Jeff Esposito

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How I fell into social media

Jeff Esposito

Folks get into social media for a number of reasons. I got into it three years ago when I was handed a magazine article and given the ultimatum of figuring it out. Social media was still being called Web 2.0, but in our weekly PR team meeting, social media nearly hit me in the head.

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Three Reasons Why Executives Should Tweet For Themselves

Jeff Esposito

A few weeks ago I read an article that stated “ less than two percent of Fortune 500 CEOs tweet themselves.” In 2009, when I started using Twitter and Facebook for business reasons, I could understand why executives were afraid to join the social media conversation. So why isn’t the C-suite jumping into social media?

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Five for Friday 11.19.10

Jeff Esposito

Content vs. Conversation – In this article, my friend Mike Schaffer looks at the chicken and egg conundrum that happenes in social media with content vs. conversation. The Year’s Biggest Corporate Blunders – As any PR person can aptly tell you, a reputation snafu is a pain to recover from.

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Why Your PR Firm Is Stuck in the 19th Century

Jeff Esposito

This world ended with the onset of the social media world. There is a hot link to their email at the end of every article. Still, most reputable publications now have gift policies, or at the very least the writer needs to declare if they were setup on a media tour, or a given something free to review. Bike Racer.