By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil
NNPA Columnist
Channel surfing over the weekend, I stopped on a favorite old romantic comedy that was centered on a relationship that blossomed over emails. The movie isn’t even all that old, yet its premise now seems almost ancient.
Because as we all know, in today’s world, there is a plethora of ways other than email to connect socially.
Social media has exploded over the last 20 years. There is simply no way to avoid it; no matter how bah-humbug you may be over all this “new-fangled” connecting. (Mmm-hmm. You …

The PR + Social Media Summit returns to Marquette University with keynote presentations from Olympian Nick Symmonds, Prudential Financial Director of Social Media Augie Ray and General Motors Social Media & Digital Communications Director Mary Henige. The event takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave., and the Weasler Auditorium, 1506 W. Wisconsin Ave.
The one-day conference focuses on the convergence of strategic communications and social media designed for senior executives, marketing and PR professionals, brand managers, students …

New blog, new staff appointment
Flowers Communications Group (FCG) recently launched its new weekly blog, BLOOM (http://www.flowerscomm.com/bloom/) to contribute thought leadership and best practices to the constantly evolving social media landscape, particularly as it relates to multicultural communications and consumers within ethnic segments. Building upon social media work FCG already is doing on behalf of its client partners, BLOOM will provide a new space for the agency to share resources and information, insight on key moments in time, and spark discussion on hot topics, breaking news and other issues of the …