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

Sword and the Script

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Philanthropist Craig Newmark on Ethical Communication

PRSay

According to the report, “The claim of anti-conservative animus on the part of social media companies is itself a form of disinformation,” and “Republicans have promoted the idea that because most social media employees and executives are politically liberal, the platforms themselves must be hostile to conservatives.”.

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Challenging Ageism: Beyond Stereotypes and Labels with Ashton Applewhite

PR for Anyone

Her viral TED Talk titled “Let’s End Ageism” is currently on the cusp of hitting its two-millionth view. Ashton discusses the U-curve of happiness, a well-documented phenomenon that reveals an upswing in happiness towards the end of life. On the contrary, Ashton emphasizes that older employees are far from being a financial burden.

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5 Lessons Marketers Can Learn from the Popeyes/Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich Twitter Wars

MaccaPR

Fried Chicken Sandwich battle went viral on Twitter — and led to a complete sell-out of the sandwich in all 2,400 Popeyes stores across the U.S. Popeyes maintained its momentum by owning the social field and posting a lively 50-second video documenting the excitement that engulfed Popeye’s chicken sandwiches.

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2018 Predictions: Consumer PR Edition

Shift Communications

In 2017 we saw consumers gravitate toward the experiential with a desire to make unique memories – and document them all on social media, of course. Not only were the company and its employees passionate about this, but so were its dedicated customers and followers, leading to viral traction – and engagement – on social and traditional media.

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What is a Press Release and Why is It Important?

5W PR

These days, instead of simply being used to announce new products or services, press releases are used as a tool to improve search engine optimization, which can help companies connect with investors, employees, customers, and other interest target demographics that would be interested in the business or its solutions. .

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10 Crisis Communication Tips Every Business Needs

Prohibition

It is the art of managing crises and communicating with relevant parties in a company such as customers, employees, the public, investors or the press. Crisis communication is intended to bring together a wide range of audiences, including but not limited to: Employees. Keep your employees and other stakeholders safe during a crisis.