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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. Acquisitions PR software company Vocus acquired HARO in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. The founding HARO was founded by Peter Shankman in 2008 as a Facebook group for journalists in need of sources.

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Can You Measure PR?

5W PR

Many PR professionals swear by the Barcelona Principles, a set of seven voluntary guidelines created in 2010 by a team of PR practitioners. In terms of buyer experience, businesses make the decision every day to spend their marketing funds on PR or advertising; it’s a choice grounded in reality.

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Reputation on social media – Comms must own it or lose it

NewsWhip

Imagine explaining trying to explain that to a time traveller from 2010. Traditionally, marketers gave audiences simple stories, delivered through advertising. Today, the advertisers don’t have that control. No More Heroes Any More. Ads where the brand hero drives off into the sunset. .

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The evolution of mainstream media and the need for every company to become a media company

Presspage

By 2010, three decades later, there were four PR professionals for every journalist in the U.S. The print edition of the New York Times alone reaches more people than the Huffington Post, so great newsrooms can still live in this digital environment.” It’s just a fact of life.

Company 111
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The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]

Sword and the Script

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. It’s worth noting Pinterest also has a foundational track record with social media advertisers. NZ, Passing Time 2010 ( Public Domain ) . So, what exactly is a visual search ad?

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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Hailing from Montreal, Jackson Wightman wears a number of communication hats. | Waxing UnLyrical -- Topsy.com says: November 23, 2010 at 10:16 am [.] money for posts.

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How To Get Your Blog Project Approved

Waxing UnLyrical

When I built a case for creating it, I focused on showing how the site would be a greater asset to our institution than the internal print publication I managed. By switching to a blog we saved printing and distribution costs. But that was the case even with the internal print publication… unearthly, jaw-dropping amounts of it.