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I’m not usually one to read business books. I got really burned out on them during grad school and would much rather spend my free time devouring a good novel. I paid little attention to the swath of social media tomes that hit the shelves in 2009. I felt like there were probably a few [...]

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Reputation management: Royal Caribbean and Haiti

by amy mengel on January 21, 2010

External crises can force companies to make consternating choices.
Royal Caribbean has come under fire for continuing to dock its cruise ships on the Haitian peninsula of Labadee in light of the devastating earthquake. An article in The Gaurdian, later picked up by The Huffington Post and the LA Times travel blog, among other outlets, questions [...]

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Facebook etiquette: To delete, or not to delete?

by amy mengel on December 17, 2009

The following is a guest post from Lindsay M. Allen, a PR and communications pro from central Michigan. I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with her on Twitter and meeting her a few times in person this year. Enjoy. -AM

This post has been brewing for awhile — too long, really (and I bet Amy won’t [...]

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Why I blog

by amy mengel on December 6, 2009

I’ve flogged this deceased equine before, but no foray into social media– be it blogging or anything else– should be without strategy. That emerged as a major theme from last Friday’s Social Media Breakfast Tech Valley #4, which featured a panel discussion on blogging.
The panelists discussed how companies should decide what they hope to get [...]

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Reaching stakeholders through social media

by amy mengel on October 14, 2009

Here are the slides from the presentation I gave today to the Capital Region Chapter of PRSA:
PRSA: Reaching Stakeholders Through Social Media
View more presentations from amymengel.
Here are some links to content I referenced:

Mayo Clinic YouTube video of older couple playing piano
Volkswagen’s “The Fun Theory” with  piano staircase video
Examples of corporate social media policies
Columbia CVB home [...]

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