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Ethics training goes interactive at Cisco

By Sarah McAdams

Cisco keeps employees engaged and educated with an American Idol-inspired training program.

Traffic’s heavy on the highways—and social media

By Lindsey Miller

Twitter leads the pack for advisories about gridlock, road closings, weather emergencies.

Should you cross-post updates to Facebook and Twitter?

By Ari B. Adler

Consider your audience before posting the same update to multiple social media channels.

‘Impossible task’ leads to top prize for speechwriting

By Michael Long

Brenda Jones connects landmarks to the civil rights struggle to win Ragan’s 2010 Sorensen Award.

10 common errors that writers make

From ‘literally’ to ‘360-degree turns,’ pitfalls abound.

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10 common errors that writers make

By Daphne Gray-Grant

From ‘literally’ to ‘360-degree turns,’ pitfalls abound.

What PR pros can and must learn from journalism

By Cindy Kim

A former reporter offers keys to forging a successful partnership.

5 steps to streamline your editorial operation

By Jim Ylisela

If you’re starting a communications department, or looking to improve the one you’re already managing, here are must-do items for your checklist.

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Social Media is revolutionizing Internal Communications and your job as a corporate communicator

That's why we've designed a one-day "total immersion" Social Media for Internal Communications Bootcamp led by Shel Holtz. Register today for this March 11 event in Chicago.

A boring Web site doesn’t warrant a redesign

By Gerry McGovern

If visitors can find what they need quickly, consider your site a success.

#RaganCoke: What an internal communicator took away

By Nekolina Berlie

Employee engagement starts with employees—surprise!—but how?

The winner of our Grammar Day Limerick Contest is …

By Rob Reinalda

A wellspring of wit, a corn-ucopia of groaners, frivolity in five lines.

Comma chameleon: How it changes the color of your meaning

By Rob Reinalda

For Grammar Day, a look at the utility infielder of the punctuation team.

PR DAILY

Is Reebok paying athletes to work out in the buff?

Circulating on the Web are two risqué (and Not Safe for Work) viral videos that shine a spotlight on the human body — and Reebok shoes. Question is who’s behind them? Plus, the 100 top corporate citizens, and much more.