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The sunsetting of one of Minnesota’s most successful all-time blogs–the MN PR Blog

Communications Conversations

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. Since, 2003, to be exact. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May.

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Highlights from the State of Blogging in 2017 Survey

Sword and the Script

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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The Secret to Online Copywriting? Make it Look Like a Kid’s Book

Polaris

This September marks the 3rd anniversary of my blog. One of my most recent revelations is I’m writing my posts all wrong. You’ve likely heard that people generally don’t read websites or blogs word for word. So the secret to better online copywriting isn’t to write shorter copy. And I’m still learning.

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5 Creative Strategies for Link Building

Waxing UnLyrical

After the interview is complete start looking for industry blogs that frequently write about experts or interview them – also you can look for outlets which put together weekly roundup posts. If your interview is thorough enough and adds value, there is a good chance you could get featured on these blogs. Give Away Swag.

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Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It

Sword and the Script

However, Mother Nature had other plans on that fateful morning in 2003. That’s just the way it was in 2003. A PR pro that takes copious notes can easily take what was not reported and transform it into blog posts, contributed article, or even a different media pitch. Proven to get More Out of Media Relations.

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Best Practice Guide for MPs Using Twitter for Open Up! – Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy

Stuart Bruce

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) was asked to submit a report to the commission, which I was asked to write, on how national politicians should use Twitter. is the title and the sentiment of the report from the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy in the UK.

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CEOs who aren’t using social media are doing their organizations a massive disservice.

Lauri Pehar Borsh

What a title for a blog post – in my line of work, it better amount to some SEO for myself or else. No, I do not right a lot (these days) on my blog. Too busy running blogs and social media networks/campaigns for my clients, but I HAD to take a time out today to share this one “theme” again!