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The Top PR Trends For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here are the top new trends that are accelerating change in the practice of public relations and challenging old-timers as we move into 2017. Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. PR and SEO are joined.

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Consider the following: Investments in content marketing continue to rise. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off.

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Why Your Content Strategy is Failing And How to Fix it

Beyond PR

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

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How to Build Brand Awareness & Thought Leadership

Contently - Strategy

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. And in 2017, Unilever bought it for $1 billion. Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling.

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20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018

Sword and the Script

6) Finding a content marketing niche. Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. These net more devoted readers, more qualified leads, higher conversion rates and the greater possibility of content-driven conversations.”.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Online Marketing Techniques: 18 Blogs You’ll Want To Bookmark Today

MaccaPR

The 20 Best New Social Media Tools to Try in 2017 (And How to Use Them) ”. Don’t miss Buffer podcasts (which range from video marketing and Snapchat strategy to the storytelling secrets of National Geographic Travel) and its case studies, such as: “ How I Grew My Traffic By Almost 50% In Just 30 Days Using Twitter.”.

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A Marketing to Media Translation Dictionary For Journalists Turned Content Marketers

Contently - Strategy

Content marketers never make content for content’s sake. Meanwhile, a media company like Hearst might publish a feature article in the print edition of Esquire magazine, and the sole “point” of that article might be “make the reader feel like they really get Chris Evans.” ” Why?