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Guest Blogging: How You Should Be Doing It in 2024

Buzzstream

I get email requests from guest bloggers who want to write on the BuzzStream blog daily. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. As you can see, when you start to explore the waters of guest blogging for backlinks, things get very muddy quickly.

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How the New York Public Library’s Blog Mobilizes Communities

Cision

It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy. Since 2007, NYPL Blogs has showcased content that continues to inspire and educate a devoted audience.

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Small Business Public Relations

5W PR

As the social web expands and the power of consumers continues to grow, small businesses that want stay relevant, attract customers and retain their loyal followings must find new, compelling ways of communicating their brand messages. When it comes to building trust and credibility, PR is king. Public Relations DIY Tips.

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. The quality of queries changed too as the web evolved. However, I learned a lot about reporters and pitching in that capacity. Small text ads – written by Shankman – were included at the top of every email. Reddit data.

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Using Data from Google Tools to Boost Your PR Pitches

Shift Communications

If you’re an avid (or even a sometimes) reader of the SHIFT blog, then you already know data-driven public relations is something we know well. Google Trends is a public web facility that analyzes Google search history to come up with data that shows how often a particular search term is entered into the platform. Google Trends.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels. The metaverse, Web 3.0, Fast-vertising.

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Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder; Here are 6 Dynamic Techniques to Adapt

Sword and the Script

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Be more strategic.