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Frank Strong on Next Steps in Social Media Marketing

Flack's Revenge

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. I never quite got on board with the “social media strategy” part (see this post from 2012 titled: Social Media Strategists will be Gone in 2 Years ). What comes after social media?

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Meet the Media: Vince Bond, Reporter at Automotive News

Bianchi Biz Blog

Every part of the industry has had to recalibrate and figure out how to design, build, sell and advertise vehicles in this new environment. I put an advertising spin on this topic and wrote a piece about how dealers and advertising agencies are depicting mask usage in their ads.

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Earned Media: 3 PR Studies Quantifying the Impact of Media Relations on Sales [UML]

Sword and the Script

Consider your audience – you know them better than anyone else – and write quality announcements about the things your company does that matter to them. Full report: The Effects of Traditional and Social Earned Media on Sales: A Study of a Microlending Marketplace (2012) published in the Journal of Marketing Research by Andrew T.

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I was going to write a post ripping the current state of influencer marketing, but I wrote this instead

Communications Conversations

When I started researching this post, I was planning to write about how I think influencer marketing may be reaching a critical tipping point from a brand perspective and how it’s about to jump the shark. Myth #3: Influencer marketing > traditional brand advertising. About how utterly ridiculous it has become.

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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

2012, May 17). Write a white paper or research report on a topic related to your industry. Write a guest blog post for a popular industry publication or website. PR Resource: How To Write a 1-Page Strategy Keep it clean. Stuffed giraffe shows what customer service is all about. link] Nordstrom. Business Plus. Tindell, K.

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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be. From Subservient Chickens to Brawny Men: A Comparison of Viral Advertising to Television Advertising.

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[Guest Post] Top 5 Tools Agency Owners Must Embrace for the Digital Future

Deirdre Breakenridge

Anyone else remember when advertising, marketing, and public relations functioned like the dinner plate of a picky nine-year-old? As a contemporary PR practitioner in the new, digital age, I don’t know where I’d be without the following tools that many advertisers and marketers are already adopting: 1) “Unlock to Share” Plugin.

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