Today’s Featured Instagram Account designation goes to Grounds Cafe! This awesome coffee shop is located at Wendell Falls, a Clairemont client. We love the people at Grounds Cafe, and we think they are Instagram superstars! I mean look at that face! What a great shot.
To see other adorable dogs, drool-worthy grilled cheese sandwiches and perfectly prepared lattes, follow Grounds Cafe on Instagram. Wanna know what else we like on Instagram? Check out our post Instagram: 3 Takes on Video Fun.
Have you ever seen someone do something really cool on Instagram that made you want to do it, too? But then, maybe you thought you couldn’t be a copy cat.
Attending a B.Y.O.C. (bring your own camera) event at CAM Raleigh last month proved that having a similar photo backdrop, or even concept for a video, can result in completely different posts. Consider how these three videos, shot with the same backdrop and props, are different.
I chose to use Boomerang to give the impression that I was jumping all night while brightly colored pom-poms pelted me.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMaVcR0AkN5/?taken-by=blah2voila
My son used a slow-mo effect while he stood in a stream of the pom-poms, trying not to smile because, well, because he thought that would look cool. (And it did.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMbnTQFDTOQ/?taken-by=jdog615
And checkout Katie Stew‘s video that combines the jumping motion of mine with slow-mo. I love how Katie’s hair looks in this, and it is another example of how different people can do something similar without it necessarily looking the same.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMaiJCihNKd/?taken-by=k80stew
I’m not suggesting you rip off your friend’s most clever social media idea since the invention of, um, well, social media. However, if you see someone do something you think is cool, there’s nothing wrong with experimenting to see how you can make it your own. After all, isn’t that the fun of social media?
What’s your favorite social channel? Mine is Instagram, and you can see my photos and videos by following me. Leave me a like or comment if you think pom-pom pelting looks fun to you, too!
Garden & Gun’s 4th annual Jubilee was last weekend in Charleston. From the food to the music to the venues, nary a detail was missed. The event planners nailed it when it came to creating a backdrop for photo opportunities that festival participants would share on social media.
Personally, I found the huge Jubilee marquee irresistible, as you’ll see in this shot of me with Clairemont client, Starr Sink from Videri Chocolate Factory. I also love a good photo booth and recently discovered a photo bus! Have you attended an event with staged photo stations that you couldn’t resist? We would love to see your photos! Please share them with us on the Clairemont Facebook page.
With today’s technological advancements, have we lost the relationship component of public relations? Is the concept of meeting a reporter for a cup of coffee dead? Desk side briefings? Even real phone calls? Read what my friend and fellow Counselors Academy executive committee member, Pam Golden of GLA Communications has to say in her PRSA Tactics column, Putting Relations Back in Public Relations.
As a member of PRSA‘s Counselors Academy executive committee, I’ve been collaborating with Tactics editor John Elsasser for several months as a liaison of sorts to secure contributors for the publication’s monthly column called “Changing Times.” The column was started by Michael Herman, APR, Fellow PRSA, friend and mentor to many. There was no one better than Mike to write about changes in the public relations industry, but his only published column appeared in January 2015, the same month he unexpectedly left this world. Since then, members of PRSA’s Counselors Academy have been contributing their thoughts on the evolution of our profession.
Want to know more about Counselors Academy and its members? Read our previous posts here.
What happens when a PR group has a potential PR crisis? Read this PRSA Tactics article called Zika, Puerto Rico and a Test in Issues Management penned by my friend and fellow Counselors Academy board member, Martin Waxman, to learn how a group of pros made the go or no go decision.
As a member of PRSA‘s Counselors Academy executive committee, I’ve been collaborating with Tactics editor John Elsasser for several months as a liaison of sorts to secure contributors for the publication’s monthly column called “Changing Times.” The column was started by Michael Herman, APR, Fellow PRSA, friend and mentor to many. There was no one better than Mike to write about changes in the public relations industry, but his only published column appeared in January 2015, the same month he unexpectedly left this world. Since then, members of PRSA’s Counselors Academy have been contributing their thoughts on the evolution of our profession.
Want to know more about Counselors Academy and its members? Read our previous posts here.
