PR

Sally Falkow points to an interesting list by London based E-consultancy on The 12 reasons why UK businesses don’t blog.
What’s interesting is that some PR folks tell me that clients aren’t asking for blogging, tagging and social networks. What companies and orgs know though is that things are changing. They sense that customers and supporters are getting info and news from different sources these days– away from the mainstream and their Websites. ‘Engagement’ seems to be a word that Corporate America, not only the non-profit sector is picking up on.
I don’t necessarily hear it alot but also sense that most corporate communication departments know that they’ve already lost some control over the message.
So, the question is: are the agencies leaving money on the table by not listening to the conversation or even asking the right questions?

This comes from the DC Communicator broadcast (no link to their website- it’s down at the moment).
Social Media and the Press Release
The concept that more and more people are consuming information when and where they want also is of interest to Dan McGinn who heads The McGinn Group. McGinn, a regular contributor to the DC Communicator, has these observations:
Social media sites like MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Second Life and Facebook are rapidly gaining on more established portals/search engines such as Google and Yahoo! People with common interests come together on these sites to spend time and share their creations, information and experiences. In June, two out of every three people online visited a social networking site.
You can read the rest of the post here.
One of the best reads on the new press release stratedgy is The New Rules of PR :: How to create a press release strategy for reaching buyers directly by David Meerman Scott.