Volunteer – Somewhere

Last night I saw a clip on the news of former President Bill Clinton participating in a community service project in Phoenix. During the interview he observed that “everybody can serve everywhere.” Buchanan Public Relations, Nancy PageBeing a big fan of volunteering, Clinton’s comment struck a chord with me.

This morning I conducted an unscientific and statistically insignificant survey of my colleagues about their volunteer activities. It turns out that we’re involved in a lot of them!

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New Algorithms for Search Engines: Seven Tips to Improve Your Google Ranking

This week’s blog post comes from our friend Uwe Schmidt of agency Industrie-Contact AG in Germany, which is part of PRGN, a global consortium of independent public relations agencies. Buchanan PR was a founding member of PRGN 15 years ago.Buchanan Public Relations, Industrie-Contact AG, Uwe Schmidt, SEO

Google has changed the search algorithms three times between 2011 and 2013. The following tips will help you to land as far as possible above on the searches hit list:

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One Mistake Social Media Managers Cannot Afford to Make

“To err is human, to forgive divine.”

While this old adage applies to many areas of life, it doesn’t exactly ring true on social media and for social media managers.  Ever made a spelling or grammar error on a client’s post? You get eaten alive!  That’s minimal – a little embarrassment, flak from fans and a lesson learned.  But imagine being part of a fail that makes headlines! I shudder at the thought.

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