NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With a seemingly endless slew of platforms, daily content calendars filled with scheduled tweets and photos no longer cut it when it comes to brands making an impact. Instagram carousels lack the quick, “get to the point” advertising that so many want to see. We took a look at a few brands who have been paving the way.

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Video Brand Branding Instagram 148

Communications Conversations

MAY 26, 2022

If you’re like most brands, it’s probably spend in content creation and ads. Or, what about advertising. My guess, content creation and advertising probably take up at least 75% of our time as social media marketers. Clearly, many brands are minimizing community management as well. Sometimes 5-7 hours.

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Social Media Marketing Media Community 143

Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye, we are already staring at 2022. At Konnect, we’ve grown accustomed to the fourth quarter craze and are well underway with 2022 planning for our clients. Read on for the trends we believe will be impactful for 2022. Nothing seems to ring more true than how quickly 2021 flew by!

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Prohibition

AUGUST 12, 2022

As the first half of 2022 draws to a close, we’ve rounded up six of the best food and drink PR campaigns from the year so far that really caught both our, and the UK medias attention. This turned out to be a highly successful mental health campaign, but also a great opportunity to raise positive brand awareness. The reviews are in ??

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The social media content world is an interesting place in 2022. If your feed is like most people’s you’ll notice a ton of: Branded graphics – Some brands’ entire feeds are made of up these graphics. Yet, brands continue to use it regularly in their social content. What do you see?

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I definitely have more thoughts on the skills the social media pro of 2022 should have. So, I asked five social media professionals right here in Minneapolis what they think the top 5 skills social media pros need in 2022–here’s what they had to say: Giuliana Clanin, associate director-social media, Life Time.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Just last year, advertisers paid an average of 6.5 Who won the Super Bowl ads in 2022? Yes, the Los Angeles Rams did win the coveted Lombardi Trophy in 2022, but we’re talking about brands here. As expected, the public embraced 2022 Super Bowl ads. million U.S. But just how impactful are these ads? Time will tell.

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Prohibition

JUNE 13, 2022

Few brands advertise on just one channel. However, for an effective social advertising strategy across platforms, Twitter should always be considered a priority. Twitter advertising is an opportunity for your brand (or client) to successfully promote its products, reach new users, drive sales and encourage new followers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2021 saw emerging platforms that B2B brands were eyeing to for their marketing plans, and some may have been missteps. In fact, there are several social media approaches that should be reassessed as we enter 2022. The main goal of social media marketing is to generate a dedicated audience for your brand. Audit current content.

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Social Media B2B Media Video 323

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 24, 2023

Insider recently named multiple Crenshaw Communications clients to its second annual list of up-and-coming advertising tech talent. She is also a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Prebid Addressability Group.” million in revenue in 2022 [and] her sales teams beat their yearly quotas by 73% last year.”

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Retail Engineering Advertising Advertising 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 13, 2022

Whether your brand is making a splash at a trade show or an executive is speaking at a conference, professional events combine direct customer contact with press opportunities. And the biggest of these events – like the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Consumer Electronics Show, or the E3 Expo, attract equally high-profile media.

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Media Trade Shows Travel Interviews 294

Shift Communications

APRIL 13, 2022

Brands today are built on social. Using prospect lists and integrations into a company’s CRM and other platforms like ABM ad platform Madison Logic, advertisers can reach the right accounts and analyze which are generating leads/engaging with content. The post 2022 Social Media Trends Pt. What hasn’t?

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We look forward to eight of the biggest issues for public relations in 2022. Almanac: Challenges and opportunities for public relations 2022 from Stephen Waddington This isn’t a review of 2021, or even a series of predictions for 2022. Three decades on I’m less positive. Regulation must surely be inevitable.

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Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2022

It’s a brand new format and brands just haven’t jumped in–which is not new at all. So, some solid reasons why brands haven’t been more involved so far. However, I see audio as a HUGE area of opportunity for brands in 2022 (and beyond). These are your brand ambassadors.

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Brand Branding LinkedIn Twitter 113

Shift Communications

MAY 10, 2022

Brands today are built on social, but social media marketing has never been more cut-throat. minutes, it’s poised to be the top growing and engaged with platform in 2022. The platform was made for influencer marketing, with subject matters like #BookTok perfect for brands like Barnes & Nobles or Book of the Month.

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Pinterest YouTube Social Media Trends 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Crenshaw Communications, an award-winning B2B PR firm representing leading ad tech brands, recently welcomed Patrice Gamble as PR account director and Anna Julow Roolf as chief of staff. Anna brings over a decade of experience in the B2B PR industry, including leadership roles in agency and SaaS startup environments.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

That makes things more interesting, and possibly more complicated, for those who work in PR for ad tech and entertainment brands. . With advertisers taking notice of the growth, there’s been an uptick in brands adding streaming to their media ad spend strategy, resulting in more streaming-specific PR goals for adtech providers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

That makes things more interesting, and possibly more complicated, for those who work in PR for ad tech and entertainment brands. . With advertisers taking notice of the growth, there’s been an uptick in brands adding streaming to their media ad spend strategy, resulting in more streaming-specific PR goals for adtech providers.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Whether your focus is fitness, food, or fashion, TikTok offers the potential for brands to grow their reach, attract new customers and connect with a highly engaged audience. billion users by the end of the year, TikTok is now an essential platform for marketing, advertising – and can even be utilised for PR.

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Strategy Brand Branding B2C 71

Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Even as DEI became a front-seat priority for brands and businesses in 2022, broadcast media has seen a 10-percentage-point decline in Black viewers who are more likely to buy from brands that advertise in inclusive content compared to 2021.

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Consumer Marketing Media Advertising 94

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As always, this year brought some truly spectacular “PR failures” by high-profile organizations and brands. Don’t be wishy-washy: Bud Light and Target Like many brand-watchers, I thought the backlash against Bud Light over its partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney would fade away. It was a lose-lose.

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Banking Nonprofit Twitter Advertising 212

5W PR

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Not only that, but the platform itself has been working on introducing brand new features that can help companies directly connect with their target audiences a lot more effectively. billion users by the end of 2022. It continues to be one of the most downloaded apps on Apple’s app store (as of Q2 2022).

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Marketing YouTube Advertising Advertising 88

Mark My Words

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The Guardian – 10th September 2022. Content is king, in #marketingspeak at least, but many brands have discovered that the Queen is not content. Friday’s printed newspapers were almost entirely ad-free after advertisers pulled out on news of the Queen’s death, and there is little sign that many are keen to return in a hurry.

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Brand Branding Instagram Energy 60

Communications Conversations

MARCH 30, 2022

I’m talking about brands that post videos on LinkedIn in the wrong format (vertical). I’m talking about brands that post videos on Facebook without captions. I’m talking about brands that re-post their most recently 60-second spot on Insta. These brands aren’t taking social video seriously.

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Video Guidelines Advertising Advertising 113

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

2021 was the year that several brands got multicultural marketing right. Strategies that consumer brands who serve multiple cultures (which should apply to most!) Strategies that consumer brands who serve multiple cultures (which should apply to most!) should consider implementing in 2022.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This comes as Instagram continues to double down on video as part of their 2022 plans, after extending reels to 90 seconds after the previous 60 second limit. Should these be implemented permanently, they will open up an array of opportunities for advertising on their platforms. LinkedIn expand their advertising tools.

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Instagram Social Media Video Twitter 62

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

billion in 2022 and grow to $4.56 I’m not here to bash advertising or LinkedIn. LinkedIn had done a lot of good with it’s think tank and restitution of the value of branding and genuine thought leadership in B2B marketing. Display advertising is essentially renting an audience – why not invest in building one that you own?

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B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 88

Shift Communications

APRIL 26, 2022

link] — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2022. We’ve admittedly seen some of Twitter’s impact for brands diminish. Brand safety & misinformation vigilance. Advertising landscape changes. If toxic content increases alongside changes to empower free speech, advertisers could boycott Twitter.

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Twitter Communications Advertising Advertising 88

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, digital PR has become significantly more important for brands and now goes way beyond ‘building links’ It includes increased brand awareness, brand positioning, SEO ranking, marketing share, share of voice, social media performance, organic traffic, sales and more – all encompassed in one.

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Digital PR Brand Branding SEO 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2021

It’s time for the business community as a group and individual businesses as brands, to help us heal the divide. Most have huge advertising and marketing clout. And in what might be the unkindest cut for Trump, organizers of the 2022 PGA Championship canceled plans to host its event at his Bedminster, N.J. This is big.

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Corporate Policies Groups Public Affairs 338

Sword and the Script

MARCH 7, 2023

There are a handful of ad tech companies that provide this form of advertising – a gas stations aren’t the only place that host it. Full year 2022 revenue was $438.7 For the full year 2022, the company lost $25.8 For the full year 2022, the company lost $25.8 Q4 2022 one-time expenses were $6.8 million YoY.

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Software Analytics Technology Video 124

Newsfile

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Get essential tips and inspiration to create standout holiday press releases and elevate your brand this festive season. Top 5 Holiday Press Release Themes for Any Industry Leverage the holiday season to showcase your brand’s story with the following top five press release themes. more than in 2022, and includes £3.8

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Prohibition

JANUARY 20, 2023

Trend #1: Decline of Twitter and continued takeover of TikTok In 2022 we saw Twitter turbulence amid the Elon Musk takeover as he strived to bring the platform back to life in terms of profitability, to retain advertisers and generate more of a revenue stream. Opportunities for brands to tap into this are endless!

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Social Media Trends Media Instagram 62

PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For smaller brands, Twitter’s noisy platform and algorithms that determine what users see often work against their best efforts. We’ve all seen users tweet about poor customer service, but via Twitter brands can offer to resolve those issues faster than any other method. But are PR professionals delivering what journalists need?

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 10, 2022

Influencer marketing is therefore offering a lucrative opportunity for brands and advertisers as well as influencers. The rapid growth of this marketplace, both in scale and in technical innovation, has outpaced the capabilities of UK advertising regulation. The closing date for responses is 1 June 2022.

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Marketing Government Sports Advertising 78

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

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