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The 2 Types of Social Network to Navigate for Social Listening

Cision

Social conversations can help develop sales leads, improve customer service and highlight employees’ acts of kindness, but only if brands know how to listen closely to what their audiences are saying. This second group includes networks like Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest. Get the LiSTEN e-book today!

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A PR Guide to Strategic Silence

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

This means that a customer service or PR team must recognize the difference between an anonymous troll with a miniscule following and a legitimate customer or influencer. In April, a presidential Twitter tirade against Amazon helped the company’s share price plunge 11% in one week. The troll is too powerful.

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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Facebook’s response to the recent data privacy controversy was immediate – so immediate that it happened the day before the scandal broke. While the speed was admirable, the content of the message and its tone were less successful, given the complicated nature of the data privacy issues involved. Five crisis PR first responses.

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Does Social Media Marketing need a Reboot? Drew Neisser Chimes in

Flack's Revenge

In a nutshell, issues have surfaced over the past couple of years (related to fake news, online manipulation, growing privacy concerns as examples) that I believe drive the need to take stock and possibly reevaluate digital strategies. And Twitter is struggling to find its way but hopefully will turn itself around given its unique strengths.

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A Quick Guide to Social Chat Channels for Businesses

Cision

Recent updates to Facebook Messenger and Twitter DMs have renewed interest in social chat for customer communication, yet this is a medium that has been productive for communications professionals for quite some time. Twitter (@twitter) September 8, 2016. pic.twitter.com/VEU92V5Gqj. Google Hangouts / Skype. Conclusion.

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15 Social Media Trends to Follow in 2019

Critical Mention

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. With the data privacy scandal that rocked Facebook in 2018, transparency became a critical social media trend this year.

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15 Social Media Trends to Follow in 2019

Critical Mention

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. With the data privacy scandal that rocked Facebook in 2018, transparency became a critical social media trend this year.