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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.”

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The 7 Surprising Super Powers of PR

Onclusive

We now have access to PR data that does for PR what AdTech tools have done for the measurement of advertising. Not too long ago, marketers and advertisers could roll out entire campaigns without knowing how to analyze the results. PR is the most effective tool for reputation management. PR outlasts advertising.

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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.

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Is kind leadership an oxymoron?

PR in High Definition

After all, McDonald’s was completely untouched during the ‘horsemeat scandal’ of 2013, despite reporters’ best efforts to dig up dirt. This is a serious reputational consideration – and from this perspective, establishing kindness as a corporate value makes serious sense. Companies have both ‘character’ reputations (‘do I like you?’)

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Behind the Headlines with Yvonne Lorie

Cision

Yvonne Lorie, the founder of ReFresh PR and a recipient of the 2013 HPRA Premio PR Achievement Award, has been elected president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) national board for 2017. In terms of approach, paid and owned allow us to better segment via social media and influencer relations.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. Otherwise, the client’s reputation is as threatened as that of the agency partner. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. Otherwise, the client’s reputation is as threatened as that of the agency partner. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.