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Iterations: Inception, Courtesy Of Public Relations

Remote PR Jobs

So began The Economist’s obituary for Daniel Edelman in January 2013, a sharp eulogy commemorating the life of a public relations giant. Before we answer this question, we must not conflate advertising or marketing with PR. Orchestrated PR around a company’s technical brand helps attract candidates.

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Instagram Video Changes: Is Longer Better For Brands?

Cision

Since a lot has already been written about how Facebook’s change from a chronological timeline to an algorithmic one impacted brands, we wanted to focus on the impact of longer videos. Instagram had a 15-second limit since the platform’s adoption of video in June 2013. Billboards, people, advertisements, your friend, your boss.

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Will native advertising eventually be PR’s demise?

Communications Conversations

The post outlined the success the New York Times brand studio (T Brand Studio) is having with their custom advertising content (referred to as “paid posts”). First, read through these “paid posts” the T Brand Studio is putting together. But, this level of native advertising is different.

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Snapchat 101: A Brand Primer

Shift Communications

Brands are diving in and taking advantage of the different experience that Snapchat offers. Let’s take a look back at the Snapchat brand journey, shall we? Through this initial phase, brands were sort of left on the sidelines. Then slowly brands like Taco Bell began to experiment. October 2013. Brands That Get It.

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How Carnival Cruise Lines Built a Resilient Brand After Crisis

Cision

When Carnival Cruise Line was faced with several crises back in 2012 and 2013 , it was a deficit that many brand experts predicted would take at least four years to dig out of. Want more insights on how your brand can combat a crisis? Consider a change maker to help effectively tell your brand story.

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Brand Ambassadors, Brand Advocates: These Programs Aren’t Easy!

Rock the Status Quo

Don’t Let The Plethora of Blog Posts Fool You It’s easy to tout the benefits of brand advocate programs – of which there are many – but there isn’t enough discussion around just how difficult it is to create and sustain one. They are hired by the company and have a paid role to grow the brand.

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The Powerful Sales Element of Social Proof in Thought Leadership Done Well

Sword and the Script

A car dealership published an advertisement promoting several open sales positions. After the advertisement was published, sales demand increased even more. While the advertisement wasn’t aimed at selling, it included a message that conveyed social proof: “look at all those people buying cars – seems like everyone is doing it.”