For Immediate Release

Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz analyze the news in digital and social media for communications professionals.

FIR #265: Fired Over Zoom

Getting Remote Layoffs Wrong Can Damage Your Company’s Reputation

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FIR #264: On Background

Thoughts on Zoom Backgrounds in the Age of Video Meetings

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FIR #263: It’s Alive! (AI, That Is. Or Is it?)

The June Edition of the For Immediate Release Hobson & Holtz Report

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FIR #261: Crossing the Line When Surveilling Employees on Social Media

Tesla Hired a PR Agency to Snoop on Employees in a Semi-Private Facebook Group During a 2017 Unionization Effort

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FIR #260: Grappling with Authenticity

How Communicators Can Help Leaders Solve the Authenticity Paradox

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FIR #259: Trust Rises in Companies That Left Russia

Special Edelman Trust Barometer Report Shows Rising Trust in Western Democracies

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FIR #256: Comms Influence in the C-Suite

Data from a Gartner Survey Show Influence Has Risen. Is it Too Good to be True?

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FIR #255: How TikTok Makes Spreadsheets Cool

Micro-Learning Videos Have Built a Model Community and Made Serious Bank for Influencer/Creators

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