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Tallahassee, Fla.— Kevin Cate Communications today released an infographic comparing the social media influence of various state’s Capitol Press Corps. Florida tops all other large states in overall Klout, a measurement of social influence across various social media platforms, mainly Facebook and Twitter.
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A little more than a year and a half ago Justin Sayfie politely asked me to be more thoughtful with the use of the #Sayfie twitter hashtag.
I’ve obliged. In fact, these days I don’t hashtag #sayfie at all.
No one can accuse me of being anti-Sayfie. Two summers ago I was one of the hosts of the Tallahassee “Sayfie Meetup.” And in 2 [...]

Florida is a huge state. We have 10 media markets.
The only people that seem to miss that every election cycle are media consultants. Sure, media buyers purchase ads in key DMAs (designated market area), but aside from the one or two Spanish ads per cycle, the ads all look exactly the same.
This has never made sense to me.
I suppose it’ [...]

It’s part of the job, but one of the worst. Compiled with help from GOP political consultant Rick Wilson, these 10 rules should be shared with every politico, especially those that will be offended by it.

10 RULES FOR POLITICAL CONFERENCE CALLS:
1. Never be on a call that can be started without you.
2. The mute button is your frie [...]

Quick reaction to the fact that 42% of voters still support the “Stand Your Ground” law that George Zimmerman will use as a defense for shooting Trayvon Martin (32% oppose). If this legislation was dubbed the “Shoot First” bill, you would see the poll numbers reversed. Alternatively, if the legislation was explained to voters, the [...]

My old boss Steve Schale is famous for his “underreact” sign – in fact I brought it from the Obama campaign into my current office. I don’t always agree with the sign, but more often than not, I think twice about fleeting, knee-jerk reactions to articles or press events.
Which brings me to this strident, false, and absurd statemen [...]

This was by far the quickest turn around for a web ad in CateComm history. We woke up early to visit Dr. Kenneth Brummel-Smith in his office at FSU around 7:45 AM and had this video wrapped up by 5:45 PM. It’s easily one of my favorites. The behind the scenes snapshot, courtesy of Eric, shows some of our set up.
To learn more about [...]

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Three of our [...]

It’s been a long time since my beloved gmail allowed a piece of  spam to hit my inbox. I rarely click on the spam folder, but when I do, it’s like going back in time. From what I can tell, spam seems pretty much unchanged from when AOL was in its heyday- inappropriate websites, fake pharmaceuticals, gambling websites, etc.
However, g [...]