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Rebranding an Innovative Tech Start-up that Revolutionized its Industry

The Hoyt Organization

A tech start-up, Auction.com, and the nation’s largest online real estate marketplace and considered the “eBay of real estate since 2007,” decided to change its name to Ten-X in January of 2016. Takeaways Careful planning and building relationships are the two biggest drivers of success in any media campaign.

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What a Duck Can Do For “Social” Media Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

I’ve held on to a theory for a while now: Social media and media relations are a paradox. In today’s media landscape both are critical in public relations , but my theory begs the questions: Can the old and the new be blended together, and (bigger question) can one help drive success for the other? Guest Post by Dawn Buzynski.