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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

In 2011, a Twitter user jokingly tweeted to Morton’s Steakhouse asking if they could meet him at the airport with a steak when he landed. 2011, August 19). Partner with a local influencer to promote your business on social media. Host a charity auction with unique items or experiences related to your business.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. The campaign takes place during National Small Business Week and the local contingency includes (client) Calhoun Companies, and partners Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota, and the James J.

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How Google Instant Might Impact Your Small Non-Profit

Waxing UnLyrical

While it’s too soon to tell what effects Google Instant might have on your search traffic or how best to adapt marketing efforts, some have speculated that small businesses may be more affected than large organizations. While I have great respect for these two organizations, they are not local to my search. Liked what you saw?

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3 Resources for PR/Social Media Pros & Small Biz Owners

Waxing UnLyrical

Of course there are numerous PR industry events, from local meetings to international conferences, that I would like to follow on any given day, but where is a simple calendar of all of the daily PR & Marketing hashtags? Another ebook: Public Relations 2011: issues, insights, ideas. But crap happens. So protect yourself in writing.

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The Top 50 Social Media Influencers on Twitter

Cision

Founded The Social Media Monthly, in 2011 as the first and only print magazine devoted exclusively to unlocking the power of social media for its readers. CEO of Likeable Local. Social Media Measurement 101 for Small Business [link] via @divahound | One to read! Mark Fidelman (@markfidelman) August 20, 2015.

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Walking the Social Talk

Waxing UnLyrical

Social is great, but I dont want to limit myself there when there may be a pool of small businesses right outside more door. Time was, IABC ruled my life (especially this year, since I was president of the local chapter). Im making time to attend more meetings, go to small business groups and TweetUps, to network in PERSON.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Today, we use many information sources to see what is going on around us, locally, nationally, and globally, with more emerging all the time. of households in the US-owned at least one television set in 2011. As technology advances, we require up to the minute information quickly and efficiently.

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