Five minutes with Minneapolis SEO expert Josh Volk

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on June 8, 2018. Search engine optimization consultants in Minneapolis and around the world know that staying up to date on the constantly changing nature of SEO is challenging. In this Q&A with Minneapolis SEO expert Josh Volk, vice president of SEO at…

What will 2017 bring for SEO & digital marketing?

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Dec. 30, 2016. Guest blog post by Hannah Scherrer, SEO content specialist at Rocket55 Where did 2016 go? Time flies when you’re sending snapchats and sharing videos on Facebook Live. As we all know, looking forward is the only way to survive…

Meet Padilla Award winner Joel Swanson, APR, MACT

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on April 25, 2016. Joel Swanson, APR, MACT, received the Donald G. Padilla Distinguished Practitioner Award at this year’s Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards. 1. What role has PRSA had in your career? PRSA has been a defining influence on my career from the beginning. My involvement in PRSSA and…

Top 10 online tools for 2016 SEO success

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Jan. 18, 2016. Guest blog post by Ryan Berkness, Founder and CEO of PR Caffeine Search engine optimization (SEO) has often received a bad rap in recent years, ever since the large original Google Panda and Google Penguin updates shut down many of…

The role of social, word of mouth and PR in 2016

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Dec. 4, 2015. With seemingly limitless energy, Business Wire’s Serena Ehrlich gave attendees at a recent breakfast meeting the lowdown on the newest trends in social media and public relations. The event was co-sponsored by Minnesota PRSA. Ehrlich, director of social and evolving…

Five minutes with a legend: Sara Gavin

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on June 19, 2015. Sara Gavin, president of Weber Shandwick North America, received the Donald G. Padilla Distinguished Practitioner award at this year’s Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards. 1. What role has PRSA had in your career? Early in my career, PRSA was a bit…

Meet Young Professional of the Year award winner Maggie LaMaack – @MaggieLaMaack

  Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on April 22, 2015. At the 37th annual Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards banquet on April 9, Maggie LaMaack of Bellmont Partners was named Young Professional of the Year. 1. Tell us a bit about your public relations experience so far. I did several internships in college, mostly in communications…