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Being Smart and Strategic When Navigating the Current News Cycle

PRSay

Whether you’re a health-care organization wondering about messaging or a brand trying to find a home for an unrelated story during this time, here are some tips for PR pros to successfully navigate this current news cycle: Know that this isn’t pitching as usual. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge. Photo credit: alhovik.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I Figuring he could brand himself as a media and broadcast expert with keen writing skills, he hoped someone would take a chance on him.

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TwitSquare? What to Know About Twitter & Foursquare’s Partnership

Cision

The check-in may be dead on Foursquare, but the app is alive and well – and increasing Twitter’s “social media on steroids” effect for brands. Foursquare has already experienced tremendous use after its introduction in 2009, and since then, the app has evolved–now focusing on local search capabilities, ratings and tips.

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Wrap Up Post from Issues Management Workshop at #CPRS2014

Melissa Agnes

Making communications between your organization and its stakeholders more personal and memorable is so important – for marketing, brand awareness and crisis preparedness. Local and International Laws for Protecting Your Social Media Accounts. How to Create Policies to Legally Protect Your Brand’s Social Media Accounts.

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Startup PR Myths Busted, via NY Tech Meetup

Flack's Revenge

The NY Tech Meetup mail list is a great way to keep up with the local tech community and make connections. The answer could be the subject of another post; but heck, while we’re at it, here are three ( From Madmen to PR’s Holy Grail ; PR 2009 – The Color of Brand ; and Fighting PR’s Public Relations Problem ). Many are not.

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A call for a public inquiry into the impact of media and tech on democracy

Stephen Waddington

The local media and broadcast media has done a good job in holding political campaigns to account against the wave of disinformation online. Facebook’s digital doorstep Facebook has become one of the most influential political source thanks to targeting and local groups. Homelessness in England fell between 2003 and 2009.

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How to Generate Leads From Social Conversations

Cision

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. . Back in June of 2009, an engineer posted a seemingly random tweet: That individual might not have had many followers on Twitter, and more than likely only a fraction of them ever saw the tweet. These include: Your company name.

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