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10 insights for public relations from the 2017 European Communications Monitor

Stephen Waddington

Most organisations use more elements like online videos, infographics and instant photos in their messaging. However, longitudinal data collected since 2007 from nearly 25,000 communication professionals throughout Europe has repeatedly found the strategic alignment of communication and organisational goals as the most important issue. #4

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Financial Services Content Report: Industry Benchmarks & 5 Keys to Success

Contently - Strategy

These numbers suggest that companies cornering the institutional finance beat are finding creative ways to tie their analysis to relevant news and trending topics people care about. Create social videos and infographics. Get creative with compliance. Create social-friendly videos and infographics. Trust me.).

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q2 2015

Shift Communications

In early 2007, SHIFT CEO Todd Defren commissioned a map of the social media world to better visualize the industry landscape. What if there was a way, if not to predict the future, to at least have an early warning system about what content you should promote? You can have that, and you only need Google Analytics and an alarm clock to do it.

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Social Media Game of Thrones: A Song of PR and Social

Shift Communications

In early 2007, SHIFT CEO Todd Defren commissioned a map of the social media world to better visualize the social media landscape. Then we cut the treemaps into individual squares and gave them to our Creative Services team. Analytics Data Data-Driven PR Infographic' Click for full-size image.

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What a Duck Can Do For “Social” Media Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

The YESS Duck Derby , started in 2007, is held on the day of the annual Kentucky Derby. That is where we started to get creative and blended what we do with our local media and how we can expand the reach using social media. This remarkable organization serves as a safe haven for the city’s most vulnerable youth.

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Your Marketing Predecessor was Probably a Hot Mess [UML]

Sword and the Script

In 2007 the unit I was supporting in Iraq was going home – but not before a short period of overlap with the replacements. She names more than a dozen functions including, the communicator, the creative and the technologist. This was done so the troops leaving, could show the troops coming in, how to get things done safely.