Shel Holtz
Aworld-renowned speaker, Shel Holtz has been advising businesses on the use of online tools for public relations and corporate communications since 1996. He is the author of several books, including Public Relations on the Net, Blogging for Business, How to Do Everything with Podcasting, The Intranet Advantage and Corporate Conversations. His blog, A Shel of my Former Self, launched in 2004 and For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report, the podcast he has been co-hosting since 2005, make him a pioneer in the use of social media by public relations professionals. His clients include Disney, FedEx, Sears, PepsiCo, General Mills, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, National Geographic, the American Red Cross, Aetna, John Deere, Monsanto and Manulife Financial.