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Don’t Miss The Gen-Z Driven PR Opportunity In 2024

The Hoyt Organization

When people hear the words ‘Gen Z,’ they often think of tech-savvy youngins with an affinity for social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Thus, they place a higher importance on brand ethics and corporate responsibility than millennials. However, you must tweak your strategy to reach them most effectively.

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Instagram pods indicative of 10-year social media trend

Communications Conversations

It’s a concept almost as old as social media itself. Let’s take a look back at social media history for a moment. First, in the 2009-2012 period (roughly), you may recall mom and lifestyle bloggers forming these ‘blogger networks.’ My advice to brands: Stick to your strategy.

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The Halo Effect: Why Attractiveness Matters in PR

Doctor Spin

The Halo Effect is intriguing—and ethically challenging in PR. Have you ever considered choosing a brand spokesperson based on their overall good looks and charisma? Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1 Nisbett, R., & Wilson, T. Source: Nursing Times 3 Smith, R. Halo Effect.

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Recap Part I: #PRStudChat Discusses PR Education & Learning

Deirdre Breakenridge

It is interesting to note that social media has not yet entered mainstream PR curricula. Among programs that do incorporate digital training, social media is typically listed as an elective. However, as student Kyle Wallace pinpointed, “Social media should really be a core in every program!

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Straight Talk for Laywers and Legal Marketers on Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

There are four broad types of media – paid, earned, shared and owned (the PESO model). Paid media is advertising. Earned media is news coverage or even contributed content. Shared media generally refers to social media. A website is owned media. You own the domain, the content…and the upkeep.

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What My PR Degree Would Look Like Today

Waxing UnLyrical

I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. Crisis and issues management: With the growth of social media, the ability for crises and issues to spark and spread across the globe is unprecedented. To do that, I need to backtrack a little.

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Muck Rack Lands a Whopping $180 million in Funding [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

This is the first outside investment the company has taken, which has been boot-strapped its founding in 2009 by Galant and Lee Semel. If a publication puts your logo on its site without mentioning the brand name, you may never see it. Two managing directors from Susquehanna will join the Muck Rack board of directors. PR tech mentions.