For Immediate Release

Hosted ByNeville Hobson and Shel Holtz

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


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FIR #451: Return-to-Office-Obsessed Execs Are Minimizing the Employee Voice

High turnover, low morale are the consequence of shutting off dialogue

FIR #450: Senior Leaders Doubt Communicators’ Abilities

A C-Suite Survey Finds Executives Are Skeptical That Communicators Are Equipped for Today’s Business Environment

FIR #449: Employees’ Use of Shadow AI Surges

Companies need to adapt to the fast-moving developments in the AI world

FIR #448: Has Night Fallen on Change Management and Enterprise Social Networks?

Some communication thought leaders think so, mainly because the world has changed

FIR #447: Decisions, Decisions: The Struggle to Communicate in the Age of Ubiquitous Malignancy

Business options are limited. We need to make the most of the options we have.

FIR #446: Navigating Grievance — Insights from the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer

Trust in business and CEOs remains higher than other entities, but it’s falling

FIR #445: Media Relations in a Turbulent Media Landscape

Publishers plan to produce a lot more content, but not more articles

FIR #444: Preparing for Trump 2.0

Media outlets and communicators are strategizing in anticipation of chaos and challenges

FIR #443: From RSS to ChatGPT — FIR’s 20-Year Tech Communications Chronicle

A lot has changed in 20 years. FIR has been there to report on it all.