Cision

APRIL 22, 2016

When the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival started in 1999, it boasted music acts like Beck, Tool and Rage Against the Machine. They were $800,000 in red after that. Fast forward 14 years to last year’s Coachella event and it’s a different story: 190,000 tickets sold resulting in $84 million , making it the world’s “highest-grossing festival,” according to Billboard.

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 22, 2016

These two articles caught my attention throughout the last 24 hours: Mashable "Brands awkwardly try to pay tribute to Prince". Adweek "Brands post tributes to Prince, but struggle to make them Heartfelt and Not Promotional". Death can often bring out the worst in brands, and people, on social media. I’ve been thinking about this for years. It’s obviously a sensitive subject so my opinions may be unpopular.

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Social Media Brand Branding Media 91

Cision

APRIL 22, 2016

A little over four months after David Bowie’s death , the world lost yet another musical genius, the incomparable Prince who died April 21 at the age of 57. Bellow we take a look at a few noteworthy reflections of journalists on twitter who continue to pour dismay and sadness of Prince’s untimely death, but also pay tribute to the late star’s outstanding career and reflected on his music, style, persona and more.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2016

As consumers, we spend little time thinking about the people behind our favorite brands. We expect that the employees readying the products and services we spend our dollars on know who we are and what we need. After all, they are responsible for the experience we have. Plus, our loyalty reaps personal and professional […].

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Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

Steve Barrett on PR

APRIL 22, 2016

Cargill's Mike Fernandez used his acceptance speech at the PRSA Paladin Award Ceremony to send out a call to action to the industry on diversity.

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Industry 96

Beyond PR

APRIL 22, 2016

Accidents and mistakes are part of being human. You cannot get through life without tripping and skimming your knee at least once, and you will disappoint someone at some point by forgetting something. Equally, a business cannot exist that does not face crises now and then. Mistakes, misunderstandings, accidents, product failures, and employee misconduct are all risks that businesses face regularly.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 22, 2016

The April edition of #measurePR brought together a group of pretty heavy-hitting influencers in our space to chat about – what else? – influencer marketing best practices, relationship-building, and measuring your efforts. They included: Gini Dietrich , CEO of Arment Dietrich and queen creator of the popular Spin Sucks blog community; Founder of the influencer marketing platform Traackr (my client), Pierre-Loic Assayag (my friend!

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Norton's Notes

APRIL 22, 2016

I could spend hours trawling through various interior and style blogs and Pinterest, looking for inspiration and mentally planning what my future house will look like. So, I’ve compiled a list of the top 25 interior blogs – hoping that each one will give you some kind of inspiration and ideas. 1. Moregeous. Written by Sian whose talents and knowledge include property renovating, self-building, interior designing, and TV presenting (to name a few).

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