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Why Tech Is Important To PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

PR firms have withstood the rise of many possible “PR killers” including email marketing, digital advertising, and social media, often integrating or using those disciplines to grow their business or even make earned media more effective. Amid budget cuts, tools like generative AI are ushering in a new era of creativity.

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Singles’ Day on Chinese Social Media

Flack's Revenge

It was launched by Alibaba in 2009 to promote their Tmall online shopping mall and encourage single people to shop for themselves and celebrate their lives. Last year, JD.com developed a partnership with Tencent Group , China’s largest social media company, to attract consumers through Tencent’s popular social media platforms WeChat and QQ.

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4 under-the-radar tips for finding a job on LinkedIn during COVID-19

Communications Conversations

But, as people go on the job hunt once again, many will need help brushing up their LinkedIn profile and coming up with creative ways to get their names in front of the right people. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). Use your summary to tell a creative story.

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Paid Social Media as Surround Sound in B2B Marketing; Off Script No. 39: Betsy Hindman of the Hindman Company

Sword and the Script

My employer launched a print magazine, website and social presence telling stories about health and community to business audiences, which is still going, BetterTennessee.com. Social media for business was then in its infancy, and we were able to reach both decision makers and consumers with a limited budget and get real traction.

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Working with Micro-Influencers to Create Effective Brand Campaigns

PRSay

As an agency in the influencer-marketing space since 2009, we’ve seen it evolve from “blogger relations” to today’s “content creators.” We tapped 400 leading micro-influencers in the United States, each with at least 25,000 followers on social media, to get their feedback on the state of the industry. Take that, Snapchat!

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When Brand Narratives Go Negative – And How to Know If an Exclusionary Strategy Is Right for Your Business 

Shift Communications

The campaign predictably resulted in social media backlash for being tone-deaf and intentionally exclusionary. Teen retail phenomenon Brandy Melville has (controversially) only had one size on offer since they were founded in 2009.

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TwitSquare? What to Know About Twitter & Foursquare’s Partnership

Cision

The check-in may be dead on Foursquare, but the app is alive and well – and increasing Twitter’s “social media on steroids” effect for brands. Foursquare has already experienced tremendous use after its introduction in 2009, and since then, the app has evolved–now focusing on local search capabilities, ratings and tips.

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