Archive for the ‘Best Practices’ Category

Bateman Group Wins Three 2013 Bulldog Media Relations Awards for Excellence

Its my pleasure to announce that the good people at Bulldog Media have once again recognized Bateman Group with not one, not two, but THREE awards for excellence in media relations for 2013.

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Social Media Versus PR: Who Owns the Message?

I had the pleasure of watching Bateman Group’s CEO and Founder Fred Bateman participate in a panel discussion at the PR Summit Conference last week. In addition to Fred, the diverse group of panelists included Harry McCracken, technology editor from Time Magazine, Gerard Francis Corbett, chair and CEO of PRSA and Teresa Rodriguez, president of TangoDiva. Y’Anad Burrell of Glass House Communications moderated the discussion.

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Working Mothers: Can They Really “Have it All”?

Tyler Perry responds to all the hubbub on Working Mothers: Can They Really “Have it All”?

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What Makes Business Press Tick? Bloomberg, Reuters and New York Times Tell All

Shannon Hutto reviews the sixth discussion in our ongoing Penthouse Panel series of events featuring three highly regarded members of the national business media for a panel moderated by the congenial Sam Whitmore of Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey. In attendance were Jordan Robertson (Bloomberg BusinessWeek), Nicole Perlroth (New York Times) and Joseph Menn (Reuters).

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Learning from the Pros: 4 Social Media Tips from @NBA

The NBA playoffs are in full swing. King James is trying to earn his crown, Kevin Durant is causing Seattle Supersonic fans to curse Oklahoma City, and Boston’s Big Three are busy checking into retirement homes. Who will win the championship is a matter of debate, but no matter which team wins the title, one [...]

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PR Oscar Season is Upon Us

Yesterday, I took a quick trip to D.C. to attend the PR News CSR Awards Luncheon as we were nominated for the work we did with Recyclebank during Earth Month last year. Our submission, “Gamification Goes Green: Recyclebank’s Green Your Home Challenge Sparks Eco-friendly Actions” was one of the finalists in the Social Good category. I know [...]

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