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 #267: Rebuilding Trust After An Ethics Scandal

Ernst & Young has been caught cheating — twice — on ethics exams. Can it rebuild its reputation?

FIR #266: How Many Trillions Will the Metaverse Be Worth?

As KPMG Invests $30 million, Projected Valuations Are Going Through the Roof

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