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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. This is the story told by Robert McKeen and Thomas Gerace in their book Storynomics.

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Book Clubbin': How Marketers Can Incorporate Talk Triggers Into Their Marketing Strategies

PR 20/20

Editor’s Note: The Book Clubbin’ series recaps business and marketing related books read by the PR 20/20 team each quarter as part of the agency book club. This series will highlight key takeaways and top tips directly from each book club book. This is customized to tailor to the receiver's needs.

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How HubSpot Fixes Professional Services Firms’ Top 3 Struggles

PR 20/20

For example, innovation is high on their lists: 69% of customers expect new ways to get existing services in the wake of the pandemic, such as doing so remotely. They also want your website, video content, meeting booking tools, and every interaction with your brand to be simple and intuitive. Problem 1: Internal Alignment.

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Barry Moltz on ChangeMasters, Small Business and Social Media

wiredPRworks

that’s the question Barry Moltz answers in his new book, “ChangeMasters: How to Actually Make the Changes Your Already Know You Need to Make.” ” In the latest episode of “ Growing Social Now ,” I interviewed Barry about his book, social media, and the challenges small businesses are facing.

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3 Ways Measurement Helps Brands Win Audiences

Cision

You’re going up against your competitors, their internal thought leaders and the external influencers with whom they have partnered. . One way to keep your positive sentiment higher than your competitors is to take note of customer complaints. Your brand is not the only one targeting your audience.

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Martech is NOT Marketing; Long Live Marketing

Sword and the Script

Not any more than, a CRM database is customer service. As I’ve pointed out before, many leaders on the business side haven’t picked up a marketing book since college. This makes the education of business leaders – the internal marketing of marketing if you will – a continuous effort. A spreadsheet is not accounting.

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5 Fun Facts with Peter Shankman (Part 2 of 2)

Critical Mention

What are your top three business books? As a frequent international keynote speaker and workshop presenter, Peter has spoken at SXSW , Affiliate Summit , BlogWorld , TBEX , PRSA , CES , PMA and the DMA , among others. The Art of War, Sun Tzu. Losing my Virginity, Richard Branson. Which three apps could you not live without?