Over 2 billion people are online everyday. There are more than 500 million active users on Facebook, 50 million tweets sent per day, and over 24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every second. In this day and age, you can’t ignore the fact that social media has had an enormous impact on ours lives and the way […]
Here at WordStorm we love everything about blogs, from writing our own and reading fascinating stories on others, to working closely with the latest, popular internet personalities. It’s fair to say, blogging is fast becoming a major source of news, reviews and entertainment. Have you got your own blog? Do you blog on behalf […]
Social media is a necessity for any business in the communications industry, but if you’re not using it correctly, you could be doing more harm than good. Here are a few tips on using the more popular social media platforms to your advantage: Twitter Great for businesses, Twitter can be used to interact with the […]
Australia is a-buzz at the moment, with Zac Efron in town to promote his new film, The Lucky One, and hot UK pop band One Direction touring the country. Not since Justin Bieber’s appearance has Martin Place seemed so out of control and busy with teenage fans as it was this morning when Niall, Zayn, […]
This morning Jenny and I attended the Public Relations Institute of Australia NSW Award Winning Case Studies breakfast at William Blue Brasserie in North Sydney. While being served poached eggs by fantastic hospitality students, we were given a rundown by four guest speakers on what made their PR campaigns – of various lengths – so […]
Last Thursday was International Women’s Day, where the world celebrated women in all their social-standings and acknowledged the hurdles they’ve overcome and the ones they still need to jump to reach equality with men (in life, work, etc.) A purple ribbon and a million tweets marked the occasion on March 8, and conversation was generated […]
Last night, WordStorm PR’s Sophie and Sarah were lucky enough to attend the Networx Event, ‘Meet the Media Toughest Gatekeepers’. With guest speakers including Tim Burrowes (founder of Mumbrella), Cathy Murray (Senior Producer at TODAY), Tom Ivey (Producer at Fitzy and Wippa, Nova 96.9) and Juliet Rieden (Deputy Editor at Australian Women’s Weekly), we anticipated […]
Shinta Huyn, 18, started her internship with WordStorm PR earlier this year, as she kicks off her University of Technology Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (Public Communication) degree. Here, she shares what it’s like to be an honorary Stormette: Why did you take an internship with WordStorm PR? I took an internship with WordStorm PR in […]
Last Thursday, Stormers Jenny, Sarah, Sophie and I attended the very first social media networking event organised by Social Media News Australia. While a small event, it was a great opportunity to meet other people in our industry, as well as catch up with ex-Stormettes to see what coups their agencies had accomplished. Not only […]
This week an email crossed the WordStorm server from one of our favourite tech writers putting feelers out to meet some of his e-contacts. He wrote, ‘I don’t drink coffee, but let’s catch up for a ‘coffee’… Lunch is harder but I am partial to a good steak and chips.’ It was a […]