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Eric Obenzinger, Setting PR for Google

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

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Eric Obenzinger, an Associate for Global Communications & Public Affairs at Google, discusses the general rules for getting a high ranking on a Google search. Recorded at the ExL Pharma Communications Conference at Pfizer’s World Headquarters, Eric discusses his challenges setting PR for Google.

Some of Eric’s Vlog Views:

“Whatever the venue, have content that is discoverable and interesting and the people will want to read, and therefore will link to…Google will favor pages that other people are actually interested in and the main signal, among others, is whether people are linking to your page.”


The ExL Pharma Communications Conference Series:

Julie Zawisza, FDA

Julie Zawisza, FDA

Sally Susman, Pfizer

Sally Susman, Pfizer

John Bell, Ogilvy

John Bell, Ogilvy

Eric Obenzinger, Google

Eric Obenzinger, Google

Rick Wion on the Value of Thinking Inside the Box

Friday, July 24th, 2009

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Rick Wion, Vice President of Interactive Media at GolinHarris worked with McNeil Pharmaceuticals to develop their two ADHD Social Media sites: ADHDMoms and ADHDAllies. He talked about how to work within the regulatory environment at the BDI Social Communications Healthcare Conference.

“We setup a triage process for setting up comment approvals. When a comment goes in, a notification goes out via email to wait to be reviewed and then it goes through the AE [adverse even] reporting procedure. The AE team looks at it to see if it is an AE? If not then it goes to legal and regulatory for review and finally to the person who is in charge of AE’s page who flips a button to turn it live.”

Happy July 4th – Mid Year Update

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

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Staff promotions, PR industry needs and the obligatory homage to Michael Jackson.

Tom Coyne, Coyne PR

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Tom Coyne, CEO of Coyne PR, gives his advice on social media strategy for pubic relations professionals. Recorded at the Silver Anvil Awards.

Some of Tom’s VlogViews:

“You’ve seen PR grow deep in social media…I’ve seen companies literally grow in double digit rates, simply just based on their social media work. They’re doing it right, they’re doing it smart, and I think it’s a great opportunity for PR to own the whole next generation of media.”

“You have to really be honest, especially in social media….You got to be willing to answer the tough questions from consumers. The second thing you want to keep in mind, what does your client want to get out of it? Are they looking to sell product, get to know consumers, looking for consumer feedback?…The next step to me is always measurement…it’s even more important to be constantly measuring, because you get live updates in real time, which can change strategy.”

“Don’t ever forget that the people you are dealing with in social media are people. Give them respect you’d give a New York Times reporter. Listen as much as you talk and you’re going to have a great relationship with a blogger or a community or someone you’re getting to know in business.”

email: tcoyne@coynepr.com