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Inspiring the Consumer: You Can’t Do That on Television

Shift Communications

It was all there in print – and if Jennifer Connelly was using it, I should be too! I hit 30 and by then, had served a decade in the retail marketing trenches and moved behind the lens of consumer engagement. And this is essentially why I am so intrigued by the motivations of today’s consumer. Old school word of mouth.

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How to Connect With Consumers Offline

5W PR

Everywhere we look, consumers are tied to smartphone, a TV, even a smart screen in the car. But there is still an argument for connecting with consumers off screen. Sure, reaching consumers offline can be more difficult than launching a digital campaign. Make a Community Impact. Smart, right?

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Why Advertising Isn’t Dead

Cision

According to Ad Age , by 1940, there were 55 daytime serials, largely sponsored by nascent consumer packaged goods brands. Radio supplanted print, television eroded radio, and the Internet has changed the foundation of how we consume all forms of media. In the 1970s, the soaps moved mainly from radio to television.

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How COVID-19 will impact PR practice and skills

Stephen Waddington

We’ve been able to observe the impact of the virus on consumer behaviour and media consumption thanks to data from Brandwatch, OFCOM, Reuters Institute and YouGov, among others. In the consumer sector, the entertainment, gym, hospitality, sports and travel industries in the UK shutdown on 23 March when a lockdown was applied.

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The Implications of the Growth of Social News

Cision

This is a guest post by Jeremy Bamidele , a brand strategist, publicist and adjunct professor at Rancho Santiago Community College District. Still, television remains a strong contender for the source used by most Americans for news; 40 percent compared to 43 percent who gain the majority of their news online and via social media.

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How to Use Dynamic Listening to Reach New Customers

Cision

Recent studies by Forrester suggest that 40 percent of consumers in both the B2B and B2C space have a high willingness and ability to shift current spends. Understand the Future – Thought leadership begins with truly understanding the industry you operate in and the challenges that consumers and companies face alike. How to do that?

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5 Tips to Pitching Success – When PR Stands for “Personal” Relations

Deirdre Breakenridge

When I started out in PR, my focus was building relationships with the media who were mostly print journalists at newspapers and trade publications. As I found editorial success for my agency’s clients, I was able to branch out and pitch radio and television broadcast opportunities. Yes, there is still print and broadcast media.

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