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

Sword and the Script

For example, an academic research project, that was written in 2012 and updated in 2014, about the microlending market studied: “…how traditional and social earned media affect sales and each other…Traditional earned media has a per-event effect on sales that is much larger than the corresponding per-event effects of social earned media.”.

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Brands Be the Content Customers Want…Not Next to It [UML]

Sword and the Script

This bit of marketing trivia was revisited in a recent Marketplace story titled Big Soda and the Rise of Product Placement (audio): “Product placement has become so commonplace in television and movies that audiences can barely recognize it anymore. 3) Execution of Content Marketing. “No

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The New Measurement: Shifting from Traditional PR to Growth PR

Waxing UnLyrical

Our computers, smart phones, televisions and other devices are inundated with information: From news articles and blog posts, to tweets, Facebook posts and messages on dozens of other social networks, to emails and newsletters. Too Much Noise Across Too Many Digital Channels.

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Why public relations must wake up to wearables

PR Conversations

This year—partly thanks to the refrigerators that sent out their own spam emails, television sets sending unauthorised data into the cloud and smart LED bulbs leaking passwords as well as light—the conversation around wearable and connected devices has gained some traction.

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Adapting Strategies for Effective Storytelling in the Social Media Era

PRSay

This is such a great opportunity for newsmakers and storytellers alike as PR professionals can get creative with who they partner with to communicate their stories. Honestly, EVERYONE today with a phone and WIFI is their own media outlet, so the competition to break stories is endless.

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PReparing for Rio 2016: The Unique Opportunities & Challenges of an Olympic Year with Octagon Olympic & Action Sports’ Drew Johnson

PRSay

Along the same lines, many brands have chosen to announce their rosters first via social media as a soft launch and have held their campaign creative and activation plans for a bigger, more formal PR play at a later date. How can PR pros working in sports or other industries begin preparing for an Olympic year with Rio 2016 coming up?

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