Deirdre Breakenridge

A Guest Post By Jim Joseph Last week I had the distinct privilege of being a guest host on #prstudchat.  At first I was excited to be invited, thinking that someone out there thought I was a stud.  But when I realized it was going to be full of students … well as a professor [...]

As a follow up to my post on PR and Cyberbranding post, I wanted to touch on the personal brand as it will be a part of my presentation at the University of Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico. It used to be the thirty 30 second elevator pitch that would tell someone everything they needed [...]

I’m preparing for my trip to Puerto Rico to speak at the University of Sacred Heart and then at the Puerto Rico Public Relations Association.  I was pleasantly surprised when my friends at the University asked me to discuss the topic of Cyberbranding at their 25th Anniversary celebration.  I wrote my book, Cyberbranding: Brand Building [...]

I think one of the biggest issues that organizations face today, as they navigate the social media landscape, is how they view the consumer disruption as a result of Social Media. Brands, in my opinion, could be helping to alleviate the chaos by lessening the noise that comes out of their own organizations. They need to learn how to become valuable resources to their stakeholders in the market. Of course, it takes time, effort, resources and commitment to develop a Social Media program and to participate in the social economy the right way.

wanted to share my recent interview that appeared in a new book, Perspectives on Branding, part of Cengage/Thompson Learning’s, Perspectives Series.” I participated in this interview for a few reasons. First, if you know me, I can’t say no to the opportunity to educate professionals and to discuss PR 2.0. I was also happy to participate in this interview because my business partner at PFS Marketwyse, Jason Miletsky, is the series editor.