The Push and Pull of Public Relations with guest Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing, plus Jiyan gets some SEO questions answered.

Convergence of social media, marketing and customer service study, plus Susan Getgood discusses the Marketing Roadmaps Blog.

Jenny Schade of JRS Consulting talks about Thriving in a Dismal Economy, plus her work in understanding the emotional connections that people have with products and services.

Shashi Bellamkonda of Network Solutions discusses how Social Media is Driving New Customer Acquisitions, plus how to track those new customers, plus he offers his thought on product mangement and the outlook of social media in 2009.

New PRSA Chair Michael Cherenson discusses transparency , community, engagement and leadership initiatives within PRSA, plus his goals as PRSA Chair.

Malayna Williams, managing partner at PWR New Media, discusses preparing Efficient News Releases in Todays Economy, plus she tells us about her companys work in interactive digital communications

Brandy interviews Chris Johnson , CEO of DNA 13, on how social media changing the Public Relations industry, and how should PR professionals treat bloggers, social networking sites, and tools like Linked In or Twitter.

Public Relations and SEO with Doug Motel from Site Optimized , plus what PR pros need to do to understand and utilize SEO, and what portions of business, advertising, marketing and web budget should be allocated to SEO.

Author Jim Lukaszewski talks with Brandy Shapiro-Babin about corporate communications, activist counteraction, crisis communication management, employee relationship building, litigation visibility management and media relations.

Clemson University professor Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu discusses the importance of blogs in public relations, plus the latest trends and practices in new media and communications.