com</generator><item><title>Online Reputation Management on Twitter with #journchat Founder Sarah Evans </title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-reputation-management-on-twitter-with--journchat-founder-sarah-evans-.aspx?link_file_rss=72993</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-reputation-management-on-twitter-with--journchat-founder-sarah-evans-.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Corporate reputation management, identity management and social networking on Twitter with public relations pro Sarah Evans, who established #journchat, a popular, weekly, three-hour chat that occurs on Twitter every Monday at 6pm Pacific Time – 8pm Eastern Time between journalists, bloggers and PR professionals.  
To participate in #journchat on Twitter, all you have to do is follow the conversation, which Sarah moderates, by monitoring the keyword #journchat in Twitter search or using Twitter apps Tweetdeck, Tweetchat or Tweetgrid.  By posting comments with the #journchat keyword, or hashtag as they are known by Twitterers, you can add your remaining 129 characters (140-11 to accommodate the hastag) into the online conversation.
In this interview, Sarah talks about why #journchat took off, the Twitter apps she likes best for moderating her weekly chat on Twitter, best online reputation management practices for tweeting on behalf of brands and how early adopter brands can use micro blogging for corporate reputation management, crisis communications, social media optimization and lift search engine rankings.
1:46 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients. How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports. Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.
2:49 – Sarah Evans on Twitter apps Tweetchat and Tweetgrid, two online social networking services designed for participating in group discussions on Twitter, which one she likes better and why?
3:42 – Sarah Evans on using Twitter apps for group messaging to block spammers from Twitter chats.
4:15 – Sarah Evans reveals her biggest surprises about moderating her weekly Tweet chat.
5:34 – Sarah Evans on the size of the community she’s built from moderating #journchat weekly.
6:43 – Sarah Evans on how and why #journchat grew so quickly on the Twitter instant messaging platform.
8:02 – Sarah Evans’ top three tips for leveraging social media to launch a successful, recurring online social media PR event.
9:15 – Sarah Evans on the level of support she received through the Twitter social  networking platform when she first introduced #journchat, and how it served to validate her social networking event.
10:21 – Sarah Evans on social media strategy considerations for organizational communicators, branded Twitter accounts and personal Twitter accounts.
12:37 – Sarah Evans on best online reputation management practices for disclosing who the organizational communicator(s) behind a branded Twitter account are.
13:48 – Sarah Evans on the risks associated with letting an employee build their personal brand at the expense of a corporate brand.  Eric mentions a previous episode in which Toyota revealed their social media strategy for putting their brand first on Twitter, while still acknowledging each employee’s contribution.
15:40 – Sarah Evans on pitching news stories to journalists and other media relations techniques via Twitter.
16:52 – Sarah Evans on her role as a guest writer at Mashable, the social media marketing tactics, social media SEO and social media marketing blog.
17:05 – Sarah Evans discusses Media On Twitter, a free, user-generated contact record database of journalists on Twitter which provides Twitter IDs for reporters and bloggers, much as Vocus PRWeb.
18:42 – Sarah Evans on social media PR strategy and social media engagement. 
19:45 – Sarah Evans names the companies she thinks are doing a good job leveraging social media for communications.
21:15 – Sarah Evans on where we’re headed and future growth prospects for social media and online social networking.
22:57 – Sarah Evans gives out her Twitter ID and shares the best way to reach her.
24:04 -- End
Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is a new media and social media communications specialist and founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of social media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=155384" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/Online_Reputation_Management_on_Twitter_with_Journchat_Founder_Sarah_Evans_.mp3?enclos_rss=72993" length="29648644" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Crisis Communications Online - Social Media Usage during the VT Shootings with Leysia Palen</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/crisis-communications-online--social-media-usage-during-a-crisis-with-leysia-palen.aspx?link_file_rss=71657</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/crisis-communications-online--social-media-usage-during-a-crisis-with-leysia-palen.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Crisis communications used to be the handled exclusively through official channels like press releases, spokespeople and media relations. But today, through the power of socially distributed problem-solving, a first draft of history more nuanced and accurate than ever before is emerging from social media, and increasingly, people are turning to unofficial sources first, particularly in times of crisis.

In this episode, social media crisis communications researcher at the ConnectivIT Lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder Leysia Palen shares what she has learned about social media usage during a crisis, assessing the credibility of citizen journalism and user generated media during a crisis, and how organizations might align with unofficial back channels in the future.

Show Notes:   

1:45 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

2:56 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen, an assistant professor of the Department of Computer Science at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder and lab director of her research group, ConnectivIT, which focuses its research on social media crisis communications, shares her social science perspective on the differences between crisis, disaster, and emergency.

6:02 - Social media crisis communications researcher Researcher Leysia Palen on how accurate social media research is conducted, on the potential problems in social media crisis communications research, and on how these potential problems in social media communications research are tackled.

7:55 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen shares her experience on the use of software tools for measuring conversations.  She shares her knowledge on what tools are most useful and productive and what tools are being built.

9:58 - Social media crisis communications researcher Researcher Leysia Palen gives her insight on which of the readily available tools like Google are the quickest in indexing and delivering the most useful information during times of crisis.  

12:37 - Eric Schwartzman comments about social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen’s report, “Crisis in a Networked World: Features of Computer-Mediated Communication in the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech Event,” published by the Social Science Computer Review.  

13:13 - Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen shares crisis communications and emergency management advice on how to incorporate social media into how they manage emergencies.

15:45 - Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on what she learned about how people used social media during the Virginia Tech tragedy, on what she found surprising, on what the event shows from a social media emergency management point of view.  She refers to the ethnographic work of one of her graduate students, Sarah Veiweg.
 
20:24 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on whether she thinks distributed problem solving is more reliable than top-down, commander control style problem solving during the inventory stage of a crisis.  She talks about the difference between a disaster and an emergency.  

22:42 - Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on how most Virginia Tech students were made aware of the shootings.

23:24 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on what students did once they were informed of the shootings, on Virginia Tech’s crisis communications throughout the day.  She talks about how social media communications and online social networking sites were used for student-to-student communication and discovery of information throughout the day.

25:28 – Social media crisis communications researcher Palen on emergency management.  She talks about backchanneling communications and the importance of frequent updates.

27:47 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on accuracy of information, on why we have to be critical consumers of information we receive, on making decisions with the information we are given, and on whether to trust pieces of information under uncertain situations.

29:56 - Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen talks about whether or not a website is important for organizational communicators as source of crisis communications.  She talks about whether or not she would advise that most websites be mobile-friendly as well

31:25 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on whether she thinks the violent nature of the Virginia Tech tragedy and helplessness of the victims is what compelled so many volunteers to accurately self-police their list-building activities.  She talks about whether or not she thinks there would be a same level of accuracy in a political crisis.   

34:45 - Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on what she thinks about timelines and visualizations of data and why their impact is appreciated.  She refers to the research work of another one of her graduate students, Sophia Liu. 

36:50 – Social media crisis communications researcher Leysia Palen on what type of policy changes she hopes her social media communications research on the use of social media during crisis will prompt.  

39:04 – End.

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is a new media and social media communications specialist and founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=154042" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:59:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/Crisis_Communications_Online_-_Social_Media_Usage_during_the_VT_Shootings_with_Leysia_Palen.mp3?enclos_rss=71657" length="48296768" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Online Newsroom Best Practices with Toyota Social Media Supervisor Scott Deyager</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-newsroom-best-practices-with-toyota-social-media-supervisor-scott-deyager.aspx?link_file_rss=71223</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-newsroom-best-practices-with-toyota-social-media-supervisor-scott-deyager.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Online newsroom best practices, online newsroom design and social media communications with Toyota Social Media Supervisor Scott Deyager, who discusses online newsroom strategy, online newsroom software, online newsrooms and social media, online newsroom PR and the future of social media communications.

Show Notes:   

1:45 –Online newsroom services from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  Insure online newsroom best practices by using iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

2:48 – Toyota Social Media Supervisor Scott Deyager shares his experience as a member of the Toyota family and his transition from traditional media relations to the social media communications team.

4:18 – Online newsroom access to the 2010 Pruis reveal at the Detroit Auto show which was simulcast live without password protection in Toyota’s online newsroom, and how live video streams are becoming an online newsroom best practice. 

5:47 – The importance of maintaining open access as an online newsroom best practice, why Toyota chose not to use password protection for its online newsrooms, and why the loss of password protection has become an online newsroom best practice.

7:55 – How Toyota decides what press releases, press kits and other press materials goes in their online newsroom and what press kits and related content go on their social media sites and how Toyota uses different channels for different purposes.

9:17 – Toyota Social Media Supervisor Scott Deyager on people and process, on how Toyota decides who does what, and how the decisions to post content that insure online newsroom best practices are made.

10:20 – Note: At this point in the interview, the MP3 file ended abruptly and Scott Deyeger agreed to schedule a second interview, essentially rerecording the second half.  Audiophiles may be interested to know that the first portion was recorded via Skype, the the second portion was recorded on a Telos One digital to analog bybrid device.

10:53 – How Toyota evaluates online newsroom best practices and the success of its social media outreach efforts.

11:47 – Toyota’s rationale for outsourcing its online newsroom to an online newsroom software provider instead of building a custom content management application or skinning an open source platform and having to instill online newsroom best practices autonomously.  He talks about why Toyota selected the iPressroom online newsroom software.

12:57 –Toyota’s experience transitioning to the iPressroom online newsroom service

13:41 – Twitter integration in online newsrooms, Toyota’s communications objectives for Twitter, managing corporate and personal brands responsibly as communicators, and online newsroom best practices for Twitter integration.

16:28 – Putting the Toyota brand first, the use of signatures in tweets, and Toyota’s Twitter strategy of maintaining branded communications without sacrificing personal transparency.

18:00 – Toyota’s decision to establish branded Flickr and YouTube accounts instead of personal, employee accounts, and still maintain the peer-to-peer influencer advantage, and integrating these account into online newsroom best practices.

20:17 – The rules of engagement for social media interaction at Toyota.

21:10 – Eric Schwartzman brings up his past experience with podcasting and how thinks having last word as an interviewer is inappropriate.  He asks whether or not Toyota is comfortable letting its critics have the last word in their online pressroom or social media sites.

22:20 – What’s next for Toyota in terms of social media communications.  He talks about how the company is now “waking up” to social media technology. 

23:01 – Eric asks for Scott’s job-seeking advice to Eric’s intern, Jessica Shu who wrote and search engine optimized these podcast show notes.  Scott Deyager advises job-seekers who would like to secure a position in social media communications at a major organization like Toyota. 

24:31 – The future of Toyota hybrids.  He talks about the 2010 Toyota Prius and when it will be available.  He gives insight on why now is a good time to buy a car.  He mentions that more information can be found on Toyota’s online newsroom, youtube.com/toyotausa, Toyota Flickr and Toyota on Twitter.

25:56 – End.

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


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Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=152587" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:44:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/Online_Newsroom_Best_Practices_with_Toyota_s_Social_Media_Supervisor_.mp3?enclos_rss=71223" length="32564210" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>SEO for PR Tools and Tips from Search Engine Land editor Danny Sullivan</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/seo-for-pr-tools-and-tips-from-search-engine-land-editor-danny-sullivan---.aspx?link_file_rss=70560</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/seo-for-pr-tools-and-tips-from-search-engine-land-editor-danny-sullivan---.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Online Newsroom SEO and Press Release SEO Best Practices Profiled 
SEO for PR is the subject of this interview with Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny  Sullivan, who talks about online newsroom SEO, press release SEO,  inbound links, his transition from traditional journalism to the internet,  and what he thinks about Google and other tools.     
Show Notes:   
1:45 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations  practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How  to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets,  publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads  and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to  iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard to conduct SEO for PR. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact info at ipressroom dot com.   
3:01 – Search  Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan talks about what Search Engine Land is and what  it covers.   
3:47 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on his background and how he transitioned from traditional  journalism to the internet and Search Engine Land.   
5:02 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on what he knows about the Google algorithm and major search engines like Yahoo and Microsoft. He talks about what he thinks are the  key factors that are important for most successful SEO for PR.   
7:05 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on what he thinks is the order of importance of the different  factors in SEO for PR.  He talks about search on the Pinkberry website.   
8:55 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on what his favorite tool is for measuring inbound links  that are coming in.  He talks about different tools and about what  he likes and what he doesn’t like about the different tools that different  companies use to cinduct SEO for PR.   
11:25 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on the variety of strategies for building inbound links  and the importance of having great content.   
12:35 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on whether or not he agrees that some inbound links are  more influential than others.  He talks about the “secret formula,”  about whether the domain of the link plays an important role, and about  the two key things Google looks for in a link.   
14:55 - Eric  Schwartzman shares a story  of how one power inbound link can play a huge role in either helping  or hurting an individual and an organization’s reputation.   
17:12 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on likely factors other than a powerful link that may  come into play.  He talks about Google’s  Query Deserves Freshness initiative,  what it does, and how it plays a role in SEO for PR.   
19:41 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on whether he thinks Google is indexing news quicker  than regular web content.  He talks about Google’s dedicated  news crawler system, what it is designed to do and what that means for SEO for PR practitioners.   
20:11 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on what opportunities press releases sent over a newswire provides to companies that want to get news information about their  products, brands, and services out there, on whether a certain format  is necessary, on why he thinks the real opportuity oif press release SEO is not necessarily SEO for PR.   
22:17 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan talks about why he doesn’t use tools for benchmarking site rank and what he advises people doing SEO for PR to measure instead.   
24:15 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on whether he thinks external key words or ad words tool  are good indicators of clusters or themes and on whether or not he thinks  these clusters are indicative of the types of words that would figure  into Latent  Semantic Indexing.   
26:18 – Search Engine Land Editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on whether or not he is concerned about the potential  loss of investigative journalism, on the newspaper industry business  models, on what he thinks the newspaper industry is wasting time on,  and on what he thinks makes the online industry unique.  He talks  about the Digg tool.   
29:23 – Search Engine Land editor-in-chief  Danny Sullivan on what he thinks about Google, on whether he is worried  that Google is the one company that is becoming a single point of failure  for too many web activities.   
32:33 – End. 
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Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsrooms software as a service provider iPressroom,  SEO for PR advocate and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which  has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing  executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.   In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom  design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.   
PROMO   
Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard  and conduct SEO for PR by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about  it on this podcast.  Or send email  to info@ipressroom.com or  tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=151978" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 22:09:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/SEO_for_PR_Tools_and_Tips_from_Search_Engine_Land_editor_Danny_Sullivan.mp3?enclos_rss=70560" length="40491317" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Wired Magazine Contributing Editor Frank Rose</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-newsrooms--media-relations-tips-and-apple-iphone-apps-with-wired-magazine-contributing-editor-frank-rose.aspx?link_file_rss=69948</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/online-newsrooms--media-relations-tips-and-apple-iphone-apps-with-wired-magazine-contributing-editor-frank-rose.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose and author tips off media relations practitioners on how he decides what to write about, what he expects to find in the online newsrooms of the companies he visits online and whether or not the quest to write the great American novel or spec screenplay may someday be displaced by the quest to write the next great iPhone app.

Show Notes:   

1:45 – How online newsrooms from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

3:22 – Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose and author of West of Eden: the End of Innocence at Apple Computer gives insight into what he thinks makes a great magazine article.  He talks about the necessary ingredients of a feature story in Wired Magazine.

4:22- Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose talks about his interest in pop culture and what he has written about throughout his career.   

5:25 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose talks about how the internet has changed the way he covers and consumes news.  He talks about his book called The Agency: William Morris and the Hidden History of Show Business on the William Morris Agency.

7:31 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on online newsrooms and on what he expects to find on a company’s website.  He talks about how missing information and clumsy user interfaces in a company’s online newsroom can frustrate his efforts.

9:40 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on media relations and whether or not public relations professionals should be using social media to directly engage the public and the relationship of social media to online newsrooms.  

11:00 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on the importance of ease of use in online newsrooms and why the user interface in your online newsroom directly impacts corporate reputation.

13:10 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on whether or not content is still king, and if it could be displaced by a good user interface.  

15:15 – Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on the allure of the latest, greatest, shiny, new technology.

19:35 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on what makes Apple stand out from the rest.

21:25 - Wired Magazine contributing editor Frank Rose on the state of artificial intelligence, and whether or not we’ll every be able to build a computer that can truly mirror human behavior.  

23:25 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.

Another Interview with a Wired Magazine Journalist:
On the Record...Online with Wired Magazine Senior Editor Jeffrey O'Brien

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Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=151465" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 16:38:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/Wired_Magazine_Contributing_Editor_Frank_Rose.mp3?enclos_rss=69948" length="29720611" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Blip.TV Co-Founder Dina Kaplan on the Explosive Growth of Online Video</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/inside-the-online-video-business-with-blip-tv-co-founder-dina-kaplan.aspx?link_file_rss=69438</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/inside-the-online-video-business-with-blip-tv-co-founder-dina-kaplan.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on the growth of online video, measurement challenges and how much her top showrunners earn from distributing their online video programs on her network.

Show Notes:   

2:10 – iPressroom, Trend Stream, Korn Ferry International and PRSA announce the 2009 Digital Readiness Report to determine what digital communication skills employers want and PR job candidates need in today’s competitive PR job market.  If you’ve hired a PR or marketing employee in the last 12 months, or expect to in the next 12 months, please fill out the survey at http://www.ipressroom.com/ready by May 28, 2009. 

4:00 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

5:45 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on what makes Blip.TV different from other online video, what kind of shows Blip.TV focuses on, mainstream television versus viral video, and how Blip.TV reaches its audience.   

7:12 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan talks about where Blip.TV’s traffic comes from.

9:28 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on whether or not Blip.TV shows cater to the Long Tail.  

11:18 - Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on the importance of marketing to the different kinds of audiences, and the difference between reaching a large audience and reaching the right audience.

13:53 - Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on the cost of advertising on Blip.TV.  She shares information about the CPM and discusses the different kinds of ways a brand can buy ads, the difference between advertising on web video and advertising on TV, and gives her rationale for the reason behind the price difference.

16:56 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on what should an independent producer should be looking for, on measurement options Blip.TV provides to its showrunners.

20:27 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on how much show content creators are making, on which kinds of web videos do best with advertisers, and what top earners can make running online video programs on her network. 

23:40 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on what it took for Blip.TV to win the support of investors.  

26:55 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on recent news about Youtube’s impending site redesign.  She talks about how people’s online viewing habits are changing, and how the line between web and TV is blurring.  

30:41 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on audio versus audio content.  She talks about the importance of marketing in building audience for video content and gives examples of successes such as Gary Vaynerchuck’s Wine Library TV.  

33:03 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on the production value of web shows, the culture of authenticity, and why feedback is so important.

36:09 – Blip.TV co-founder Dina Kaplan on recent the comSCORE Top U.S. Online Video Properties rankings, the challenges of tracking views, the different ways of measuring online viewership, and why it’s tough to compare views on one video platform to another.  

38:04 - End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.

PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=149009" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:19:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/Blip.TV_Co-Founder_Dina_Kaplan_on_the_Explosive_Growth_of_Online_Video.mp3?enclos_rss=69438" length="47118164" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Social Media Marketing and PR using Facebook Company Pages with CC Chapman</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/social-media-marketing--social-media-optimization-and-social-media-pr-using-facebook-company-page-with-cc-chapman-online--.aspx?link_file_rss=68970</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/social-media-marketing--social-media-optimization-and-social-media-pr-using-facebook-company-page-with-cc-chapman-online--.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Social media marketing, social media optimization and social media PR using the newly upgraded Facebook Company Page features with co-founder and managing partner of The Advance Guard, C.C. Chapman, who recently released the free white paper “About Face [PDF],” which discusses how new changes in Facebook increase the social media marketing and social media PR capacity of the popular social network, and how a organizations can leverage social media optimization to achieve tangible business goals.  

Show Notes:   

1:45 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

4:09 – Social media marketing is changing the ways brands interact. New media maven C.C. Chapman shares his thoughts on how the changes in Facebook impact social media optimization.

5:45 – Social media PR can be practiced on Facebook, says new media maven C.C. Chapman, who discusses the new ways that brands, businesses, and organizations use the social network for online PR.

6:40 – New media maven C.C. Chapman explains how to create Facebook pages and shares which companies he thinks are the most effective in using Facebook as a social media marketing tool. 

8:15 – New media maven C.C. Chapman discusses specific Facebook changes and how organizations are utilizing the new features and applications for social media optimization.  

12:49 – New media maven C.C. Chapman discusses which Facebook tools and applications he thinks still have room to grow. 

14:20 – New media maven C.C. Chapman shares his insight on whether or not he thinks Facebook could replace online newsrooms. 

16:38 – New media maven C.C. Chapman stresses why it is so important in today’s world to use Facebook as a social media marketing tool.

19:28 – New media maven C.C. Chapman discusses the relationship between a Facebook page and a company’s online newsroom or corporate website.  He also shares his tips as to how The Advance Guard uses Facebook as a social media optimization tool, how the company determines the effectiveness of tools and applications, how the company figures out what is working and what is not.  He reveals the easiest Facebook social media optimization application to use. 

23:25 – New media maven C.C. Chapman tells us what an “fmbl” is and gives guidance to where to find out more information about them.  

27:03 – New media maven C.C. Chapman discusses the differences between managing a personal brand and managing a company brand and how to use Facebook as a social media marketing communications tool for each.

29:13 – New media maven C.C. Chapman talks about why it is important to build trust with the Facebook community and shares his insight on whether or not it is tougher for social media marketers to build trust on Facebook fan pages or their online newsrooms.   

30:37 – New media maven C.C. Chapman talks about dealing with potential challenges that may arise with Facebook and social media PR.

33:20 – New media maven C.C. Chapman shares what he thinks is the two most important pieces of advice for being building a successful online community.  

35:35 – New media maven C.C. Chapman shares what personal sacrifices he makes to be the social media marketing and social media PR specialist. He talks about the importance of prioritizing and being passionate about social media and how this passion can help a company be the most successful in social media optimization.  

38:13 – New media maven C.C. Chapman discusses why he thinks not all companies are ready for social media and what all companies should do before committing to social media.

40:00 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=146001" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:31:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-CCChapman.mp3?enclos_rss=68970" length="49415896" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Former Director of Online Communications for the Democratic National Convention Committee Jason Rosenberg</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/former-dnc-director-of-communications-jason-rosenberg-about-integrating-new-media-communications-at-the-2008-democratic-national-convention.aspx?link_file_rss=67755</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/former-dnc-director-of-communications-jason-rosenberg-about-integrating-new-media-communications-at-the-2008-democratic-national-convention.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Director of Communications of the Democratic National Convention Jason Rosenberg Online newsroom and blogger relations advocate Jason Rosenberg, Director of Communications at the 2008 Democratic National Convention discusses his involvement in changing the dynamics of online media relations at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, setting up the DNC’s online newsroom, and establishing criteria for credentialing bloggers.

Show Notes:   

1:45 – Online newsrooms from iPressroom help public relations professionals leverage new media to generate more news coverage.  Use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  For a free trial of iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard tweet @chrisbechtel or email info at ipressroom dot com.

3:18 – Jason Rosenberg on handling online communications at the Democratic National Convention.  He talks about being hired as the second online communications director in the party’s history and working to build the most open convention in the Democratic party’s history.

4:00 – Jason Rosenberg discusses how he worked on leveraging online newsrooms and other online communications tools so that users would be able to get a view of the convention as if they were present.  He talks about the impact of blogging during the convention and the challenges of convincing other communications staffers that bloggers should be credentialed to cover the event.

6:45 – Jason Rosenberg describes what the qualification process was for selecting bloggers for the national convention.  He talks about the two different pools bloggers were selected from and about what he looked for in determining a bloggers’ credibility.

9:00 – Jason Rosenberg gives his perspective on how 2008 has changed the view of the online community’s role in media relations and discusses whether or not he thinks DNC’s online newsroom strategy was successful.  He talks about how he called on the history news media to build a business case for blogger relations among senior level party communications staffers.    

12:00 – Jason Rosenberg further describes his goals as director of online communications, using their online newsroom to dis-intermediate the mainstream media’s previous lock on distribution, and on making the national convention as open as possible.  He talks about how making the maximum use of online resources and tools such as Twitter, Blip.tv, Flicker, and YouTube helped him in accomplishing these and other online communications goals.

16:00 – Jason Rosenberg further describes the challenges he faced with his role as director of online communications.  He talks about how he was able to deal with the difficulties and about the evidence he found that helped convince skeptical national convention lawyers and communications staff that despite potential problems that may arise, the online community and bloggers were “ready to play the game.” 

19:55 – Jason Rosenberg discusses the changing dynamics in media relations and how despite their novelty, blogs are now increasingly accepted and considered as an important channel for political strategists.  He talks about how the results of the DNC have become instrumental in cementing these changes and why he believes they forever change the future of media relations.  

21:17 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=142149" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:12:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-jrosenberg.mp3?enclos_rss=67755" length="26948403" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Korn/Ferry International EVP of Corporate Affairs Don Spetner Advises PR Job Seekers on Job Hunting in a Recession</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/pr-jobs-expert-and-korn-ferry-international-evp-of-corporate-affairs-don-spetner-advises-pr-job-seekers-on-job-hunting-in-a-recession.aspx?link_file_rss=67754</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/pr-jobs-expert-and-korn-ferry-international-evp-of-corporate-affairs-don-spetner-advises-pr-job-seekers-on-job-hunting-in-a-recession.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Korn/Ferry International Executive Vice-President of Corporate Affairs Don Spetner talks about today’s job market for public relations and corporate communications professionals, the new media communication skills you need to compete in today’s job market, and strategies for job-seekers to cope with the current down economy. Spetner is among the prestigious presenters at the upcoming PRSA Digital Impact Conference April 30-May 2009 in NYC.

Show Notes: 

1:50 - Online newsrooms from iPressroom help public relations professionals leverage new media to generate more news coverage. Use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports. For a free trial of iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard tweet @chrisbechtel or email info at ipressroom dot com.

3:49 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner gives a preview of what he’s planning on talking about at the PRSA Digital Impact Conference April 30-May 1, 2009 in NYC.

4:25 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on current executive hiring trends in PR and corporate communications, which communication skills are becoming less important, which communication skills are becoming more important, and what business wants from a new media specialist.

5:49 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on the new media training communication skills employers themselves often lack, the importance of new media training, and effective job interviewing skills for public relations, corporate communications and marketing professionals. 

7:25 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on hiring trends, the new media training gap between junior and senior job-seekers, the new media communications skills prevalent among junior and senior job-seekers and why improving communication skills in the area of new media and social media are critical in today’s PR job market. 

8:43 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner gives insight into how the quickly-developing new media world is redefining the specific business communication skills that Korn/Ferry International is looking for in executive recruitment today. 

9:45 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on how different kinds of organizations are integrating new media into their public relations campaigns and who generally controls mew media communications in the organization today.

10: 37 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on best practices for new media communications management. 

11:15 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on what he thinks are the best sectors to be working in from a hiring standpoint and on which fields are staying strong and which fields are suffering in today’s economy. 

12:21 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on where he thinks the new media world is in relation to today’s government, Obama’s new media communications campaign, and PR job opportunities for government communicators. 

13:25 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner on the impact of the US government bailout on the PR job market.

14:12 – PR jobs expert Don Spetner advises senior level communicators on learning from younger generations on new media communications and driving change within their organizations.

16:11 - PR jobs expert Don Spetner on philanthropist and financial services titan Eli Broad, Eli Broad’s art collection, and working with Eli Broad. He shares his experiences working with him and about whether or not Eli Broad is as difficult as his reputation suggests. 

19:07 - End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.

PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast. Or send email info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=140324" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:28:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-dspetner.mp3?enclos_rss=67754" length="24326963" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Benefits of social media and the benefits of blogging with John Cass</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/of-social-media-and-the-benefits-of-blogging-with-john-cass.aspx?link_file_rss=67753</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/of-social-media-and-the-benefits-of-blogging-with-john-cass.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Benefits of social media, the benefits of social networking and the benefits of blogging explained by Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass, who talks about building profitable online communities, the differences between Linkedin and Facebook for business to business marketing, mapping objectives to social media channels and more.   

Show Notes:   

1:45 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used for new media marketing to help public relations practitioners better engage their publics.  How to use iPressroom to leverage the benefits of social media and the benefits of blogging, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

3:25 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass shares why he originally started blogging, how he discovered the benefits of blogging.

4:35 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass discusses the quantitative benefits of blogging, the benefits of social media, and how corporate blogs can help businesses engage with their community. 

6:25 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass gives insight into the benefits of social media, and the strategy that was used for building an online community at Forrester Research.  He talks about the benefits of social media tools such as blogs, Twitter, and interactive marketing forums.   

7:50– Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass explains how online communities for business to business users are different than online communities for consumers and why users are more concerned about privacy in a B2B setting.  John also reveals the specific benefits of social networking for business-to-business marketing.

8:51 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass on how online communities do not necessarily have to be free to be successful.  He talks about the Blog Council and how other successful subscription-based online communities can actually be easier for people to get involved with, despite the fee.

11:50 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass discusses more ways to make an online community profitable.  He talks about how the pharmaceutical drug-safety regulators leveraged the benefits of social media by using social networks for stakeholder relations.

15:30 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass discusses how to match the benefits of social media to specific communications objectives, the benefits of social media research, the benefits of online community management, and why he likes the book Building Community on Web by Amy Jo Kim.
 
20:00- Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass discusses the benefits of social networking by brand.  He shares his thoughts on what changes he thinks would be of benefit to the social networks.

22:40 – Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging author John Cass gives a preview of what he will be talking at the Digital Impact Conference presented by PRSA like sustainable online communities, how to be successful in social media networking and how online communities can be built with blogs, forums and other emerging social media channels.  

24:05 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=140323" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-jcass.mp3?enclos_rss=67753" length="30303846" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Los Angeles Times Veteran, Author and LAObserved.com Blogger Kevin Roderick</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/los-angeles-times-veteran--author-and-laobserved-com-blogger-kevin-roderick.aspx?link_file_rss=66911</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/los-angeles-times-veteran--author-and-laobserved-com-blogger-kevin-roderick.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Veteran reporter and author Kevin Roderick goes On the Record…Online about saving the Los Angeles Times, how daily newspapers can leverage social media and how institutions are grappling with the news media vacuum created by the Web.

Native Angeleno Kevin Roderick spent 25 years as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times, authored two books about Los Angeles, publishes LAObserved.com and serves as the editor-in-chief of the UCLA online newsroom.

Disclosure: The UCLA online newsroom is host on the iPressroom online newsroom management service.

Show Notes:   

1:47 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used in concert with social media to help organizations reach broader audiences online.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s new online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact info at ipressroom dot com.

3:17 – Kevin Roderick discusses the challenges facing The Los Angeles Times, how the only daily newspapers in the US nation’s second largest market might regain its relevancy and community-based journalism as an alternative to ad-supported media.

7:07 – Kevin Roderick on which editorial news beats at the Los Angeles Times have the greatest likelihood of success, competing with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Nikki Finke on the entertainment business news beat and the challenges of providing depth of coverage in the future.

11:38 – Kevin Roderick on how newspapers can compete with Wikipedia and news aggregators, the differences between news and feature coverage, The Los Angeles Times recent efforts to map the geography of the city and what that says about the newspaper’s grasp of Los Angeles.

16:36 --  Kevin Roderick compares the data desk at the Los Angeles Times to the newspaper’s now defunct political polling department.

20:42 – Kevin Roderick on hyper local media.

22:44 – Kevin Roderick on the Michael Hiltzik sock puppeting scandal, how The Los Angeles Times dealt with it, and whether or not that decision was just.

25:51 – Kevin Roderick on Pasadena Now, their outsourcing reporting to India via Craigslist Bangalore [correction] and whether or not the current economy represents an opportunity for news media upstarts to displace entrenched brands.

27:34 – Kevin Roderick on niche new media outlets like DailyCandy.com and the dangers of a polarized news media landscape.

31:21 – Kevin Roderick on the lessons institutions are learning with respect to negotiating their way through the world of new media and social media communications, and how UCLA specifically is integrating these emerging channels into their outreach efforts.  

33:39 – End

More Interviews with LA Times Staffers:
On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Editorial Writer Jon Healey 
On the Record...Online with LA Times Entertainment Writer John Horn
On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Columnist Joel Stein
On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Interactive General Manager Rob Barrett


Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=137806" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-kroderick.mp3?enclos_rss=66911" length="41025849" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>NY Times Sunday Styles Reporter Allen Salkin</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/ny-times-sunday-styles-reporter-allen-salkin.aspx?link_file_rss=66241</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/ny-times-sunday-styles-reporter-allen-salkin.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[NY Times styles reporter Allen Salkin on what he expects to find in your online newsroom, why he trusts your online pressroom more than your Facebook page and why you need to Google whatever it is you’re pitching before you contact him.

Show Notes:   

0:49 – Online newsroom specialist Eric Schwartzman discloses his partiality for The New York Times. He offers his perspective on why he likes the daily print news format better than online news for broader fare, and echoes EPIC 2014’s concerns regarding the internet’s impact on media and democracy in the US.

1:45 – Eric Schwartzman characterizes the Sunday Styles section of the newspaper and the Thursday Styles section, with was more recently introduced.  He also talks a bit about the types of stories Allen Salkin has written in the past.

3:10 – Chris Bechtel of online newsroom provider iPressroom on why job security for PR people today means securing a reliable way to post text, images and video to your organization’s online newsroom without requiring the help of IT. For info on iPressroom’s online newsroom service, tweet @ipressroom or email info at ipressroom dot com.

4:36 – Allen Salkin on best media relations practices for public relations professionals looking to submit news for editorial consideration to The New York Times style section.

5:23 – Allen Salkin shares his favorite magazine and television news programs for trend spotting.

7:12 – Allen Salkin on how Google helps him distinguish actual news trends from hype, and why you need to search whatever it is you’re pitching before you call or email journalists, and consider how those search results weigh in on your argument. 

8:06 – Allen Salkin on “PR websites,” what he likes about him, what he dislikes about them, and his bias against public relations agency websites that post reviews and other editorial coverage about their own clients online.

9:14 – Allen Salkin discusses social networks, and why he finds them even less credible than PR agency websites as a credible information source. He also shares his disdain for street teams who stage “happenings” and any other marketing tactics that attempt to co-opt the “organic” to stir up word of mouth.

10:43 – Allen Salkin’s attitude toward “PR websites” that he perceives as being transparent about their mission.

11:26 – Allen Salkin on what he expects to find first in a company’s online newsroom and how a poorly designed user interface can negatively affect your reputation.

12:59 – Allen Salkin on why ease-of-use and user experience are central to effective online newsrooms, and what to avoid putting in them at all costs.

13:22 – How a media person’s experience in an organization’s online newsroom affects their ability to do their jobs, best practices for showcasing media contact information and why flash online pressrooms and PDFs are less useful to reporters.

14:30 – Allen Salkin on the difference between advertising photography and photojournalism, and the type of photography he finds most useful in a company’s online newsroom.

14:57 – Allen Salkin on having video in a company’s online news room versus on YouTube, where he’d tend to trust it most, as well as the type of video content he’s most likely to watch.

15:35 – Allen Salkin on why it’s a good idea to make sure your photos are in the online newsroom section of your organization’s website, rather than somewhere else.

16:01 – Allen Salkin responds to Eric Schwartzman’s claim that the more control an organization exercises over the content on its website, the less credibility it has, by likening one-sided websites to PR people who only tell reporters the rosy side of a story.  Both, in his view, are unethical and untrustworthy.

17:50 – Allen Salkin talks about social media, acknowledging that while services like Twitter and Facebook have personal benefits, they pose challenges for reporters, because they could be seen by others as representatives of their employer even though they’re using them for social purposes.

20:27 – Allen Salkin on where The NY Times sits in the larger new media ecosystem, and the difference between primary news sources and the online news echo chamber.

22:49 – Allen Salkin points out NY Times Executive Editor Bill Keller’s recent Talk to the Newsroom feature and discusses the economics of the newspaper business.

24:28 – Allen Salkin on staff cuts at The New York Times, what makes The New York Times different from other online news websites, the challenges of news content deliver in the digital age and why he thinks The New York Times is more relevant today than ever before.

31:46 – End


Other New York Times podcasts:
On the Record...Online with New York Times Columnist David Carr
On the Record...Online - David Carr of NYT's Keynote at PRSA
On the Record…Online with New York Times Exec. Dir. Customer Insight Jeffrey Graham
On the Record...Online with NY Times Technology Editor Steve Lohr
On the Record...Online with John Markoff of the New York Times
On the Record...Online with New York Times Personal Technology Columnist David Pogue
 

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=134605" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:41:40 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-salkin-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-salkin.mp3?enclos_rss=66241" length="33250811" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Daily Candy Editor-in-Chief Dany Levy goes On the Record…Online</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/daily-candy-editor-in-chief-dany-levy-goes-on-the-record-online.aspx?link_file_rss=66009</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/daily-candy-editor-in-chief-dany-levy-goes-on-the-record-online.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Email newsletter publisher and adored public relations target DailyCandy.com’s founder and Editor-in-Chief Dany Levy and CEO Pete Shienbaum discuss getting acquired by Comcast for $125 million, using email newsletters as a new media distribution channel, why their email newsletters are a valuable new media marketing opportunity and how public relations professionals looking to score coverage should approach their editorial staff.   

Show Notes:   

1:45 – How an online newsroom from iPressroom can be used to help public relations practitioners generate more news coverage for their clients.  How to use iPressroom to distribute press releases, biographies, fact sheets, publicity stills, video, audio, and more, and how to measure downloads and generate activity reports.  Plus, how to get free access to iPressroom’s online newsroom SEO wizard. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or contact cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

2:59 – New media mogul Dany Levy shares where she was raised, where she went to school, where she lives and whether she’s single or taken.

3:54 – New media executive Pete Shienbaum on how he thinks a down economy will impact the lifestyle news beat and dealing with consumer’s changing media consumption habits.

 5:09 – Dany Levy on the unique advantages of email newsletters as a distribution vehicle versus other new media channels, and how to adapt news and information to take best advantage of bulk email as a communication vehicle.

7:17 – Dany Levy on balancing the needs of marketers against the expectations of subscribers by helping marketers develop messages most likely to resonate with their nearly 2.8 million subscribers.  Pete Shienbaum discusses the relationship between editorial and advertising at DailyCandy.com.

8:51 – New media mogul Dany Levy talks about her background in mainstream print news journalism, and how she governs the relationship between editorial and advertising at DailyCandy.com.  

9:54 – Dany Levy on the impact of aesthetics on the DailyCandy.com brand, and just how far she’ll go to help a new media marketer engage her subscribers.

10:46 – How new media mogul Dany Levy uses the domestic and international mainstream news media to keep DailyCandy.com relevant, but not repetitive. She also tips off media relations specialists on which European and Asian countries she’s watching closest to trend spot.

11:25 – New media executive Pete Shienbaum talks about Twitter, and the importance of emerging technologies on staying relevant to consumers in today’s news media marketplace.  Dany Levy shares her Twitter ID, which you’ll never be able to guess.  You can find Pete’s Twitter ID by checking Dany’s followers.

14:46 – Dany Levy reveals how her editorial strategy for her city editions differs from that of the Everywhere, Deal and Travel editions.  She tips off public relations people on which ones she needs something cool to hyperlink to, which ones she doesn’t, and the relationship of a website to what makes cool lifestyle news.

16:22 – Pete Sheinbaum on the future mainstream print news media brands, the importance of trust and credibility, and whether or not perennial the fashion magazine category is impervious to online delivery.

18:57 – Pete Sheinbaum on why new media marketers pay a premium to run display ads with DailyCandy.com.

20:50 – Pete Sheinbaum reveals DailyCandy.com’s advertiser attrition rates over the last several quarters.

21:58 – Pete Sheinbaum talks about email open rates and email click-through rates in relation to industry averages for traditional internet media.  He also discusses the impact of the creative, the subject line and promotional incentives on the numbers.

23:37 – Eric Schwartzman shares the name and number of the hot new Chanel lip gloss color, according the make-up specialist at the Chanel store on Robertson in Los Angeles, and where actress Scarlett Johansson recently spotted him lunching.

24:21 – Dany Levy on how the economy’s impacting the jet setters, and DailyCandy.com’s target audience.

26:01 – Pete Sheinbaum on how they grew DailyCandy.com, how their business plan differed from a typical Silicon Valley start up and how the timing of the last dotcom bust affected their efforts.

27:34 – Pete Sheinbaum on whether or not the economic downturn represents an opportunity for start-ups to displace entrenched, category leaders.

28:49 – Dany Levy on the formula for the perfect PR pitch to DailyCandy.com, and the best email address to send pitches to.

30:03 – Dany Levy talks about the Daily Candy Dossier, which reports on the fashion runways of the world, where the DailyCandy.com editors sit in the fashion news media pecking order, the old guard fashion media’s attitude towards DailyCandy.com, and why.

31:46 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info@ipressroom.com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=132002" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:37:36 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-dlevy-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-dlevy.mp3?enclos_rss=66009" length="40173227" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>Social Media Marketing Expert Tom Smith on Why We Trust the Opinions of Strangers More than the Media</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1462&amp;link_file_rss=65219</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1462</guid><description><![CDATA[Social media marketing expert Tom Smith on global social media penetrations rates, what types of products and services are most talked about online and why we trust the opinions of total strangers more than the mainstream news media on the Net.
Trend Stream CEO Tom Smith is author of “When We Start Trusting Strangers [PDF],” a global social media study quantifying adoption and trust level by channel, country and product category.  
Tom will present new social media research at The Digital Impact Conference in NYC April 30 – May 1.
Show Notes:   

1:28 – How to use the iPressroom to host and engage in online conversations.  With the iPressroom you can easily and reliably add and manage RSS feeds, blogs, streaming video or a custom online pressroom to your organizational communications efforts.  For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or email cbechtel at ipressroom dot com.

3:56 – Tom Smith on his Power to the People Social Media Tracker, a global web usage tracking program he devised for Universal McCann, and how that led to the Strangers Report. 

5:46 – Tom Smith on the methodology of the Strangers Report, which involved interviewing 17,000 people around the world, and on the differences between conducting online and offline research, and the statistical relevancy of his data.

6:50 – Tom Smith’s new online market research company Trend Stream, which offers global research studies on web usage trends to corporate clients.

8:09 – Tom Smith on the global trends revealed by the Strangers Report, including higher levels of adoption and content contribution in Asia and India, the explosive growth of online video and the widespread international growth of social media.

9:49 – Tom Smith on the global and regional levels of trust people have for consumer opinions online, whether they know the person responsible for posting those opinions or not, and the fallacy that social media is popular primarily among younger audiences.

10:45 – Tom Smith on how cultural traits impact social media trust levels and the correlation between adoption rates and trust levels region by region.

11:54 – Tom Smith ranks online passive consumption channels and online content creation channels by popularity.

12:38 – Tom Smith on how the average size of an individual’s personal online social network varies worldwide, which user groups by country have the biggest and smallest networks, and the impact of Facebook on average network size in those markets where it has achieved penetration.

15:14 – Tom Smith contrasts social media marketing against mainstream marketing, likening the former to direct marketing, and lists the defining criteria by which successful social media marketing programs should abide.

16:36 – Tom Smith on digital friendships and how the internet has expanded the number of connections people have, albeit in a digital format, and how the opinions of digital friends impact corporate reputations.

18:36 – Tom Smith on the myriad of ways people are sharing opinions online and how self publishing tools have lowered the barriers to entry for influencing opinions via the Net.

19:54 – Tom Smith on peer reviews as the most trusted source of information for consumers making purchasing decisions.

20:31 – Tom Smith defines the levels of trust people have for different sources of consumer opinion, ranking Amazon and other consumer rating sites against blogs and online media sites, and describing how user generated content hosted by branded online offerings is considered more trustworthy than content hosted by unbranded online sites.

22:00 – Tom Smith on the product and service categories that are most talked about online, the biggest surprises his research revealed about discussion levels by product and service category and the excessive online chatter he found about products that are not ecommerce purchases.

25:25 – Tom Smith defines “super influencers” and their role in creating online social phenomena.

27:18 – Tom Smith on why marketers need to be very wary about how they approach social media channels, and the importance of using transparency to govern their social media strategies.

29:32 – Tom Smith on selling social media marketing initiatives to organizations through research and the danger of not participating in online conversations about the categories in which you compete.  

31:46 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.


PROMO

Get a 60-day free trial to online newsrooms provider iPressroom's Press Release SEO Wizard by calling 310-499-0544 ext. 504 and mentioning that you heard about it on this podcast.  Or send email to info at ipressroom dot com or tweet @ipressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=129463" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:15:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-tsmith.MP3?enclos_rss=65219" length="30634158" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Marketing Over Coffee</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1460&amp;link_file_rss=64516</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1460</guid><description><![CDATA[Christopher Penn, Eric Schwartzman and John Wall present a special mash-up episode of Marketing Over Coffee and On the Record…Online about online PR, social media communications and the upcoming Digital Impact Conference in NYC April 30 – May 1 organized by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Show Notes:   

1:07 – Digital Impact Conference co-chair Eric Schwartzman on how this year’s event is designed to equip public relations professionals with the knowledge and tools to advocate for PR-led social media communications.

2:56 – John Wall on Korn Ferry CMO Don Spetner’s upcoming presentation on the skills public relations professionals need in the current job market, and Christopher Penn asks about the state of PR job market.

3:44 – Eric Schwartzman shares where the job opportunities are for PR people and what types of jobs recruiters are still trying to fill, according to Don Spetner.

4:23 – John Wall asks what percentage of a public relations program should be digital, and what part should be old guard.

4:43 – Eric Schwartzman on the downside of being an early adopter, and his view on where PR practitioners who can’t communicate autonomously online and who don’t develop new media communication skills may be headed.

5:15 – John Wall and Christopher Penn discuss the importance of keeping track of everyone you interact with through social media, and whether or not PR is making use of the same tools as marketers to build stronger relationships with larger networks via the web.

7:42 – Eric Schwartzman on the economic drivers that lead to PR shoot gun distribution tactics, and his discussion with PR Week editor Keith O’Brien about whether or not this will change anytime soon.

9:19 – Christopher Penn on the importance of building your own personal network and making sure you don’t mismatch communications and contacts.

10:12 – Eric Schwartzman talks about the new Toyota online pressroom that iPressroom recently launched for the world’s largest automaker so they could live stream the reveal of the new Prius at the Detroit Auto Show to the news media, automotive enthusiasts and the public simultaneously, in their own, branded online newsroom.

12:14 – Christopher Penn wonders how organizations are going to acquire the necessary content creation skills to populate their online newsrooms with compelling content and Eric Schwartzman predicts where companies may find them.

12:51 – Eric Schwartzman on the hidden risks of using Web 2.0 services like YouTube, Blogger and Facebook for organizational communications campaigns, and where he thinks market demand for new media services will come from.

13:56 – Eric Schwartzman talks about the online newsrooms his PR software as a service company iPressroom built for UCLA, which is more than just a media relations resource, and the online newsroom iPressroom built for Target, which he says demonstrates best practices for online PR.

14:23 – John Wall talks about Tom Smith, author of “When We Start Trusting Strangers [PDF],” who will be flying in from London to present a special session with all kinds of valuable, quantitative research on why new media communications should play a role in any integrated marketing or public relations plan.

15:04 – Christopher Penn on the market dynamics of social media communications and why you can’t cost effectively generate your own momentum.  For listeners with no macroeconomic training, he recommends Economics for Dummies.

16:22 – Eric Schwartzman on why PR is more about what you do then what you say in the digital age of transparency and authenticity.  He discusses the challenge of confronting serious product or service issues with communications alone, citing examples from Comcast and AOL.

17:01 – Eric Schwartzman on how commonly asked questions at his New Media PR Boot Camp training courses led to the idea to invite Trend Stream CEO Tom Smith to present at the Digital Impact Conference in NYC.

18:39 – Eric Schwartzman on super influencers online, word of mouth marketing, and the dangers of judging new media by old media standards.

19:52 – Disney’s podcasting strategy, and why Duncan Wardle says he considered their initial 80,000 downloads a success, despite the fact that the reach of mainstream media dwarves that number.

20:57 – Christopher Penn on the multiplier effect of social media, and how an online newsletter of a blog can reach much further than you might think.

21:31 – Search engine optimization expert Lee Odden, Edelman futurist Steve Rubel, social media expert Brian Solis and many others will also be presenting their latest findings and on best practices for new media communications at The Digital Impact Conference April 30 through May 1 in NYC.

22:14 – Eric Schwartzman on why online newsrooms, email newsletters and search engine optimization are the meat and potatoes of online PR.

23:34 – The Digital Impact Conference as an opportunity for social media PR gurus looking for new business, and for public relations pros looking to develop new media communication skills.

24:24 – Christopher Penn on the digital marketing opportunities social media presents public relations agencies. 

25:10 – John Wall and Christopher Penn talk about their session on avoiding PR disasters, which will be presented with Eric Schwartzman at The Digital Impact Conference.

27:42 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=127252" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:50:22 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MoC-Mash-Up-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MoC-Mash-Up.mp3?enclos_rss=64516" length="26736732" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record…Online with MediaBistro.com founder Laurel Touby</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1451&amp;link_file_rss=64196</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1451</guid><description><![CDATA[New media communication skills and training courses aren’t all that MediaBistro.com offers. Listen in as MediaBistro.com founder and cyber hostess Laurel Touby goes On the Record…Online about the importance of social media lingo, how to build a profitable, sticky online community and what color to paint your nails in a down economy.

Show Notes:   

1:23 – New media communication skills and training courses are important.  But effective online communications require appropriate infrastructure.  Online newsroom management services provider iPressroom gives nontechnical personnel an easy way to manage content inside a custom internet pressroom. With integrated social media outreach components, the iPressroom online newsroom platform can also be used to execute any social media campaign you can dream up.  No technical training is required to master the iPressroom online newsroom content management service.

3:09 – Laurel Touby discusses how she guided MediaBistro.com from start-up in 1994 through its acquisition by Jupitermedia Corporatation [NASDAQ: JUPM] in 2007 for $23 million.

3:36 – Communication skills, training courses and job listings, and how they helped make MediaBistro.com profitable.

4:37 – Why marketing, PR, corporate communications, advertising, graphic design, photography and news media professionals come to MediaBistro.com, according to Laurel Touby.

5:05 – Laurel Touby on how MediaBistro incorporate word of mouth marketing into its new media business strategy

5:50 -- Laurel Touby on sticky websites, consumer trust, customer loyalty, staying close to the customer, maintaining an air of exclusivity and providing services like training courses to news media clientele.

6:34 – Training courses offered by MediaBistro.com, the communication skills they help members develop, and why the last recession in 2001 created a favorable market environment for launching career training courses, writing training courses and other professional training courses.

7:26 – Online training courses are also now available through MediaBistro.com, and Laurel Touby explains how using online training digital solutions fit into her broader business strategy.

8:55 – Laurel Touby advises professional organizations and trade associations on how to effectively migrate their legacies online through networking opportunities, training courses, ways for people to develop the critical new media communication skills they need in the network age, offline events like the upcoming MediaBistro Circus 2009 this June 2009 in NYC and up to date job listings and news.

9:47 – New media communication skills, social media training courses and press release search engine optimization are the types of skills people are most interested in developing now, according to Laurel Touby.

10:43 – Digital skills and online fluency Laurel Touby looks for when considering new hires at MediaBistro.com, and why getting your new media lingo right is critical.

12:02 -- Laurel Touby on the right color to paint your nails in a down economy.

13:01 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=125001" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:05:43 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ltouby-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ltouby.mp3?enclos_rss=64196" length="12644865" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record…Online with Jon Greer: PR Agency Buyer Guide</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1426&amp;link_file_rss=63365</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1426</guid><description><![CDATA[Online Newsroom specialist Eric Schwartzman presents a special episode of On the Record…Online: Client’s Guide to Hiring a PR Firm with Jon Greer of Catching Flack, interviewed at the PRSA International Convention 2008 in Detroit. 
Jon Greer is a senior communications strategist with more than 20 years in media and communications, including over 12 years in public relations, who has been an independent consultant since 1997.  Before that, he served as a vice president of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide.   He began his career as a business news reporter and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News. 
Show Notes:   

2:17 – How to use the iPressroom online pressroom management service to easily and reliably manage, distribute and measure audio and video podcasts. Sample online podcast centers include the LA Opera and the California Endowment.  For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or email info at ipressroom dot com.

3:31 – Jon Greer discusses the level of trust people have for PR firms, and how that impacts the PR Agency hiring process.

4:59 – Jon Greer reveals the most important questions to ask a PR firm when they’re pitching you their services.

5:41 – Jon Greer on the most important thing to look for in any PR firm you’re considering hiring.

6:22 – Jon Greer on what clients want most from PR Agencies.

7:05 – Jon Greer on how to deduce the health and well being of any public relations agency by asking a few, simple questions.

8:09 – Jon Greer on how to secure senior level counsel.

8:59 – Jon Greer on what to look for in a PR Agency retainer agreement, and the types of changes to negotiate to strike the best deal.

10:08 – Jon Greer on what client’s need to do to get the highest level of service from a PR Agency and how to become the client that PR practitioners want to spend their time on.

11:39 – Jon Greer tells future PR Agency clients what they should and shouldn’t expect from a PR Agency.

13:24 – Jon Greer talks about pricing PR services and how to make sure you are charged a fair price by a public relations agency.

14:57 – Jon Greer walks us through price ranges for retaining boutique PR firms, mid-size PR firms and large PR firms.

17:24 – Jon Greer on the number of press releases a client should expect to receive for varying monthly retainer levels.

19:09 – The economic challenges of PR measurement, what makes it relatively expensive and how to manage those costs.

21:04 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=121511" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:19:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-jgreer.mp3?enclos_rss=63365" length="25410" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Sound Bite Specialist Andy Gilman</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1420&amp;link_file_rss=62623</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1420</guid><description><![CDATA[Online Newsroom specialist Eric Schwartzman presents a special episode of On the Record…Online: The Public Relations Practitioner’s Guide to Crafting Effective Sound Bites, featuring Commcore Consulting Group CEO Andrew Gilmam, who was interviewed following his master class at the PRSA International Convention 2008 in Detroit. 

Mr. Gilman is also author of the book “Get to the Point” and also post a sticky message of the month.. 

Show Notes:   

1:59 – How to use the iPressroom online pressroom management service to easily and reliably manage, distribute and measure online public relations and corporate communications campaigns with a branded online newsroom inside your corporate website. For more information tweet @chrisbechtel or email info at ipressroom dot com.

3:57 – Andrew Gilman on the objective of the sound bite, and on what it takes to craft a sound bite that gets picked up.

4:22 – Andrew Gilman discusses weaving sound bites into difficult interviews.

4:40 – Andrew Gilman on the best sound bite to come out of the recent US Presidential Election.

5:40 – The importance of analogies and visualizations in crafting memorable sound bites.

6:30 – Andrew Gilman shares one of the best sound bites he ever created.

7:57 – Andrew Gilman uses the WIIFM messaging factor to craft a memorable sound bite on the benefit of car doors that open wider.

9;30 – Andrew Gilman on how the LAPD, LAFD, Teacher’s Union and other California State Employees used carefully tested sound bites to defeat Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attempt to eliminate Defined Benefit Contribution Plans.

10:39 -- Referencing Wired Magazine’s June 2008 cover story on The End of Science, Eric Schwartzman asks Andrew Gilman whether or not the availability of data will change the way sound bites are created.

11:29 – Andrew Gilman discusses the shortcomings of data and the importance of tapping emotional sentiment when designing a sound bite.

12:20 – Andrew Gilman on putting a sound bite to the “Hey Marge” test.

12:58 – Andrew Gilman on the optimal duration of the quintessential sound bite, and why effective sound bites are always longer than what actually get picked up.

14:45 – Andrew Gilman on the impact of sound bites on our collective IQ as a populace.

15:09 – Leveraging sound bites to drive web traffic.

15:41 – Andrew Gilman on the impact of the sound bite on media and democracy, and some of the most damaging political sound bites of modern history.

16:20 – Andrew Gilman on advocating for your interests with sound bites.

17:05 – In addition to his book “Get to the Point” and his online sticky message of the month, Andrew Gilman’s recommends the book “Made to Stick” about how to create memorable sound bites.

17:36 – Andrew Gilman on how top political messaging gurus on the left and the right use sound bites to frame debates of national and international interest, and the power of well chosen words in striking popular sentiments.

18:10 – Karl Rove’s use of sound bites to promote policy.

19:33 – End
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=118205" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:05:28 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-AGilman-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-AGilman.mp3?enclos_rss=62623" length="21495808" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Seesmic Founder Loic LeMeur</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1418&amp;link_file_rss=62157</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1418</guid><description><![CDATA[Seesmic founder and popular blogger Loic LeMeur talks about how he mobilized the blogosphere in support of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s election campaign, how social media has changed public relations and the impact of transparency on personal privacy.  Seesmic recently entered a closed Beta on a new version of the Twitter social media client Thwirl.

Show Notes:   

2:36 – Loic LeMeur talks about how he became one of the most widely read blogs in France.

3:24 – Loic LeMeur on the cultural differences between writing a blog that resonates with the European community versus the American online social media community.

4:37 – Loic LeMeur discusses the blogosphere’s and news media’s reaction to his podcast interview with Nicolas Sarkozy.

5:41 – Loic LeMeur shares the biggest lesson he took away from his work on the Sarkozy campaign.

7:03 – Loic LeMeur talks about how the Sarkozy campaign was able to leverage the blogosphere to drive news media coverage.

9:14 – Loic LeMeur on why disagreed with Brian Solis’s guest post on TechCrunch about the secrets of PR. 

11:20 – Loic LeMeur’s opinion of Seth Godin’s newest book Tribes and the concept of managing communities instead of brands.

12:57 – Loic LeMeur on how organizations that provide necessary products that don’t always breed enthusiasm should approach social media communications.

14:02 – Loic LeMeur on why cell phone providers and utilities should be on Twitter, and how customer service can propel positive word of mouth.

16:01 – Loic LeMeur on Twitter’s response, or lack thereof, to hacked celebrity accounts.

18:04 – Loic LeMeur on the expectation management trap of over transparency.

19:42 – Loic LeMeur on the single, biggest challenge government communicator’s face with respect to social media engagement.

22:29 – Loic LeMeur on sustaining the momentum of social media communications campaigns beyond an election cycle.

23:52 – Loic LeMeur on how he used social media to solicit input for his session on privacy at the World Economic Summit (#davos).

24:43 – Loic LeMeur on personal privacy and the prospect of segmented communications in the social media age.

27:47 – Drawing a question from an interview by Brooke Gladstone’s with Nicolas Carr, author of The Big Switch on the NPR program On the Media, Eric Schwartzman asks Loic LeMeur if he is concerned that companies may someday use personal information to manipulate behavior.

32:15 – Loic LeMeur on the potential cultural threats of a world without physical media.

35:04 – Loic LeMeur on the social benefits of MMOGs

36:25 – Loic LeMeur on his online video social networking service Seesmic.

41:24 – Loic LeMeur on how video can be used to build more meaningful relationships online.

43:53 – Loic LeMeur on how genders dress their Seesmic shots differently.

46:08 – Loic LeMeur on how Chris Pirillo and Leo LaPorte are using video to create a personal brand online.

50:14 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills.

 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=115942" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:35:27 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-lemeur-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-lemeur.mp3?enclos_rss=62157" length="22652071" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with PIER Sytems Founder Gerald Baron</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1416&amp;link_file_rss=62078</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1416</guid><description><![CDATA[Online newsroom specialist Eric Schwartzman puts PIER Systems Founder & CEO Gerald Baron On the Record...Online at the PRSA International Conference 2008 in Detroit about trends in online crisis communications, public relations software and the insatiable quest for speed in the media relations business.

Like public relations software provider iPressroom, PIER Systems is on-demand, information management software.  PIER systems differentiates their software by tailoring their offering specifically to the crisis communications objectives of public relations and media relations. PIER unifies innovative technology and tools in one web-based application to help organizations maintain business continuity, while making organizational communications simple and easy.

SHOW NOTES:

1:23 -- How to SEO press releases using iPressroom’s SEO wizard with trackable hyperlinks, part of the iPressroom online newsroom public relations software package.  For more info tweet @chrisbechtel.

2:54 -- Gerald Baron outlines his presentation on handling crisis communications with public relations software titled “Building Trust in a Threatening Media Environment,” which was delivered at the PRSA International Conference 2008 in Detroit.

3:42 -- Gerald Brown on the disappearance of news cycles in a hyper competitive environment based on immediacy.  Gerald talks about a reporter who broke news about Hurricane Ike, a Los Angeles Fire Department distributing fire safety information on Twitter and what it all means for crisis communications.

4:49 -- Gerald Baron on the impact of the news media, and people’s insatiable quest for up-to-the-second information, on the business of crisis communications, public relations, and media relations and the inherent risks associated with letting others tell your story for you.

5:43 -- Gerald Baron shares his for “Ps” of effectively online communications, which are:  Policy, Plans, People and Platform. He also discusses why communicating with incredibly speed, and directly to constituents, are critical components to telling your own story in a world without news cycles.

6:36 -- Gerald Baron uses the Virginia Tech massacre as an example of why organizations need the ability to handle direct to the public crisis communications with incredible speed, and the role of public relations software in that process.

7:23 -- Gerald Baron reveals the key features that a public relations software package should have: single online control platform; be entirely web-based; exist independent and outside of the organizations IT infrastructure; and be completely controlled by public relations professionals.

8:35 -- Gerald Baron discusses the lessons he learned from the Virginia Tech Shootings, one of which is raised expectations for rapid communications directly from organizations.  He says the VT shootings underscore that we no longer live in a world in where people can depend on the media for urgent information during an emergency.

9:39 -- Gerald Baron explains why stand alone text notification systems that are not integrated public relations software platforms are potentially dangerous to PR professionals, because they attempt to substitute notifications for communications.  He cites research [PDF] from PIER Systems that he says show outbound notifications drive demand of inbound requests for additional information.

10:53 -- Gerald Baron lists the additional modes of communications, like your website or online newsroom, RSS and email, which are just as important as the instant notifications people now expect to receive from organizations during a catastrophe.  He paints a hypothetical crisis scenario where students get a text message to their phones about some kind of disaster or emergency, jam up the phone lines in search of more information and then go to the school’s website, which is hopefully built to handle huge numbers of simultaneous incoming requests.  He says the system breaks down when organizations deploy a notification system without fortifying their ability to respond to the increased incoming requests for additional information.

12:02 -- Gerald Baron talks about the importance of integration when selecting public relations software to support external communications, and on the need for effectiveness and efficiency, particularly at a time when staffing level are being reduced, and individuals are being asked to do more with less.  He also discusses the cost benefits of an integrated public relations software platform.

15:49 -- End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom public relations software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. He created the On the Record...Online podcast in April 2005 with the support of the iPressroom content development team. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=115507" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:42:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-GBaron.mp3?enclos_rss=62078" length="19017" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Event Marketing Specialist Keith Green</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1406&amp;link_file_rss=57832</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1406</guid><description><![CDATA[Synergy Events Vice President Marketing and Communications of Keith Green goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about event planning, event marketing and landing a job at an event planning company.

According to their LinkedIn company page, “Synergy Events is an independent, full service event marketing agency specializing in mobile marketing tours, pr stunts / product launches and sponsorship activation platforms.”

Show Notes:   

3:00 – Keith Green on strategic event planning and event marketing.

3:50 – Keith Green on the core elements of providing successful event marketing services.

4:37 – Keith and single most important component in any event marketing campaign.

6:15 -- Keith Green reveals an experiential marketing campaign he executed for Wachovia, one of the most difficult campaigns he ever planned, in which the bank used a wind money machine to entice new customers with the promise of free money.

7:32 – Keith Green on word of mouth marketing.

8:26 – Keith Green on what you need to know to accommodate the news media at a consumer marketing event.

9:27 -- Keith Green on staging the ultimate publicity photo opportunity.

10:12 – Keith Green discusses a recent publicity photo that Synergy Events set up for Vitamin Water.

11:55 – The most unexpected publicity stunt Keith Green ever organized called KFC Face from Space, which was the most downloaded video on YouTube for 10 days.

13:30 – Keith Green on accurately costing event marketing initiatives.

14:10 – Keith Green on typical profit margins in the event marketing agency businesses.

16:16 – For listeners looking to secure event marketing agency jobs, Keith Green talks about the Synergy Events internship program, and the types of people who do the best in event marketing.

18:32 – What Keith Green looks for when he’s interviewing a candidate for an event marketing company job.

20:51 – Keith Green on the average number of hours event marketing companies tend to work each week.

22:20 – Keith Green on what entry-level staffers earn at event marketing agencies.

23:10 – Keith Green gives his advice to event marketing agency staffers to be.

23:58 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=111475" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:31:44 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-kgreen-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-kgreen.mp3?enclos_rss=57832" length="29541" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online...once more with Steve Rubel, SVP, Edelman Digital at PRSA Digital Impact 2008</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1371&amp;link_file_rss=55266</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1371</guid><description><![CDATA[In this special episode, Micro Persuasion Blogger Steve Rubel’s lunch keynote from the 2008 PRSA Digital Impact Conference in New York City goes On the Record...Online.  SVP and Director of Insights at Edelman Digital, Rubel is a well known online public relations advocate who also writes the popular public relations blog Micro Persuasion.  He is a recognized online communications expert who excels at identifying key insights, trends and emerging digital platforms that can be applied to public relations, marketing and corporate communications campaigns.

Steve Rubel has also gone On the Record…Online about how he became the most popular PR Blogger and why he decided to join Edelman. 

Show notes:

1:13 - Intro to Rubel’s speech at the Digital Impact Conference.

2:51 - Rubel online public relations responsibilities at Edelman Digital.

3:46 - Rubel on the erosion of mass reach media.

5:21 - Rubel on the Twitter and FriendFeed of tomorrow.

5:58 - Rubel on the 53 percent of people not engaged with online media.

6:33 - Rubel on Google. 

8: 47 - Rubel on today’s think signals.

19:02 - Rubel on breaking down the web using the example of the NBA widget strategy.

12:38 - Rubel on today’s attention crash.

14:13 - Rubel on Will it Blend from Blendtec.

16:13 - Rubel on high interest niches using the example of Popurls.

18:47 - Rubel on using Google Trends to track data.

22:06 - Rubel on how to employ collaboration in marketing communications using the ideas of controlled and open communication.

26:33 - Rubel on his idea of living room 2.0, where branded content like Flickr will be transported directly into the living room.

29:37 - Rubel on geek marketers.

31:19 - Rubel on hallucinations for the future like the bloggers behind, Anywired, some of the new digital nomads.

33:36 - Rubel on today’s corporate data leaks occurring through Facebook, Gmail or Yahoo conversations.

36:30 - Rubel takes a question on how to keep social media simple and still sustain the depth of the message.

39:36 - Rubel on corporate blogs and how they can and can’t work.

41:00 - Rubel takes a question on whether organizations should have their agencies ghost write blogs.

43:45 - End

This podcast is hosted by Eric Schwartzman who is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=108630" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-rubel-digl-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-rubel-digl.mp3?enclos_rss=55266" length="42002" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Ketchum VP Joanne Puckett</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1399&amp;link_file_rss=57684</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1399</guid><description><![CDATA[Ketchum Vice President Global Research Network Joanne Puckett goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about viral buzz and discussing ROI with PR agency clients.

Ketchum is one of the nation's leading public relations firms. A unit of advertising giant Omnicom, the company operates through more than 20 offices in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Its practices include brand marketing, corporate, food and nutrition, health care, and technology. Clients have included FedEx, Delta Air Lines, and Johnson & Johnson.

Manuel organizes the Bay Area’s Third Thursday meet up for PR and marketing professionals interested in new media.  He’s also best practices chair for called the Society of New Communications Research (SNCR), a global think tank.

Show Notes:   

3:00 – Dr. Pepper’s Guns ‘n Roses Chinese Democracy Challenge.

4:35 – Joanne Puckett discusses the relevancy of Internet meme tracking to the practice of PR.

5:33 – Manufacturing viral content.

7:22 – Eric Schwartzman asks Joanne Puckett if she agrees with BusinessWeek Columnist Jon Fines’ prediction that social networking and marketing don’t mix.

10:20 – Joanne Puckett on leveraging Internet phenomena for marketing and PR.

12:14 – Joanne Puckett on the challenges of achieving social media ROI.

14:15 – The difference between measuring new media and social media in public relations campaigns.

15:53 – Top line summary findings of Ketchum’s 3rd Annual Mediums, Myths and Reality Survey

22:30 – End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=108226" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:11:47 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-JPuckett-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-JPuckett.mp3?enclos_rss=57684" length="26764" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Blogger Mike Manuel</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1392&amp;link_file_rss=57460</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1392</guid><description><![CDATA[Media Guerilla Blogger and Voce Communications social media consultant Mike Manuel goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about the "all I want for Christmas is a PSP" astroturfing campaign, responding to blog storms and effective corporate blogging strategy.

Manuel organizes the Bay Area's Third Thursday meet up for PR and marketing professionals interested in new media.  He's also best practices chair for called the Society of New Communications Research (SNCR), a global think tank.

Show Notes:   

2:37 -- How to easily upload, manage and distribute podcasts as part your PR program using the iPressroom online newsroom service.

4:45 -- Mike Manuel discusses the presentation he delivered with Patrick Seybold and Jeff Rubenstein of Sony Computer Entertainment, which covered the now fabled "All I Want for Christmas is a PSP" astroturfing fiasco.

7:15 -- Mike Manuel discusses the fallout and what happened behind the scenes when the fake blog developed by the branding team and Zipatoni was outed on somethingaweful.com.

8:23 -- Mike Manuel on Sony Computer Entertainment's crisis response plan.

10:51 -- Eric Schwartzman shares a sinister tactical response plan suggested by an attendee at a recent New Media PR Boot Camp.

12:38 -- Mike Manuel on dealing with negative comments on company blogs.

13:41 -- Mike Manuel on feeding back valuable research from company blogs back to HR, sales and product marketing.

15:10 -- Mike Manuel on Sony Playstation Facebook PR strategy.

16:11 -- Mike Manuel on the unique challenges of creating social media communications campaigns for gamers.

17:35 -- Mike Manuel on the basics of corporate blogging for community engagement.

18:27 -- Mike Manuel on estimating resources required to launch and maintain a successful corporate blog.

19:22 -- Mike Manuel on indentifying and allocating staff for social media engagement initiatives.

19:53 -- Mike Manuel on the "messy middle" of social media marketing.

21:03 -- Mike Manuel on the public relations industry's readiness for online engagement programs.

23:01 -- Mike Manuel on innovation, open source software and homegrown content management systems.

24:19 -- Mike Manuel on Google's Open Social.

25:35 -- End

Eric Schwartzman (@ericschwartzman) is the founder of online newsroom software as a service provider iPressroom (www.ipressroom.com), and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by more than a thousand public relations and marketing executives from the private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.  In addition to advising clients on best practices for online newsroom design, deployment and management, Schwartzman offers a portfolio of new media training courses to accelerate the acquisition of social media communication skills. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=106592" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:22:37 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-MManuel-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-MManuel.mp3?enclos_rss=57460" length="30803" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with PRSA Chair and CEO Michael Cherenson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1381&amp;link_file_rss=56275</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1381</guid><description><![CDATA[Michael Cherenson, APR goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about his plans for serving as chair-elect of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the world's largest organization for public relations professionals, with more than 32,000 members, 109 Chapters nationwide, and 19 Professional Interest Sections.

Cherenson’s expertise extends to all disciplines of public relations, including corporate, marketing, internal and crisis communication, government relations, event management, and interactive public relations. At Success Communications Group, he serves as the senior public relations counselor and strategist, and is involved with all public relations activities for the firms' diverse clientele.

Show Notes:   

1:31 – How to measure, manage and distribute online video and audio inside an online newsroom with iPressroom.

2:35 – Cherenson discusses attendance and sentiment at the PRSA International Conference 2008 in Detroit.

3:40 – Cherenson is the youngest incoming PRSA chair and CEO, and the first second generation PR practitioner to hold the office.

4:15 – Cherenson discusses what the PR industry needs to do to improve its image.

4:58 – Cherenson recaps the controversy surrounding Andrew Cohen’s harsh words about the PR trade.

5:28 – Cherenson on the importance of advocacy, professional development and the New Media Boot Camp.

6:31 – Cherenson on retooling the public relations trade with social media and on gaining the confidence to set boundaries for clients and managers

7:05 – Cherenson on the importance of assembling, organizing, and making accessible quantitative research and data that reinforces the value of public relations to organizations.

8:10 – Wired Magazine’s End of Science cover story and Newsweek International’s The First Disaster of the Internet Age.

9:32 – Cherenson on how a nontechnical trade like PR gets its arms around a technical task like data visualization.

9:56 – Cherenson on PRSA’s plans to launch a new website with better search functionality, expanded online resources including RSS, online video, wikis and other features to help PR practitioners find actionable data they can use to secure budget.

10:20 – Cherenson on the upcoming MyPRSA virtual community, which is currently under development and increased advocacy efforts to make the business case for public relations.

11:32 – Cherenson’s plans for working closer with local PRSA chapters through training courses and leadership development opportunities.

12:43 – Cherenson on the importance of networking, sharing knowledge and acquiring new communication skills 

13:26 – Cherenson on how to build your personal professional brand through PRSA, and the single, greatest pportunity PRSA offers.

15:03 – Cherenson on balancing his PRSA responsibilities against the management of his own agency.

16:15 -- End

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=102570" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-MCherenson.mp3?enclos_rss=56275" length="20288" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online...Again with Verizon Communications SVP Eric Rabe</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1372&amp;link_file_rss=55265</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1372</guid><description><![CDATA[Verizon Communications SVP Media Relations Eric Rabe goes On the Record...Online at the Digital Impact Conference in New York, June 9 & 10, 2008.  Rabe counsels senior management, including day to day contact with COO and CEO of this Fortune 12 business and manages the national network of PR professionals in major markets served by Verizon [NYSE:VZ]. He has deep experience in crisis management including union-related issues.

Rabe has also gone On the Record…Online about what it’s like serving as SVP media relations at Verizon.

Show notes:

7:13 - Introduction to Eric Rabe.

7:45 - Rabe on crisis communications at Verizon.

8:37 - Rabe on how Verizon takes advantage of online communications..

10:02 - Rabe on influential blogs like Gigaom.

11:30 - Rabe on online communications tools of the future like Twitter and Facebook.

13:17 - Rabe on the practice of blogger relations.

15: 07 - Rabe on how a company can use an “information leak” that Steve Rubel spoke on to their advantage.

16:44 - Rabe on the convergence of personal and professional communications in the mobile space.

18:41 - Rabe on the impact of the accessibility and affordability of social media on advertiser supported media.

22:41 - Rabe on Jason Falls’s recommendation of stepping up to the proverbial online water cooler.

28:28 - Rabe on taking sides on controversial issues, like those involving NARAL.

33:38 - Rabe on a future fourth generation carrier like AT&T.

37:05 - Rabe on deploying fiber optics and speed to Verizon customers.

39:11 - Rabe on when people will be able to use cell phones on an airplane.

40:47 - Rabe on how Verizon identifies blogs to follow using tools like Technorati.

42:20 - Rabe on building visibility and credibility through social media.

47:28 - End

This podcast is hosted by Eric Schwartzman who is the founder of online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=102214" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:54:31 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ERabe-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ERabe.mp3?enclos_rss=55265" length="45570" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Bausch &amp; Lomb Dir. Corp Comm &amp; Public Affairs Michael McDougall</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1379&amp;link_file_rss=56118</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1379</guid><description><![CDATA[Director of corporate communications & public affairs at Bausch & Lomb [NYSE: BOL], Michael McDougall, goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about the fall of the house of Kodak, the online video explosion and the accessibility of social media channels for business to business and niche communicators.

Michael McDougall is a seasoned communications and marketing professional, with broad-based experience in technology (consumer and B2B) and healthcare sectors. He is an expert in marketing some of the world's top brands on a global basis. 

Show Notes:   

3: 28 - McDougall on his panel presentation at the 2008 PRSA International Conference.
 
5:17 - McDougall on how to make sure web videos will play to worldwide viewers without the frustration of buffering.

7:07 - McDougall on NBC’s inability to provide easily downloadable video content like Saturday Night Live to worldwide viewers online.

9:14 - McDougall on how he was viewed at Kodak.

10:44 - McDougall on the future of Kodak with other players like Sony, Canon and Nikon.

12:27 - McDougall on the solutions recall at Bausch & Lomb.

14:11 - McDougall on today’s frenzy over social media like Facebook, YouTube, Bebo and Twitter.

17:58 - McDougall on how he uses social media for niche online opportunities.

18:52 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=101956" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:05:41 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MMcDougall-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MMcDougall.mp3?enclos_rss=56118" length="22667" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Vocus Executive Kye Strance</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1377&amp;link_file_rss=55927</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1377</guid><description><![CDATA[Kye Strance, Director of Product Management at online PR software provider Vocus goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about the online press release, a slow economy’s effect on online communications and how the PR industry regards technology.

Kye Strance is responsible for the overall product strategy and roadmap of the Vocus [VOCS: NASDAQ]  on-demand public relations software suite. Additionally, he heads the company’s industry research, providing both analysis of the competitive landscape and identifying strategic opportunities for the company. 

Show Notes:   

3:00 - Strance on his presentation at the PRSA International Conference.
 
4:05 - Strance on the growth of the online press releases.

5:16 - Strance on PR’s response to online media.

6:18 - Strance on the most frequent questions PR pros ask him about emerging social media networks like Twitter.

7:21 - Strance reveals the most commonly asked questions PR practitioners have about the Vocus online PR platform.

8:13 - Strance on online PR software as a service providers like Vocus and iPressroom.

8:95 - Strance on selling online PR software to marketing departments instead of PR departments.

10:29 - Strance on the clichés of PR people like Samantha Jones in Sex and the City and Colin Farrell in the Phone Booth and their aptitude for appreciating new technologies.

12:00 - Strance on PR’s fear of change.

13:15 - Strance on PR spam and the Chris Anderson and Gina Trapani PR blacklists.

15:02 - Strance on whether mainstream media will have its place in the sun once again.

15:49 - Strance on being a former FBI analyst.

18:36 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=100667" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:01:23 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-KStrance-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-KStrance.mp3?enclos_rss=55927" length="22341" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Mark Haas, CEO of Manning Selvage &amp; Lee</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1375&amp;link_file_rss=55345</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1375</guid><description><![CDATA[Manning Selvage & Lee CEO Mark Hass goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about MS&L’s strategy for penetrating China, his acquisition strategy for buying new firms and what it takes to be a managing director at MS&L.

Mark Hass, CEO of Manning Selvage & Lee has held this position since April 2005.  In this role, Hass leads MS&L and its global leadership team, and acts as a strategic counselor to the firm's largest clients, including General Motors, Philips and Procter & Gamble. Hass joined MS&L in 2002, when his public relations agency, Hass Associates, was acquired and merged into MS&L. As CEO of Hass Associates, then Michigan’s largest PR firm, he was a senior counsel to GM, and a key consultant for Chrysler Corp. 

Show Notes:   

 2:42 - Hass on his keynote speech at the 2008 PRSA International Conference.
 
3:46 - Hass on how new media is changing the public relations industry.

5:50 - Hass on how to convince board rooms that social media is important.

8:41 - Hass on the relationship between stock price and new media adoption rates.

9:13 - Hass on Google’s big secret.

11:07 - Hass on the future of media relations as a PR agency revenue driver.

12:42 - Hass on reinventing the business of public relations.

14:09 - Hass on the economic future for MS&L.

17:07 - Hass on emerging PR markets.

18:51 - Hass on penetrating emerging markets like China and India.

22:38 - Hass gives advice on what he looks for in a new PR hire.

24:26 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=98750" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:06:58 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-MHass-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-MHass.mp3?enclos_rss=55345" length="29343" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Globe and Mail Communities Editor Mathew Ingram</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1370&amp;link_file_rss=55263</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1370</guid><description><![CDATA[Globe and Mail Communities Editor Mathew Ingram goes On the Record...Online about how he used Twitter, Flickr and Wikipedia to follow the recent terrorist incident in Mumbai, the role he sees these tools playing in the news gathering process and why Twitter is just as good as mainstream media at creating a first draft of history.

Mathew Ingram is a blogger and the communities editor at The Globe and Mail, a national daily newspaper in Canada, where he blogs about new media and the Web. His position is aimed at helping make it easier for readers to interact with the paper, its writers and content. Ingram is a former technology writer and columnist, and started blogging as a way of pursuing his interest in new media.

Show notes:

3:15 - Ingram on his recent blog post referencing Om Malik and immediate media like video camera reports through Qik. 

4:29 - Ingram on his co-workers adoption of new media and emerging tools like TweetDeck and tag clouds.

5:35 - Ingram on whether Twitter is a good way for an organization spread the word about itself.

6:44 - Ingram on what mainstream media can do that social media cannot.

8:30 - Ingram on how he consumes new media content through Blog Search, Wikipedia, Flicker and YouTube.

10:02 - Ingram on whether different social media channels are best for different information.

11:48 - Ingram on the opinion of Shel Holtz of For Immediate Release regarding whether or not old media adapts.

13:25 - Ingram on whether he tracks the paid PR newswires in addition to social media.

16:04 - Ingram on whether or not daily newspapers should get out of the breaking news business.

18:06 - Ingram on how journalism can take the time to verify the news coming out of Twitter and publish it in a timely manner.

21:05 - Ingram on the accuracy of mainstream media and the immediacy of new media.

23:07 - Ingram on passion in journalism vs. passion in blogging.

24:48 - End

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=98751" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:45:25 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MIngram-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MIngram.mp3?enclos_rss=55263" length="29779" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record…Online with blogger Jason Falls</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1369&amp;link_file_rss=50262</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1369</guid><description><![CDATA[Social media explorer blogger Jason Falls goes On the Record...Online at the 2008 PRSA International Conference about social media as the proverbial virtual water cooler, who should own social media within an organization and how negativity can benefit the reach and appeal of a social media campaign.

Falls is the director of social media at Doe- Anderson and has established himself by developing innovative outreach and communications strategies. He is a nationally-recognized expert on social media and online communications with 10 years of management experience and proven ability in public relations, marketing and corporate communications.

Show Notes:   

4:31 - Falls on how he uses social media for his client Maker’s Mark.
 
6:42 - Falls on the wine and spirits industries appetite for social media.

8:50 - Falls on the biggest mistakes organizations make when launching social media initiatives.

9:43 - Falls on technographic profiling.

10:45 - Falls on the key elements of a successful blog.

12:44 - Falls on moderating blog comments.

15:05 - Falls on where to blog.

16:36 - Falls on how social media is changing public relations.

18:02 - Falls on why PR should embrace social media.

19:26 - Falls on the impact of a slow economy on social media adoption.

21:40 - Falls on bloggers from the south: Connie Reece, Kami Huyse, Ike Pigott and Mack Collier.

23:39 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of PR software and online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp and other new media training courses which have helped over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors develop practical social media communication skills.  On the Record…Online is the official podcast of the 2008 PRSA International Conference. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=98752" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:20 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-JFalls-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-JFalls.mp3?enclos_rss=50262" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record…Online with New York Times Exec. Dir. of Customer Insight Jeffrey Graham</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1360&amp;link_file_rss=38799</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1360</guid><description><![CDATA[Graham leads a 30-person corporate research team at The New York Times and nytimes.com, which includes advertising, online marketing, strategic research, web analytics, and database marketing. Previously he was SVP, Strategic Research & Accountability Director for Starcom MediaVest, where he led communication research for Procter & Gamble, as well as research for P&G’s television and digital investments.

Show Notes:   

2:33 - Graham on his “Online and Offline Word of Mouth” session at the 2008 PRSA International Conference.
 
3:23 - Graham on the influence that word of mouth has on internet marketing and online advertising.

4:00 - Graham on how marketing and public relations professionals can leverage word of mouth.

5:02 - Graham speaks about how he got involved in word of mouth marketing.

6:01 - Graham on the origins of word of mouth marketing.

6:47 - Graham on tactical word of mouth marketing.

9:12 - Graham on the future of the daily news.

10:50 - Graham discusses how the New York Times maintains its depth and scope.

13:12 - Graham on InfoWorld’s decision early on to web publish only.

14:37 - Graham on The New York Times readership.

15:20 - Graham on the social media at The New York Times.

18:00 - Graham describes and the digital strategy of The New York Times under Arthur Sulzberger.

19:23 - Graham shares advice to people like Sam Zell on how to save newspapers.

20:38 - Graham on the dissertation he’s currently writing on rumor control.

20:46 - Graham describes some of what he’s learned so far on rumor control.

21:33 - Graham explains the relationship between rumor and crowd control.

22:24 - Schwartzman asks about crowd control online with examples like the uncovering of Marie Digby.

25:12 - Graham gives advice to the public relations agencies moving forward.

26:16 - Graham on what he’s found surprising while researching The New York Times readers.

28:32 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of PR software and online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp and other new media training courses which have helped over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors develop practical social media communication skills.  On the Record…Online is the official podcast of the 2008 PRSA International Conference. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=91460" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:06:43 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/_PRSA-_JGraham-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/_PRSA-_JGraham.mp3?enclos_rss=38799" length="34261728" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Editorial Writer Jon Healey</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1354&amp;link_file_rss=38275</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1354</guid><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times editorial writer Jon Healey goes On the Record...Online on how opinion journalism is adapting to the blogosphere, how to get a meeting with the editorial board at the LAT and the LAT's political leanings.

Healey focuses on intellectual property, technology, the economy, regulation and general business issues. Also, his Bit Player blog concentrates on the bridging of entertainment and technology.

Show notes:

2:58 - Healey on the political stance of the Los Angeles Times.

5:45 - Healey on the purpose and outcome of the Wikitorial experiment. 

7:19 - Healey on media ownership caps.

8:53 - Healey on the present influence of the Los Angeles Times.

10:43 - Healey discusses the Los Angeles Times’ social media policy or lack there of.

12:41 - Healey on the advantage newspapers have over nonprofessional sources.

13:41 - Healey discusses the blogosphere’s level of influence on the Los Angeles Times.

16:10 - Healey on how to request a meeting with the board.

17:02 - Healey shares how to reach the op-ed side.

18:46 - Healey on the future market for journalism.

23:06 - Healey on market’s demand for copy.

25:10 - Healey on the Los Angeles Times’ opinion of the 2008 election.

26:53 - Healey reveals the new publisher’s political views.

28:13 - End

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=88264" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JHealey-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JHealey.mp3?enclos_rss=38275" length="33881884" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with NFL Detroit Lions Spokesperson Tim Pendell</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1349&amp;link_file_rss=38182</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1349</guid><description><![CDATA[Detroit Lions Spokesman Tim Pendell is in his eighteenth year in sports PR.  Pendell talks about being the hardest working man on sports PR and marketing.

Show Notes:   

  4:31 - Pendell talks about working PR for the Detroit Lions.
 
  6:10 - Pendell on sustaining interest in this challenged NFL Football team during a tough season. 

  9:26 - Pendell reveals how changes in the media business have affected his position in sports PR.

10:10 - Pendell on how he’s using social media to publicize the Detroit Lions.

11:45 - Pendell describes how fantasy football has affected the business of sports PR.

13:27 - Pendell on how he publicizes the Detroit Lions to people outside of the football fan base.

16:21 - Pendell explains why NFL football isn’t an international phenomenon. 

19:28 - Pendell speaks about handling media relations during the dismissal of Detroit Lions General Manager Matt Millen.

21:38 - End 

Eric Schwartzman is the founder of online news room management service iPressroom and creator of the New Media PR Boot Camp, which has been attended by over a thousand public relations and marketing executives from private, public, government and nonprofit sectors. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=86610" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:21:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/PRSA-TPendell.mp3?enclos_rss=38182" length="25975676" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Former FEMA Director of External Affairs Pat Philbin</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1344&amp;link_file_rss=38015</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1344</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Director of External Affairs for FEMA, John "Pat" Philbin goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about his role in the notorious "Fake Press Conference" regarding the 2007 California wildfires, about dealing with the fallout of bad PR, and about overcoming negative bias with both the media and public.

Show Notes:

3:26 - Philbin summarizes what happened in the now infamous press conference

5:25 - Philbin further summarizes the problems with press conference in regards to alleged plants

6:45 - Philbin on how to have an intelligent social media policy and deal with high profile debacles

8:40 - Philbin on what he would do if he had a second chance at the FEMA situation
 
10:30 - Philbin on overcoming pre-existing media bias

13:15 - Philbin on the persistence of bias and how to deal with it

14:15 - Philbin on the importance of communicating well

15:30 - End

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=83749" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Pat_Philbin_-_Senior_Vice_President_of_Pier_Systems.mp3?enclos_rss=38015" length="18684314" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Craig Newmark - Founder of Craigslist.org</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1339&amp;link_file_rss=37806</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1339</guid><description><![CDATA[Founder of Craigslist.org, Craig Newmark goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about the success of Craigslist.org and his personal business style. He was interviewed last month during the PRSA International Conference where he gave a keynote on Social Media and Democracy.

Craig Newmark is the internet entrepreneur who founded the popular San Francisco based website Craigslist.org, a non-commercial community bulletin board with classifieds and discussion forums. A site that gets 12 billions hits a month.

Show Notes:   

2:57 - Newmark on the reach and rank of Craigslist.org.

3:40 - Newmark on where the mainstream news media is headed.

5:06 - Newmark on whether news media is or is not a social service.

6:36 - Newmark on the waning media’s roll in acting as a check in balance against government.

7:54 - Newmark on the ideas behind the look and feel of his site.

10:11 - Newmark on his personal financial situation.

11:56 - Newmark shares some advice on what makes social media work.

13:34 - Newmark describes Craigslist.org’s impact on the classified sections in newspapers

14:33 - Newmark on the impact of the economic crisis on Craigslist.org.

14:59 - Newmark on his favorite Craislist.org posting.

15:50 - Newmark on shutting down Craigslistfinder.com. 

17:32 - End 

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=81778" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:36:48 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Craig_Newmark_-_Founder_of_Craigslist.org-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Craig_Newmark_-_Founder_of_Craigslist.org.mp3?enclos_rss=37806" length="21062988" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Lou Capozzi - Chairman Emeritus of Publicis Public Relations and Corporate Communications Group</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1301&amp;link_file_rss=35915</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1301</guid><description><![CDATA[Chairman Emeritus of Publicis Public Relations and Corporate Communications Group, Lou Capozzi goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about his upcoming luncheon keynote at the PRSA International Conference on restoring America’s connections with the world .

Lou Capozzi manages Publicis Public Relations and Corporate Communications Group's public relations and corporate communications businesses. He also is president of ICCO, the International Communications Consultants Organization, which represents more than 1,000 firms in 27 countries around the world.

Show Notes:   

3:22 - Capozzi on what he will discuss during his keynote at the PRSA International Conference in Detroit, MI Oct 25-28.

4:12 - Capozzi on the issues behind America’s declining reputation in the world.

6:21 - Capozzi on the PR trade’s future regarding the current economic crisis.

7:15 - Capozzi on the possibility of outsourcing PR jobs overseas. 

8:15 - Capozzi on why there has been a cooling of American culture around the world.

8:53 - Capozzi on the impressive opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics.

9:28 - Capozzi on the next president’s influence on the perception of America abroad.

10:20 - Capozzi on whether Obama or McCain would improve America’s international reputation.

12:58 - Capozzi on what keeps him up at night.

14:50 - Capozzi on Malcolm Gladwell’s idea of genius.

15:34 - Capozzi on the percentage of his client seeking media relations services.

17:57 - Capozzi on the threat of interactive agencies.

19:03 - Capozzi on mergers and consolidations in the agency business.

19:33 - Capozzi on where he’s looking to grow his service portfolio.

20:20 - Capozzi gives a message to public relations professionals.

23:03 - End 

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=73871" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:05:57 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Lou_Capozzi_-_Chairman_Emeritus_of_Publicis_Public_Relations_and_Corporate_Communications_Group-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Lou_Capozzi_-_Chairman_Emeritus_of_Publicis_Public_Relations_and_Corporate_Communications_Group.mp3?enclos_rss=35915" length="27693602" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Emmanuel Tchividjian - Ethics Officer of Ruder Finn</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1290&amp;link_file_rss=35758</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1290</guid><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Tchividjian has served as the ethics officer at Ruder Finn for a number of years and is also in charge of the new Ruder Finn Ethic Consulting practice. 

Show Notes:   

3:37 - Tchividjian on what he plans to discuss at the upcoming PRSA International Conference.   

4:30 - Tchividjian describes his role at Ruder Finn.   

5:33 - Tchividjian on the common ethical issues he deals with.

6:05 - Tchividjian gives an example of an ethical issue that he has to make with a client.

8:29 - Tchividjian describes how he battles the perception of PR when dealing with major corporations.

13:25 - Tchividjian on social media policies for employees in large corporations.  

17:00 - Tchividjian gives a recommendation to Henry Paulson on the ethics of the current economic crisis.

17:30 - Tchividjian gives an ethical solution to remedy the errors made during the economic crisis. 

18:38 - Tchividjian on who should be compensated for the economic crisis.

20:12 - Tchividjian on whether tax payers are owed something for the bailout. 

21:17 - Tchividjian on the biggest ethical lapse in judgment he’s ever made.

23:07 - End 

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=72681" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:59:34 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Emmanuel_Tchividjian_-_Ethics_Officer_of_Ruder_Finn-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Emmanuel_Tchividjian_-_Ethics_Officer_of_Ruder_Finn.mp3?enclos_rss=35758" length="27770956" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with David Armon - Chief Operating Officer of PR Newswire</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1278&amp;link_file_rss=35693</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1278</guid><description><![CDATA[Chief Operating Officer of PR Newswire, David Armon goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about press releases and how frequent press releases get picked up by the news media.

David Armon is a former wire reporter and public relations executive now leads PR Newswire’s global sales, marketing and distribution operations throughout 41 bureaus in 14 countries.

Show Notes:  

5:46 - Armon on PR Newswire before the birth of the internet.  

7:03 - Armon reveals the difference between the types of wires in the world and their meanings.  

7:57 - Armon on the different channels of distribution on PR Newswire.

12:25 - Armon on what channels of information on PR Newswire are most popular.

14:14 - Armon on the way press releases are re-posted on other websites.

15:40 - Armon on how to best take advantage of the free distribution to online trade publications.

18:32 - Armon on hyperlinks in press releases and whether other sites are removing the links.

21:16 - Armon on the FCC's ruling to include news on a company’s website.

26:00 - Armon on why people go to a public relations firm.

27:55 - Armon on how PR as an industry is reinventing itself against clicks rather than clips.

33:00 - Armon speaks on a study they did about media pick-ups for press releases online.

36:25 - Armon on skepticism regarding PR Newswire’s recent study on press releases.

39:51 - End

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.  <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=72067" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:20:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_David_Armon_-_Chief_Operating_Officer_of_PR_Newswire.mp3?enclos_rss=35693" length="47844490" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with John Horn, LA Times Entertainment Writer</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1267&amp;link_file_rss=35026</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1267</guid><description><![CDATA[John Horn is an entertainment reporter with the Los Angeles Times, who writes about movies, agencies and Hollywood.

Show Notes:

4:50 - Horn discusses the sustainability of the newspaper business. 

6:13 - Horn speaks about what he finds surprising in the talent agency business.

7:57 - Horn on how agencies attempt to promote themselves and influence his coverage.

10:35 - Horn on how talent agencies are able to avoid the online information age.

12:45 - Horn on how talent agents continue to make themselves valuable.

15:54 - Horn on whether agencies are good or bad for the creative process.

18:40 - Horn on what he does and doesn’t want to hear from PR people.

21:25 - Horn on his access people in the industry.

23:09 - Horn on the paranoia of the entertainment industry.

25:03 - End

Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.

 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=69865" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:50:03 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_John_Horn_-_LA_Times_Entertainment_Writer-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_John_Horn_-_LA_Times_Entertainment_Writer.mp3?enclos_rss=35026" length="30086539" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Keith O'Brien, Editor in Chief PR Week</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1255&amp;link_file_rss=31697</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1255</guid><description><![CDATA[Editor of PR Week, Keith O'Brien goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about today's PR industry. 
 
Keith O'Brien is editor-in-chief of PR Week, and is responsible for the strategic editorial direction of the title, including the print, Web site, PR Week Contact, and other extensions including events.
 
Show Notes: 


5:08 - O’Brien discusses the elements of the media’s frustration with PR professionals 
 
7:32 - O’Brien gives advice to the PR industry on how to manage its own reputation 

9:10 - O’Brien on what case the PR industry needs to make to their clients and boss 

10:08 - O’Brien on today’s primary revenue drivers for the PR industry business 

13:29 - O’Brien on ineffective push distribution and that’s effect on media relations 

18:49 - O’Brien on whether push PR is part of the industries problem 

21:55 - O’Brien on the FCC’s effect on newswires 

25:00 - O’Brien on the push towards social media 

27:33 - O’Brien on which presidential candidate is running a better PR campaign 

30:43 - End 
 
Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=68666" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:23:54 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Keith_O_Brien_-_Editor_in_Chief_PR_Week-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/On_the_Record...Online_with_Keith_O_Brien_-_Editor_in_Chief_PR_Week.mp3?enclos_rss=31697" length="36892489" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with NPR All Things Considered Booker Carol Klinger</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1226&amp;link_file_rss=31358</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1226</guid><description><![CDATA[Carol Klinger is the associate editor and a booker for NPR’s All Things Considered; the first worldwide news broadcast on NPR that combines news, analysis, commentary, interviews and special features. She has been booking the show for close to fifteen years.

Show Notes:

3:14 - Klinger describes a typical day of booking

4:00 - Klinger on how she receives pitches

6:00 - Klinger on the pitches she is tired of getting

7:05 - Klinger on what makes a winning pitch

8:30 - Klinger on blind pitches

10:30 - Klinger on the growth of feature generated podcast stories on NPR

11:40 - Klinger on web coverage

12:00 - Klinger on how blogs have affected her job

13:07 - Klinger on future hot news trends of interest to NPR

14:58 - Klinger on the politics of news

16:40 - Klinger gives pre-interview tips

26:00 - End

Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom management service iPressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=64743" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:54:16 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Klinger-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Klinger.mp3?enclos_rss=31358" length="22037165" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Russell Wright, SEO Maven</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1190&amp;link_file_rss=30813</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1190</guid><description><![CDATA[SEO maven Russell Wright goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about the future of SEO services

Russell Wright is the co-founder of ThemeZoom, an online marketing intelligence platform that takes a radical approach to search engine optimizing online content. Wright, better known as “the keyword guy,” is a search engine optimization auditor and is known as an expert in finding profitable keywords.
Show Notes:
 3:07 - Wright gives tips on how to conduct SEO services with little to no budget.
 3:37 - Wright recommends free tools to monitor web traffic for beginners.
 4:28 - Wright reveals the most valuable information Google Analytics provides.
 5:42 - Wright on the possible vulnerabilities of Google and the new engine Cuil.
 16:47 - Wright on the social keywords versus business keywords.
24:44 – Wright’s guidelines for using social media sites for business applications.
25:39 - Wright talks about using keywords in URLs versus using Tinyurls.
34:09 - Wright on the profitability of online content.
35:09 - Wright on Google Connect and how that will affect the future of SEO services.
37:14 - Wright on the affects of Google’s recent release of the social graph API.
41:42 - Wright on the future of local mobile search.
43:27 - Wright on the conversion of social networking and mobile networking for business owners
44:41 - Wright on social search and algorithmic search.e
52:59 - End

Schwartzman is the founder of online newsroom provider iPressroom, which also provides SEO services for PR practitioners. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=61461" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:17:08 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wright-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wright.mp3?enclos_rss=30813" length="1242417" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Fame Formula author Mark Borkowski</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1133&amp;link_file_rss=27824</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1133</guid><description><![CDATA[Mark Borkowski is author of the new book “The Fame Formula” and one of Brittan’s top publicists who has hosted some of the most noteworthy PR photo opps in Great Britain including: stuffing a record number of people into a Smart Car and marching a line of elephants into a restaurant to promote Trivial Pursuit.  His new book “The Fame Formula,” which includes a mathematical formula for fame, examines the culture of celebrity in this modern age and how many publicists shape and mold fame.

Show Notes:
3:30 - Borkowski describes the background of “The Fame Formula.”
6:15 - Borkowski on how fame is different today from how it was pre 24/7 news cycle.
7:30 - Borkowski breaks down specifically how to sustain fame in today’s media market place.
8:05 - Borkowski on how to make someone without talent famous.
8:28 - Borkowski on the value of the soap opera lives of celebrities to the media.
9:00 - Borkowski on how our expectations of celebrity’s lives have changed.
10:20 -Borkowski on the evolution of personal PR and fame.
11:50 -Borkowski on the role of mainstream media coverage in the manufacture of fame.
13:19 -Borkowski on whether or not any press is good press.
14:05 -Borkowski reveals his insights on how to cope with consumer generated media in the evolving PR environment.
15:23 - Borkowski on his tactics for controlling the message in the social media world.
17:42 - Borkowski on transparency and authenticity in PR today.
21:33 - Borkowski gives PR advice for Barack Obama.
23:24 – Borkowski’s PR advice to the John McCain presidential bid.
26:00 - End
Schwartzman is the founder of online press room management service iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=55315" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:21:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Borkowski.mp3?enclos_rss=27824" length="25591288" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with PR Tactics &amp; Strategist Editor John Elsasser</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1061&amp;link_file_rss=17875</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=1061</guid><description><![CDATA[On the Record...Online with PR Tactics & Strategist Editor-in-Chief John Elsasser

Editor-in-Chief of PR Tactics & Strategist John Elsasser goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman of online PR service provider iPressroom to discuss PRSA’s publications and how new media technology has impacted PR.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

John Elsasser is the Editor-in-Chief for PRSA's award-winning monthly newspaper, PR Tactics.  The publication provides PR professionals with practical how-to information that will help improve their job performance and advance their careers.  The Strategist, PRSA’s quarterly print publication, examines changing concepts and occasionally challenges current wisdom about the practice of public relations.

Show Notes:

3:42 - Elsasser on his tenure as editor-in-chief of PR Tactics and The Strategist.

4:15 - Elsasser on how he got into journalism.

4:56 - Elsasser on how he wound up at PRSA.

6:05 - Elsasser on the negative connotations and usage of the term “public relations” int he mainstream news media.

7:52 - Elsasser on the challenge of overcoming preconceived notions.

8:58 - Elsasser on effective PR strategies.

11:06 - Elsasser on the rise of new media.

13:00 - Elsasser on the impact of transparent and authentic new media communications.

14:52 - Elsasser on the evolution of social media.

15:43 - Elsasser reveals a surprising fact about today’s PR industry.

16:45 – How to pitch Elsasser story ideas 

17:19 - End

Schwartzman is founder on online press room managemnt service iPressroom. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=52654" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Elsasser-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Elsasser.mp3?enclos_rss=17875" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with New York Times Columnist David Carr...Again</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=967&amp;link_file_rss=26277</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=967</guid><description><![CDATA[1:21 - Entertainment Beat Reporter John Horn at the Los Angeles Times on the types of stories he is interested in today, Special Features Editor Kevin Cassidy at The Hollywood Reporter on the news media’s online migration, and Entertainment Beat Reporter Bill Keveney at USA Today on incorporating multimedia into his coverage.

6:59 - Intro to Carr’s keynote speech at the Digital Impact Conference.

8:31 - Carr on the ever-changing advancements in media.

11:01 - Carr relates his 9/11 experience to the paradigm shift in mass media.

13:44 - Carr on the impact of electronic clutter.

13:21 - Carr on the best way to pitch him a story.

17:17 - Carr shares his amazement with Wikipedia.

17: 53 - Carr on the new push vs. pull media world.

19:02 - Carr reveals the importance of “the list.”

20:38 - Carr on the mainstream media change in matrices.

23:11 - Carr on the strategies Dell Inc. took to gain a favorable shift in the blogosphere.

27:10 - Carr on the significance of search engine optimization.

31:56 - Carr on his opinion of podcasts.

32:52 - Carr on which e-mail account he personally uses and strongly recommends.

36:00 - Carr on why the small fries need attention, too.

42:55 - Carr on the time commitment that comes with starting a blog.

52:18 - Carr on the practices some PR professionals exercise that will no longer work.

55:51 - Carr on the types of videos that are best for publication Web sites.

1:00:25 - Carr on why conversation--rather than content--is king.

Carr writes The Media Equation column for the Monday Business section of the NYT that focuses on media issues including print, digital, film, radio and television. He also works as a general assignment reporter in the Culture section of NYT covering all aspects of popular culture.

1:02:17 - Carr on what Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, means by “narcissism doesn’t know any special demographic.”

1:12:00 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=49838" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:30:17 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ent-editors-and-carr-full-segment-20080714-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-ent-editors-and-carr-full-segment-20080714.mp3?enclos_rss=26277" length="70436065" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with PRSA Fellow Ira Yellen</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=948&amp;link_file_rss=17879</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=948</guid><description><![CDATA[PRSA Fellow Ira Yellen goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman of online PR service provider iPressroom to discuss the challenges of efficiently managing a PR agency.

This PR podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.
Ira Yellen is President/CEO of First Experience Communications, a full service marketing, communications and public relations company.  Recently, Mr. Yellen was elected into Public Relations Society of America College of Fellows, a select group of public relations professionals who have contributed to the profession.  He is also chairman of Glastonbury Education Foundation, a foundation committed to raising money for a variety of community education initiatives.

Show Notes:

3:10 - Yellen on the biggest challenges PR firms faces.

4:15 - Yellen on how PR agency managers can improve profitability.

6:10 - Yellen on understanding client goals, and managing client expectations.

7:29 - Yellen on the three most common problems that he finds at PR agencies.

8:45 - Yellen on the PR manager's ability to periodically reevaluate the direction of their agency in order to maintain profitability.

9:49 - Yellen gives practical examples on how agency owners can increase their profit margins.

10:59 - Yellen on the key indicators he uses the measure client deliverables. 

11:53 - Yellen on delegating campaign responsibilities.

12:26 - Yellen on the traits he looks for when recruiting account managers.

13:14 - Yellen on recruiting individuals with the right communications skills.

16:41 - Yellen on what makes an optimal PR agency client.

17:35 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=42547" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:51:35 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Yellen-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Yellen.mp3?enclos_rss=17879" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with BusinessWeek Computers Dept. Editor Spencer Ante</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=928&amp;link_file_rss=24646</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=928</guid><description><![CDATA[BusinessWeek computers department editor Spencer Ante goes On the Record...Online to discuss his new book Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital on the birth of venture capital in the United States.  Ante will be attending the Digital Impact Conference in New York, June 9 & 10, 2008, to deliver a strategic recap alongside Eric Schwartzman on how to optimize the right tools at the right time for a successful equilibrium between traditional and new media.

Show notes:

0:28 - Intro

4:54 - Ante details a typical day at the office.  

6:17 - Ante on his new book recently published by Harvard Business Press in April, 2008.

7:42 - Ante on what is currently going on with venture capital and how the economy is playing a part.

10:32 - Ante on the importance of PR and communications.

11:10 - Ante reveals why certain Web 2.0 companies reign more successful than others.

12:26 - Ante's thoughts on FutureWorks PR practitioner and PR 2.0 blogger Brian Solis' TechCrunch article entitled, "PR Secrets for Startups," and Seesmic CEO Loic Le Meur's response on why you do not need PR to get the word out.

14:40 - Ante on his thoughts on data portability migration.

19:04 - Ante reveals what surprises him most on where technology is headed.

21:06 - Ante on what he discovered studying the history of technology.

23:15 - End

This podcast is hosted by Eric Schwartzman of Schwartzman & Associates, one of the best Los Angeles Public Relations Agencies.  Eric is also founder and chairman of PR Software as a Service provided by iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=39841" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:38:31 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Spencer-Ante-Full-Episode-b-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Spencer-Ante-Full-Episode-b.mp3?enclos_rss=24646" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Opinion Page Journalists</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=923&amp;link_file_rss=24465</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=923</guid><description><![CDATA[San Jose Mercury News Opinion Page Editor Barbara Marshman and Orange County Register Opinion Page Senior Writer and Columnist Steven Greenhut go On the Record...Online to discuss the personality of their newspapers opinion sections and their predictions for where opinion journalism is heading in the age of citizen journalism and social media. 

Show notes:

4:03 - Marshman on her daily responsibilities at the SJ Merc.

4:48 - Greenhut on his daily responsibilities at the OC Register.

5:27 - Marshman on the key to a successful PR pitch, and the best way to reach her.

8:10 - Greenhut identifies the OC Register's editorial philosophy. 

9:41 - Greenhut on what warrants an editorial board meeting and the process of coordinating one.

12:12 - Marshman reveals some typical mistakes PR practitioners tend to make when attempting to coordinate editorial board meetings.

16:31 - Greenhut on the SJ Merc editorial section's "off the record" policy.

17:30 - Marshman discusses the value of going off the record with the opinion page.

20:50 – Marshman's future outlook on the influence of editorial opinion.

24:51 - Greenhut on the challenges of being a part of the newspaper business today.  

25:50 - Greenhut discloses the mistakes the newspaper business has made in response to today's changing media landscape.

29:24 - Marshman on the pressure blogs impose on mainstream opinion journalism.

31:14 - Marshman on what newspapers have that user-generated sources don't.

35:53 - End

This podcast is hosted by Eric Schwartzman of Schwartzman & Associates, one of the best Los Angeles Public Relations Agencies.  Eric is also founder and chairman of PR Software as a Service provided by iPressroom.

 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=38772" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:21:28 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Marshman-Greenhut-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Marshman-Greenhut.mp3?enclos_rss=24465" length="35990120" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Coca Cola Comm. Dir. Ray Crockett</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=911&amp;link_file_rss=17878</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=911</guid><description><![CDATA[Coca Cola Director of Communications Ray Crockett goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman of online PR service provider iPressroom to discuss Coca Cola’s adoption of new media and challenges facing the company’s communication strategy.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Ray Crockett is the Director of Communications for Coca Cola, the world’s largest beverage company.  He acts as the key spokesman for the company.

Show Notes:

3:13 - Crockett on reaching consumer audiences, which have become fragmented.

3:58 - Crockett explains integrating new media channels into Coca Cola’s marketing/communications campaign.

4:20 - A day in the life of a Director of Communications at Coca Cola.

5:00 - Crockett on how he sees social media impacting his responsibilities as director of communications.

5:29 - Crockett on whether social media outreach should be the responsibility of public relations.

5:57 - Crockett reveals the single-greatest challenge of working for Coca Cola.

6:58 - Crockett on his greatest PR achievement at the Coca Cola.

8:02 - Crockett on how Coca Cola responds to claims that soft drinks are unhealthy.

8:49 - Crockett shares his perspective on negative publicity about high-energy drinks.

10:18 - Crockett on the challenges of marketing Coca Cola to the international community during this period of war.

11:31 - Crockett on what Coca Cola’s iconic logo symbolizes.

12:10 - Crockett on targeting regional consumer interest in order to maintain global dominance.

13:26 - Crockett on allegations of racial discrimination within the company.

15:01 - Crockett on multi-cultural communications.

16:34 - Crockett gives advice to aspiring PR professionals on scaling the corporate pyramid.

17:45 - Crockett on the key character traits he looks for when recruiting employees for PR jobs at the Coca Cola Company.

18:24 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=35013" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:07:33 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Crocket-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Crocket.mp3?enclos_rss=17878" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Forrester Analyst and Groundswell Co-author Josh Bernoff</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=890&amp;link_file_rss=23448</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=890</guid><description><![CDATA[Forrester Research Vice President & Principal Analyst and Co-author of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Josh Bernoff goes On the Record...Online to discuss his book as well as the messages he will by keynoting on at The Digital Impact Conference on June 8 & 9 in New York City. 

Show Notes:

1:16 - Digital Impact Conference in NYC, June 9-10

4:11 - Bernoff defines a Groundswell.

7:04 - Bernoff reveals how social technologies challenge institutional power. 

9:05 - Bernoff categorizes social media participants.
 
10:53 - Bernoff defines the acronym P.O.S.T., and how it is spliced into an ideal marketing strategy.

12:21 - Bernoff on the Social Technographics Profile.

13:25 - Bernoff shares the mistake most organizations make participating in groundswells. 

15:23 - Bernoff's biggest surprise from evaluating social media research data.

17:30 - Bernoff on how corporate culture affects a company’s adoption of social media.

23:20 - Bernoff on achieving social media objectives and effectively measuring awareness and ROI.

26:01 - Bernoff on whether or not organizations should create a forum for dissent on their company website.

29:19 – End

This podcast is hosted by Eric Schwartzman of Schwartzman & Associates, one of the best PR Agencies Los Angeles has to offer.  Eric is also founder and chairman of PR Software as a Service provided by iPressroom.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=33292" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:46 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JBernoff-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JBernoff.mp3?enclos_rss=23448" length="29418539" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Cisco Sr. Corp. Comm. Director Maureen Kasper</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=855&amp;link_file_rss=22622</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=855</guid><description><![CDATA[Show notes:

0:28  - Intro

4:25 - Kasper on how social media impacts her job responsibilities.

6:35 - Kasper discusses her biggest challenge to getting Cisco's internal team to adopt new media and social media tools and technologies.

9:34 - Kasper reveals two big opportunities that social media gives internal communicators.
 
13:59 - Kasper shares Cisco's objectives when using social media.

15:14 - Kasper on Cisco helps its employees blog responsibly.

16:46 - Kasper's biggest surprise about how organizations are using social media.

18:50 - Kasper on the separation between internal and external communications. 

20:58 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=27630" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:30:44 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MKasper-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-MKasper.mp3?enclos_rss=22622" length="21484418" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with BusinessWeek Media Centric Columnist Jon Fine</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=765&amp;link_file_rss=20671</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=765</guid><description><![CDATA[0:29 - Intro

3:10 - Fine on the PR/reporter relationship.

5:17 - Fine on the digital distribution of the news. 

7:26 - Fine describes his BusinessWeek column "Media Centric."

8:26 - Fine's policy on embargoes.

12:40 - Fine on whether or not newspapers will survive.

15:30 - Fine on whether or not video on demand poses a challenge to cable and broadcasting.

26:23 - Fine on corporate adoption of new media.

28:40 - Fine on the appeal of social networks.

30:15 - Fine shares his opinion on the credibility of mainstream media blogs. 

33:28 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=23775" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JFIne-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-JFIne.mp3?enclos_rss=20671" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Slate.com reporter Chris Wilson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=752&amp;link_file_rss=20520</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=752</guid><description><![CDATA[Show notes:

4:55 - Wilson shares his secret about user-generated content websites that is little known among the general readership. 

7:51 - Wilson on the pros and cons of social media websites.

9:49 - Wilson on the public’s perception of these websites.

10:43 - Wilson explains his views on Wikipedia from a journalistic standpoint. 

17:43 - Wilson shares the models he finds successful (Slashdot and Helium). 

24: 16 - Wilson on the survival of print, commercial publications and how that fares with website like Wikipedia and Digg.

27:30 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=21701" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:26:02 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-CWilson-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-CWilson.mp3?enclos_rss=20520" length="27752132" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Disneyland VP PR Duncan Wardle</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=722&amp;link_file_rss=17876</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=722</guid><description><![CDATA[On the Record...Online with VP Global PR Disney Parks & Resorts Duncan Wardle

Vice President of Global PR at Disneyland Resorts Duncan Wardle goes On the Record...Online to discuss the impact social media has had on marketing Disneyland Resorts in the digital era.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Duncan Wardle is Vice President of Walt Disney World and Global PR for Disney Parks.  His current role encompasses the strategic development and execution of PR campaigns designed to raise awareness and increase intent to visit Disney Parks worldwide.  Mr. Wardle’s team launched the company’s first word-of-mouth and online social network campaign, enlisting thousands of evangelists and leveraging their passion for the brand to convert new audiences.  He also oversaw the first global PR campaign conducted by Disney Parks in celebration of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary.  Prior to his current role based in Orlando, Fla., Wardle has served in an executive PR capacity for the Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London and Paris.
Show Notes:

3:25 - Wardle discusses his role in the launch of Disneyland’s podcast.

3:51 - Wardle on the promotional benefits of podcasting.

5:12 - Wardle on increasing transparency without destroying suspension of disbelief. 
6:17 - Wardle on appealing to younger generations who are impervious to traditional media.

8:10 - Wardle on the current challenges of marketing Disney, an iconic American symbol, to the international community.

9:18 - Wardle on the future strategy of Disneyland Parks evolving in order to maintain the standard of excellence for theme parks worldwide.

10:03 - Wardle shares words of advice for PR professionals moving forward in the digital era.

11:25 - Wardle on his presentation at the PRSA 2007 International Conference.

11:47 - Wardle explains how people can subscribe to the Disneyland podcast.

11:53 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=17476" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wardle-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wardle.mp3?enclos_rss=17876" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with SEO Guru Lee Odden</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=693&amp;link_file_rss=17880</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=693</guid><description><![CDATA[On the Record...Online with SEO Guru Lee Odden

CEO of TopRank Online Marketing Lee Odden goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman of online PR service provider iPressroom to discuss value of search engine optimization marketing.

This PR podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Lee Odden is CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, a leading Internet marketing agency that specializes in helping companies improve sales and brand visibility online.  Based in Minneapolis, TopRank has been recognized as a leading search engine optimization firm by TopSEOs.com and PromotionWorld and has been included in Marketing Sherpa’s guide to SEO firms for the past 3 years.  An internet marketing veteran and recognized expert on search and blog marketing, Mr. Odden is executive editor of MarketingBlog.com.  He is a regular contributor to industry leading publications including BusinessBlogConsulting.com, WebProNews and Search Engine Guide.

Show Notes:

3:16 - Odden gives examples of the benefits of SEO.

4:07 - Odden on the role of SEO in a media relations.

5:52 - Odden on the search engine optimized press release.

7:00 - Odden on keyword placement within a press release to secure an optimal search rank.

7:58 - Odden on the usefulness of mentioning competitors in press releases to increase page rank.

8:50 - Odden on the impact of media data for search rank.

9:56 - Odden on developing separate press releases SEO and media relations.

11:55 - Odden reveals the strategy for managing a client's reputation by placing positive content as the primary link on a search rank.

13:50 - Odden on the ethical considerations of using inbound links to determine page rank.

15:54 - Odden on Google's shortcomings.

17:50 - Odden on recommending SEO to clients more interested in traditional public relations.

19:27 - Odden on developing an SEO marketing strategy to increase client visibility.

20:15 - Odden on why his PR strategy appeals to clients.

21:18 - Odden shares his single, biggest SEO mistake.

22:13 - Odden on his single, greatest SEO accomplishment.

23:09 - Odden on the challenges of learning to SEO content.

25:10 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=15300" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:07:38 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Oden-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Oden.mp3?enclos_rss=17880" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Harvard Scholar Kevin Lewis</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=681&amp;link_file_rss=17699</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=681</guid><description><![CDATA[On the Record...Online with Harvard Scholar Kevin Lewis who's study on friendships on Facebook was featured on page A1 of the New York Times.

Detailed Show Notes to Follow. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=13474" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-klewis-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-klewis.mp3?enclos_rss=17699" length="27253088" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with PRSA Chairman Jeff Julin</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=665&amp;link_file_rss=17385</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=665</guid><description><![CDATA[PRSA Chairman and President of MGA Communication Jeff Julin goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman of online PR service provider iPressroom to discuss how he became PRSA Chairman.

This PR podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Jeff Julin is the 2008 Chairman of the Public Relations Society of America.  Mr. Julin is also president of MGA Communications, Inc. with 30 years experience in public relations, community affairs, communication strategies and marketing communication programs.  He has worked with numerous controversial projects, from product liability to regulatory and labor situations, and has acquired strong skills in issues and crisis management.

Show Notes:

3:24 - Julin on being elected to Chairman of PRSA.

5:30 - Julin on his PR firm MGA Communications.

6:12 - Julin on balancing his schedule to meet the needs of PRSA and MGA Communications simultaneously.

6:48 - Julin on what led him to become an active PRSA member.

7:54 - Julin on how he got into public relations.

9:24 - Julin on becoming President of PRSA.

10:44 - Julin reveals the biggest challenges currently facing the PR industry.

11:44 - Julin on what he plans to do as PRSA President.

13:19 - Julin on the impact of PRSA on his professional development.

14:12 - Julin shares his biggest surprise on how things work inside the PRSA.

15:09 - Julin discusses laying the groundwork for his imminent term at the PRSA 2007 International Conference.

16:58 - Julin talks about the benefits of being an active PRSA member.

18:01 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=10002" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:05:56 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Julin-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Julin.mp3?enclos_rss=17385" length="18003574" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with CIPR Director Colin Farrington</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=645&amp;link_file_rss=16714</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=645</guid><description><![CDATA[General Director of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Colin Farrington goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman of new media marketing service provider iPressroom to discuss the current international policies between the U.S. and England, as well as the impact of globalization has had on public relations.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Farrington is principal advisor to the Institute’s Council and is responsible for the delivery of the Institute's modernization strategy. Today, CIPR is regarded as one of the world’s leading public relations and communications organizations.  He is also the Secretary General of the European Confederation of Public Relations Associations (CERP), and Chairman of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management (GA), which he helped found in 2000.

Show Notes:

3:14 - Farrington explains his mandate as General Director of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

4:50 - Farrington on how the UK perceives the United States during this time of war.

6:16 - Farrington on how Great Britain’s sentiment toward the U.S. has changed since Tony Blair’s departure as prime minister.

7:52 - Farrington on the policies he would pursue if he was the current U.S. Secretary of State.

12:02 - Farrington on why he is not an advocate of blogs.

13:58 - Farrington on how social media has changed the way organization’s respond to a crisis.

15:39 - Farrington on identifying target audiences for social media communications.

18:26 - Farrington on how global communications impact traditional media relations.

20:05 - Farrington on how people interested with CIPR or the Global Alliance can get involved. 

20:44 - End

Schwartzman is also managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=5400" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:03:29 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Farrington-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Farrington.mp3?enclos_rss=16714" length="20615824" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Hyku blogger Josh Hallett</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=640&amp;link_file_rss=16547</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=640</guid><description><![CDATA[Social media consultant Josh Hallett goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman of new media marketing service provider iPressroom to discuss the challenges of integrating social media into external communications campaigns.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Josh Hallett is internationally recognized as a thought leader in the convergence of social media, corporate public relations and marketing.  Mr. Hallett is the founder of Hyku, LLC, who recently joined technology PR firm Voce Communications.  He has provided support to Fortune 500 firms, the traditional media, and some of the world’s largest public relations and marketing firms.  Mr. Hallett is also a highly sought-after public speaker on social media and has presented at numerous workshops, seminars, and conferences in a wide variety of marketing segments.  He participated in the official conference blog at the 2007 PRSA International Conference. 

Show Notes:

3:30 - Hallett on his role as a conference blogger at the 2007 PRSA International Conference.

5:15 - Hallett on his introduction to social media.

6:25 - Hallett on his transition into new media consulting.

7:14 - Hallett on why he became involved in a “communication-driven” industry.

8:19 - Hallett on how much time he dedicates to learning new media technologies.

9:21 - Hallett on understanding the business application of new media services.

11:19 - Hallett on the challenges of open source technology.

12:26 - Hallett on determining what social media application will provide the best support for a client.

15:33 - Hallett on the challenge of implementing new media technology in order to positively impact the client’s communication campaign.

17:47 - Hallett on educating clients to perceive their website as a live communications vehicle between the company and its customer.

20:18 - Hallett on how his non-traditional background has helped him build a unique vision as a PR professional.

22:21 - End

Schwartzman is also managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=5165" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:29:02 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Hallet-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Hallet.mp3?enclos_rss=16547" length="22145133" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with WagEd Chief Innovator Marianne Allison</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=618&amp;link_file_rss=15544</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=618</guid><description><![CDATA[Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Marianne Allison goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman of new media marketing service provider iPressroom to discuss the challenges of promoting innovative technology and Waggener Edstrom’s role in developing the reputation of Microsoft.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Marianne Allison is the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, an agency that provides public relation services using innovative communication methods for global organizations impacted by change.  As CIO, Marianne is responsible for the agency’s intellectual property strategy, as well as promoting ideas and innovation internally through cultural and educational initiatives.  She was integral to the development and design of Waggener Edstrom Worldwide flagship Innovation CommunicationSM system, which helped ground the agency’s reputation for deep and substantive work in public relations.

Show Notes:

3:20 - Allison describes her role at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide.

4:10 - Allison on how she became the Chief Innovation Officer.

5:23 - Allison explains how she advise clients on promoting early adoption of new, innovative products and services.

6:59 - Allison reveals the challenge of introducing a new technologies to consumers.

8:44 - Allison on what can be done to accelerate the adoption of new technologies.

10:02 - Allison elaborates on steps to alleviating consumer anxiety toward new technologies and consumer electronics.

10:57 - Allison gives examples of how consumer dissent can positively impact product innovation.

13:53 - Allison on the importance of trust when introducing new technology products and services.

16:44 - Allison talks about whether philanthropic endeavors can actually work to build consumer confidence in new technology.

18:54 - Allison on the launch of Microsoft Vista and the future of the software giants.

22:05 - End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=4468" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:00:10 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Allison-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Allison.mp3?enclos_rss=15544" length="21868863" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record…Online with the Chairman of W2 Group Larry Weber</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=614&amp;link_file_rss=16210</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=614</guid><description><![CDATA[Larry Weber goes on the On the Record…Online with host Eric Schwartzman of new media marketing service provider iPressroom to discuss the impact that social media has on news today and his experience building one the world’s largest PR firms, Weber Shandwick Worldwide.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

Larry Weber is author of the new book “Marketing the Social Web” and the Chairman of W2 Group a global marketing services ecosystem that helps CMOs in their new role as builders of communities and content aggregators.  Prior to W2 Group, Mr. Weber founded The Weber Group, which within a decade became the world's largest public relations firm, Weber Shandwick Worldwide.  In early 2000, Mr. Weber became chairman and CEO of Interpublic's Advanced Marketing Services Group, where he built and oversaw an $800 million group that included the world's top public relations, healthcare communications, branding, research, and entertainment and experiential marketing firms.


Show Notes:

3:33 – Weber talks about his start in PR and how he grew one of the largest PR agencies in the world.

7:00 – Weber on his transition from practicing public relations to the C suite of a global firm.

8:23 – Weber discusses the culture of Weber Shandwick Worldwide.

9:53 – Weber shares the key character traits he looks for when recruiting employees for PR jobs.

11:20 – Weber explains how he found success with his first PR firm, The Weber Group.

11:45 – Weber reveals how he was able to grow the staff at Weber Shandwick Worldwide to meet agency demand, without losing sight over the firm’s existing client account load.

12:50 – Weber on appealing to third-parties to secure media coverage.

15:04 – Weber on managing client expectations.


16:11 – Weber on why meeting expectations is more important than developing a friendship with the client.

16:59 – Weber discusses why social media is compelling companies to shift dollars from advertising to public relations.

18:19 – Weber reveals why he thinks the business community has only just begun to use social media as a promotional tool.

20:17 – Weber explains how to promote new media content by strategically using paid media.

22:52 – Weber on why the evolution social media compels PR professionals to dig deeper into where people get their news and what issues influence them.

24:44 – Weber on why there will always be a need for traditional media.

25:38 – Weber on how social media improves the credibility of mainstream news.

25:52 – Weber reveals what sets him apart from other PR pros.

27:19 – End

Schwartzman is also the managing director of Los Angeles PR firm Schwartzman & Associates. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=3893" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:55:46 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Weber2-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Weber2.mp3?enclos_rss=16210" length="26878938" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with World Bank Senior Advisor of External Relations Edith Wilson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=606&amp;link_file_rss=16188</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=606</guid><description><![CDATA[Edith Wilson goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the integration of new media at the World Bank and how the organization has responded to recent controversial issues.

This podcast was recorded at the 2007 Public Relations Society of America International Conference in Philadelphia.

NOTE: This is not a political podcast.  We are interested in how technology is changing the way organizations communicate, and the way people consume media and information. This interview focuses on getting at the lessons Wilson has learned as a communications professional.  We take no position on the issues or policies of the World Bank.

Edith Wilson is Senior Advisor on Corporate Communications in the External Relations office of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1998.  She assists the Director on special projects and policy documents, and lends technical assistance and training to Bank projects on strategic communications issues.  As a project manager at the World Bank in 2002-2004, she led a team integrating public affairs and communications components in World Bank Loans and projects, providing technical assistance and designing strategic communications and opinion research programs for client countries.  Prior to joining the World Bank, Ms. Wilson served as Senior Fellow and Director at the Progressive Policy Institute, and as Chief of Staff for Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL.).  Before working in government, she was Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the public affairs firm Burson-Marstellar, working on NAFTA implementation and environmental issues.


Show Notes:

3:38 - Wilson on why the World Bank is seen by some as a controversial organization.

4:26 - Wilson reflects on her rise to Senior Advisor of External Relations at the World Bank.

6:54 - Wilson on protest that have occurred at the World Bank Meetings.

10:45 - Wilson on the challenges she faces as a communicator for the World Bank.

12:37 - Wilson reveals the lessons she learned as a spokesperson during Paul Wolfowitz’s controversial resignation as World Bank President.

16:02 - Wilson on the World Bank’s position concerning leveraging the internet to increase transparency of the organization.

17:52 - Wison discusses common what she believes are common misperceptions of the World Bank.

20:02 - Wilson on the World Bank‘s relevancy at a time when countries can get loans from other financial institutions and the fight against poverty has proven to be a difficult task.

22:43 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=2957" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:10:18 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wilson-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Wilson.mp3?enclos_rss=16188" length="22456513" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Former White House Communications Director Karen Hughes</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=599&amp;link_file_rss=15880</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=599</guid><description><![CDATA[Former US President George W. Bush's director of communications Karen Hughes goes On the Record...Online with iPressroom founder and chairman Eric Schwartzman about strategic communications messaging, promoting American values at this time of war and the challenges of publicizing unpopular US policies abroad.

NOTE: This is not a political podcast.  We are interested in how technology is changing the way organizations communicate, and the way people consume media and information.  This interview focuses on getting at the lessons Hughes learned as a communications professional.  We take no sides on the issues or policies of George W. Bush Administration.
Karen Hughes is the former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, with the rank of ambassador.  Her objective was to lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive public diplomacy plan.  Previously, Hughes was the director of communications while George Bush was governor of Texas, from 1995 to 2000.  Later she was counselor to president George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002.  In July 2002, Hughes moved back to Texas for two years before rejoining the Bush Administration in August of 2004 as a campaign consultant.

This podcast was recorded on Oct. 22, 2007 at the PRSA International Conference 2007 in Philadelphia, the week before Ms. Hughes resigned from the position of undersecretary.  The episode was released on Oct. 31, 2007, the same day Hughes resigned from the US Department of State.

Show Notes:

3:58 - Hughes on the challenges of promoting American values abroad at this time of war.

5:48 - Hughes discusses communicating unpopular US policies that are unlikely to change.

8:40 - Hughes on the single most important part of a strategic messaging campaign.

10:33 - Hughes on the real value of research to political campaigns.

12:06 - Hughes contemplates the internet’s role on the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election.

13:46 - Hughes on the opportunity new media presents corporate communications and public relations professionals.

14:23 - Hughes on her future political aspirations.

15:13 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=665" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:55:35 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Hughes-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Hughes.mp3?enclos_rss=15880" length="15280153" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Blogger Kami Huyse at the PRSA International Conference 2007</title><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=583&amp;link_file_rss=15542</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=583</guid><description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=564" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:58:21 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/prsa-otro-episode-one-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/prsa-otro-episode-one.mp3?enclos_rss=15542" length="27894172" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Author and Ethicist Dov Seidman</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=572&amp;link_file_rss=15214</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=572</guid><description><![CDATA[Dov Seidman goes "On the Record...Online" with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the “How” in a hyper-connected, transparent world of communication and business.

Dov Seidman is the author of the new book “How” which explains why “how” we do anything means everything in business.  He created his highly successful company LRN from the living room of his apartment which has now grown to include some high profiled clientele such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Trump Entertainment, and more than 250 others.  LRN’s objective is to help companies share their corporate cultures and build strong, principled organizations that are successful in the marketplace.  Seidman is very busy giving presentations about the importance of being both profitable principled to likes of The National Press Club, the Outstanding Directors Exchange, the Defense Industry Initiative’s Best Practice Forum, Council of State Governments, and the Corporate Board Member Magazine Boardroom Summit to name a few.  Seidman’s view on business behavior has also been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, ABC’s Good Morning America, and BBC News.  Seidman obtained a philosophy degree from UCLA, a politics and economics degree at Oxford, and studied law at Harvard Law School.


SHOW NOTES:

06:40- The world has changed from an outdoing/outperforming oriented society to a how we do what we do matters the most society.

07:29- “We no longer live in a glass house, but on glass microscope slides.”

08:53- Seidman explains how reputations are no longer controlled, but uncontrolled in this hyper-connected, transparent world.

11:11- Seidman discusses that in this connected world we have to find new ways to relate to customers and clients.

15:37- Seidman explains that innovation in “how” is a way to differentiate from the others which allows you to connect with your customers on a deeper level.

17:44- Instead of thinking of what we can and cannot do, in a “how” world we think of what we should and should not do.

20:45- Seidman describes the benefits of out behaving versus out performing.

23:42- Seidman reveals that in this connected world you cannot manage your reputation you just earn it.

26:20- Seidman shares his reasoning and thoughts behind his new book and his website www.howsmatter.com

28:09- Seidman describes how fostering a new corporate culture leads to success.

30:20- Seidman elaborates on how creating a deeper connection with your customer through inspiration and motivation are beneficial to your business.

32:25- Seidman explains how principle and profit reinforce each other.

36:19- End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=565" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:05:36 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Seidman-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Seidman.mp3?enclos_rss=15214" length="35523250" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with BusinessWeek Chief of Correspondents Joseph Weber</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=461&amp;link_file_rss=12912</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=461</guid><description><![CDATA[Joseph Weber is chief of correspondents for BusinessWeek, based in Chicago. Previously, he was Chicago bureau manager. Weber joined BusinessWeek in June, 1987, as a correspondent in Dallas. He was Philadelphia bureau manager from January, 1988, until August, 1997. He then managed Canadian coverage from Toronto until December, 1999. Among his many awards are an Excellence in Financial Journalism Award from the New York State Society of CPAs, two Peter Lisagor Awards from the Headline Club of Chicago, and a Distinguished Editorial Achievement Award from McGraw-Hill. Weber is a graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

SHOW NOTES:

04:44 - Weber describes his role at BusinessWeek and reveals the details behinds a typical day at work.

06:15 - Weber responds to the question, “How does the news break down in terms of the news cycle?”

07:25 - Weber goes in-depth about the process of putting timely news online.

08:00 - Weber elaborates on the hierarchy behind the decision making processes at BusinessWeek.

10:34 -Weber on the section editors at BusinessWeek and how particular sections break down in terms of content.

12:20 - Weber discusses what channels an idea goes through before it becomes an assignment.

16:30 - Weber describes whether he feels he can predict the fate of a pitch before it’s vetted.

19:50 - Weber on whether we are in danger of loosing print news media journalism.

26:00 - Weber talks about whether journalists are partially responsible for missing the story on Enron.

28:20 - Weber shares his viewpoint on the deal between Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal.

29:11 - Weber remarks on the newspaper business’ decline and whether this is only a passing phase or a new reality.

31:50 - Weber explains his view on how advertisers are moving their business online.

33:00 -Weber elaborates on the future of the bottom line and whether it will affect the integrity of journalism.

34:39 - End <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=566" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:40:44 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Weber-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Weber.mp3?enclos_rss=12912" length="34496740" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Forbes.com CEO James Spanfeller</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=439&amp;link_file_rss=12365</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=439</guid><description><![CDATA[JAMES SPANFELLER serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Forbes.com, a leading media Internet company, and as Executive Vice President of Electronic Publishing for Forbes, publisher of Forbes, the nation's leading business magazine.

SHOW NOTES:

05:00 - Spanfeller describes his role at Forbes.com and his history in print magazines and online media. 

06:10 - Spanfeller answers the question, "Is print advertising worth more than online advertising?"

07:17 - Spanfeller elaborates on the ways advertisers can use new media to reach a highly targeted audience.

08:30 - The advantages of tracking and measuring new media over mainstream media.

08:52 - How online advertising is becoming integrated into traditional marketing campaigns and public relations campaigns.

10:30 - Spanfeller shares his opinion on the future of the thirty-second spot. 

11:42 - The launch of the Forbes.com Video Network.

14:37 - Spanfeller explains how the internet gives users control of the media they access.

15:08 - Forbes.com's partnership with Facebook.

16:25 - Spanfeller's advice to corporations seeking to manage their online reputations.

20:10 - The creation of the Forbes' Corporate Organizational Chart Wiki.

23:30 - Spanfeller's best advice for marketing and PR professionals looking to integrate new media into their corporate communications, marketing communications and public relations campaigns. 

25.13 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=567" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:59:29 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Spanfeller-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Spanfeller.mp3?enclos_rss=12365" length="30310997" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with New York Times Columnist David Carr</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=383&amp;link_file_rss=11994</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=383</guid><description><![CDATA[On the Record...Online with New York Times Columnist David Carr

David Carr goes “On the Record...Online” with Eric Schwartzman to talk about blogging, influence, and the newspaper industry.

DAVID CARR has been writing about media as it intersects with business, culture and government, for the past 25 years. His column, “The Media Equation” appears in the Monday Business section of the New York Times, highlighting the latest news as it relates to print, digital, film, radio and television. Mr. Carr is also noted for his seasonal video blog, “The Carpetbagger” which runs November through March, giving readers a “behind-the-scenes” look at the road to the Academy Awards. 

SHOW NOTES:

04:58 - Carr describes how his job has changed since the introduction of the Internet. 

06:58 - Carr explains a recent quote from his column, “When it comes to meta-analysis on breaking issues, the web seems better suited to Paris Hilton than patient safety.”

08:28 - Carr on applying journalistic standards to blogging.

11:28 - Carr shares his opinion on the role bloggers play in the food chain of media and the blogs he sees as influential.

11:59 - Carr reveals the one metric in which blogs have the most impact. Hear which blogs he says can move a story forward and get people talking. 

13:35 - Importance of scoops in the age of the blog.

15:40 - The business of newspapers and how the audience has changed and continues to change.

17:19 - How newspapers battle to keep their share holders happy, the departments staffed and the community well-served.

19:10 - Carr on Rupert Murdoch’s controversial bid to purchase the Wall Street Journal.

21:40 - End.
 <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=568" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:05:14 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Carr-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Carr.mp3?enclos_rss=11994" length="20863883" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Social Media Author Paul Gillin</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=381&amp;link_file_rss=11892</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=381</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul Gillin goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman to talk about new influencers of popular opinion. What motivates them, what they value and what marketers can do to engage with them.

PAUL GILLIN has been reporting on the impacts of technology and media for 25 years. Before focusing full-time on social media, he was the founding editor-in-chief of Tech Target, one of the most successful new media entities to emerge on the internet. Prior to that, he was editor-in-chief of Computerworld. He now advises marketing executives and CEO's on how to turn the new social media to their advantage. Gillin's latest contribution to the business world is a book titled, "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media." It is part of the "Books to Build Your Career By" series published by Quill Driver Books and profiles among others, the host of this podcast as a "new influencer."

SHOW NOTES:

06:15 - Gillin describes his new book, The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media and explains how building credibility, audience and power in a market have changed with the proliferation of social media tools.

09:43 - Small markets count. Marketers should not underestimate the value of a small, focused audience in terms of click-through rates.

11:18 - Marketing to social media markets is not the same as marketing through the mainstream media. In the world of social media, the audience defines the message and marketers must engage the audience in a meaningful dialogue. Gillin illustrates how knowledge of this can make or break a company's reputation.

12:00 - Gillin highlights an important, "unstoppable trend" that every marketer needs to recognize.

13:22 - Gillin discusses last year's AOL customer service debacle and how the power of social media can turn one event into a PR crisis.

15:00 - The benefits of viral media through a brief case study of the Mommycast.

17:42 - Schwartzman points out that the new influencers aren't limited by geographical boundaries and their value to advertisers can be measured more by psychographics than demographics.

19:26 - Ethical considerations marketers should be mindful of when entering the world of social media marketing.

20:17 - Gillin discusses the ethical standards of the blogosphere. 

22:35 - Gillin addresses the common complaints concerning the lack of journalistic standards in blogging but shows how marketers can become comfortable with the format by focusing on its strengths.

23:50 - Gillin explains why newspapers are failing and why he thinks most metropolitan dailies will be out of business in twenty years. 

26:44 - Gillin opines on the shortcomings of traditional journalistic standards.

28.08 - About Gillin's own podcast series for PR professionals, Tech PR War Stories.

30:10 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=569" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 19:19:59 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gillin-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gillin.mp3?enclos_rss=11892" length="29004406" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Social Media Authority Jimmy Guterman</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=374&amp;link_file_rss=11767</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=374</guid><description><![CDATA[Jimmy Guterman goes "On the Record...Online" with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal his thoughts on the effectiveness of current Social Media business models, the misuse of the term conversation in "conversational marketing" and the Digg controversy.

Jimmy Guterman has more than twenty years experience as a successful editor, magazine writer, book author, and consultant. He has excelled across a variety of editorial topics and publishing media, both as employee and entrepreneur. Guterman is currently the editor of Release 2.0, an  O'Reilly Media online magazine that focuses on future trends in Social Media. Additionally, Guterman acts as the community editor for Harvard Business School Publishing, he is an avid blogger and he produced The Sandinista Project. In May of 2007, Guterman lent his expertise to the planning of the sold-out Economics of Social Media conference held in Beverly Hills, California.

SHOW NOTES:

07:56 - Guterman describes the recent Economics of Social Media conference. Even as conference organizer and moderator, Guterman admits that he doesn't have all of the answers. Find out what information surprised him.

10:29 - Advice on being acquired. Guterman reveals what differentiates those companies that have been bought from those that have not and explores the changing nature of deal-making.

12:55 - On Social Media business models: the standard economic strategy utilized by industry leaders and why companies should look beyond this model.

15:05 - Guterman on the relation between real and virtual. Opines on whether or not live interaction will ever be fully replaced by engagement Online and how this affects a company's business model.

16:32 - Slams the term 'conversational marketing.'

17:33 - The importance of listening: why your audience knows more than you do about your own product or service and how this affects the future of your brand.

18:54 - Guterman discusses the ever increasing relevance of being legitimate. 

20:24 - The most recent release of online magazine Release 2.0. The similarities between Web 2.0 and Wall Street and how these two markets can learn from one another.

22:37 - The delicate balance between maintaining an Ad-friendly online environment and fostering a vibrant web-based community.

23:48 - On the Digg controversy: why Digg founders re-posted material that allegedly infringes upon copyright and what this means for the future of the site.

25:12 - Schwartzman and Guterman discuss the nature of VC funded startups. 

27:29 - Mob rule vs. Democracy. The qualitative effects of producing content for a mass audience.

30:03 - The concern behind PR and marketing professionals entering the blogosphere. How to avoid pitfalls that will lead to negative public opinion.

32:33 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=570" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 19:19:24 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Guterman-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Guterman.mp3?enclos_rss=11767" length="31277293" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Avenue A-Razorfish President Dave Friedman</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=369&amp;link_file_rss=11619</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=369</guid><description><![CDATA[Dave Friedman goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about the relationship between digital and traditional media, the future of interactive marketing and the fate of journalism.

Throughout his career, Dave Friedman, president of the world's largest interactive marketing agency, has helped retailers and consumer products firms understand how to leverage technology and marketing to build stronger relationships between brands and customers. His background combines the disciplines of consulting and marketing to create deep insight into the behavior of the digital consumer. Friedman received a BA from Cornell University and MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

SHOW NOTES:

05:49 - Friedman describes the varying interactive marketing, advertising and social media services provided by Avenue A | Razorfish and says whether or not his company is a threat to traditional media.

09:37 - The growing popularity of holism in interactive marketing and how this affects the way the media researches corporations.

11:10 - Revolutionizing online engagement: why companies should release content on other Web-based venues. 

13:15 - Friedman on the changing nature of peer to peer advertising and the importance of joining large-scale digital conversations online. 

15:13 - The Avenue A | Razorfish strategy for building an online client base and the two most important things to remember when engaging clients in the internet social sphere.

19:47 - Which benefits the online user more, SEO or social intelligence? The ethics and potential success of these disparate means for sifting through and finding information online.

23:54 - The radical shift in vision surrounding online marketing communications and the importance of planning ahead when building a website. 

26:58 - Friedman offers his thoughts on the fate of the journalist and how Avenue A | Razorfish can help these professionals move into the 21st century.

28:33 - The symbiotic relationship between physical product and online experience and how big corporations like AT&T are redefining themselves in the digital arena through interactive marketing communications in order to increase consumer loyalty. 

35:45 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=571" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:20:07 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Friedman-Dave-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Friedman-Dave.mp3?enclos_rss=11619" length="42942013" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Social Media Maverick Stowe Boyd</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=363&amp;link_file_rss=11525</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=363</guid><description><![CDATA[Famed Blogger Stowe Boyd goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal his thoughts on how antiquated notions of PR are hurting companies in the online atmosphere, the new ethics of social media and the death of the press release.

SHOW NOTES:

04:40 - Boyd sounds off on the new ethics of the blogoshere and how he ruffled feathers of blogging giant Shel Holtz. 

07:10 - Will PR professionals relinquish control and join the conversation?

09:22 - Boyd on the nature of consensual blogs.

15:27 - Boyd opines on the most effective use of social media and it’s relation to the broadcast model.

16:47 - Boyd slams the social media press release as an antiquated notion, a holdover from the days of the telegraph and offers ways in which to enter the 21st century.

19:58 - Schwartzman and Boyd debate the validity of the press release as a means to distribute information. Boyd ridicules companies who ignore technological trends.

25:56 - Thinking outside the box:  new tactics for a new era of media.

28:30 - What are the key ways in which companies can abide by the ethics of new media?

30:26 - Boyd discusses the nature of authority vs. integrity in both traditional media and in the blogosphere.

33:33 - Facing a moral dilemma:  how PR professionals should behave in the blogosphere when their livelihood depends on the promotion of a person or product.

36:40 - Boyd on why he is legitimate and relevant.

37:07 - Plugging the Boyd's upcoming keynote speech at the 2007 PR Online Convergence Confererence titled "Bloggers and PR: Why Can’t We Just Get Along."

38:31 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=572" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:05:32 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Boyd-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Boyd.mp3?enclos_rss=11525" length="37012525" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Chicago Tribune Reporter David Greising</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=354&amp;link_file_rss=11474</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=354</guid><description><![CDATA["Zell lands Tribune," the recent article by Chicago Tribune chief business correspondent David Greising made waves in early April. The fate of one of the oldest newspapers in the United States now lies in the hands of real estate tycoon Sam Zell. As the deal broke, The Chicago Tribune relied upon Greising, veteran business journalist of twenty years, to provide perspective. Along with the Tribune, Greising has written for Business Week and the Chicago Sun-Times. He is the author of two books:  I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke: The Life and Leadership of Robert Goizueta and Brokers, Bagmen and Moles: Fraud and Corruption in the Chicago Futures Market, co-authored by Laurie Morse. Greising goes "On the Record...Online with 

Davide Greising goes “On the Record...Online” with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal his thoughts on the recent sale of Tribune Co. to billionaire Sam Zell, the economic future of the newspaper business and the Chicago Tribune’s strategy for maintaining readership as journalism forges ahead into the digital age.

SHOW NOTES:

04:15 - Greising explains his role at the Chicago Tribune and discusses the difference between writing for a news publication and writing a book.

06:18 - Thoughts on his exclusive interview with Sam Zell. 

07:42 - Fact or Fiction: Sam Zell's reputation as the “Grave Dancer” and what this could mean for Tribune Co.

10:15 - How newspapers are re-inventing themselves in order to capture a new generation of web savvy readers. Where the Chicago Tribune stands in comparison to other major mastheads and where it needs to move.

12:50 - Facing tough financial times: will Zell be a preferable option to current management as newspapers struggle to survive? Will online advertising be able to sustain news companies?

16:09 - Pros and cons of the Chandler family deal with Tribune Co. in regard to the LA Times. Predictions on where the Times-Mirror company would be now had they remained in control of Los Angeles' largest newspaper.

18:57 - The Chandler family's longstanding economic strategy in the newspaper business and their opinion of the Sam Zell buyout.

21:46 - The New York Times and multi-media: how the nation's largest newspaper is staying ahead of the curve.

24:05 - The Chicago Tribune's coping strategy for attracting and maintaining readership as their internet competitors have cornered the market on breaking news.

26:09 - Thoughts on collective intelligence in relation to traditional, non-participatory journalism. Response to Noam Chomsky and other thought leaders who view the mainstream media as gatekeepers.

29:44 - Hard and soft news: how to be relevant to younger audiences without sacrificing the quality of information.

34:40 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=573" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:04:17 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Greising-David-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Greising-David.mp3?enclos_rss=11474" length="33281279" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with World Economic Forum Media Maven</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=352&amp;link_file_rss=11448</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=352</guid><description><![CDATA[World Economic Forum Senior Media Manager, Matthias Lufkens, goes On the Record...Online with Eric Schwartzman about the 2007 Global Information Technology Report, why key nations slipped in the rankings, the impact of marketing information technology on Davos earlier this year, and the benefit of the social media press release.

SHOW NOTES:

05:31 - Lufkens discusses the World Economic Forum annual Global Information Technology Report and the turmoil in the top 10 rankings.
07:35 - Lufkens on the Global Information Technology Report in relation to the world economy and his analysis of what the change in rankings implies.
10:01 - The methodology behind the Global Information Technology Report
11:24 - Surprises of this 2006-2007 Global Information Technology Report.
11:54 - What really happened at the Davos World Economic Forum this year.
13:21 - Schwartzman and Lufkens discuss the controversy surrounding former CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan's sacking, which was the result of a blogger's commentary filed during a private session that was supposedly off the record.
16:19 - Lufkens on relations practices and credentials policies at the World Economic Forum.
17:28 - Why private is public: Lufkens explains the Chatham House Rules and the role they play in facilitating naked conversations.
18:52 - Lufkens reveals the consequences for breaking Chatham House Rules, or reporting on off the record sessions.
19:34 - Applying media relations practices to MSM, new media and social media alike.
20:28 - Lufkens discloses which countries are rapidly expanding their Information Technology infrastructures and stresses the importance of engaging those countries that lag behind.
22:07 - Lufkens on how he used marketing information technology to extend the reach of the conference.
23:50 - Lufkens on the strategy behind the Davos Conversation website, which extended the reach of the World Economic Forum.
26:52 - Lufkens on the Davos Conversation website as a gateway to the World Economic Forum's online presence. 
28:39 - Lufkens describes the arsenal of social media and marketing information technology that the World Economic Forum employed and the value of social media press releases.
33:41 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=574" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:53:12 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Lufkens-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Lufkens.mp3?enclos_rss=11448" length="33163960" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Cisco's Jeanette Gibson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=351&amp;link_file_rss=11391</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=351</guid><description><![CDATA[Jeanette Gibson goes "On the Record...Online" with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the importance of online press rooms for today's business community. They discuss the secrets behind the success of Cisco's online news room, news@cisco.com, the economic benefits an online news room can provide a company and the culture shift that is occurring in the way people are consuming media.

SHOW NOTES:

05:19 Gibson details the creation and evolution of Cisco's new media team and how they have adapted and continue to adapt to the new media explosion.

06:39 Gibson divulges how Cisco's entrepreneurial culture has allowed the new media team to shake their initial reputation as a renegade faction and the effects of that culture shift on the way the company's internal communication is conducted today.

09:04 Gibson lists the benefits of online news rooms and explains how news@cisco.com has helped Cisco become a world class organization.

10:52 Gibson explains why social media can*t be ignored and how the new media team at Cisco determines the most appropriate vehicle for delivering information. 

12:42 Gibson discloses why it is imperative that PR personnel, rather than web technicians, direct social media content.

14:11 Gibson reveals why news@cisco.com is the second most visited page on cisco.com.

15:59 Gibson describes the objectives of news@cisco.com and explains why the site promotes return business.
 
17:04 Gibson divulges the new media team's official three-pronged marketing strategy for news@cisco.com.

19:18 Gibson reveals why the news@cisco.com podcast subscription rate is up 40 percent and why blog readership is up 60 percent.

20:37 Gibson explains how the company tracks their relative success and how they have made cisco.com more user friendly.

23:59 Gibson discusses why a website should be an experience.

25:12 Gibson describes the methodology that has allowed the new media team to remain small and nimble.
 
26:18 Gibson gives her expert opinion on why every company should incorporate new media into their traditional PR campaigns.

27:47 Gibson offers advice to companies who wish to expand into new media.
 
28:57 Gibson talks about the culture shift that is occurring regarding the nature of media, and what she looks forward to in the future.

31:04 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=575" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:38:02 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gibson-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gibson.mp3?enclos_rss=11391" length="29929000" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online New Media Masters Panel Part 2</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=349&amp;link_file_rss=11336</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=349</guid><description><![CDATA[Special Episode: On the Record...Online host Eric Schwartzman moderates the second segment of the "New Media Masters Panel" with General Manager Rob Barrett of the Los Angeles Times, General Manager Larry Gerbrandt of Nielsen Analytics, Claude Brodessor of NPR's "The Business," and blogger Kevin Roderick, who writes for TMZ.com and LAObserved.com. They discuss the challenges of moving print journalism onto the Web, the credibility of blogs and wiki platforms and the economics of Web media.

SHOW NOTES:

07:07 Rob Barrett discusses educating Los Angeles Times reporters in Web-based media and the benefit of having online articles mentioned in blogs.

11:20 Kevin Roderick explores the difference between print journalism and Web journalism in terms of the relationship between the relative position and importance of an article. 

12:55 Barrett reveals his opinion of whether or not the Web is good for the news media industry.

14:00 Larry Gerbrandt compares the economic potential of print and Web media and the concept of engaging advertisement.

16:30 Claude Brodessor describes what is "killing the movie business" and how computer-generated imagery (CGI) hasn't lived up to the hype. 

21:49 Gerbrandt on how the wide-spread dissemination of info on internet is affecting box-office sales.

22:50 Barrett shares his experience with the Los Angeles Times experimental creation of a "Wikitorial" and the requirements of a successful online community.

29:18 Roderick contends that journalism is not entirely objective and offers his thoughts on whether the subjectivity of blogging is a strength or a weakness.

32:36 Barrett discusses the cultural shift that is occurring at major news organizations as Web journalism continues to grow.

36:22 Roderick explains the correlation between the number of Online readers and the quality of Web-based content in blogs and other citizen journalism sources.

38:43 Roderick, Barrett and Brodessor offer their thoughts on the Drudge Report and how the ability to tailor individual experience affects the influence of a Website has on the news.

43:27 Barrett and Roderick square off regarding the difficulty of linking blogs to ever-changing news Websites. Barrett reveals the new business model that the Los Angeles Times plans to launch in order to generate greater revenue from archived articles.

46:55 Schwartzman and Barrett discuss the role of RSS link generators in accessing information behind firewalls.

48:25 Barrett reveals how RSS feeds can be used to generate a profit.  

49:47 Roderick discusses how he uses RSS feeds and how he draws a loyal audience to his blog.

51:42 Brodessor and Roderick on the important role that podcasting plays for Online radio stations like KCRW.

52:55 Schwartzman wraps-up the show and thanks his guests.

54:10 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=576" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-media-masters-panel-pt2-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-media-masters-panel-pt2.mp3?enclos_rss=11336" length="52151271" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online New Media Masters Panel Part 1</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=346&amp;link_file_rss=11171</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=346</guid><description><![CDATA[Special Episode: On the Record...Online host Eric Schwartzman moderates a "New Media Masters Panel" with Rob Barrett, GM, LATimes.com, Larry Gerbrandt, GM, Nielsen Analytics, Claude Brodessor, NPR's "The Business" and TMZ.com blogger Kevin Roderick, LAObserved.com. They share how the internet is changing the main stream media business, the future of print media and how industries are reacting to Google and YouTube.

SHOW NOTES:

04:16 - Larry Gerbrandt, Claude Brodessor, Kevin Roderick and Rob Barrett reveal their thoughts on new media, such as websites, blogs, podcasts and social networking platforms, and how it is changing the way they communicate.

18:30 - Roderick, Brodessor and Gerbrandt share where they get their news and which new or mainstream media outlets they consider influential.

25:24 - Brodessor on what organizations are now doing to counteract Google and YouTube from taking what some consider to be free content.

28:50 - Gerbrandt explores whether or not main stream media views Google as a friend or foe.

31:47 - Roderick reveals what the future of the print publishing business is in a world where people hunger for news at internet speed.

33:11 - Barrett on whether or not Google News is in breach of copyright violation for content siphoning.

36:26 - Gerbrandt shares his thoughts on DVR and TiVo usage.

39:45 - Brodessor talks about the "lazy factor" of DVR users vs. Madison Avenue advertising.

42:38 - Roderick talks about Steve Jobs and Apple managing to escape criticism in an industry where others such as, Bill Gates, are viewed more objectively by the media and the industry.

45:43 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=577" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:38:04 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-media-masters-panel-pt1-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-media-masters-panel-pt1.mp3?enclos_rss=11171" length="55602146" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Warren Cowan, Rogers &amp; Cowan Founder</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=344&amp;link_file_rss=11088</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=344</guid><description><![CDATA[Warren Cowan goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal what a night on the red carpet at the Oscars is like, the challenges of working with major stars and the history of the movie premier event.

After a stint with public relations company Alan Gordon and Associates and service in the Air Force during WWII, Cowan teamed with veteran publicist Henry Rogers to form Rogers and Cowan in 1949. The company prospered as the Hollywood studio system broke down in the 1950s and the in-house studio publicity staffs no longer routinely fed competitive gossip columnists news of the studio's contract stars. Public relations companies filled the void and Rogers and Cowan grew into one of the largest Hollywood firms in the field, with nearly 200 employees and a client roster that has included Elizabeth Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood and Michael Keaton. In the 1980s, it expanded into serving corporate accounts. Rogers and Cowan was sold in 1991 and Cowan left the business the following year. After a two year hiatus, he opened a new firm, Cowan and Associates.

SHOW NOTES:

04:16 - Warren Cowan reveals what it is like to be on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.

06:06 - Cowan shares the challenges of moving a major celebrity down the red carpet and what role the publicity escort plays there.

08:51 - Cowan on why a major star would not want to walk down the red carpet and what makes them actually put forth the effort to go.

09:52 - Cowan reveals how he successfully handles stars if they do not want to make the public appearance of walking down the red carpet.

11:14 - Cowan discusses when people start arriving at the red carpet and when people should arrive to get an interview from the press.

12:33 - Cowan shares the origins of the red carpet and the movie premier event. 
 
15:07 - Cowan describes the amount of demands for a major star’s time and the difficulty a personality PR agent has with managing all the media requests.

18:51 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=578" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:34:54 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Cowan-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Cowan.mp3?enclos_rss=11088" length="23455375" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online in Singapore: Special Episode</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=332&amp;link_file_rss=11046</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=332</guid><description><![CDATA[Eric Schwartzman presents an excerpt from his New Media PR Boot Camp at the Strategic Media Relations Conference & Workshop in Singapore. Schwartzman shares podcasting case studies with government officials of Singapore, non-profit organizations, academic institutions and other influentials in the region. Schwartzman discusses the podcasts of Disneyland, Ecast, JupiterResearch, IBM, Simon & Schuster and the LA Opera, amongst others, and reveals their strategies, objectives, drawbacks and the tactics they utilize to attract listeners and establish a loyal audience base

SHOW NOTES:

05:28 - Schwartzman talks about companies that utilize podcasts to fulfill their marketing and communications goals. 

06:27 - Schwartzman describes IBM’s podcasting efforts.

08:46 - Schwartzman discusses featured guest interviewees on Simon & Schuster’s podcast, SimonSays.

09:57 - Schwartzman reveals why Virgin Atlantic’s podcast was subject to so much criticism.

10:41 - Schwartzman shares how Purina builds a loyal audience base for their podcast.

11:08 - Schwartzman discusses the challenges TV Guide’s podcast will have to overcome.
 
11:38 - Schwartzman on the Whirlpool podcast and the direction it took.

12:41 - Schwartzman reveals the secret behind the success of Disneyland’s podcast.

16:20 - Schwartzman discusses the effectiveness of the LA Opera’s podcast in fulfilling the Opera’s PR and marketing goals.  

22:50 - Schwartzman talks about Ecast’s podcast and the company’s objectives and success using the podcast.

29:45 - Schwartzman shares how Trend Micro used their podcast to reach a niche audience and humanize their brand.

32:32 - Schwartzman discusses Associated Production Muisc’s Film & TV Music Podcast and the direction the podcast has taken.

38:17 - Schwartzman on the importance of having a podcast host with a likable personality.

39:22 - Schwartzman reveals how to generate community involvement with a podcast. 

39:59 - Schwartzman shares the importance of psychographics as opposed to demographics for the subscribers of a podcast. 

41:54 - Schwartzman on the rising importance of electronic media for print publications.

43:19 - Schwartzman discusses how to select subject matter for a podcast and the development and creative process for making a podcast.

47:20 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=579" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:37:55 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Singapore-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Singapore.mp3?enclos_rss=11046" length="57592854" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Hollywood Reporter Editor Anne Thompson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=331&amp;link_file_rss=10991</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=331</guid><description><![CDATA[Anne Thompson goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal how movies secure Oscar nominations, how films win Oscar campaigns and whether or not online buzz influences which movies get nominated.

The deputy film editor of The Hollywood Reporter, Anne Thompson writes the weekly film industry column "Risky Business," which is globally syndicated by Reuters. She also contributes to Premiere, Wired, Filmmaker, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The London Observer. From 1996 to 2002, she headed Premiere's Los Angeles bureau as West Coast Editor. Before joining Premiere, she tracked behind-the-scenes Hollywood as a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly and as West Coast Editor at Film Comment Magazine. From 1985 to 1993, she wrote the first iteration of "Risky Business" for L.A. Weekly and The Los Angeles Times Syndicate. A graduate of the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University, Thompson teaches the fall semester of Sneak Previews at UCLA Extension.

SHOW NOTES:

04:59 - Go inside the news room with Anne Thompson to see what goes on in a day of the life of a deputy film editor.

05:38 - Thompson reveals the changes she has seen covering the movie business for more than two decades.

06:57 - Thompson on whether or not the Academy Awards recognize best movies or best PR.

08:11 - Thompson shares why so many Oscar pundits thought Dream Girls would win an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture or Oscar for Best Director.

09:50 - Thompson on the secret behind timing a motion picture marketing campaign for Best Motion Picture.

11:35 - Thompson on the implications of online buzz. Does online buzz or online chatter campaigns impact Academy Award nominations?

15:12 - Thompson on the globalization of Hollywood and the Academy Awards.
 
16:25 - Thompson shares an insiders perspective on a day at the Oscars, including the red carpet arrivals, the telecast and the Hollywood Oscar party scene.

21:09 - Thompson on the impact new media in the digital age. A prediction of the future of online PR and the impact it will have on movies and their marketing campaigns.

27:04 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=580" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:26:21 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Thompson-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Thompson.mp3?enclos_rss=10991" length="33279652" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Variety Editor Steven Gaydos</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=330&amp;link_file_rss=10949</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=330</guid><description><![CDATA[Steven Gaydos goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to reveal the changes in Oscar campaigns due to the internet, his real opinion on the quality of the LA Times and how important the Oscars are as an advertising revenue source.

Variety executive editor/international managing director Steven Gaydos joined Variety in 1993, serving as the newspaper's first managing editor of special issues. In 1999 Gaydos was named executive editor of Variety/Daily Variety and in that capacity he helps oversee the work of the largest entertainment news staff in the world. In August 2000, Gaydos took on the additional role of international managing director of Variety, overseeing the global business operations from the London office. Gaydos is author of the Variety/Putnam book, "The Variety Guide to Film Festivals," and is also coauthor of Movie Talk from the Frontlines (McFarland) and Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex and Celluloid (Miramax/Hyperion). Since March, 2002, Gaydos has been the regular feature presenter of the "Loose Talk" segment on BBC London's Saturday Morning Breakfast Show. He is also a regularly featured guest on CNN, BBC's Liquid News, World Service, Five Live, among others.

SHOW NOTES:

08:13 - Gaydos on how Oscar campaigns are changing as a result of the internet and its interactive nature.

09:15 - Gaydos shares how online chatter in blogs are affecting advertising decisions and how much people inside the business pay attention to these blogs.

09:48 - Gaydos talks about how surprising the copyright infringement action taken by the Academy Awards on the website www.oscarwatch.com was. 

10:32 - Gaydos describes how realistic he believes the online copyright actions by the Oscars are.

11:51 - Gaydos reveals how major sites like YouTube and MySpace help show how the internet is growing as a platform for entertainment and information.

13:13 - Gaydos shares what traditional media outlets are in major trouble due to the onset of new media.

14:17 - Gaydos discusses whether or not he believes the new LA Times section called The Envelope infringes on Variety’s territory.

15:25 - Gaydos reveals how important a source of revenue the advertising leading up to the Oscars are, compared to all the other areas. 

16:33 - Gaydos shares what trends he has seen in Oscar ads since the onset of new media and how this year is performing compared to the expectations.

17:31 - Gaydos on how big of an impact the huge numbers of awards shows have had on advertising for the Oscars.

18:40 - Gaydos describes how a movie such as Norbert will affect Eddie Murphy’s chances of winning an Oscar.

19:49 - Gaydos shares whether or not he thinks there will be any interactivity like there was with Justin Timberlake at the Grammys. 

20:53 - Gaydos talks about the impact that new media has on his job and how strongly he feels about that change.

22:35 - Gaydos describes how the web has impacted the way Variety reporters cover Hollywood.

23:48 - Gaydos reveals his true opinions on the LA Times quality and what the paper needs to do to save its masthead.

25:15 - Gaydos on whether or not the IRS crackdown on gift bags at the Golden Globes or the Oscars has truly had an effect on the amount of swag celebrities are given.

26:30 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=581" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:06:27 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gaydos-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gaydos.mp3?enclos_rss=10949" length="32600861" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with LA Weekly Deadline Hollywood Columnist Nikki Finke</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=327&amp;link_file_rss=10715</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=327</guid><description><![CDATA[Nikki Finke goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman on this years Ocsar race, the Weinstein's impact on the Oscar campaign process and to discuss how she manages to write her brash, in-your-face style of journalism without losing access to inside sources.

Journalist Nikki Finke has been the "Deadline Hollywood" columnist for LA Weekly since June 2002, writing about the business, politics and culture of the infotainment industry. She recently won first place in the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies' 2006 AltWeekly Awards for media criticism/reporting. Los Angeles Magazine has praised her LA Weekly column as "essential reading for those who follow the Industry..."  Dow Jones' MarketWatch headlined a recent profile on her. In March 2006, she began DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com which she writes, edits and owns. Her career in journalism has included years as an AP foreign correspondent in Moscow and London, Newsweek correspondent in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Times staff writer covering entertainment and features. From 1995 through 2000, she was West Coast Editor and Hollywood columnist first for the New York Observer and then for New York Magazine. She also has written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, Premiere, Washington Post, Newsweek, Salon, Premiere and Los Angeles Magazine. She has appeared often on radio and TV talking about the entertainment business.
 
SHOW NOTES:

03:11 - Nikki Finke talks about the essence of an Oscar campaign, how they are normally mounted, how Harvey Weinstein broke the mold of a traditional Oscar campaign and the impact the Weinstein's have had on the Oscars.

05:34 - Finke reveals why Hollywood is jealous of David Geffen and Clint Eastwood, why the Oscars really are not a true contest for the best director, best picture, or best motion picture, and why she feels last year's Academy Awards proved the Academy is homophobic.

08:26 - Finke explains why outlets such as Us Weekly and Entertainment Tonight can have such a devastating effect on an actor's or actress's career, why she initially believed Ryan Gosling didn't deserve his Academy Award nomination and how he got nominated. 

12:18 - Finke on the role of the coterie of "geriatric publicists" play on word of mouth campaigns for the Academy Awards. 

13:48 - Finke talks about why Endeavor is so extraordinary and successful compared to the Creative Artists Agency.

16:22 - Finke gives her opinion on whether or not the internet and new media is causing a shift in power in the entertainment industry.

17:53 - Finke explains why her honest style of journalism gets her more access to sources than other reporters and why she views herself as the friend of the shareholders.

20:51 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=582" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Finke.mp3?enclos_rss=10715" length="25822211" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Billboard Editor Digital/Mobile Antony Bruno</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=312&amp;link_file_rss=10684</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=312</guid><description><![CDATA[Antony Bruno goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to share how involved Billboard is in digital media, what sorts of things he looks for in a pitch and what media outlets influence him.

Antony Bruno joined Billboard in 2005 to cover the emerging field of digital entertainment, including music downloads, MP3 players, ringtones, wireless downloading, P2P, video games and interactive technologies for the weekly print editions. He also oversees the programming activities for Billboard's MECCA mobile entertainment conferences. Before joining Billboard, Bruno was assistant vice president of wireless Internet development at CTIA, the The Wireless Association. He is a frequent guest speaker and has been quoted in the Boston Herald and USA Today and appeared on National Public Radio.

SHOW NOTES:

05:10 - Antony Bruno gives a description about and insight to his role as the editor of Billboard Digital/Mobile.

05:53 - Bruno talks about how many people at Billboard work with digital media and their level of involvement.

06:15 - Bruno shares his level of involvement with digital media and why that level has changed over time.

06:55 - Bruno discusses his weekly involvement with news stories for Billboard, both online and offline. 

07:30 - Bruno explains how long-time Billboard employees regard him and his position and the differences in background between them.

09:06 - Bruno shares how many PR pitches he receives in a day.

09:59 - Bruno reveals his idea of the prefect pitch.

10:40 - Bruno talks about what draws him to read through a pitch and what he wants from a pitch.

11:32 - Bruno describes how long he thinks a pitch should be and in what format.

12:09 - Bruno talks about how many people to copy on an e-mail to in an organization when pitching.

13:27 - Bruno describes the best way to format and send him a press release.

14:49 - Bruno discusses how important electronic aspects are in increasing the appeal of an online story.

16:41 - Bruno shares what sort of media outlets influence him as an editor at Billboard.

18:20 - Bruno talks about how the growth of citizen journalism impacts his decision on what to cover for Billboard.

19:47 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=583" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:26:30 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Bruno-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Bruno.mp3?enclos_rss=10684" length="29505819" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Entertainment PR Legend Julian Myers</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=310&amp;link_file_rss=10681</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=310</guid><description><![CDATA[Julian Myers goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to share what he has learned throughout his career about the field of entertainment PR, managing client expectations and the role of PR practitioners play in developing a story.

Owner of Julian Myers Public Relations, Julian Myers has been working in Hollywood for 67 years.  Myers is in his 33rd year of teaching "Entertainment Public Relations" at UCLA Extension and his 16th year teaching at Loyola Marymount.  The long time public relations veteran also helped originate the USC Cinema and Television Society.  Myers has served on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Public Relations Coordinating Committee for about 25 years, and helped put on the Oscars, working on the red carpet and with media backstage, for 30 years.  Currently, he is focusing his efforts on spreading AmigoDay -- a day to greet anyone, anywhere, on any month's first Sunday -- around the world.

 
SHOW NOTES:

05:41 - Julian Myers reveals what parts of his life have kept him going for so long in the field of public relations, and what his future goals are.

07:57 - Myers describes how people can help further the cause of AmigoDay. 

09:24 - Myers talks about his future and the future of entertainment PR and what his biggest problems are.

11:21 - Myers discusses some of the most humorous experiences he has had in the field of public relations throughout the years. 

14:56 - Myers relates the first time he met Marilyn Monroe, the origins of her name, and who helped guide her career.

16:40 - Myers gives his opinion on paparazzi and how important he believes they are.

18:23 - Myers reveals why celebrity scandals are so much more prevalent today than in years past.

20:00 - Myers on how to handle dealing with a celebrity or any type of client with unreasonable expectations and the dangers of promising results.

22:46 - Myers explains why he disagrees with the notion that a publicist should never be the story, and should be behind the scenes.

25:07 - Myer talks about the wonderful relationships he has had with his celebrity clients over the years.

28:07 - Myers talks about how lucky he feels.
 
29:12 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=584" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:49:06 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Myers-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Myers.mp3?enclos_rss=10681" length="21517660" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>SPECIAL EPISODE: On the Record...Online with Podcasters at CES 2007, Las Vegas</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=309&amp;link_file_rss=8449</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=309</guid><description><![CDATA[Tim Bourquin of TNC New Media and the "Podcast Brothers" podcast goes On the Record…Online to moderate a panel with podcast experts Michael Geoghegan, author of Podcast Solutions, Jason Van Orden, author of Promoting Your Podcast, Eric Schwartzman, host of the PRSA PRism (sic) award winning podcast On the Record...Online, and Wing Yu, editor-in-chief of StreetIQ.com.

SHOW NOTES:

6:04 - Tim Bourquin introduces himself and panelists Jason Van Orden, author, podcaster, podcast consultant and host of the website howtocreateapodcast.com; Eric Schwartzman, founder and president of iPressroom Corporation; Michael Geoghegan, CEO of GigaVox Media and creator of some of the first corporate podcasts and Wing Yu, CEO of FinancialContent.
10:26 - Orden reveals the elements needed to create a successful podcast, including selecting the most effective content and identifying what information to include in the feed.
12:47 - Schwartzman explains how to choose a format and a message that will lend to a podcast that adds a new level of transparency to the marketing mix. 
14:56 - Geoghegan talks about the launch of the Disneyland podcast and how to best format a podcast that will appeal to marketing and advertising executives.  
17:40 - Yu discusses best practices for podcasting and producing a podcast that resonates with listeners, produces sales leads and stimulates word of mouth marketing.
19:55 - Geoghegan reveals the reasons behind the failed Starbucks podcast and the significance of creating a podcast that appeals to the listener, rather than to a corporate board room.  
21:54 - Schwartzman on choosing the most compelling content for a podcast, the pressure on the mainstream media to reach out to audiences already targeted by many social media players, and using electronic media as a tool to release information about a brand, such as instructions for product use.  
25:55 - Geoghegan reveals how to secure approval from C-level executives to create a podcast. 
27:45 - Orden on how to promote a podcast, secure downloads and give it its own legs in the age of new media growth and competition.  
30:37 - Orden talks about podcast measurement and the technological limitations of podcasting metrics.   
33:08 - Schwartzman weighs in on the opportunity podcasting creates to influence target audiences that Time Magazine and other mainstream media outlets cannot reach.  
35:29 - Geoghegan on the time commitment, costs and efforts involved in regularly releasing a podcast.
38:52 - Yu explains how to integrate podcasts into the traditional marketing mix.   
40:43 - Schwartzman recommends leveraging podcasts for a different goal than other social and traditional media tools.  
42:55 - Orden talks about the siginificance of engaging listeners on a consistent basis. 
44:16 - Schwartzman explains how to build a loyal audience for your podcast.
45:40 - Yu shares the benefits of advertising on podcasts.
46:58 - Geoghegan on video podcasts versus audio podcasts and the different attractions of both types of podcasts.
50:05 - Schwartzman talks about the importance of the marketing department’s involvement with the podcasting process, and the serious investment of time it takes to make a podcast effective.
55:48 - Orden reveals how an advertiser should approach a podcaster and the importance of finding a podcaster that genuinely believes in your product.  
57:40 - Geoghegan on Grape Radio selling sponsorships to advertisers and the care and attention that is given to advertisers by podcasters.
100:04 - Schwartzman offers advice on how to manage expectations for podcasting initiatives. 
104:40 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=585" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:01:02 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_CES-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_CES.mp3?enclos_rss=8449" length="46594532" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Billboard Chart Director Geoff Mayfield</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=308&amp;link_file_rss=8452</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=308</guid><description><![CDATA[Geoff Mayfield goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss how the Billboard charts are evolving in the age of digital music, the legislative shortcomings of the DMCA and escalating ring-tone sales.  

Geoff Mayfield has been director of charts at Billboard magazine since 1994 and has overseen the Billboard 200 albums chart since 1990.  In addition to overseeing Billboard's charts department, Mayfield writes the charts analysis column Over The Counter and spearheaded the launch of Billboard Chart Alert.
 
SHOW NOTES:

04:02 - Geoff Mayfield reveals the inner working of just what goes into the production of the coveted Billboard charts.

05:48 - A Billboard veteran, Mayfield weighs in on the advantages and disadvantages that technology has brought to the Billboard charts. 

08:51 - Mayfield on the importance of looking beyond the Billboard 200 to a more holistic view of all Billboard charts in an age of media fragmentation.

10:00 - Mayfield talks about new media consumption and the psychographics of digital consumption. 

13:04 - Mayfield reveals the shortcomings of retail sales measurements and the dangers of an oversimplified perspective.

16:33 - Mayfield describes the secret behind how Billboard measures non-copyrighted music.

17:42 - The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and what the future holds for record companies pushing sales of physical product in an age where consumers are legally constrained by how they can consume.

19:51 – Mayfield talks about the impact of digital distribution on major and independent record companies.

22:13 - Mayfield plugs Billboard's new chart called Hot RingMasters, which measures ring-tones based on master recordings.

25:06 - Mayfield acknowledges the shortcomings of the Billboard charts and the changes the company is making to aggregate more comprehensive.
 
27:50 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=586" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:16:53 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Mayfield-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Mayfield.mp3?enclos_rss=8452" length="34270565" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with HP VP Howard Taub</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=307&amp;link_file_rss=8242</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=307</guid><description><![CDATA[Howard Taub goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss place-based media, wearable cameras and the rude awakening fans of digital photography may be in for if they don't preserve and archive their data storage and printed images appropriately.

Howard Taub is the Vice President and Associate Director of HP Labs and a renowned expert in digital imaging. He is also a thought leader who oveseas much of the next generation research and development at HP Labs that many believe is re-envisioning the future of the digital image. Taub goes inside HP's Mediscape GPS system, Casual Capture wearable cameras and the challenges consumers, the media business and Hollywood film studios face with regard to image and film preservation.

SHOW NOTES:

04:26 - Howard Taub talks about the difference between Mediascape and current new media broadcasting utilities, such as podcasting.
05:16 - Taub describes how place based media uses GPS technology to broadcast specific information based on geographic coordinates.
07:19 - Taub discusses the possibilities at which Mediascape is a commercial applicant, such as gaming and prior uses.
08:48 - Taub talks about Casual Capture, HP's wearable camera technology.
10:34 - Taub reveals the inner workings of the HP digital media platform, and its strategic value to HP.
12:07 - Taub discusses the challenges of film preservation and digital preservation and storage.
13:58 - Taub explains how to preserve digital images for generations to come.
15:47 - Taub describes how to preserve analogue video and digital video for generations to come.
18:00 - Taub talks about how Hollywood and the major studios should preserve their motion picture assets for generations to come.
19:34 - Taub describes the benefits and drawbacks of storing photos and videos on hard drives versus removable media.
21:06 - Taub offers his opinion about the best removable media available, why it works best and how to maximize its use for archiving and preservation.
24:19 - Taub discusses how to properly store your photos so they are visible for generations to come.
27:43 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=587" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:30:57 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Taub-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Taub.mp3?enclos_rss=8242" length="33932505" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Adweek Reporter Brian Morrissey</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=306&amp;link_file_rss=8243</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=306</guid><description><![CDATA[Adweek Reporter Brian Morrissey goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss how digital media and technology are changing the world of advertising, the latest trends in advertising, and what he believes the future of advertising will look like.

Brian Morrissey is a senior reporter at Adweek, where he covers the interactive advertising industry. He has reported on the Internet advertising businesses for DM News, ClickZ and Silicon Alley Reporter. Prior to working in journalism, he was a speechwriter in Washington, D.C. Morrissey is a graduate of Providence College and has Masters degrees from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and Columbia University.

SHOW NOTES:

04:53 - Brian Morrissey gives a description about what sort of things an Adweek reporter covering interactive media deals with as opposed to reporters who focus on traditional media.
06:13 - Morrissey explains the meaning behind the title of Bob Garfield's article, "YouTube vs. Boob Tube," in Wired magazine, and why there is so much tension about it in the advertising industry, "Right now advertisers are left in kind of a quandary in how they actually reach their consumer and YouTube is very symbolic in just that it is people consuming media when they want, sharing it, really taking control."
07:55 - Morrissey talks about what he believes the future has in store for the advertising industry and what his feelings about the industry are.
09:39 - Morrissey gives his opinion on the future of the 30 second spot in today's rapidly changing world, "It is symbolic of, like, old school advertising. Now will it be 15 seconds? Will it be, in some cases, 5 seconds? Will it be a 2 second ad that leads to a longer form video experience? Maybe. Now the challenge for advertisers is to adjust to that..."
10:52 - Morrissey discusses whether or not he believes technology will put agencies that specialize in media platforms out of business, similar to how the internet put travel agents out of business, and what he thinks technology and digital advertising will do to aid small businesses.
13:18 - Morrissey describes the difference in strengths and weaknesses of traditional media versus new digital media and how new media will change how advertisers measure response to campaigns, "Any time media becomes digital, it becomes a lot easier to measure, and you just hope that measurement then ends up meaning it becomes more accountable."
15:51 - Morrissey talks about what surprises him the most about the change of trends in technology and platforms, particularly regarding the speed of the changes.
17:20 - Morrissey gives an example of how he would run an ad campaign for a fictional corporation and where he would focus his advertising with regards to digital media and traditional media. Also, he talks about how devoted certain types of companies are in evolving their advertising forms technologically.
19:03 - Morrissey discusses Second Life, how on-line advertising there benefits companie, and what he thinks the future will be like for online media, such as Second Life, "...I mean the next MySpace, I think, is going to look a lot more like Second Life than it will look like MySpace today."
20:18 - Morrissey describes what advertisers need to do to cut through the clutter of advertising that is prevalent in modern society and what sort of ways advertiser messages are potentially going to change to accomplish this, "One way I think it they are going to change is they are going to become more Google-like."
22:04 - Morrissey talks about how people who work in public relations should contact him if they believe they have a good story and what sort of stories interests him the most.
22:55 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=588" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:56:44 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Morrissey-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Morrissey.mp3?enclos_rss=8243" length="28385693" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Quincy Jones III and Paul Campbell of QD3</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=305&amp;link_file_rss=8244</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=305</guid><description><![CDATA[QD3 Chairman Quincy Jones, III and President Paul Campbell go On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss utilizing new media to reach consumers, the effect new social media has on their company, and how they tame technology for a competitive edge.

Quincy "QD3" Jones, III is the Chairman, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of QD3. In 1986, with Hip Hop still in its infancy, Quincy decided to attend the noted Berklee College of Music in Boston. After one year at Berklee, Quincy grew restless and moved to Los Angeles where he immediately connected with Dr.Dre and a small record label called Ruthless. In 2002, Quincy started a documentary production company focused on chronicling the many dimensions of hip-hop culture. Under Quincy's leadership, the company has amassed one of the largest independent libraries of hip-hop content with thousands of hours of programming, much of it rare, exclusive, and never before seen footage. The company is aggressively expanding online to take advantage of the technology explosion of broadband video, user generated content, video on demand and mobile platforms. As the creative and driving force, Quincy is building the first urban oriented digital media entertainment company.

Paul A. Campbell is the President and COO of QD3. In June 2006, Paul A. Campbell joined QD3 assuming the role of President and COO in charge of growing the Company's organizational infrastructure, production capacity, and expansion onto new digital platforms. Paul brings a unique mix of technology understanding, entrepreneurial energy, strong business discipline, and creative sensibilities. Paul spent the last four years at the Microsoft Corporation as the Director of Business Development responsible for the software giant's digital media strategy and partnerships with major media companies and the creative community. 

SHOW NOTES:

05:12 - Paul Campbell discusses what type of company QD3 Entertainment is and gives a brief description about the many aspects of QD3 Entertainment.
06:25 - Quincy Jones, III talks about the QD3 Soundlab and gives a history about the company's music production and film and television scoring history.
07:01 - Jones talks about launching the entertainment portion of QD3, and why he felt the need to create it, "I was watching TV one day and a hip-hop documentary came on and it just didn't really reflect what it really was like being there and it didn't really reflect the culture in an authentic way."
07:35 - Campbell and Jones describes how they first met and why they became friends.
08:42 - Campbell and Jones talk about how they try to avoid targeting specific groups and attempt to combine different groups and cultures of fans into larger aggregates with the aid of new media. Also, they describe how they can use new media to reach both combined groups and specific subgroups.
11:20- Campbell and Jones discuss what they think about the belief concerning the need to bridge the digital divide to reach an urban audience, "As the technology becomes increasingly accessible and becomes a priority, there is no digital divide, it's an economic barrier if there is one."
12:38 - Campbell describes how QD3 utilizes mobile media and other new media technology, and how they plan to make use of such in the future.
14:20 - Campbell and Jones discuss how QD3 feels about their privately licensed content being used by consumers without paying for it on their own new media sites, such as MySpace, and how that drives them to improve their own content.
16:05 - Jones describes how his visual media business provides opportunities that compliment the music side.
17:03 - Campbell talks about the obstacles that they face in QD3 with the onset of new media, how new media technology has changed their advertising models and how it makes it essential to change the way they make investments in designing the different facets of their business plans.
19:09 - Campbell describes how QD3 utilizes and evaluates technology and how they try to tame technology to harness it for a competitive advantage for their company. "You can have the most creative story-telling capability, but if you can’t deliver it in a compelling way and really take advantage of the new technology advancements, somebody else who can do that and maybe less creative will end up winning."
22:27 - Jones talks about who his musical and technological influences are.
23:41 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=589" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:24:25 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Jones_and_Cambell-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Jones_and_Cambell.mp3?enclos_rss=8244" length="29282232" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Organic Chairman Jonathan Nelson</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=304&amp;link_file_rss=8245</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=304</guid><description><![CDATA[Organic Chairman Jonathan Nelson goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss open source technology, client involvement with website publishing and using new media for advertising and marketing.  

Jonathan Nelson co-founded Organic, Inc. in 1993, which was the first web-based business, and served as its chief executive officer for seven years. His pioneering work at Organic has helped to make the Internet the radical economic catalyst it is today. He now serves as the chairman of the board and steers Organic's long-term strategy goals, allowing clients to more effectively employ the Internet for brand development and develop better online experiences for their customers. Nelson, described as a "serial entrepreneur," he has founded or played a critical role in the building of a number of companies.

SHOW NOTES:

03:49 - Jonathan Nelson talks about his history with Accrue Software, Inc. and gives a brief description about what kind of company it is.
04:25 - Nelson briefly outlines a day in the life of the CEO of Organic.
04:55 - Nelson describes what Organic, Inc. is and what it does.
05:20 - Nelson talks about how Organic and its clients come to an agreement over what types of services Organic will provide.
05:55 - Nelson gives his opinion on open source and how his clients feel about using open source technology, "...we are a huge fan of open source...but occasionally a client will demand a Microsoft platform or another platform and we are compliant and do that stuff as well." 
06:32 - Nelson talks about using different types of software and how important he feels it is to use one set of software over another, "I believe that you shouldn't let the tail wag the dog, I mean software is just a tool and quite often the tools are chosen for you..."
07:36 - Nelson talks about the clients' involvement in the publishing of their own website, the different types of software that clients could use to publish their own site, and the various types of service level agreements that clients want.
09:04 - Nelson describes how Organic's clients host their websites, and how much of the actual hosting Organic does.
09:49 - Nelson discusses how he educates clients on new social media that are hesitant to utilize it, "I believe that in late 2005, 2006 is really the dawn of social media in a really big way, the advent of MySpace and YouTube and the way it is affecting brands is really profound."
11:25 - Nelson talks about the different ways of approaching new media versus traditional media for advertising a product, taking into consideration the target demographic, the product, and how experimental the client is. He also discusses the advantages new media has over traditional media for advertising.
13:51 - Nelson describes how internet marketing has evolved in a short period of time, as well as the increased use of internet marketing for such impulse purchases as consumer packaged goods that have traditionally relied upon off-line marketing.
15:08 - Nelson gives his opinion on Flash, its use on websites, and how to get around the difficulties Flash presents for search engines.
16:23 - Nelson talks about how the process of search engine optimization for data and marketing is evolving with regards to the growing intelligence in using search engines of companies, search engines, and consumers. Also, he discusses the increasing use of social tagging, "Keep in mind that nothing is static here, which is one of the most brilliant things about the internet. It is all evolving really rapidly...we are...actually rather quickly grappling our way to the future here."
19:48 - Nelson discusses how social media has changed the way he does business, and how that has affected growth and sales of all companies who utilize social media. 
21:09 - Nelson talks about how new media, such as the internet, has affected marketing practices with regards to traditional marketing mediums, such as television.
22:59 - Nelson gives his opinion about Google's buy-out of YouTube and whether or not he thinks the price they paid was worth it, "...it's really not about the money, it's about the percentage."
24:38 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=590" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:15:43 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-nelson-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-nelson.mp3?enclos_rss=8245" length="30354975" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Jupiter Social Media Analyst Emily Riley</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=303&amp;link_file_rss=8246</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=303</guid><description><![CDATA[Emily Riley goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss new social media influentials, employing social media versus conventional media channels, and how marketers and advertisers can develop a relationship with new social media influentials. 

Emily Riley is an advertising analyst in Jupiter Research's New York City office. She covers advertiser and publisher trends and technologies including rich media, targeting, measurement and response. Emily joins Jupiter Research with over six years of internet advertising experience. Most recently, she worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. where she helped re-launch their web site as an advertising-based content site. Prior to MSLO, she was at Advertising.com for five years as a delivery analyst. There she was responsible for the delivery and analysis of advertising campaigns across their network of over 2,500 sites. Emily has a BA in English with a minor in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University.

SHOW NOTES:

6:04 - Emily Riley talks about why she joined Jupiter Research and provides a background on the company.
6:40 - Riley discusses the top line findings of Jupiter Research’s social marketing report called, "Marketing to Influentials" and what their initial expectations were when they started the research, "We wanted to know if all the social marketing tools out there have essentially given these classic influentials a bigger voice, or if there is a different group of people that are taking advantage of social marketing tools that are influential in a different way."
7:22 - Riley talks about what a combination influential is, how important they are, how they fit into the report, and how to market to them.
8:29 - Riley explains what a purchase funnel is, how it relates to the influentials described in her report and the impact influentials have on shaping people's opinions.
10:41 - Riley discusses combination and new influentials and how they relate to the ladder of influence and to purchase funnels, "At the top of your purchase funnel you are willing to listen to these combination and new influentials, they may not be the most trust worthy sources, but [they] may be the earliest sources..."
12:26 - Riley explains when an influential should be consulted, in place of, a more traditional, professional media outlet in order to help create an organic news trend.
13:48 - Riley talks about the PR process for launching a new product and the benefits of approaching a combination influential before approaching standard media channels. "Combination influentials are the Holy Grail, but at the same time they are a very small percentage of the population so you have to look at your ability to find them and reach them."
15:22 - Riley talks about how to treat a combination influential, particularly how much access to information to give them, as well as how a relationship with a combination influential usually works.
16:16 - Riley discusses the benefits and drawbacks of social media versus conventional media channels in releasing a message, "Suddenly it is not necessarily a professional on the top of a mountain throwing an opinion down onto the masses; the masses are really involved and elevated."
18:04 - Riley describes how social media may boost the interest of analysts through the use of new media tools, such as blogs.
19:45 - Riley talks about how to understand where to draw the line on how much information you should give new social media users versus conventional media outlets.  
21:01 - Riley offers her opinion on the small crisis initiated about the right for transparency of methodology behind research by blogger Toby Bloomberg.
24:35 - Riley talks about whether marketing or public relations is better equipped to deal with social marketing, "Public relations are about starting relationships, causing a domino effect through relationships...marketing on the other hand...has been used to crafting a message and you put it out there and consumers only have one choice, they either look at it or look away."
26:18 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=591" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:34:51 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Riley-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Riley.mp3?enclos_rss=8246" length="25909040" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with San Jose Mercury News Staff Writer Dean Takahashi</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=302&amp;link_file_rss=8247</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=302</guid><description><![CDATA[Dean Takahashi goes On the Record...Online to discuss covering the video game industry, PR for console games versus PR for PC games, and the growth and future of the video game business.

Dean Takahashi is a staff writer at the San Jose Mercury News, where he covers the semiconductor and video game industries. He writes business stories as well as game and technology reviews. Takahashi has 17 years' experience as a journalist and more than 15 years' experience writing technology stories. He previously worked at the Wall Street Journal, Red Herring magazine, the San Jose Mercury News in an earlier stint, the Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition, the Orange County Register, and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution," a book about the making of Microsoft's game console published in 2002.

SHOW NOTES:

5:19 - Takahashi discusses how he likes to receive pitches.
6:30 - Takahashi talks about the relationship between the growth of email and the quality and quantity of pitches he receives.
7:21 - Takahashi on the amount of pitches he receives each day and how he decides which email pitches to open.
8:37 - Takashi talks about staying on top of news developments in the video game industry.
10:14 - Takahashi on the challenges of covering the video game industry, and covering a new product to be released when the final product is unavailable for review.
12:06 - Takahashi on the marketing and PR machine behind consul games, "When you go to E3...everybody's trying to compete for attention...[and] you always get the sense from going to that show that the video game industry has not grown up..." 
14:47 - Takahashi on the opportunities the online components of game consoles offers public relations practitioners,  "The community involvement that that creates, the fan base...is something that is sort of the future of marketing and something that has to be carefully managed..."
17:27 - Takahashi talks about why PR for console games is handled so differently than PR for PC games.
18:38 - Takahashi talks about Sony's marketing campaign for PlayStation 3, and Sony's strategy versus Ninetendo's and Microsoft's.  
21:33 - Takahashi discusses the growth of the video game business and offers his opinion on the studios move to take control of games developed on their motion picture properties.
24:07 - Takahashi talks about professional sports leagues making deals with different electronic game publishers, and the impact these deals have on gamers and the video game industry.
26:10 - Takahashi discusses his books "Opening the X-Box" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked."
28:59 - Takahashi offers his predictions for the video game industry in 2007. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=592" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:23:03 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Takahashi-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Takahashi.mp3?enclos_rss=8247" length="31124303" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Podshow CEO Ron Bloom</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=301&amp;link_file_rss=8248</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=301</guid><description><![CDATA[Podshow CEO Ron Bloom goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss best practices for podcast advertisers, podcast measurement, and valuing an audience.

Ron Bloom is the visionary CEO and business leader behind the founding of PodShow. Mr. Bloom is ultimately responsible for PodShow's business units, team building, operations, financing and hyper-growth. Bloom was the chief strategist in securing PodShow's marquee partnerships with Apple and Sirius Satellite Radio and the company's elite private investors, including venture firms Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital and Sherpalo Ventures. Bloom leads PodShow on the march to 100M listeners, and is often referenced as the visionary author of the media industry's "5/50" rule and Fart's Law of consumer technology adoption.  A respected technology and media executive, consultant, speaker and author, Bloom has provided marketing, media and technology strategy for a broad range of Fortune 1000 clients including AOL, Time Warner, AVON, IBM, Oracle, Chrysler, Ford, BellSouth, DuPont, Nortel, Continental Airlines, Gillette, Microsoft, Omnicom and Procter and Gamble. As a pioneer in e-business and integrated marketing, Bloom has worked to develop internet portals, web sites, cross-media marketing, and integrated broadband and broadcast content, as well as strategic business plans for online businesses such as Preview Travel, The Gap, Network Associates, MSN, Oracle, Netscape, AOL and a host of others. Bloom has acted as a consultant to a range of investment banks and venture firms, working with them to identify and understand the impact of emerging technologies, having helped to raise over $500 million in investment capital for both public and private companies focused on technology, marketing, media and next-generation entertainment and communications.  Bloom is a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of THINK New Ideas, a company which he cofounded, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of On Ramp, one of the world's first and most prestigious Internet solutions providers.

SHOW NOTES:

4:07 - Ron Bloom talks about the metrics advertisers should look at when considering whether they want to advertise in a podcast, as well as qualifying a podcast.
9:04 - Bloom talks about the advantages of using podcasts instead of other traditional forms of electronic media," What podcasting brings is...choice, unlimited frequency, unlimited bandwith, an unlimited ability to mix and match, [and] it also gives the advertiser a tremendous opportunity to put together an audience in the millions...that have...multiple voices promoting their product."
11:56 - Bloom comments on the fact that podcast downloads can be tracked, but the amount of podcasts played and listened to cannot.  
14:58 - Bloom offers words of wisdom for other media companies and advertisers about how they should develop a digital strategy.
17:11 - Bloom discusses finding an audience for new media, "By spending it before measuring it, you're going to find out what people like."
19:53 - Bloom talks about how to value an audience and the CPM model, "I don't believe in CPM, sometimes I refer to that as Cost per Mistake."
24:50 - Bloom on determining the specific criteria to use to measure online behavior.
28:57 - Bloom explains what Podshow is and how it works, "We largely serve content created by independent producers or other people...the indications from our audience is that they are willing to consume and create increasing amount of their media spend...on networks that don't feature mainstream media."
34:14 - Bloom talks about the demographics of podcast listeners.  
36:33 - Bloom answers a question on how an advertiser should decide whether to create a podcast, or advertise in an already existing podcast. "If you take your adveritisng dollar and part of your mission is to help other podcasters build their audience, then you're going to get two things: a loyal audience and a loyal podcaster."
39:51 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=593" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:50:30 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Ron_Bloom-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Ron_Bloom.mp3?enclos_rss=8248" length="28730234" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with General Manager and Senior VP of Nielsen Analytics Larry Gerbrandt</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=300&amp;link_file_rss=8249</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=300</guid><description><![CDATA[General Manager and Senior VP of Nielsen Analytics Larry Gerbrandt goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss measuring podcasts against other media forms, the behavior of podcast users, and where podcast measurement is heading.

Larry Gerbrandt is General Manager and Senior Vice President of Nielsen Analytics.  Larry is responsible for developing leading edge research, analyses and valuation services to companies in the media and entertainment space. In addition to original research on emerging technologies, Nielsen Analytics conducts primary consumer-level research and synthesizes top level research from the many VNU divisions, including Nielsen Entertainment, Nielsen Media Research, Claritas, SRDS and Scarborough. Larry's focus is on the convergence of content delivery and consumer media technology and the underlying economic models in the television, motion picture, cable, satellite, music, home video, video game and mobile entertainment. Prior to joining Nielsen, Larry served in various analytical, editorial and management roles during his twenty year tenure at Kagan World Media, most recently as Chief Operating Officer and also led the media & entertainment practice at AlixPartners LLC. Larry has authored numerous newsletters and special reports, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences including CTAM, NATPE, NCTA, BCFM, CES, NAB, MIP and MIPCOM.

SHOW NOTES:

5:42 - Gerbrandt discusses the recent Nielsen Analytics report, The Economics of Podcasting.
7:40 - Gerbrandt on measuring podcasts against other forms of media.
9:29 - Gerbrandt, while speaking about the issue of geographic exclusivity affecting measurement, "Podcasting is free...in terms of competing for ears and eyes, it's probably some combination of the web and radio that podcasting really competes with."
11:05 - Gerbrandt talks about Nielsen's testing methodology and facility. 
14:19 - Gerbrandt discusses ensuring the accuracy of a questionnaire.  
18:04 - Gerbrandt offers his thoughts on whether podcasting has a more lucrative future as advertiser supported or advertiser generated. 
20:28 - Gerbrandt talks about the difference between consumer expectations online versus television.
22:30 - Gerbrandt talks about the behavior of the 6% of web users that Nielsen reports downloaded podcasts.  
25:33 - Gerbrandt discusses Nielsen's data collection methods and its clients. 
28:53 - Gerbrandt on how Nielsen plans to collect podcast listener behavior, "We will be able to determine exactly what was listened to and what was used and for how long."
29:31 - Gerbrandt talks about the data Nielsen will be collecting on podcasting.
30:51 - Gerbrandt on the metrics advertisers need to know in order to make purchasing decisions.
35:19 - Gerbrandt discusses the premium audience of podcasts, "Podcasts have grown up based on a lot of people's passions and enthusiasms." 
37:32 - Gerbrandt talks about the popularity of CBS versus MTV, and the different goals of broadcast networks versus cable networks.  
40:07 - Gerbrandt discusses how Nielsen is evolving in response to the growth of consumer generated media and new media. 
44:43 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=594" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:19:40 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gerbrandt-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Gerbrandt.mp3?enclos_rss=8249" length="42965523" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Technorati CEO David Sifry</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=299&amp;link_file_rss=8250</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=299</guid><description><![CDATA[CEO of Technorati David Sifry goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss building a business case for podcasting, podcasting metrics, and RSS advertising. 

David Sifry is Founder and CEO of Technorati, a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere. A serial entrepreneur with more than 19 nineteen years of software development and industry experience, before founding Technorati, Sifry was cofounder and CTO of Sputnik, a Wi-Fi gateway company. Before that, he cofounded Linuxcare, where he served as CTO and vice president of engineering. Sifry also served as a founding member of the board of Linux International and was on the technical advisory board of the National Cybercrime Training Partnership for law enforcement. He appears frequently on panels and lectures on a variety of technology issues, ranging from wireless spectrum policy and Wi-Fi, to weblogs and open-source software. 

SHOW NOTES:
 
6:32 - David Sifry talks about how much traffic Technorati gets a day, and the growth of Technorati.
7:29 - Sifry on the demographics of Technorati users.
9:10 - Sifry reveals how advertisers can reach their target audience groups on Technorati.
10:19 - Sifry talks about how to get people to subscribe to your RSS feed and how to validate your feed.
12:59 - Sifry discusses different types of RSS feeds and adding advertising to your feed, "You can choose how you want people to consume your site."
17:53 - Sifry talks about selecting podcasts for advertising, product placement and podcasting, and the particular podcast metrics that advertisers should use.
21:04 - Sifry on how to determine the behavior of a particular person that subscribes to a feed.
22:43 - Sifry discusses the question of whether there is a standardized metric for podcast popularity.  
24:41 - Sifry talks about the qualitative metrics marketers and advertisers should be looking at.
30:20 - Sifry on the notion of inserting advertising feed as a partial text item. 
34:18 - Sifry on the future of measurement and Technorati.
39:49 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=595" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:15:57 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Sifry-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Sifry.mp3?enclos_rss=8250" length="28707977" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Michael J. Lavery, president and managing director of the Audit Bureau of Circulations</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=298&amp;link_file_rss=8251</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=298</guid><description><![CDATA[Michael J. Lavery, president and managing director of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss paid versus non-paid circulation, the changing value of print media and online metrics.

Michael J. Lavery is president and managing director of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), the world's first and largest circulation-auditing organization and North America's preferred circulation auditor.  With a diverse financial background, including a tenure as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for the internationally known law firm Winston & Strawn, Lavery became ABC's Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services in 1987. In 1988, he accepted the challenge of managing ABC's 2,500 annual audits and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Auditing Services. In 1993, he was named Executive Vice President of Auditing Services, and was subsequently elected President and Managing Director by ABC's Board of Directors in November 1995.  Lavery's tenure has resulted in several key developments at ABC. ABC has moved forward in verifying new and non-traditional, census-based advertiser-supported media which culminated in ABC Interactive, and a number of other supplemental audit services such as Reader Profile and Subscriber Profile, and programs like ABC's Insert Verification Service (IVS) and the extension of audit services to non-paid newspapers. ABC's premium data reporting services have also grown to reflect the quick moving pace of the information age. ABC's electronic data resource, e-Data, now provides subscribers with custom reporting, online analysis tools, and report features that disclose audit status listings and the new ABC Rapid Report that encourages more frequent circulation reporting.

SHOW NOTES:

3:58 - Michael Lavery explains what the Audit Bureau of Circulation does and discusses the company's history and purpose.
6:28 - Lavery talks about the difference between paid and non-paid circulation, and what each means for advertisers. 
10:39 - Lavery on how paid circulation versus unpaid circulation has changed over the past 20 years.
12:09 - Lavery talks about distinguishing paid circulation from non-paid, and the evolution of non-paid circulation.
15:52 - Lavery on why small publications should monitor their circulations, "To provide media accountability [and] provide accountability to advertisers and agencies..."
16:27 - Lavery on the benefits the Audit Bureau of Circulation offers small publications.
17:37 - Lavery on the application process, costs and entitlements of ABC members.
21:17 - Lavery on what's happening in the world of print media as publishers migrate online and consumer generated media grows. 
23:05 - Lavery on how ABC is re-inventing itself online.
26:23 - Lavery on the parallels between RSS and paid circulation in the print world.
28:35 - Lavery offers his projection on the specific measurements advertisers will value as online metrics.
30:24 - Lavery talks about the evolution and future of ABC.
32:39 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=596" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:31:56 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Lavery-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Lavery.mp3?enclos_rss=8251" length="23540748" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Hearst Interactive Media VP Michael Dunn</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=297&amp;link_file_rss=8252</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=297</guid><description><![CDATA[Hearst Interactive Media VP Michael Dunn goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the value of podcasting, the mainstream media's reaction to podcasting, and podcast measurement.  

Michael Dunn is currently a VP with Hearst Interactive Media, focused on both Venture and Enterprise Technology leadership, as well as the author of the podcasting and emerging media related blog http://nomadicaudio.com.  A career technologist predominately focusing on the emerging rather than the legacy aspects of the media, advertising and technology industries, Mike has previously held CTO positions at Time Warner, Encoda and Dell Online, as well as senior technology roles with Turner Broadcasting, True North Communications and Hanna-Barbera Studios. The main focus of his Venture role is to perform the technical due diligence of any potential corporate venturing. Mike enjoys working with startups: he is on the advisory boards of Mochila, Internet Capital Group, Advisen, Snapbridge Software and was one of the founding members of InfoWorld's CTO Advisory Council. He is also on the board of Ballston Spa National Bank, a community bank in Saratoga County New York. He is a published author on the art of being a CTO.

SHOW NOTES:

6:15 - Michael Dunn talks about Hearst investments in new media, emerging media and emerging technology, and his responsibilities at Hearst Interactive Media.
8:59 - Dunn on the different types of companies Hearst invests in, including companies that are competitive with Hearst.  
11:34 - Dunn on the lack of standardized measurement for podcasting and the value of podcasting for marketers and listeners, "Today the whole beauty of podcasting is you're not connected, you can take it wherever you want to go, you can play it in your time when you want to fill gaps..."
20:43 - Dunn talks about how the mainstream media decides whether to embrace podcasting or not, and what validates podcasting as a way of distributing information for media organizations.
24:09 - Dunn discusses Marcus Chan and The San Francisco's Chronicle's podcasting endeavors.
25:35 - Dunn on taking the initiative to podcast and the benefits of podcasts, "The one really compelling thing that podcasting does...is it gives you direct access to subject matter experts..." 
33:48 - Dunn discusses the perspectives of traditional media professionals on social media and consumer generated media.  
37:07 - Dunn offers words of wisdom to young companies that are looking to entice Hearst to make an investment.  
40:50 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=597" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:16:45 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Dunn-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Dunn.mp3?enclos_rss=8252" length="29438674" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Nielsen BuzzMetrics CMO Pete Blackshaw</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=296&amp;link_file_rss=8253</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=296</guid><description><![CDATA[Nielsen BuzzMetrics CMO Pete Blackshaw goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss podcast measurement, best practices for advertising podcasts and how to build a business case for podcasting. 

Pete Blackshaw presently serves as CMO of Nielsen BuzzMetrics, a firm that helps companies promote and protect their brands through the measurement, analysis, and interpretation of CGM, or online word of mouth, across forums, message boards, social networking sites, direct company feedback, online communities and blogs.  He coined the term "consumer-generated media" (CGM) and authors a blog by that same name.  Pete is a co-founder of the 2004 Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). He currently authors a bi-weekly column on digital marketing strategy targeted to CMOs for the ClickZ marketing network. He's frequently quoted in major publications, and he authors several work and personal blogs, including www.hybridbuzz.com, and parenting centered blogs www.dosbebes.com and www.proudpadre.com.

SHOW NOTES:

4:30 - Pete Blackshaw talks about the change in business professionals' perceptions on measuring consumer generated media.
6:05 - Blackshaw discusses the Nielsen Analytics report, The Economics of Podcasting.
7:42 - Blackshaw on consumer reaction to podcast advertising and best practices for creating ads for podcasts.
9:26 - Blackshaw talks about how to measure podcasts, including measuring depth of engagement. 
11:37 - Blackshaw explains the engagement metric and applying it to podcasts, "I think podcasting is, by its very nature, takes the notion of engaging to an extra level...and that level of engagement carries over into wins for brands."
14:20 - Blackshaw on how to come up with a quantitative value that supports a business case for podcasting.  
16:16 - Blackshaw discusses the different types of podcast measurement available, including growth pattern, depth of engagement, talk value and what the most important metrics are.
19:12 - Blackshaw on what surprises him most about podcasting, "I'm...shocked that there aren't more brands that are just uploading podcasts that explain to people how to use products."
21:31 - Blackshaw on what he has learned about conventional measurement from new media measurement, "I think metrics are going to get a lot more interesting...as we move more events and activities online we have much more flexibility to adapt, evolve, [and] contour our programs against those real-time needs..."
23:35 - Blackshaw talks about the future importance of the CPM measurement.
24:58 - Blackshaw on the term "consumer-generated media."
27:48 - Blackshaw discusses how traditional media measurement professionals regard him and new media measurement models.
30:07 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=598" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:09:57 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Blackshaw-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Blackshaw.mp3?enclos_rss=8253" length="28948426" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with RadioTail CEO Gregory Galant</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=295&amp;link_file_rss=8254</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=295</guid><description><![CDATA[RadioTail CEO Gregory Galant goes "On the Record...Online" with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss podcast measurement, valuing an audience and building a business case for podcasting.

Gregory Galant is the CEO of RadioTail, a firm that facilitates advertising in podcasts. He fell in love with podcasting when he started Venture Voice, a podcast that profiles entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Greg has worked at Newlight Associates, a $120M technology venture capital firm, sourcing investments and managing deal flow. Greg was an associate producer at CNN.com where he analyzed the latest trends in citizens' media. In 1996 at age 14, Greg started Halenet, Inc., an award-winning Internet strategy firm. Greg has been featured in The New York Times, the Venture Capital Journal, Catherine Crier's WOR radio show and News 12. The Suffolk Nassau Chamber of Commerce named him the 2003 "Entrepreneur of the Year".

SHOW NOTES:

6:40 - Gregory Galant discusses RadioTail, what inspired its creation and its podcast metric system. 
10:45 - Galant on how to use RadioTail to measure podcasts, including the company's free solution for podcasters. 
13:02 - Galant talks about how to make a business case for podcasting, "At the end of the day...you have to tell the story of just all the people out there who are excited about podcasts, who are using it throughout their day..."
16:00 - Galant on how advertisers should value a podcast audience, "You have to kind of take that combination of the very specific audience you're reaching, and what that audience is worth, and also how you're reaching them..."
19:34 - Galant on the notion of whether there needs to be standardized metrics for podcasts.
20:01 - Galant on what he thinks will be the standard metric for podcasts.
21:07 - Galant talks about determining the audience of a podcast.
21:53 - Galant on the surprises he's encountered since RadioTail was founded, "I knew iTunes was going to be influential, I didn't know it was going to be this influential - that currently it is really dominating."
23:30 - Galant on whether the mainstream media has an advantage over independent podcasters when launchings podcasts.
24:55 - Galant on why he chose the name "RadioTail." 
30:06 - Galant talks about how regular independents using new media can compete against renowned media figures.
32:50 - Galant on how a brand marketer considering podcasting should decide whether to sponsor an already existing podcast or create his/her own podcast.
35:22 - Galant talks about using the CPM model to value an audience.
36:27 - Galant on whether a podcast is more valuable than other types of media.
38:23 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=599" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:01:31 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Galant-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Galant.mp3?enclos_rss=8254" length="36887975" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Rick Klau, VP of Publisher Services at FeedBurner</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=294&amp;link_file_rss=8255</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=294</guid><description><![CDATA[Rick Klau, vice president of Publisher Services at FeedBurner, goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss podcast measurment, building a business case for podcasting, valuing an audience and the future of podcasts.

Rick Klau is vice president of Publisher Services at FeedBurner, the market-leading feed management provider. He is responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with large media companies, entertainment networks, newspapers and a variety of other commercial publishers. Prior to FeedBurner, Rick held the same role at Socialtext, the first enterprise social software company. Previously, Rick was vice president of Vertical Markets at Interface Software, now part of the Lexis-Nexis family where he held the position of company spokesperson. Rick has also held senior marketing positions at iManage through an IPO.  An accomplished public speaker, moderator, panelist and author of a popular blog, Rick has received extensive coverage in a variety of publications including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CIO, InfoWorld, Inc. Magazine, Internet World, The Washington Post and more. He has published a number of books and columns covering the topics of technology, law, ecommerce and online security and is member of the Editorial board for Podcasting magazine. 

SHOW NOTES:

6:35 - Rick Klau talks about what FeedBurner is and how it works.  
7:52 - Klau on why measurement statistics may vary from company to company.
8:50 - Klau talks about how to measure how many people are subscribing to a feed.
11:08 - Klau discusses how to measure the number of downloads.
13:43 - Klau on valuing an audience.
15:07 - Klau talks about the CPM model versus that of Cost Per Click, "With respect to feeds, whether they are podcasts or text, I think CPM tends to be a much better model because it rewards the audience and the delivery of the content..."
18:27 - Klau offers his perspective on the influence of Nielsen and Arbitron, "...The Nielsen numbers matter less because people are shifting their consumption beyond the broadcast time to a time shifted time, or they're going online."
19:35 - Klau talks about cashing feeds.
20:31 - Klau explains how iTunes works and talks about measuring podcast downloads.  
21:14 - Klau on how iTunes determines the top 100 podcasts list.  
22:52 - Klau answers a question on whether FeedBurner is the next Nielsen or Arbitron, "Our goal is to work explicitly on behalf of the publisher to make sure that anything that can be discovered or told about the consumption of their content, that we not only measure it, but then make it easily reported for them as well."
24:39 - Klau on what surprises him about the emergence of blogs, podcasts and social media, "Today, the number of blogs is into the tens of millions, some of whom who have tremendously high traffic...you have a tremendous opportunity as the publisher to reach an audience that before was held in the hands of just a few organizations."
26:10 - Klau talks about how new technology is empowering the consumer to exert more influence over the producers of the content.
27:34 - Klau answers a question on FeedBurner's standardized metrics and establishing metrics for podcasting. 
29:04 - Klau offers his generalizations on the adoption of video versus audio podcasts. 
30:45 - Klau shares his final thoughts on podcasting, "As with everything, this stuff is so new, podcasts themselves didn't exist 25 months ago, but it's exciting to be in the middle of it.  The only truism here is that what we know today will be probably rather useless in about six months."
33:01 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=600" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:43:03 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Klau-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Klau.mp3?enclos_rss=8255" length="23809391" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Los Angeles Times Columnist Joel Stein</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=293&amp;link_file_rss=8256</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=293</guid><description><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times Columnist Joel Stein goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the future of traditional media formats, working with public relations practitioners and how he decides what to write about.

Joel Stein grew up in Edison, N.J., went to Stanford and then worked for Martha Stewart for a year. After two years of fact-checking at various publications, he got hired as a sports editor at Time Out New York. Two years later he became a staff writer for Time magazine, where over seven and a half years he wrote a dozen cover stories on subjects such as Michael Jordan, Las Vegas, the Internet bubble and low-carb diets.  He has appeared on any TV show that asks him: VH1's "I Love the Decade You Tell Me I Love," HBO's "Phoning It In," Comedy Central's "Reel Comedy" and E! Entertainment's "101 Hottest Hot Hotties' Hotness."  After teaching a class in humor writing at Princeton, he moved to L.A. at the beginning of 2005 to write a column for the Los Angeles Times. He still contributes to Time and other magazines.

SHOW NOTES:

4:18 - Joel Stein talks about appearing on television shows, his background and experience as an editor and a journalist.
8:06 - Stein talks about getting hired for The Los Angeles Times and bosses he has enjoyed working with.
10:39 - Stein on the future of magazines and newspapers in the age of new technology.
12:40 - Stein talks about his column and how it fits with the entertainment beat of The LA Times.
14:06 - Stein on whether there is a need for analysis and opinion columns in print media: "I'm getting paid nicely to write this column for the LA Times and I'm essentially just writing a blog, I don't know if more opinion columns is great for newspapers if everyone has a blog."
15:19 - Stein on who constitutes his main audience.  
15:59 - Stein talks about his column and how he decides what to write about: "My main thought is to not say something everyone else has said..."
25: 41 - Stein on speaking with publicists on a daily basis.
26:04 - Stein talks about how many of the pitches he receives are on target.  
27:13 - Stein on why pitches can often be bad.  
27:51 - Stein discusses how the editorial process behind the opinion pages and the news pages differs.
29:10 - Stein on how to make sure not to write about the same things as other opinion writers.
30:20 - Stein talks about his controversial column, "Warriors and Wussies," which also generated much national attention.
34:25 - Stein on the impact of the column on his image.
35:21 - Stein offers words of advice to public relations practitioners.
37:22 - Stein talks about writing for Time Magazine.
38:58 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=601" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:21:18 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Joel-Stein-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Joel-Stein.mp3?enclos_rss=8256" length="28097652" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with NY Times Technology Editor Steve Lohr</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=292&amp;link_file_rss=8257</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=292</guid><description><![CDATA[New York Times technology editor, Steve Lohr, goes "On the Record...Online" from the Public Relations Society of America's Technology Conference in New York, to discuss how new technology is changing the way he does his job, the benefits and drawbacks of having a blog, and how PR practitioners can secure news coverage.

3:03 - Steve Lohr provides an introduction to his key note on how internet technology, websites, blogs, and podcasts, have influencer what he writes about for The New York Times, as well as his relationship with PR practitioners.  
3:53 - Lohr talks about his professional background, what he covers at the Times, how the internet has changed the way he does his job and what he chooses to cover, and how the web helps him do his job.
6:44 - Lohr discusses the opportunity the internet offers journalists:  "The narrow niche groups and markets are where the internet really shines...the web and the internet I think also force us at the Times to place a greater emphasis on information discovery instead of information gathering."  
10:24 - Lohr explains the difference between "information discovery" and "information gathering," and talks about the increase use of search engine optimization in newsrooms.
12:03 - Lohr discusses the benefits and drawbacks of having a blog: "For reporters I think the blogosphere is a place to venture into with great care...there's the danger of becoming identified with your opinions instead of your stories."
13:04 - Lohr talks about the use of podcasts by newsrooms and companies: "[IBM's podcast] strikes me as an interesting way to use new media to try to make IBM part of the intellectual conversation in fields where the company has large service practices..." 
13:56 - Lohr talks about how public relations practitioners can help their clients gain news coverage, and how Google and Apple were successful in securing stories in The New York Times.
15:42 - Lohr shares how he likes to receive pitches.   
16:33 - Lohr on whether public relations practitioners should use the web as well as monitor the web.  
18:15 - Lohr, upon responding to a question on the Chinese government's restriction of blog use: "The Chinese authority is sort of unable to control this...places like China are special cases...it's a totalitarian government."
22:32 - Lohr talks about the places PR people should look to gain news coverage.
25:02 - Lohr discusses net neutrality: "Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo and others...want the higher costs to be borne by the consumers."  
29:40 - Lohr offers his opinion on Bill Gates and Microsoft.
32:38 - Lohr on who his online influencers are.
34:13 - Lohr offers his opinion on outsourcing jobs to countries like China and India.  
38:14 - Lohr talks about conceding economic power to China.
40:24 - Lohr discusses using search engines to do his job and the benefits of search engine optimizaztion: "It's a great tool...for that fact checking kind of information finding..."
44:54 - Lohr on the importance of corporate websites and using search.  
49:59 - Lohr talks about the intersection of media companies and technology companies.  
53:02 - Lohr on his and his colleagues' comfort level with regards to sharing their opinions on blogs, and what makes a great corporate blog. 
59:20 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=602" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:37:14 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Lohr-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Lohr.mp3?enclos_rss=8257" length="57665952" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with LA Podcasters</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=291&amp;link_file_rss=8258</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=291</guid><description><![CDATA[LA Podcasters Studio 101 from the Brewery in Downtown Los Angeles 

LA Podcasters go On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss their own podcast shows, the art of podcasting, and what makes a great podcast.

5:12 - Lance Anderson talks about how he approaches podcasting as an artist.
5:47 - Anderson talks about how many listeners there are of his podcast "Verge of the Fringe," available at www.vergeofthefringe.com
6:09 - Anderson discusses the timelessness of his stories.
6:23 - Eric Schwartzman makes the distinction between a news program and a featured program.  
7:17 - Grant Baciocco talks about his show with Doug Price, "The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd." 
7:50 - Schwartzman talks about how most podcasts are consumed.  
8:34 - Anderson talks about how to listen to podcasts. 
8:52 - Schwartzman discusses the different ways to distribute electronic media over the internet.
10:16 - Baciocco and Doug Price share the voices of their shows.
11:15 - Baciocco talks about the fans of the show.  
12:13 - Anderson talks about how often he is at the LA Podcast Studio.
13:33 - Dan Klass talks about how podcasts makes your program available to a potentially large audience
13:53 - Klass talks about his podcast "The Bitterest Pill" 
14:25 - Klass mentions the countries of where his listeners live.
15:08 - Klass talks about what makes a great podcast and how his podcast has been so successful: "...I work very hard at being very honest and dealing with things on a very human level."
16:19 - Klass discusses the irony of his show: "...there's something about being so finite in the subject matter and so brutally honest about it that it becomes more universal."
17:32 - Klass talks about the human element of podcasting.
18:45 - Schwartzman talks about Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's book, Finding Flow and his renewed sense of optimism for the culture of celebrity.
22:14 - Anderson talks about who should podcast.
22:51 - Klass talks about how podcasts create communities: "there's an audience out there for anyone who's talking passionately...create the podcast and they will be able to find you.
23:35 - Anderson on whether podcasts are media or art.
24:10 - Klass talks about companies podcasting.  
25:05 - Klass on whether there is an audience for any subject of a podcast.
26:00 - Tim Coyne talks about his podcast, "The Hollywood Podcast."
28:08 - Coyne gives a logline for his show.  
28:28 - Coyne talks about whether podcasting is helping him in finding a romantic relationship.  
32:03 - Steven from Pink Mafia Radio talks about whether podcasting helps with relationships.  
33:19 - Howard Leff, a freelancer for a column appearing in The Los Angeles Times in the Calender Weekend section, talks about considering podcasting and what he envisions his podcast to be about.  
34:18 - Leff talks about writing for the Los Angeles Times.
35:08 - Leff shares his opinion about the Los Angeles Times. 
35:35 - Schwartzman discusses whether podcasters should be concerned that they may not have an audience.
37:13 - Tres Jefes discusses his podcast available at www.tresjefes.com
38:07 - Jefes talks about whether he thinks he will have advertisers for his podcast.
38:40 - Douglas Welch talks about his column, Career Opportunities, and his podcast available www.welchwrite.com/career 
39:29 - Welch on the state of today's job market and how to get out of a bad job.
40:21 - Larry Winfield talks about his podcasts "Sundown Lounge" and "The Patio."
40:47 - Winfield talks about covering poetry in his podcasts.
41:26 - Winfield on whether hip hop music has helped bring about the resurgence of poetry.  
42:15 - Winfield talks about his day jobs.  
42:30 - Winfield on why he podcasts: "I get to  play whatever music fits my fancy, I like a lot of music, so its not restricted...I get to speak my mind..."
43:22 - Winfield mentions where his podcast is available - www.larrywinfield.com
44:47 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=603" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:13:13 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Brewery-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO_Brewery.mp3?enclos_rss=8258" length="43030723" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Reuters Editor-in-Charge Martin Howell</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=290&amp;link_file_rss=8259</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=290</guid><description><![CDATA[Martin Howell, editor-in-charge of Reuters Inc., equities coverage in North and South America, goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the growth of corporate corruption and fraud in recent years, the ways citizen journalism affects the mainstream media, and the impact of search on the business of journalism.  

Martin Howell is editor-in-charge of Reuters Inc., equities coverage in North and South America. He has directed much of Reuters's corporate news coverage in the United States in the past four years, including coverage of the Enron scandal, the Internet bubble, and Wall Street deception. For the past 18 years, he has written, reported, and edited business news throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and managed news teams on all these continents.  Martin is the author of Predators and Profits: 100+ Ways for Investors to Protect Their Nest Eggs, a guide for investors on how to uncover the kind of scandals that brought down Enron and Worldcom.

SHOW NOTES:

4:38 - Martin Howell talks about the number one red flag that investors need to watch out for in order to identify a looming problem in a corporation.
5:12 - Howell on why we have seen so much business corruption and fraud over the past few years.  
6:13 - Howell discusses whether people feel more comfortable in investing in internet start-ups since the internet bubble has burst.
7:06 - Howell on Reuters being the largest global wire service.
8:32 - Howell answers a question on whether citizen journalism is a challenge to Reuters.
10:33 - Howell on how to distinguish the news wires from the PR wires.  
11:57 - Howell talks about the impact the internet has had on Reuters and the way he does his job.
13:01 - Howell discusses the impact of the growth of search on Reuters.
14:13 - Howell on whether polls on popular consensus play a role in what Reuters decides to lead with.
15:43 - Howell talks about who his influencers are and how he decides what to write about.
16:58 - Howell on whether the Reuters market is confined to Europe: "The world is so global at the moment...if you go to China or India for example and you mention the word 'Reuters,' everyone knows it...so it's well beyond Europe, and we have a large presence in the U.S., and we break a lot of news here..."
18:13 - Howell offers words of wisdom to public relations practitioners.
19:05 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=604" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:54:48 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Howell-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Howell.mp3?enclos_rss=8259" length="13773668" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Washington Mutual PR Exec. Alan Elias</title><author>Eris Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=289&amp;link_file_rss=8260</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=289</guid><description><![CDATA[Alan Elias, senior vice president of corporate communications for Washington Mutual Card Services goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss crisis communications, the impact of Regulation Fair Disclosure, and how corporate scandals have affected the way he does his job.

Alan Elias is senior vice president corporate communications for Washington Mutual Card Services (formerly Providian Financial Corporation), a leading provider of credit cards and deposit products to mainstream American consumers.  Elias joined the company in January 2000 and is responsible for directing the division's employee and public relations activities, as well as managing the credit card division's Social Marketing/Image Enhancement program.  Prior to the merger, Elias also was responsible for leading Providian's Community Relations program, which included corporate philanthropy and the employee volunteer program.  Prior to joining Providian, Elias spent 10 years at Hill & Knowlton where he was responsible for leading the media relations, crisis communications, media training and litigation support practices in the company's Los Angeles, Irvine and Sacramento offices.  Prior to Hill & Knowlton, Elias worked for ten years as a broadcast journalist.

SHOW NOTES:

5:03 - Elias talks about serving on a panel at the Media Relations 2006 conference on rebuilding an organization's image after a crisis.
5:35 - Elias discusses the challenges he faced at Providian and how he got through them.
6:34 - Elias on the revelations he has had on the subject of crisis communications: "The number one rule in crisis communications is to demonstrate action."
7:16 - Elias on the change in the dynamics of business over the past several years.  
8:01 - Elias talks about measuring PR success.
9:30 - Elias discusses traffic generated from Washington Mutual's website, public relations materials, and Google: "The average consumer now has a lot more information at their fingertips, and they also have the ability to get a lot more disinformation...and that's also made our jobs as communicators a little more difficult."
10:18 - Elias talks about monitoring the blogosphere. 
11:25 -  Elias discusses how the introduction of Regulation Fair Disclosure has affected the way he does his job.
12:56 - Elias on how companies ensure compliance with Reg FD.
14:08 - Elias discusses the parameters of Reg FD from a legal perspective.  
15:46 -  Elias talks about leveraging blogs to influence decisions in the marketplace.  
17:37 - Elias on the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.
19:10 - Elias talks about the increase in corporate fraud and how it is influencing his work as a communicator.
20:48 - Elias on communicating the impact of rising interest rates to consumers.
22:41 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=605" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Elias-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Elias.mp3?enclos_rss=8260" length="16372016" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Mitsubishi Motors PR Director Dan Irvin</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=288&amp;link_file_rss=8261</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=288</guid><description><![CDATA[Dan Irvin goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss running PR and corporate communications at Mitsubishi Motors, some of the challenges he faces, and how technology is changing the way he does his job.

Darn Irvin is the director of corporate communications and public relations at Mitsubishi Motors North America.

4:45 - Dan Irvin talks about the panel he spoke at on repairing corporate reputation at the Media Relations 2006 conference.
5:32 – Irvin talks about how to recover from a blow to corporate reputation: “It’s not a media relations issue.  It ultimately begins from…communicating slow steady process to all of your stakeholders, not just the media…” 
7:32 – Irvin on whether it is important to respond to a crisis: “With the explosion of media coverage…people are going to talk , people are going to write, people are going to broadcast, people are going to podcast…all of that information is going to be out there, [and] it’s important that our side of the story be represented…”
8:32 - Irvin talks about what constitutes a crisis.
9:40 – Irvin talks about how Mitsubishi Motors responded to its own crisis and the value of using media relations consultants and crisis communications consultants: “…it’s not something that you can manage with media relations and with public relations.  First and foremost you have to change your culture, [and] that means internally.” 
10:31 – Irvin talks about what it’s like running PR at a car company.  
12:13 – Irvin discusses whether he responds to incoming requests of consumers and stakeholders or if he looks for editorial opportunities.   
13:06 – Irvin talks about the impact of blogs and consumer generated media on Mitsubishi Motors:  “…the thing that worries me about the blog, the thing that really worries me about the fact that everybody’s opinion on the internet has an equal weight…is [that] we have really lost our sense of accountability.”
15:13 – Irvin discusses the potential dangers and opportunities that could result from consumers blogging.
16:06 – Irvin talks about the target audience of Mitsubishi Motors. 
17:26 – Irvin discusses the challenges Mitsubishi Motors faces when reaching constituents and how he reaches consumers: “…Mitsubishi has a unique PR challenge to get out there, [and] that is that we’re gonna be a survivor.” 	
20:37 – Irvin on whether the auto industry is hooked on incentives.  “…the global consumer of automobiles is the most educated consumer in the marketplace...it’s definitely a market right now that’s driven with incentives and if you try to reduce those incentives your sales go away.”
22:46 – Irvin on what’s happening with American automakers: “It’s very difficult, and the way that it’s going to be solved is through the partnership of labor, and the companies, and possibly the government, and possibly the health care industry…” 
25:15 – Irvin talks about Mitsubishi Motors North America’s plan of action after being hurt by financial problems of its parent company.
27:26 – Irvin on what lead to the company’s 28.5% sales increase between February and March.
28:38 – Irvin talks about the new president of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Hiroshi Harunari.
31:33 – Irvin on whether most cars manufactured and sold will soon be hybrid: “For the future of my kids, the hybrids are just a stepping stone…sooner or later we’re going to have to have something else.”
34:01 – Irvin talks about testing Mitsubishi Motors’s i car in Los Angeles.
36:10 – Irvin responds to a question on whether the SUV still has legs or if Americans are resistant to it because of the cost of oil: “First of all we’re in love with the automobile…there’s a lot of talk about fuel efficiency, gas mileage, hybrids…but…the American consumer right now…is not showing that they really care that much [about the environment].”
40:05 – Irvin talks about the safety of automobiles: “…automobiles have never been safer than they are now…”
40:51 – Irvin talks about the safety of SUVs versus compact cars.
43:15 – End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=606" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:53:46 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Irvin-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Irvin.mp3?enclos_rss=8261" length="31180623" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Topaz Partners Principal Tony Sapienza</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=287&amp;link_file_rss=8262</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=287</guid><description><![CDATA[Tony Sapienza goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the use of new media communication tools for PR, the role the press release plays in reaching consumers, and the fuse of the mainstream media and consumer generated media.

Tony Sapienza, co-founder and principal of Topaz Partners, has served as president of Miller/Shandwick Technologies, one of the world's leading PR firms, and was global practice leader for Weber Shandwick Worldwide. He has worked with many emerging companies and start-ups, as well as established industry leaders such as Compaq Computer Corp., Sharp Electronics, and Hewlett-Packard.  Sapienza has provided communications and management counsel and hands-on support in a broad range of areas, including communications strategy development, messaging and positioning, message training, business and trade media relations, investor relations, industry analyst relations and interactive communications. 

SHOW NOTES:

4:22 - Sapienza talks about the impact Topaz Partners' blog, Tech Pr Gems, has had on the agency.   
5:37 - Sapienza discusses the fuse of the mainstream and consumer generated media. 
6:49 - Sapienza talks about offering new media communication tools including blogging and podcasting.
9:45 - Sapienza on whether disseminating a press release over the internet is sufficient to legally fulfill Regulation Fair Disclosure. 
11:20 - Sapienza on whether the blog as a media channel has evolved or is in a state of transition: "...we're seeing traditional technology and traditional...approaches begin to evolve particularly in public relations itself..."
12:38 - Sapienza talks about how the news wires will adapt to the growth of new media technology.
13:54 - Sapienza on the role the press release plays in reaching consumers. 
15:45 - Sapienza talks about drafting press releases and the ways press releases have changed over the past several years.  
17:13 - Sapienza on the shift from a push media world where media is distributed to a pull media world where consumers subscribe to media.
18:31 - Sapienza talks about whether he recommends blogging to all of his clients. 
19:55 - Sapienza on whether the client or the PR practitioner should blog.
20:34 - Sapienza reveals what distinguishes Topaz Partners from its competitors.
21:50 - Sapienza talks about how clients can protect their reputations among the blogosphere.
22:45 - Sapienza on whether companies are ready to embrace blogging and other new media tools.  
23:31 - Sapienza talks about whether the PR industry needs to employ online communications.
24:49 - Sapienza on how to encourage organizations to utilize online PR and marketing campaigns.
27:14 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=607" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:28:09 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Sapienza-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Sapienza.mp3?enclos_rss=8262" length="19641188" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Wall Street Journal Deputy National News Editor Matt Murray</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=286&amp;link_file_rss=8263</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=286</guid><description><![CDATA[Matthew Murray goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the impact of the web on The Wall Street Journal, how he uses technology to do his job, and developing relationships with PR practitioners.

Matthew J. Murray is deputy national news editor at The Wall Street Journal and a former Chicago Tribune journalist.  Murray authored the book "The Father and the Son: My Father's Journey into the Monastic Life," an account about his father, the Reverend James Murray.  Murray received a master's degree in journalism at Northwestern University.

SHOW NOTES:

3:55 - Murray talks about the personality of The Wall Street Journal versus its competitors.
5:45 - Murray on the lifestyle news that the Journal covers and the transformation of the Journal over the past 15 years.
7:02 - Murray on whether the Journal is cutting back on covering marketing data.
8:11 - Murray talks about the amount of online subscribers the Journal has and linking the online edition with the print edition.
9:07 - Murray discusses the relationship between Dow Jones newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
9:57 - Murray on the technology he uses everyday to do his job, and the impact of the internet on The Wall Street Journal.
12:14 - Murray talks about the online sources The Journal uses for ideas.
13:33 - Murray on his confidence in the analyst community.  
14:31 - Murray on how the web has impacted the way he finds, researches, and qualifies news: "It has speeded it up immensely and made the competitiveness factor much...tougher for us by a wide margin because there are so many smart people and bloggers and others out there competing on the web with the news all the time..."
16:28 - Murray shares his perspective on where the mainstream media is heading in the age of new media technology: "There's going to be a lot of pain but there's going to be some survivors too..."
17:58 - Murray on how many PR email pitches he receives daily, and whether the quality of the pitches is better or worse than five years ago.
19:16 - Murray talks about developing a good relationship with a PR practitioner, and the factors that contribute to creating a successful relationship between a reporter and a PR person.
21:21 - Murray reveals how small companies can get the attention of The Wall Street Journal.
22:31 - Murray on the blogs and websites he reads daily.  
23:43 - Murray answers the question of whether The Journal has a capitalist bias. 
25:51 - Murray talks about The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times covering the friction between the public good and corporate interests. 
26:21 - Murray talks about bias in the news: "I would never claim that any newspaper, ours or any others, doesn't have examples of certain bias in the way that we choose to cover stories...but our goal and what we strive to do on each story is to give a complete view of all sides and we push our reporters and really try to get that."
28:08 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=608" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 23:59:32 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Murray-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Murray.mp3?enclos_rss=8263" length="20294772" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Media Trainer Jim Cameron</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=283&amp;link_file_rss=8310</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=283</guid><description><![CDATA[Special Executive's Guide to Media Training Episode

Jim Cameron goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss what media training is and why it's important, how to stay on message in an interview and how to control an interview.

Jim Cameron of Cameron Communications, Inc. is a professional communications consultant and transit advocate.  Jim has spent over 30 years in broadcast journalism.  While at NBC News, he received a George Foster Peabody Award.  In conjunction with INC. Magazine, he also wrote and hosted the syndicated radio series, Minding Your Business.  For 12 years Jim ran JFORUM, the pioneering online service for journalists and communications professionals worldwide, on CompuServe.  His media-training clients include hundreds of CEOs, scientists and authors.  Jim's trainees have appeared on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, CNN, CNBC and hundreds of radio stations. They've been quoted in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, trade journals and lifestyle magazines.  His clients have testified before Congress, made presentations to financial analysts and given speeches at major symposia.

SHOW NOTES:

6:01 - Jim Cameron explains what media training is. 
7:58 - Cameron talks about the importance of developing a message for an interview and how to stay on message.
10:23 - Cameron on common misconceptions about media training: "Media training is not spin control, it's not teaching you how to lie...what it is about is being honest, being accurate, [and] being relevant to the audience..."
11:19 - Cameron talks about his own key messages: "Media training is an effective staff development tool...whether they're [the employees] talking to the media or doing speeches or going to conferences, there needs to be a consistency of the messages that you're relaying about your product and your company."
13:47 - Cameron on how to control the messages of employees of multi-national organizations.
14:50 - Cameron talks about informing employees of the messages they need to relay.  
15:42 - Cameron discusses how he prepares his clients for interviews and speaking engagements, and how to be an effective communicator: "Part of what makes PR lose credibility is that we are all 'yes' men...that's not effective communication." 
19:35 - Cameron talks about the most common tricks used by reporters to get their interviewees to say what they want them to say.
21:23 - Cameron discusses the differences between interviewing with a print journalist versus a broadcast journalist: "...I think it's more challenging to control a print interview situation than it is a broadcast."
24:32 - Cameron explains what sound bites are and why they are important.
25:44 - Cameron tells why people are forced to talk in sound bites: "...our attention span has been winnowed down so that we just don't have the patience to listen to a thoughtful answer for more than 30 or 40 seconds."
27:11 - Cameron talks about how to avoid saying things you don't want to say in an interview.
29:10 - Cameron discusses how to stay on message in an interview without seeming as if you have something to hide: "...I think you need to be responsive to the question, deliver your message, and then move on." 
30:47 - Cameron talks about the most important things to keep in mind before an interview.
32:00 - Cameron on the ground rules that needs to be set before an interview starts.
34:03 - Cameron talks about the preparation needed for interviews on shows like "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert.
35:40 - Cameron gives examples of questions reporters ask that interviewees should not answer.
37:31 - Cameron talks about his web site www.mediatrainer.tv.
38:25 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=609" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 18:20:47 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Cameron-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Cameron.mp3?enclos_rss=8310" length="27702994" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Glamour Deputy Editor Wendy Naugle</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=220&amp;link_file_rss=8056</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=220</guid><description><![CDATA[Wendy Naugle goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss how wired the health and beauty audience is, how she uses the internet to cover the news, and how she likes to receive PR pitches. Wendy Naugle is a health deputy editor at Glamour magazine. Prior to joining Glamour, Wendy was the health editor at Ladies' Home Journal. Wendy also worked at Family Life and American Baby.

SHOW NOTES:
4:49 - Wendy Naugle on how tech savvy the fashion, health and beauty world is:  "Our readers are...on the internet, looking at blogs, and are part of that entire [tech savvy] culture."
5:28 - Naugle on how she uses the internet to cover the news.
6:12 - Naugle talks about the email newswires she receives.
6:52 - Naugle on how many PR pitches she receives daily and what makes a great pitch.
7:51 - Naugle on how she sorts through PR pitches: "I do rely on skimming, so that's why it's great if it [the pitch] can be something that's concise and to the point."
8:42 - Naugle on prioritizing her emails. 
9:19 - Naugle on the importance of having a clear subject headline.  
10:05 - Naugle discusses the personality of Glamour amongst its competition, and what makes a great story in Glamour: "We cover the reader's entire world, from politics and news, to beauty tips and fashion advice, to health bulletins, and more." 
11:49 - Naugle talks about covering body acceptance and dieting stories.
13:51 - Naugle discusses Glamour?s role in helping women maintain a healthy lifestyle:  "We know women don't get this information [on various health issues] from their doctors...we are a place that's a great medical authority for them."
15:14 - Naugle discusses Glamour?s online audience and how readers use the Glamour website.
16:42 - Naugle on how many people use the health tools available on Glamour's website.  
17:04 - Naugle talks about how readers find Glamour online.
17:49 - Naugle discusses the trend of using celebrities on the cover of magazines.
18:16 - Naugle offers her definition of fashion today.
19:34 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=610" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 18:01:30 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Naugle-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Naugle.mp3?enclos_rss=8056" length="14127575" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with NHL Sr. V.P. Bernadette Mansur</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=282&amp;link_file_rss=8311</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=282</guid><description><![CDATA[Bernadette Mansur goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss coming back from the strike, the NHL fan base, and how the internet could ultimately change the way the NHL distributes games to viewers. 

Bernadette Mansur is the senior vice president of communications for the National Hockey League and the executive director of the NHL Foundation. Mansur has worked with the NHL for 13 years, and was previously the vice president of communications for Reebok. 

SHOW NOTES: 

4:16 - Bernadette Mansur talks about what it's like coming back the first year after the strike: "The fans throughout were incredibly loyal...they understand that the economics of our situation was broken and we needed to fix them."
5:58 - Mansur on the challenges she faced during the strike and the lessons she learned from it: "Our ability to communicate was instant...the media tension is so intense that stories are created that many times have no basis in fact...you need to be very very fast." 
8:56 - Mansur on whether she is responsible for the content on the NHL website: "Collective bargaining agreement is a very technical legal exercise...sometimes the public relations department and the legal department don't always work together...this exercise for us in the NHL was a perfect partnership of public relations and legal..." 
10:40 - Mansur talks about the NHL fans and monitoring fan blogs. "When the lockout began the amount of blogs and fan blogs that came up were enormous...in order for us to understand what they [the fans] wanted out of the negotiations...we had to keep in touch with the blogs, and we did."
12:15 - Mansur on the legal challenges involved with having the NHL website link to different blogs and sites at the time of the collective bargaining agreement. 
13:19 - Mansur talks about the complaints of Martha Burk, the chair of the National Council of Women's Organization, against an NHL ad launched in September 2005: "Martha's attention caused the ad to show up every place...in many ways as a PR person it was the best thing that ever happened to us." 
15:10 - Mansur on whether the complaints affected the overall success of the ad campaign. 
15:25 - Mansur mentions the percentage of hockey fans that are female. 
16:06 - Mansur discusses the NHL foundation and its role in the overall communications strategy for the league: "We have in the NHL and hockey tradition a very deep seeded root in the community...we're very much into children, we're into literacy, we're into cancer research..."
18:08 - Mansur offers words of advice for marketing and communications executives that would like to partner with the NHL for promotional activities. 
19:16 - Mansur offers her advice for young people that want a career in sports communications. 
21:10 - Mansur talks about whether the day will come when the NHL will deliver games to viewers over the internet. 
22:37 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=611" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:35:08 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Mansur-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Mansur.mp3?enclos_rss=8311" length="16317472" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Red Cross Sr. V.P. Charles Connor</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=285&amp;link_file_rss=8264</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=285</guid><description><![CDATA[Charles Connor goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss crises communications, the American Red Cross's response to Hurricane Katrina, and using the internet to communicate with the public. 

Charles Connor is senior vice president for communications and marketing at American Red Cross. He oversees internal, external, and stakeholder communication and marketing including market research, creative resources, governmental relations, advertising, entertainment outreach, events management, historical resources and media relations. Previously, Charles served as the Principal for Client Strategy at The Dilenschneider Group in Chicago. He also served as the first director of public affairs for the federal judiciary, as well as the chief operating officer for the United States Navy's global communications program. In 2005, Charles was one of the three American Red Cross executives to have been named Public Relations Professional of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America, in recognition of the strategic communication plan created and implemented during one of the worst hurricane seasons this country has seen. 

SHOW NOTES: 

3:16 - Chuck Connor talks about being on PR Week's list of the top ten most daunting PR jobs.
3:50 - Connor explains what crisis communications is.  
4:49 - Connor on the steps organizations should take to prepare for a potential crisis.  
"I'm a believer...that it's very hard to plan for every crisis.  I think you need to keep your head on, I think you need to keep your emotions under control..."  
7:54 - Connor on how to determine whether there is a crisis in a company.
8:41 - Connor talks about whether FEMA's alleged late response to help Katrina victims impacted the public's perception of the Red Cross's relief efforts: "This Katrina matter...took every resource the United States and the United States government could throw at the problem.  It was far bigger than FEMA, it was far bigger than the Red Cross, and it was almost too big for the whole Department of Defense."
10:14 - Connor discusses how he first heard about the Katrina disaster.  "My deputy Darren Irby...[said] it was as if a nuclear bomb had gone off."
11:04 - Connor on how he felt when he received the news about Katrina.  
12:12 - Connor talks about his role in communicating on behalf of the Red Cross.  
13:28 - Connor on how the Red Cross uses the internet to communicate with the public: "We take the web and internet very seriously...we're going to put more importance to it"because it is a channel that we can use to let the public know  what the Red Cross message is directly, unadulterated by reporters or other kinds of gatekeepers."  
14:42 - Connor talks about the importance of the Red Cross's site, www.redcross.org, and the critical information it offers.
15:53 - Connor offers words of advice to other corporate communicators who are asked questions that they cannot answer.  
17:36 - Connor on what the ambushed, unprepared executive should say to the media.
18:28 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=612" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:25:43 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Conner-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Conner.mp3?enclos_rss=8264" length="13340140" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Expansion Plus President Sally Falkow, APRP</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=280&amp;link_file_rss=8313</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=280</guid><description><![CDATA[Sally Falkow goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss what public relations is, how new media technology is affecting the practice of public relations, and whether PR practitioners need to embrace new media tools.

Sally Falkow, president and senior web strategist of Expansion Plus, has created effective internal and external communication strategies for both large and medium sized enterprises for 25 years. Since 1999 Sally has translated her extensive experience in communication to the internet and is now recognized as one of the leading web site and internet marketing strategists in the U.S. Her main interest is in the shift in media consumption and how new technology is affecting the practice of public relations. Sally is certified as an Accredited Public Relations Practitioner by the Public Relations Society of America and has authored several books on website marketing strategies and the use of new technology in PR. She has lectured in Communication Theory, Public Relations Strategy and Consumer Behavior at the University level, and is in demand as an expert speaker on how online news, blogs and RSS are influencing online PR and marketing.

SHOW NOTES:

4:56 - Sally Falkow discusses the interest of the attendees of the Media Relations 2006 conference in new media tools.
5:58 - Falkow talks about the coverage of new media technology at Syndicate, the New Communications Forum, and conferences hosted by Infocom Group and PRSA.
7:42 - Falkow on why there is a lack of interest from the PR community in new media tools.
8:44 - Falkow on client perceptions of blogs, RSS feeds and other new media tools.
10:08 - Falkow on whether PR people's understanding of RSS feeds has changed over the last 18 months.
14:08 - Falkow talks about what public relations is and the history of the industry: "Our job is to establish and maintain understanding and good relationships with the various publics of the company...it's not called media relations, what we do is called public relations."
18:32 - Falkow on whether PR people are embracing blogging and other new media tools.
20:09 - Falkow talks about the impact of activity on the blogosphere on corporate reputation: "With Dell...really and truly if they have been watching the blogoshpere like every PR company should, it [Jeff Jarvis's complaint against the company] never would have escalated..."
26:40 - Falkow talks about whether PR people need to learn how to use new technology tools themselves.
29:37 - Falkow discusses a study conducted by SEO-PR about the effectiveness of wire services and their ability to search engine optimize.
35:47 - Falkow on whether it is important for companies to search engine optimize their press releases on their own websites. "Every single site that we've put an RSS feed on their news updates and press releases within three, four, five months, that page becomes the number one entry page to the site; that's the biggest way that people are finding their website..."
38:25 - Falkow talks about receiving a preview of her book The Power of Online Syndication in Public Relations, that she co-authored with Rok Hrastnik, at http://rss.marketingstudies.net/pr <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=613" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:38:27 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Falkow-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Falkow.mp3?enclos_rss=8313" length="29038391" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Verizon Sr. V.P. Eric Rabe</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=284&amp;link_file_rss=8309</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=284</guid><description><![CDATA[Eric Rabe, vice president of media relations at Verizon Communications, goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the controversy over free municipal Wi-Fi services, the issue of Net neutrality, and the direction in which Verizon Communications is heading. 

SHOW NOTES: 

3:57 - Eric Rabe talks about the direction in which Verizon Communications is moving. 
5:23 - Rabe explains Verizon's FiOS service. 
7:46 - Rabe talks about why the U.S. is behind in its network connection speed compared to other nations. 
9:50 - Rabe on the difference between the use of DSL in the U.S. and Hong Kong. 
10:20 - Rabe talks about the technology Wi-Fi and the ways to use it. 
12:05 - Rabe discusses the controversy over free municipal Wi-Fi services: 
"...if the issue you're trying to solve is affordability of internet connections I think there are many ways to do it that are more efficient that having the government go out and try to build a telecommunications network."
14:32 - Rabe on whether there are advantages to using Wi-Fi to deliver broadband to the public. 
17:06 - Rabe talks about Verizon's partnership with Yahoo and whether it poses a challenge to the networks: "...there's no doubt in my mind that IP technology is going to be the way television will be delivered in the future. Verizon certainly recognizes that...Verizon is well positioned to be a leader in that developing world." 
19:07 - Rabe discusses the issue of Net neutrality. 
22:23 - Rabe on how Net neutrality affects Verizon. 
26:02 - Rabe responding to a question on how Yahoo can be both a competitor and a partner of Verizon: "...it's nothing personal, it's all business...we have a lot of respect for all of these companies, Yahoo, Google, MSN..." 
26:53 - Rabe on the challenges consumers will be faced with when choosing their media over the next 10 years: "I think the big issue for consumers is sorting through what's available...its not just a matter of finding it and choosing stories to read or videos to watch, but it's also the issue of credibility and reliability." 
29:10 - Rabe offers advice to other marketing and communications executives. 
30:21 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=614" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:06:55 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Rabe-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Rabe.mp3?enclos_rss=8309" length="21888450" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Media Relations Expert Peter Himler</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=279&amp;link_file_rss=8314</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=279</guid><description><![CDATA[Peter Himler goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the reputation of the PR industry, the reasons why PR practitioners blog, and whether there is a conflict of interest for PR practitioners to blog.

Peter Himler is principal of Flatiron Communications LLC, a PR/media consulting firm in New York. He most recently was Chief Media Officer for Edelman Worldwide following 11 years with Burson-Marsteller as head of B-M's U.S. corporate and strategic media team, and its worldwide spokesperson. Prior to B-M, Peter was media director for six years at WPP sister agency Cohn & Wolfe, preceeded by five years at Hill and Knowlton where he led its broadcast and consumer media group. Peter is president of the Publicity Club of New York. He also sits on the Communications Committee for United Way of NYC, and on the Board of Advisors for the Communications and Media Studies Program at Tufts University. Last year, PR News named Peter its PR Professional/Media Relations Executive of the Year, and PR Week awarded the eight-year PR program he led for the World War II Memorial its Public Sector Campaign of the Year.

SHOW NOTES:

5:26 - Peter Himler on why there is a negative image of the PR industry.
6:36 - Himler talks about whether blogging can improve PR's reputation.
7:54 - Himler shares his views on public relations practitioner Lizzie Grubman.
9:11 - Himler talks about why Page Six is still an institution: "Gossip has grown up and is all over...The Post Page Six...it tends to lead to a lot of other media coverage and gets picked up..."
11:21 - Himler talks about the extortion scandal involving Jared Paul Stern.
13:19 - Himler on whether our fixation with celebrities is in the decline.
14:56 - Himler talks about whether the desire for attention motivates PR people to blog.
16:56 - Himler on the dichotomy present in the PR industry: "...we're caught between our need to command and control the message...and also the importance of being transparent and full disclosure..."
20:26 - Himler talks about whether there is a difference between declassification and leaking information with regards to the Scooter Libby document.
21:43 - Himler on whether there is a conflict of interest for PR practitioners to blog about their clients and their own speaking engagements: "I think to write a blog for the express purposes of promoting a client would be disingenuous."
23:43 - Himler talks about whether PR practitioners need to clearly denote if they are talking about a client on their blog.
25:10 - Himler on how citizen journalism and the blogosphere impact the mainstream media: "...the once powerful mainstream earth-shaking media don't have that kind of power anymore." 
27:47 - Himler talks about the Jeff Jarvis incident with Dell.
30:18 - Himler talks about the effect of Jeff Jarvis's "personal crusade" against Dell.
31:41 - End.  <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=615" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Himler-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Himler.mp3?enclos_rss=8314" length="22850181" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with Golin Harris Chairman Al Golin</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=278&amp;link_file_rss=8315</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=278</guid><description><![CDATA[Special Executive's Guide to PR Episode

SHOW NOTES:
4:24 - Al Golin explains what public relations is.
5:35 - Golin on the difference between public relations and media relations, and how the fields have changed over the years: "...it's the era of the individual not the masses...and that's really because of the internet and because of all this new technology we're seeing."
7:12 - Golin discusses the services clients receive from public relations agencies.
7:52 - Golin talks about the different practice areas that comprise a public relations service.
9:05 - Golin talks about the objectives of an internal communications staff versus an external communications staff.
10:33 - Golin on how his agency goes about helping new clients.
12:51 - Golin discusses a client?s responsibility in its relationship with an agency.
14:49 - Golin explains how to have a successful relationship with a client.
16:17 - Golin talks about whether the deliverables are more important than the actual relationship with a client.
17:02 - Golin on why some government officials who do not deliver results manage to remain in office.
18:17 - Golin talks about what to do if a client has unrealistic expectations.
19:29 - Golin on whether client expectations are more or less realistic today.
20:47 - Golin on the significance of reputation management: "...trust really can make or break a brand. It's not just good will. This is a very tangible thing that can mean lots of sales or no sales."
21:44 - Golin offers his views on thought leadership.
25:14 - Golin explains how to create thought leadership for a client.
26:28 - Golin on helping clients write op-eds to gain exposure: "...getting exposure for the sake of exposure is the wrong thing. It [the subject of the op-ed] really should be something that's meaningful to that person and captures that person."
28:05 - Golin talks about finding the right public relations agency.
29:44 - Golin discusses retainer fees at boutique, mid size, and global public relations agencies.
31:03 - Golin talks about the hourly rates of different size public relations agencies.
33:50 - Golin on whether clients receive more attention from senior level staffers at small agencies versus large agencies.
36:25 - Golin talks about how GolinHarris shares the billing of a client over a global market.
37:52 - Golin shares what he thinks is the single most important thing to look for in an agency.
40:13 - Golin on how he maintains an optimistic perspective on the PR profession: "...you have to really enjoy what you do, and I still do...the best thing I like to do is work with clients..."
41:52 - Golin on the impact of technology on transparency: "We live in this transparent society now...I think companies and people got away with things in the good old days that they could never get away with today..."
43:24 - End. <img src="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/rss.ashx?id=616" height="1" width="1" />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:26:14 GMT</pubDate><media:thumbnail url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Golin-thmb.jpg" /><enclosure url="http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/electronic/OTRO-Golin.mp3?enclos_rss=8315" length="31738285" type="audio/mpeg" /></item><item><title>On the Record...Online with CNN Business News Anchor Ali Velshi</title><author>Eric Schwartzman</author><link>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=281&amp;link_file_rss=8312</link><guid>http://ontherecordpodcast.com/pr/otro/podcast-post.aspx?id=281</guid><description><![CDATA[Ali Velshi goes On the Record...Online with host Eric Schwartzman to discuss the impact of citizen journalism on the mainstream media, receiving pitches from PR people, and using the internet to cover the news.

Ali Velshi is a business news anchor for CNN, who contributes regular business features and updates for "The Bottom