For Immediate Release
The first and longest-running podcast for professional communicators.
201
FIR #279: Business Buys Into the Metaverse
A PwC Study Finds All Industries Anticipate Doing Business in the Metaverse
104 min
202
FIR #278: For Every News Outlet: Churn, Churn, ...
Repurposed third-party content has become a staple of financially-stressed news outlets
18 min
203
FIR #277: Do Graphic Designers Have a Future?
AI Image Generators Are Gaining Traction
14 min
204
FIR #276: Should I Tay or Should I Go?
Meta's AI Chatbot Aims to Avoid the 2016 Microsoft Tay Debacle
14 min
205
FIR #275: Will You Have An NFT With Your Coffee?
Starbucks is being strategic and thoughtful about its entry into the web3 space
15 min
206
FIR #274: Is Unbranded Unethical?
Some Unbranded Content is Brilliant and Useful. Does That Make It Right?
16 min
207
FIR #273: What Is The Metaverse? It's A Network
The Metaverse Is Not a Destination, But Rather The Next Network For The Web
16 min
208
FIR #272: Tick Tick Tick Tick Search
Generation Z Is Turning to Tok Tok and Instagram for Search
15 min
209
FIR #217: Work-From-Home and the Generational D...
Generational Beliefs Could Be Driving the Remote Work Debate
13 min
210
FIR #270: Disgust, Convenience, and Reputation
Will Uber Suffer At All From Its Latest Scandal?
91 min
211
FIR #269: Doppelgängers Everywhere!
Digital Twins Are Already Here. They're Going to Be a Bigger Deal Than You Think
14 min
212
FIR #268: NFTs in the Checkout Lane
It may be crypto winter, but retailers see a bright future for NFTs
16 min
213
FIR #267: Rebuilding Trust After An Ethics Scandal
Ernst & Young has been caught cheating -- twice -- on ethics exams. Can it rebuild its reputation?
13 min
214
FIR #266: How Many Trillions Will the Metaverse...
As KPMG Invests $30 million, Projected Valuations Are Going Through the Roof
14 min
215
FIR #265: Fired Over Zoom
Getting Remote Layoffs Wrong Can Damage Your Company's Reputation
16 min
216
FIR #264: On Background
Thoughts on Zoom Backgrounds in the Age of Video Meetings
15 min
217
FIR #263: It's Alive! (AI, That Is. Or Is it?)
The June Edition of the For Immediate Release Hobson & Holtz Report
89 min
218
FIR #262: You're Hired! Or Not...
Consider the Optics of Rescinding a Job Offer
13 min
219
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
16 min
220
FIR #260: Grappling with Authenticity
How Communicators Can Help Leaders Solve the Authenticity Paradox
14 min
221
FIR #259: Trust Rises in Companies That Left Ru...
Special Edelman Trust Barometer Report Shows Rising Trust in Western Democracies
15 min
222
FIR #257: Purpose Vs. Polarization
FIR Tackles Two Thorny Social Issues -- and More
101 min
223
FIR #256: Comms Influence in the C-Suite
Data from a Gartner Survey Show Influence Has Risen. Is it Too Good to be True?
15 min
224
FIR #255: How TikTok Makes Spreadsheets Cool
Micro-Learning Videos Have Built a Model Community and Made Serious Bank for Influencer/Creators
14 min
225
FIR #254: AR You Ready?
Google Unveils Technology that Could Be AR's Killer App
13 min