<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Posts in Public Affairs</title><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/categories/public-affairs</link><description>Posts in the Public Affairs category on MarCom Professional</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:23:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) 2009 MarCom Professional and contributing authors.  For full copyright info and terms of use visit http://www.marcomprofessional.com/</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>MarCom Professional</title><url>http://www.marcomprofessional.com//lib/img/rssimg.png</url><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/categories/public-affairs</link></image>	<item><title>The spokesperson’s dilemma</title><description><![CDATA[Commenting on the Blagojevich scandal and others, Bill Sledzik brings up an important point in his post Restoring public trust: Today&rsquo;s headlines have me wondering if it&rsquo;s possible. As public relations professionals, we&rsquo;re in a bind. We can choose not to &ldquo;swim with the snakes,&rdquo; but as their spokespersons and advocates, we must stand up and speak for them &mdash; at least if we want to remain employed.Bill goes on to point out that Governor Blagojevich&rsquo;s spokeswoman, Kelley Quinn, knew that she&rsquo;d find herself in that position sooner or later when she took the job.Maybe so.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/glen.turpin/the-spokespersons-dilemma</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/glen.turpin/the-spokespersons-dilemma</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:52:28 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>The social Web and agenda setting: a presentation to today's European Agenda Setting Conference, Zurich</title><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m presenting in one hour to the European Agenda Setting Conference on the impact of the social Web. Great presentations this morning from Roland Schatz, President Media Tenor, David W Moore, author of The Opinion Makers, and Ramu Damudaran, Director Civil Society at the United Nations.Here&#39;s my deck if you&#39;re interested:Social Web Presentation To Agenda Setting 2008View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: socialweb socialmedia)&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/philip.sheldrake/the-social-web-and-agenda-setting-a-presentation-to-todays-european-agenda-setting-conference-z</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/philip.sheldrake/the-social-web-and-agenda-setting-a-presentation-to-todays-european-agenda-setting-conference-z</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>US President releases first weekly youtube address</title><description><![CDATA[One of the promises Barack Obama made in the US was to release his weekly address to the nation via Youtube.This signaled how serious he was about transparent and open government, and flagged the incoming US government recognition of the power of Youtube&#39;s large and growing audience - which publishes almost 10,000 hours of content per day (per Michael Welsch&#39;s Anthropological Introduction to Youtube).Obama&#39;s first weekly address is now available online and demonstrates how polished his]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/craig.thomler/us-president-releases-first-weekly-youtube-address</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/craig.thomler/us-president-releases-first-weekly-youtube-address</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Barack Obama, The Social Web, and the Future of User-Generated Governance</title><description><![CDATA[What follows is the unedited version of my latest post for TechCrunch, &quot;Is Obama Ready To Be a Two-Way President.&quot;Source: Barack Obama&#39;s flickr streamWhere there&rsquo;s victory, there&rsquo;s also opportunity&hellip;America voted while the entire world watched and listened. Whether you supported Obama or McCain, we equally shared the hope for positive change and a new beginning towards a brighter future. This Presidential election was the first in 50 years, in which there was no incumbent President or Vice President from either party competing for the Presidential nomination.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/brian.solis/barack-obama-the-social-web-and-the-future-of-user-generated-governance</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/brian.solis/barack-obama-the-social-web-and-the-future-of-user-generated-governance</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Ten marketing lessons from the Barack Obama Presidential campaign</title><description><![CDATA[I wanted to make a few observations about why Obama was elected to be the 44th President of the United States. This is a marketing blog, not a political blog. These are not political observations, but thoughts about marketing. It doesn&#39;t matter who I supported or voted for or who you supported or voted for, for us all to learn from Obama&#39;s victory. 1. Social media and the new rules of marketing are essential. The other campaigns seemed to be fighting using the playbooks of past campaigns.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/david.meerman.scott/ten-marketing-lessons-from-the-barack-obama-presidential-campaign</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/david.meerman.scott/ten-marketing-lessons-from-the-barack-obama-presidential-campaign</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:04:43 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>What Brands Can Learn From Barack Obama</title><description><![CDATA[If companies and brands require any further proof that communicating with spirit and conviction as well as telling interesting stories is effective in attracting people&#39;s attention (and subsequently getting their buy-in), then look no further than Barack Obama&#39;s barnstorming win in the US Presidential race.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Obama spoke fervently and relentlessly about hope and change. He didn&#39;t get bogged down in detail - much to the chagrin of the media and his opponents who no doubt wanted to better understand the nitty-gritty of what he stood for.&nbsp;But the public didn&#39;t care.&nbsp;The people attended his rallies in their thousands.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/trevor.young/what-brands-can-learn-from-barack-obama</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/trevor.young/what-brands-can-learn-from-barack-obama</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:29:39 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>Will the US election be won online?</title><description><![CDATA[So, it&#39;s election day in the USA - and the world awaits the decision of the voters. Will it be McCain or Obama? The latest polls put Obama ahead by at least 5%. Already this is being hailed as the election that was won online. There are plenty of election blogs around as well as dedicated election sections of traditional newspapers. We hear that Obama has raised most of his campaign funds via online donations and that millions of people have watched the TV debates via YouTube rather than on a normal TV set.So, it&#39;s all online is it? No.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/graham.jones/will-the-us-election-be-won-online</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/graham.jones/will-the-us-election-be-won-online</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
		<item><title>PR Week Podcast: The First Social Media Election</title><description><![CDATA[Being both a politics and digital PR junkie I&rsquo;ve been rather spoiled and completely fascinated by the US Presidential elections. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to record a video podcast for PR Week on both my favourite topics last week, which you can watch here. I think it&rsquo;s fair to say that we are witnessing the first Social Media Election, where online platforms have become more than just channels for raising money but central to campaign strategy for both the McCain and Obama camps.]]></description><link>http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/daljit.bhurji/pr-week-podcast-the-first-social-media-election</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcomprofessional.com/posts/daljit.bhurji/pr-week-podcast-the-first-social-media-election</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate></item>
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