Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 20, 2015

'Guest Post By Patrick Walsh, VP of Design, Tonic Design Co. Thanks to technology, much has changed in what PR pros can handle as “part of a day’s work.” Now, public relations professionals are as likely to be adept at HTML as they are with Photoshop – a far cry from the days when media pitches were the only creativity they were allowed. However, sometimes “hacking” it just doesn’t cut it.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 22, 2015

'Sometimes being serious is just so…well…boring. And while it is certainly necessary to wax poetic and pontificate about important things like PR Measurement and the future of this fun lil’ industry of ours, once in awhile it’s even MORE important … Continued.

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Ronn Torossian

JANUARY 19, 2015

'With few exceptions, successful PR campaigns aren’t the result of dumb luck. A PR effort that achieves its objectives is almost always the result of careful planning and savvy execution. If you take the time to lay the groundwork, the second part [.]. The post The Foundation of a Strong PR Campaign appeared first on Ronn Torossian 5W Public Relations CEO Blog.

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 21, 2015

'We’d barely put down our Champagne glasses and CES party hats away when the tech field’s New Year’s buzz was killed with the news that Google was taking Glass off the market. It was probably the right thing to do, a real grownup decision for Google – a company that famously encourages employee innovation. And, sure, maybe Google Glass did seem like the sad punchline to a cruel geek joke (see the clip above, in which the Daily Show skewers “eye douches” wearin

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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.

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 20, 2015

'I hope you enjoy this five-minute video talking about my ideas for using LinkedIn showcase pages for audience segmentation and company pages as your newsroom. Let me know what you think! Similar Posts You Might Like: 5 Easy Ways Non-Profits Can Shine On LinkedIn – Even B2C The Uber-Awesome, Not-So-Secret Weapon For Making Your CEO More Visible LinkedIn For Brands: Get Better Results From Your Company Page This post appeared first on Rock The Status Quo | Carrie Morgan and is written by Ca

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Polaris

JANUARY 17, 2015

'You’ve heard of chick lit, sci-fi, murder mysteries, fantasy and graphic novels. Now there’s a new literary genre called disposable lit. You can only find it at Chipotle … on their restaurant packaging in a series called “Cultivating Thought.”. The Mexican fast food chain hatched the idea last May with a series of original essays printed on its cups and bags.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 21, 2015

'For many online publishers, getting your articles and stories shared on social media is your main (or maybe only) mode of distribution. From small blogs to major online publishers, Facebook drives 22.36% of overall traffic to websites, including both paid and organic referrals. That’s almost a quarter of ALL web traffic coming from Facebook alone. With the rise in mobile consumption, online publishers are forced to create content, headlines and websites that are optimized for digital sharing; t

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 20, 2015

'More on our New Year of focusing on workflow and efficiency – how focused are you in the moment? Anderson Cooper recently did a piece on being “mindful” and in the moment on 60 Minutes. How many of us PR pros would admit that our minds are becoming more and more filled with excessive tweets, […]. The post Pause, Breath, Focus: 4 Tips to Be Present appeared first on LTPR.

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Melissa Agnes

JANUARY 18, 2015

Welcome to episode #033 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Brad Phillips. When it comes to crisis media training, there are so many questions that people (whether it be spokespersons or the communication and leadership teams) seek answers to. The truth is that your company spokesperson’s toughest task will be to communicate on behalf of your brand in a crisis – when the stakes are at their highest and the pressure is on.

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Polaris

JANUARY 21, 2015

'As a blogger and a public relations professional, I sit on two sides of the proverbial desk. My team and I are responsible for developing blogger outreach programs for clients—and I often receive pitches from other PR agencies about their clients. These roles provide a unique perspective on the good, the bad and the downright ugly of blogger outreach.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 20, 2015

'Back in September, we attended the FutureM and INBOUND Conferences in Boston. As you might expect at an event called “Future of Marketing,” we spent a lot of time talking about, well, the future of marketing. We had a chance to interview some of the top thinkers driving innovation and transformation in the marketing world, and get their perspective on the Big Question: What IS the future of marketing?

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The Stalwart Blog

JANUARY 23, 2015

'90 percent of who we are we cannot see, but we make most of our choices based on the other 10 percent. . That is one of many thoughts Dr. Steven Jones, a national expert on diversity for Jones & Associates Consulting , dropped on us at a recent Junior League of San Diego general meeting. We''re in the midst of a diversity overhaul and Dr. Jones is one of our advisors. .

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 19, 2015

'In case you missed it, Facebook rolled out “call to action” buttons last February. It was hardly a revolutionary move. Advertisers wanted to bolster results. They needed clearer calls to action. More advertisers were joining the fray. It was time for something like this. Since then, we’ve seen more and more companies using these buttons.

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Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 20, 2015

'I wrote a post over a year ago called “ Can Storytelling Differentiate a PR Agency ? ”. With seemingly every communications consultancy touting its storytelling prowess, I questioned whether those who buy communication services perceived storytelling expertise as a commodity. With that said, it seemed fair to say that no PR agency, including The Hoffman Agency, had baked storytelling into its brand.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2015

'MozCast ‘SEO Weather’ Chart; taller bars indicate more SEO volatility. SEO. Those three little letters are enough to make most marketers back away slowly. Search Engine Optimization sounds like a tricky thing to navigate and Google doesn’t make it easy. In the past, the big G has dropped large algorithm changes with a rundown of how they will affect sites.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 20, 2015

'There are 51 countries in Europe with 23 official languages – so it’s a huge mistake to think that PR operates in the same way across the continent. There are even nuances in different regions within different countries. Whilst we like to operate as one European PR team, there could be prejudices and cultural differences […]. The post 7 deadly sins of pan-European PR appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 22, 2015

'In this latest episode of the Talking Points Podcast, Kevin Hunt and I talk about a very interesting (and very well written) article in HRB titled “Your Digital Strategy Shouldn’t Be About Attention” (see Show Notes below for link). In the article, the author laments that digital strategy, as we know it, is essentially broken. That too many companies are focused on gaining attention through online channels, and not nearly focused enough on providing true value to customers and

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Speaker: Shawna Bruce, Director of M.D. Bruce & Associates Ltd.

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Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 18, 2015

'Here comes the first grab bag post of 2015. For those new to the neighborhood, these posts consist of three vignettes on storytelling techniques that caught my attention, but can’t quite stand alone. LeBron James’ TV Credits Now Include the Rehab Addict. It’s hard to believe that LeBron James has been playing basketball professionally for over 10 years.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 19, 2015

'Take a little time on your holiday today to watch the entire speech that Martin Luther King, Jr. is so well known for. We’ve embedded the video below and you can read the entire transcript here. Chel Wolverton. Account Manager, Marketing Technology. The post Honoring a Dream appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 22, 2015

'Taylor Swift is undoubtedly the ‘it’ girl of the moment, and while her catchy pop tracks can get even the most cynical hipsters toe-tapping, more often than not it’s her fan base that are pushing her cause more than any PR team. Case in point – the social media uproar that is #Tay4Hottest100. For those […]. The post #Tay4Hottest100 – Lessons in audience engagement from Taylor Swift appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Public Relations Sydney

JANUARY 18, 2015

'Branding is an important aspect of a business’ reputation, used to showcase how they are unique and stand out from the competition. The same can be said for individuals. Personal branding is just as important as your business’ brand and is the key to being in the spotlight as an expert. Personal branding is in essence your reputation and can define you as a leader in business or in your career.

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5WPR’s fifth annual Consumer Culture report takes a look at consumer spending culture, the biggest influences behind buying behaviors, and emerging trends.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

'When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS. As media scandals go, it was a big one for Canada: The revelation that for the past two years one of the nation’s better-known TV news anchors was a part owner of a small public relations firm. Even more unnerving was that the anchor— and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 23, 2015

'You know I’m not much of a forecaster. I leave that to weather people and roosters. So when PRSA asked me to author a guest post on PR trends for 2015, initially I scratched my head a bit. But then I started thinking. And, as I wrote over at PRSAY: We practice public relations in fascinating times. The profession has seen changes we would never, ever have predicted.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 20, 2015

'It’s a brand new year and we’re looking forward to more exciting PR stunts in 2015. Following the post-Christmas PR hype, we’re starting this year with a quirky and eye-catching campaign by UK’ s much loved Mexican restaurant Wahaca. Faced with ‘thieves’ who made it their personal mission to ‘borrow’ the vibrant coloured spoons at […]. The post The annual Wahaca spoon amnesty appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Public Relations Sydney

JANUARY 18, 2015

'Branding is an important aspect of a business’ reputation, used to showcase how they are unique and stand out from the competition. The same can be said for individuals. Personal branding is just as important as your business’ brand and is the key to being in the spotlight as an expert. Personal branding is in […]. The post How to create your personal brand for success appeared first on Public Relations Sydney.

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 20, 2015

'A version of this post ran on the Cision blog. I’ve never met a communications professional who wasn’t a tool fiend. Sometimes it seems our appetite for tools and services that can help us do our jobs better is never-ending. And why wouldn’t we be in love with tools? For those of us who’ve been working in MarCom and PR for a while, it’s truly unbelievable what one person can now accomplish versus the days of yore (Remember standing at the fax machine?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

'So! If you’re in the U.S., did you enjoy the first long weekend of 2015? What’s the point of measurement , exactly? I expounded not that long ago, but thought we’d pick up that thread today. So today’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that discuss what the point of measurement is – to figure out what’s getting in the way of reaching one’s goal, and then work around it.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS. As media scandals go, it was a big one for Canada: The revelation that for the past two years one of the nation’s better-known TV news anchors was a part owner of a small public relations firm. Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments.

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