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In #PR This is all You Need to Know in 2016

Deirdre Breakenridge

Be afraid that what you offer as a professional isn’t as important as other aspects of the marketing function (did someone say advertising, digital, social?). Write masturbatory press releases for the express purpose of making some key executive happy because (s)he likes the sound of her own voice or likes to see his name in quotes.

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How to Write Concise and Compelling Press Release Headlines

Beyond PR

Writing a short press release headline that packs an informative punch isn’t easy. Our SlideShare How to Write Press Releases notes two rules of thumb for headline length: . The next time you’re writing a press release, consider these five tips and examples to help keep your headline short, sweet and to the point.

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Stumbling into Tech PR

The Hoffman Agency

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. Through process of elimination, I realized that writing is one of my strong suits and ran with it. Industry terms such as SaaS, wireless, etc.,

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Stumbling into Tech PR

The Hoffman Agency

By Ming Gao, Intern Entering college, I always knew I wanted to major in something that could combine my interest in business and marketing with my creative side. Through process of elimination, I realized that writing is one of my strong suits and ran with it. Industry terms such as SaaS, wireless, etc.,

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Ebony Vaz

Solo PR Pro

Today, though, Ebony owns Above Promotions , a digital marketing and PR agency based in her native Tampa, Florida. Through Above Promotions, Ebony is able to combine her interests and has one key goal in mind: to be a leader in the market for implementing science and technology into storytelling and customer experiences.

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How to Improve Your Social Media Targeting

Cision

What I want to do in this post is look at the social targeting tools available to PR pros and marketers on the major social platforms answering two questions: How effectively can I target the followers/fans that I currently have on the platform? How effectively can I target new customers/prospects on the platform?

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Why 99% of companies should completely forget about brand journalism

Communications Conversations

And, does it even make sense as a viable marketing approach? I mean, those are all Fortune 500 companies with massive marketing budgets. Who wants to get their news from a wireless service provider? And tech companies like Intel ( IQ ) and Cisco ( The Network ) have been at it for quite a while as well.