Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I never quite got on board with the “social media strategy” part (see this post from 2012 titled: Social Media Strategists will be Gone in 2 Years ). Too many brands still operate in output-only mode and then wonder why no one has noticed. Have these changes affected your social media habits for personal brand building?

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Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

The online newsroom has always attracted a lot of visitors – and these have always been neglected by brands. Full report: The Effects of Traditional and Social Earned Media on Sales: A Study of a Microlending Marketplace (2012) published in the Journal of Marketing Research by Andrew T. d) Online newsrooms still matter.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 4, 2014

With over a billion users and millions of brand pages there is a glut of content on Facebook. People enjoy Facebook because it allows them to stay connected to people and brands they genuinely like. They know that to show every piece of branded content to every fan is the kiss of death. Use the News Feed post advertising option.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

If you’ve ever read a Buzzfeed article, you know that brands are capitalizing on the opportunity to publish their own brand stories in the context of news distribution. New York Times article while scrolling through your newsfeed — only to realize halfway through that it was actually sponsored by a brand, like.

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Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. Here’s a scary stat I read in Wired magazine regarding national election reporting: In November 2012, it took four employees at the Washington Post, 25 hours to compile and post a fraction of the election results.

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Company Media Journalism Report 111

Cision

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

When it comes to producing viral videos for big brands, Stephen Voltz is about as experienced as they come. With his viral videos for big brands being viewed over 150 million times, Voltz took the stage at Inbound 2015 to share what he believes to be the four key elements found in almost every viral video.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Brand shaming has become commonplace. Most brands have learnt that the customer service or reputational impact of the occasion rogue tweet isn’t worth the cost of 24/7 social media management.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Specifically, I talked about how today’s branded content is broken. My main hypothesis: Today’s branded content is broken (for the most part). Or, we see this type of content: Yep–so many brands attempting the real-time marketing thing. We have been the ones telling brands to “create engaging content.”

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Strategy How To Guidelines Advertising 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Anyone else remember when advertising, marketing, and public relations functioned like the dinner plate of a picky nine-year-old? As a contemporary PR practitioner in the new, digital age, I don’t know where I’d be without the following tools that many advertisers and marketers are already adopting: 1) “Unlock to Share” Plugin.

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Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

GivingTuesday’s website describes the initiative, which began in 2012, as “a global generosity movement” that “inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity,” “unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.”

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Marketing Nonprofit Case Study Small Business 93

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 4, 2019

So how can you, as a communications professional, leverage the power of community building for your brand? Now the hard part, building those relationships to reach your prospects and build brand advocates (your fans who will share your messages on their own networks). Let’s get right to it, how to build your brand’s community.

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Cision

MAY 5, 2016

In 2012, Nielsen put numbers behind this by finding in its Global Trust in Advertising report that 92 percent of consumers around the world say they trust recommendations from friends and family above all other forms of advertising. Word-of-mouth marketing has been a proven business generator since the beginning of time.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. Corporate leaders need to guide their workers on how they should (and should not) represent their brand their online. Therefore, they need special approaches to find the right message. Prepare in advance. Listen and monitor.

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

2012, May 17). This policy encourages customers to try products without fear of commitment and builds trust with the brand. To create these “zombie loyalists,” Shankman recommends focusing on exceptional customer service, going above and beyond to ensure every customer has a positive experience with your brand.

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Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

PR and CX go hand in hand, since it’s PR’s role to burnish a brand reputation and the job can only be done when the customer experience lives up to expectations. We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels. PR will embrace paid media.

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B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Mark My Words

JULY 13, 2018

The Three Lions hero and current World Cup leading scorer has advertising deals with the likes of Nike, Beats By Dre, Lucozade Sport, BT Sport, EA Sports and Hugo Boss, but could earn huge windfall if England win in Russia. ” Big brands love sports stars who project a goody-two shoes image. .

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here’s the new list of skills for the PR pro of the future (with notes about what’s been updated and deleted from that initial list in 2012). 1: Social advertising copywriting skills and an ability to manage social media advertising campaigns. I think I whiffed on the “mobile” skill set in 2012.

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Barokas

JULY 30, 2018

Instagram’s massive, highly engaged user base along with new advertising, shopping and reporting capabilities (thanks, in part, to Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram) has made the platform increasingly popular with influencers and brands. How and when you use hashtags matters a lot more than it used to on Instagram.

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Instagram Community Advertising Advertising 60

Shift Communications

MARCH 10, 2015

The flip side of this coin is Facebook’s continued reduction in what brands and companies can do for free on their service. May 2012 : Facebook rolls out Promoted Posts for brand Pages. August 2014 : Facebook rolls out additional click-bait penalties to further stem brand Pages that engage in click-bait.

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Facebook Advertising Advertising Technology 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Advertising Week.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Buzzstream

MARCH 31, 2020

Unfortunately, as many of us know, a thing called Penguin came along in 2012 and aggressively targeted SEO techniques which were designed to manipulate search results. There are still many good reasons to do some guest blogging (exposure, branding, increased reach, community, etc.). Make it good! Well, that’s it.

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SEO Google Hotels Strategy 124

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A few highlights: Maintaining Brand and Autonomy: The PR 20/20 brand remains, and all full-time staff were retained. We assembled an amazing team of highly motivated professionals, and created a culture that refused to accept traditional wisdom and conventional solutions. We will, in large part, continue to function independently.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

This post will review a number of tangible opportunities to measure PR beyond traditional media impressions and advertising equivalencies (AVEs) with the goal of empowering you to feel confident and creative the next time you’re asked about measurement. Brand ambassadors secured. PR Measurement is Not One Size Fits All.

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Konnect Agency

APRIL 16, 2020

As marketers, we understand the need to embrace change and constantly adjust to the new way of doing things, and sometimes we take brands with us kicking and screaming because we know those who don’t evolve will be left behind. Truly successful brand campaigns (before COVID) are paying attention to the entire customer awareness funnel.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

When I started researching this post, I was planning to write about how I think influencer marketing may be reaching a critical tipping point from a brand perspective and how it’s about to jump the shark. But then something funny happened–I started to come around (at least from a brand perspective).

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

The internet ad market #3 Mobile and telly ad and viewing parity The time spent on media versus advertising revenue is in sync for desktop (18% vs 18%), TV (33%) and mobile (34%). 4 Auto advertising The use of programmatic ad buying has grown from 10% of digital display advertising revenue in 2012 to 62% in 2018. . #4

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Report YouTube Privacy Web 81

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 30, 2016

Since its inception in 2012, Snapchat has grown exponentially to 150 million daily users – it is projected to eclipse more established social media networks Twitter and Pinterest by the end of this year. Like it or not, Snapchat is set to become one of the key social networks brands will need to invest in to connect with target audiences.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 21, 2015

Remember, these product line launches haven’t always been so successful (remember the Nieman Marcus partnership in 2012? ” The financial crisis of 2012? What’s the one social platform that’s seeing massive engagement for brands? Experimenting with (brand) new tools. Yeah, didn’t think so).

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Social Media Product Launch Instagram Media 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Some time around 2012, I attended a marketing conference downtown in Washington, DC. Google was playing for data, like the interests Facebook was getting and using to entice marketers with a different means of targeting online advertising. His message? In the next five years, he said, Google+ will be Google. I believed the hype.

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Google Privacy YouTube Data 72

Prohibition

APRIL 2, 2017

The PR industry, much like the advertising industry, has been challenged no end over recent years. The control of the brand became diluted as the consumer grew its share of voice. And so, now we are presented with a new market, a new landscape whereby brands are at the beck and call of the demanding consumer.

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Cision

JUNE 6, 2016

Business restrictive – intended to promote advertising spend by limiting free promotion on the platform, sometimes at the expense of user experience. Help brands and advertisers understand and manage their audience and media rights. New Business Tools.

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Instagram Handbook Mobile Facebook 84

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Agency partnerships usually form as a result of traditional advertising and marketing agencies not having PR pros on staff. Agency B: A boutique integrated and brand/creative strategy firm. My mix has always included agency partnerships, but 2020 forced me to get creative and leverage those agency partnerships to stabilize my business.

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Agency Creativity Media Relations Nonprofit 76

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A few highlights: Maintaining Brand and Autonomy: The PR 20/20 brand remains, and all full-time staff were retained. We assembled an amazing team of highly motivated professionals, and created a culture that refused to accept traditional wisdom and conventional solutions. We will, in large part, continue to function independently.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The lines between marketing, advertising, PR and sales will also become even more blurred as a result of technological advances in the industry. Underline Audio-Technica’s commitment as the brand of choice for those serious about music. Personal insight: What are your passions and how do you spend your free time?

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Hotels Social Media Fashion Agency 86

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2022

After all, this was an advertising panel. Holly is now the vice president of corporate branding and partnerships at Polaris. So it’s been particularly fascinating to watch her navigate that–particularly at Polaris where she started as an interactive marketing communications manager in 2012 and is now a VP!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. 94 crore (~ $15.1M) in FY 2012 to Rs.300 2,260 crore (~ $364.5M) and is expected to touch Rs.2,938 300 crore (~$48.3M) in FY 2013.

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Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

To summarise Oborne’s critique is that The Telegraph now puts commercial interests above journalistic integrity and has shattered the traditional Chinese wall between journalism and advertising. Oborne cites several examples of editorial that he believes have been influenced by advertisers, but I want to focus on two HSBC examples.

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