Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Employee advocacy can help you make that possible. All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. What does “employee advocacy” mean anyway?

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 4, 2021

Artificial intelligence, climate crisis, media chaos, COVID-19 impact and the reorganisation of organisations themselves, are among key trends identified by think tanks, analysts, consultants, agencies, brands, and other self-interested organisations. Thanks to Daniel Eckler for scouring the internet and collating reports.

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Trends Technology Television Banking 155

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

Brands need to have a vibrant and active social media presence today. The latter includes direct, continual contact with fans and customers. The opportunity to engage, to solve problems, and to influence the narrative about and around the brand in the consumer public. That’s just a fact of doing business in the modern world.

Crisis 113

Crisis Digital PR Retail Reputation 113

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

He argues that founders should not underestimate the power of compound growth and should measure their startup’s progress through weekly growth rates. Stuffed giraffe shows what customer service is all about. In 1975, a customer returned a set of tires to Nordstrom, even though the store had never sold tires before.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Cision

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Did you know that 53 percent of Americans who follow brands on social are more loyal? Social has permeated all business operations, from customer service to sales, and must be treated as part of the overall brand strategy. Does your brand sell a product that’s targeted to younger adults and teens?

Strategy 120

Strategy Customer Service Social Media Software 120

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits are an excellent way to introduce the brand to people who may be unfamiliar with it, such as influencers, event attendees, journalists, or prospective clients. While a media kit is a collection of information about the brand, not all media kits will look the same. Evolution and History of Media Kits.

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How To Media Guidelines Pitching 176

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In today’s volatile media and social environment, brand reputation is fragile. According to the World Economic Forum , more than twenty-five percent of a company’s market value is directly attributable to its brand reputation. So how should brands prepare for an unknown, uncontrollable event that could impugn its reputation?

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Reputation Viral Employee Customer Service 130

Cision

OCTOBER 24, 2015

Social media has become a centerpiece for brands’ reputations. Customer service departments have had to shift their strategies, while HR departments have started to turn employees into brand advocates. Now, your brand must think on a global scale. Expand Your Lists. Scope Out Their Social Scene.

Social Media 120

Social Media Real Estate Media How To 120

Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

Five Key Steps to Introducing Your Consumer Brand to a New Social Media Platform. Having a social media strategy can boost your brand and expand your market, but that doesn’t all happen overnight. Being intentional with your social media strategy will give your brand its best chance at success.

Social Media 52

Social Media Consumer Brand Branding 52

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once upon a time, businesses hopped on social channels to amp up their brand presence and chat with customers. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. Think of it as using social media to find and cultivate potential customers interested in your offer.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 86

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

PR practitioners have long helped clients amplify video content through social media promotion and earned media coverage, but they may be underusing video as branded content. As noted in our post on long-form content , a CEO can help influence a corporate image as well as build a personal brand through regular video communications.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Cision

APRIL 19, 2016

Back-to-back sessions on social media, content marketing, customer service, employee advocacy and social tools hosted over 3,000 social media marketers from across the globe. Customer Service. jaybaer explains why keeping customers is cool. Social Media Measurement. What are you measuring?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. I predict brands will look to the PESO model (which stands for paid, earned, shared and owned media) to make more of their owned media.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Despite these missteps, Zuckerberg’s well-executed TV apologies and a flow of news about Facebook’s fresh privacy measures have helped it bounce back, at least in valuation. Five crisis PR first responses.

Crisis 136

Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Newsfile

OCTOBER 24, 2023

PR professionals and investors agree the most significant benefit that accrues to companies with a positive corporate reputation is corporate brand loyalty. USC Annenberg Global Communications Report 2023 Not Being Transparent or Honest Customers are increasingly valuing honesty and transparency.

Communications 52

Communications How To Corporate Training 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing can also involve market research, product development, and branding.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Any gap between a product or service and the public’s expectation will become a conversation on social media. Brand shaming has become commonplace. Social media activism is only possible because brands don’t listen.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

In June, we saw AMEC upgrade its 5-year-old measurement guidelines to Barcelona Principles 2.0. Those are four great reasons more and more brands, including your competitors, are taking deeper dives into data. In a more positive example, suppose you see a measurable traffic spike after a particular campaign. Data Closes Deals.

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Data Meeting Measurement Guidelines 106

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that only 23 percent of employees feel they receive the right amount of recognition for their work, while only 19 percent of managers say recognition is a priority at their workplace. Or your team risks high employee turnover. Invest in technologies that offer training to help employees onboard seamlessly.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

PRSay

JUNE 26, 2016

Of course, using social media data along with web analytics, customer service, and sales and marketing data helps to paint a much clearer picture of your customers and how they feel about your business. Social media is the channel that can help you to measure both your communication and higher level business goals.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Infographics Community 113

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

A PR crisis is a negative story about your brand that threatens the reputation of your organisation, causes reputational damage, or negatively impacts sales or stock value. In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. Your brand could be dragged through the mud.

Crisis 62

Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. It uses proxies as a measurement of success rather than key performance indicators that are aligned to the organisations that it serves. PR is a social science. What we do 5.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 22, 2015

Are you only sharing news, or are you including an abundance of blog posts that showcase your culture, your expertise, your influential employees, and other things that establish you as a leader in your industry? It measures and indicates activity, not influence. It also fosters a lack of trust and customer service issues.

Agency 100

Agency Survey Customer Service Engineering 100

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Your culture should be reflected in your branding and your messaging. While this may sound like personal branding especially for the Solo PR pro, it goes deeper and is more robust. Teach it to employees. Measure it. Public relations professionals know the importance of measurement and that also applies to your culture.

Company 41

Company Measurement Employee Customer Service 41

Prohibition

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A crisis can negatively impact your brand and reputation on multiple levels if it’s left unaddressed. This is done to ensure that the brand and company are protected and that the issue is resolved quickly and in a positive manner. Keep your employees and other stakeholders safe during a crisis. Managers and supervisors.

Crisis Communications 62

Crisis Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management 62

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Even during the Super Bowl, we saw brands such as Marriott, Amazon, and even Gatorade jump on board, with ads just on Snapchat. In addition, there are other brands that advertised during football’s biggest night that you may want to check out. Customer Service. Team Story. SproutSocial: Snapchat Marketing Guide.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Employee Internal International 40

Stuart Bruce

JULY 23, 2017

There’s more scary stuff when it comes the actual results of the survey as it reveals some quite alarming behaviour amongst many ‘brands’. It says “More than half of brands say that influencers are vital to the success of their social programs, specifically for extending brand reach.”

Social Media 68

Social Media Media Customer Service Corporate 68

PR 20/20

AUGUST 6, 2019

When people are looking for a specific product or service, in reality they are actually looking for something that will help alleviate a problem they have. Additionally, they are often seeking a brand that gives them a “good feeling,” one they can connect and grow with. Godin suggests making brand marketing a top priority.

Marketing 40

Marketing How To Customer Service Groups 40

Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

Further, Truescope seems to be able to access the processing power without jacking up the cost for customers. It analyzes the sentiment for every “entity” in a story – essential people, brands and other subjects in a story. This is an important point, because you want to be able to measure and compare results over time.

Tools 158

Tools Media Software Analysis 158

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The feature enables “enterprises to analyze customer conversations from owned data sources” and let the Talkwalker AI engine analyze it. Internal data such as survey responses, call center data or customer service email data according to a company representative. What sort of data? Why would you do this? This stuff is expensive.

Internal 63

Internal International Data Media 63

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. Measurement should no longer be an issue within public relations. What is your brand’s purpose and role in society?

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164

Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

It is a discipline within the broader framework of management that consists of the abilities and strategies needed to recognise, assess, understand, and cope with a serious crisis, particularly from the moment it arises until recovery measures are initiated. Why is Crisis Management so Important to an Organisation.

Crisis Management 118

Crisis Management Social Media Crisis Media 118

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

3) Emotional connection with customers. “I I believe there will be an acceleration towards humanizing brands, putting individuals in front of a corporate identity, in an effort to emotionally connect with customers.”. – BJ Schaknowski | Vertafore. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. 4) New emphasis on trust.

Social Media 91

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Chris Lynch: I think they are, and I think that’s being driven in part by just how granular we can look at communications now due to the technology that we have in place to measure it. And, we also have opinion pieces from Aflac’s Katherine Hernandez-Blades on monitoring and measuring media activity, and much much more.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Don’t think for a second that your company couldn’t be at risk for such a thing happening – let alone what kind of damage would befall your brand should an unforeseen event occur. Crises and crises management are important because they can have drastic consequences on your business, your brand and your reputation. Personnel matters.

Crisis Management 62

Crisis Management Crisis Reputation Financial 62

David PR Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

David: When did you realize that customer experience is the new brand? I have tracked and researched customer relationship trends for many years, and when I looked at the iconic brands, I believed that their successes were bigger than the products and bigger than the brands themselves. JPD: How do you start?

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