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Inside PR #183 – Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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This week on Inside PR, Terry Fallis, David Jones and Martin Waxman discuss the ways PR agencies approach the pitching process.

00:28 Dave opens the show.

02:24 A special announcement: Terry has signed a publishing deal with McClelland & Stewart for the sequel to The Best Laid Plans.  Congratulations Terry!

04:33 Producer’s note – to see the hideous sweaters the guys are talking about, go to: wearetightknit.ca

05:45 Terry introduces this week’s topic: how PR agencies approach the pitching process to win new business.

30:08 Dave kicks off this week’s -30- segment.

33:04 Terry closes the show.

Our theme music was created by Damon de SzegheoRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR #178 – Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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This week on Inside PR Terry Fallis, David Jones and Martin Waxman discuss PR agencies, then and now.

00:28 Terry opens the show.

00:48 Terry congratulates Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson for producing their 500th episode of For Immediate Release.

02:03 Terry notes that Dave tweeted about a recent ranking of Canada’s podcasts by Sean McGaughey.

04:13 Terry introduces this week’s topic: PR agencies, then and now.  The topic is broken down into three discussion points: finance, operations and the work itself (in that order).

27:00 Terry introduces the -30- segment, which includes a Ron Burgundy reference this week.

30:08 Dave closes the show.

Our theme music was created by Damon de SzegheoRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR #177 – Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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This week on Inside PR Terry Fallis and Martin Waxman have an in-depth discussion about etiquette in public relations based on their interview with Louise Armstrong.

00:26 Terry opens the show.

01:08 Martin talks about this week’s 4Q’s with Louise Armstrong, co-founder of Palette PR.

02:09 Terry and Martin have a brief discussion about issues management regarding the H1N1 flu virus.

08:38 Martin and Terry discuss the importance of etiquette in the practice of PR based on their interview with Louise.

19:04 Terry kicks off this week’s -30- segment.

21:09 Martin closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR #173 – Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Posted by David on October 6th, 2009 Comments 1 Comment

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This week on Inside PR Terry FallisDavid Jones and Martin Waxman discuss the future of media relations as social media continues to grow.

00:25 Terry opens the show.

01:34 Terry opens a discussion about the relationship between media relations and social media within the PR industry.

23:01 Terry introduces this week’s -30- segment.

25:52 Dave closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR #172 – Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Posted by David on September 30th, 2009 Comments 1 Comment

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This week on Inside PR Terry FallisDavid Jones and Martin Waxman discuss topics brought up in their interview with Mitch Joel and wrap up the show with their new segment “30.”

00:24 Martin opens the show.

00:37 Terry introduces the 4Qs segment with Mitch Joel, author of “Six Pixels of Separation.”

12:56 Martin, Terry and Dave have a discussion based on some of the topics brought up in their Mitch Joel interview.

23:56 Martin introduces this week’s edition of “30.”

26:20 Terry closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR #171 – Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Posted by David on September 22nd, 2009 Comments 1 Comment

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This week on Inside PR Terry Fallis, David Jones and Martin Waxman discuss topics brought up in their interview with Shel Israel and wrap up the show with their new segment “30.”

00:27 Dave opens the show.

01:03 Martin introduces the interview he did with Shel Israel at Third Tuesday Toronto.

05:03 The guys discuss Shel’s interview at length and talk about how much social media might be too much in client PR projects.

21:28 Dave introduces this week’s edition of “30.”

23:52 Dave closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR Summer Archives #11 – Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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This week on Inside PR David Jones and Martin Waxman share “war stories” from the world of public relations.

00:26 Martin opens the show.

01:30 Dave introduces this week’s topic: “war stories” from Martin and Dave’s collective past in the PR world.

01:58 Martin kicks off the show with the first story.

8:10 Dave shares a story about Molson’s fund raising concert for SARS- Molson Canadian Rocks Toronto or SARS Stock, as it was more commonly referred to.

15:51 Martin tells a story about an experience he had working with Yuk Yuk’s.

20:49 Dave tells the final story of the show from his time with the Royal Canadian Golf Association.

32:43 Dave closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Sarah Laister.

Inside PR Summer Archives #9 – Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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This week on Inside PR Terry FallisDavid Jones, and Julie Rusciolelli discuss PR 2018, where they take a look at public relations 10 years in the future, and welcome a comment from Keith McArthur

Show Notes:

00:27 Dave opens the show.

01:00 Julie mentions the IABC event Award Winning Communicators Speak Out, where she will speaking. Details can be found on the IABC Toronto website.

03:33 Terry introduces a comment from Keith McArthur of com.motion and Veritas.

03:51 Keith McArthur leaves a comment about Inside PR #138 regarding PR Nightmares.

08:29 Terry Welcomes us to PR 2018, where Inside PR looks at Public Relations 10 years in the future.

08:48 Terry breaks the discussion down into 4 categories.
1. Media Relations
2. Social Media
3. Events, Stunts and Guerrilla PR
4. Stakeholder/ Interest Group Relations or Alliance Building

09:18 Julie discusses what she believes will happen to media relations in the future.

12:27 Dave discusses his thoughts on the future of media relations.

16:53 Dave begins the discussion on what social media will look like in 10 years.

29:03 Terry discusses where special events, stunts and guerrilla PR will be in 10 years.

29:49 Dave talks about the future of events, stunts and guerrilla PR.

32:29 Terry discusses the future of Stakeholder Relations.

35:57 Terry, Dave and Julie discuss where they will be in 10 years.

36:55 Terry closes the show.

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Janna Guberman.

Inside PR Summer Archives #8 – Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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This week on Inside PR Martin Waxman and Julie Rusciolelli discuss the reasons they began their PR businesses, Palette Public Relations and MAVERICK and the five signs you should start your own PR business.

Show Notes

00:26 Martin opens the show

02:11 Martin introduces the show topic: Why you would want to start a PR business and the signs that you should start a PR business.

02:58 Martin introduces the first sign: When you love your job but hate going into work

05:44 Julie discusses the second sign: When your job becomes too easy and you feel as though you are almost on autopilot

06:38 Martin discusses the third sign: Taking the little things too seriously

10:09 Julie introduces the fourth sign: Culture shock: the culture you want to create is at odds with that of the existing agency

14:08 Martin discusses the last sign: An entrepreneurial calling

20:09 Martin recaps the five signs you should start your own PR business.

21:20 Martin and Julie close the show

Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music NetworkRoger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode was produced by Janna Guberman.

Inside PR Summer Archives #6 – Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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This week on Inside PR, Dave and Terry usher in a new era with a new podcast format.

Show Notes

00:29 Terry introduces the show.

01:13 Dave and Terry usher in a new era with a new podcast format.
03:00 Dave asks today’s panel members to introduce themselves.

Julie Rusciolelli from Maverick PR

Keith McArthur from Veritas’ com.motion

Martin Waxman from Palette PR

04:08 Dave introduces a comment about ethics in PR from Rayanne Langdon (sp), a corporate communications student from Centennial College.
07:02 The panel weighs in on the first main topic of today’s episode – Ethics and Reputation in Public Relations.

24:20 Keith kicks off today’s second main topic - Michael Bryant, YouTube and Government’s use of social media.

41:20 Terry does NOT do Inside PRoper English this week. Dave suggests starting a Facebook page if you’d like to bring it back.

41:45 Criteria for being on the new Inside PR panel and Dave signs off.
Our theme music is Streetwalker by CJacks and is from the Podsafe Music Network. Roger Dey is our announcer.

This week’s episode of Inside PR was produced by Kyra Aylsworth.