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.


All Episodes

FIR #265: Fired Over Zoom

Getting Remote Layoffs Wrong Can Damage Your Company’s Reputation

FIR #264: On Background

Thoughts on Zoom Backgrounds in the Age of Video Meetings

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

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

FIR #262: You’re Hired! Or Not…

Consider the Optics of Rescinding a Job Offer

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

FIR #260: Grappling with Authenticity

How Communicators Can Help Leaders Solve the Authenticity Paradox

FIR #259: Trust Rises in Companies That Left Russia

Special Edelman Trust Barometer Report Shows Rising Trust in Western Democracies

FIR #257: Purpose Vs. Polarization

FIR Tackles Two Thorny Social Issues — and More

FIR #256: Comms Influence in the C-Suite

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