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The first and longest-running podcast for professional communicators.
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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?
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FIR #266: How Many Trillions Will the Metaverse...
As KPMG Invests $30 million, Projected Valuations Are Going Through the Roof
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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 #262: You're Hired! Or Not...
Consider the Optics of Rescinding a Job Offer
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FIR #261: Crossing the Line When Surveilling Em...
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 Ru...
Special Edelman Trust Barometer Report Shows Rising Trust in Western Democracies
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FIR #257: Purpose Vs. Polarization
FIR Tackles Two Thorny Social Issues -- and More
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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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FIR #254: AR You Ready?
Google Unveils Technology that Could Be AR's Killer App
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FIR #253: Blockchain In Your House
Some May Be Skeptical, But You May Already Be Using the Core Web3 Technology
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FIR #252: Managers, Not Bosses
A list of "promises" from a manager serves as the foundation for great leadership
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FIR #251: Proof of Attendance
A POAP NFT offers organizations new ways to reward those who attend events
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FIR #250: Go for a Drive in the Metaverse
Toyota and Nissan Join Other Automakers Staking Claims in the Metaverse
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FIR #249: Getting Authentic with BeReal
App Aims to Be the Antidote to Curated Instagram Images
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FIR #248: Cross-Posting Do's and Don'ts
Extend Your Reach, But Be Strategic About It
11 min
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FIR #247: Permission to Scrape
An Appeals Court Has Cleared the Way for Anyone to Scrape Publicly-Accessible Web Content
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FIR #246: Who Wants to Live Forever?
The April Edition of The Hobson and Holtz Report
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FIR #245: Chatbots for Search? It Depends.
Google is working on a technology that will deliver one authoritative answer to a search query
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FIR #244: April Fool's! Or Not.
Twitter Pranked April Fool's Day
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FIR #243: New Creator Tools from LinkedIn
Are You Getting A Flood of LinkedIn Newsletter Invites?
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FIR #242: Can't Brands All Just Get Along?
Research Finds Consumers Buy More from Nice Brands
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