5W PR

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

With more than 1 billion active users, Facebook is the largest- and most advanced by far- social media network for the advertisement of products, posting of content, and interaction with audiences. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can effectively use Twitter to achieve their social media objectives. Use Photos. Post, and Post Often.

Social Media 60

Social Media Brand Branding Media 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market. The online newsroom has always attracted a lot of visitors – and these have always been neglected by brands. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness. Because people follow the money. d) Online newsrooms still matter.

Study 139

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 139

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.

Facebook 226

Facebook Analytics Video Advertising 226

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. with $1 million of advertising; in return, Hershey could use E.T. in its own ads.”).

Brand 60

Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

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.). Write the right, expertly crafted content.

SEO 125

SEO Google Hotels Strategy 125

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.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

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. Experiential storytelling.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

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. They asked me to put together a very robust communications plan that included my media relations approach and social strategy and other communication stuff not part of my usual responsibilities. It was painful.

Agency 76

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. My focus at PR 20/20 will be on vision, growth strategies, leadership team development, employee recruiting, business development, and AI integration into operations and services. Anything is possible now.

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

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.

Community 79

Community Customer Service System Guidelines 79

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.

Facebook 60

Facebook Advertising Advertising Technology 60

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).

Social Media 60

Social Media Product Launch Instagram Media 60

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.

Brand 48

Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

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.

Instagram 40

Instagram Facebook Advertising Advertising 40

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.

Measurement 120

Measurement Comparison Analytics Nonprofit 120

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. My focus at PR 20/20 will be on vision, growth strategies, leadership team development, employee recruiting, business development, and AI integration into operations and services. Anything is possible now.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

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).

Writing 60

Writing Marketing YouTube Creativity 60

Communications Conversations

MAY 18, 2015

I spend most of my time working on social strategies, content planning and analytics/reporting. Any given day could consist of a client meeting to collaborate on an upcoming social strategy presentation, brainstorms with our creative team to plan social content for one of our brands and digging into excel to prepare a quarterly social report.

Meeting 60

Meeting Local Industry Journalism 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

If you or your brand earn coverage, this tile is calculating the social shares around that particular piece. The weighted average takes into account the following: Relevance of the article to the brand (feature vs. mention); Reputation of the publication (domain authority); Social engagement and amplification; and. Sentiment analysis.

Case Study 117

Case Study Software Data Web 117

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

— 2012 was an incredible year for me. I found myself covered with social media calendars, PR pitches, blog posts, website projects, advertisement assignments, and what felt like a million clients to call. We live to write and write to brand. And it’s a time to decide how we want to go about pursuing what we want.

Writing 88

Writing Google Pitching Small Business 88

5W PR

OCTOBER 22, 2018

By 2012, $800,000 in grants had been awarded to support community education in partnership with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. The brand sought to battle unrealistic depictions of beauty typically relied on in the industry, and consequently launched a campaign to highlight images of “real” women in their marketing.

Engineering 22

Engineering Education Retail YouTube 22

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Our November 20 Friday Forum featured Patty Temple Rocks and Scott Monty to discuss and dissect strategies to rise above ageism in the workplace and thrive. In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

In 2012, in response to the Altimeter group’s white paper on “converged media” last summer, Jeremiah Owyang took a stab on his blog at defining the new workflow for paid, earned, owned and shared media. In the meantime, the rise of shared or social media complicated things further. Was it a function of PR? Its own function?

Storytelling 281

Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Media consolidation and threats to circulation and advertising revenue models are driving more journalists than ever into public relations and other communication positions. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. Can journalists work in PR? The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Media consolidation and threats to circulation and advertising revenue models are driving more journalists than ever into public relations and other communication positions. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. Can journalists work in PR? The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

In the press release introducing the 2012 report, Donovan Neale-May, CMO Council executive director, states, “There’s an underlying level of frustration among senior corporate marketers worldwide when it comes to agency contributions to business value creation, strategic thinking, and digital marketing development.”. 5) Invest in the Doers.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Since the Pebble Watch was launched in 2012 and became Kickstarter’s breakout success, the crowdfunding dream has captured the imagination of many cash-strapped entrepreneurs. Teams need to work together on a real-world strategy to manage a company’s story should they decide to move forward with a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign.

B2C 192

B2C Community Banking Advertising 192

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Global Strategy Director at Edelman Digital. President of Convince and Convert – a strategy consulting firm. Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. David Armano – @armano. link] #Adweek. ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

MaccaPR

JULY 10, 2014

The travel industry – seldom known for its goofy hilarity – has been embracing public relations, advertising and video marketing campaigns that feature comedic (as well as not-quite-as-funny-as-they-hoped-to-be) TV spots and in-flight videos. The answer, incredibly, could be found in the seatback of that Southwest flight.

Travel 89

Travel Airlines Hotels Marketing 89

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

As in the point above, I’d suspect the bulk of that, flows to agencies focused on social media advertising buys. Facebook for example, has little organic value and is probably best treated like a traditional advertising purchase. There is no indication of which business functions are taking responsibility for the overall brand.

Mobile 60

Mobile Study Marketing Survey 60

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. His post features tips for how your brand can use YouTube and other social media channels to conquer your competition. #3.

Blogging 48

Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

Head of strategy at NewsCred. “Since we don’t advertise as a policy, we can only rely on publishing our ideas and delivering presentations at conferences and workshops and private meetings that help us to build relationships with clients that we hope eventually convert to consulting engagements.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Cision

JANUARY 14, 2016

For instance, Facebook shows the best of your updates to no more than 20 percent of your fans or followers (in fact, 6 percent sounds like a more accurate figure), unless you “boost” your posts through paid advertising. Or, you may just be looking to create brand awareness. How much time can you allocate? Final Thoughts!

Marketing 120

Marketing Pinterest Mobile Social Media 120

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

But that head-to-head contest could hardly be as savage as the current brand battle between Beats Electronics’ Beats by Dre headphone line and the venerable audiophile company, Bose. The NFL’s effort to defend Bose’s investment by punishing athletes for going brand AWOL boomeranged into a PR bonanza for Beats by Dre. The lesson?

YouTube 118

YouTube Brand Branding Crisis 118

PRSay

MAY 5, 2016

Over the next six months, we will once again not only witness some of the most exhilarating and historical athletic feats by Team USA Olympians and others from around the world, but also watch some incredible brand campaigns play out in their public relations and advertising initiatives along with being seen on a multitude of social media channels.

Sports 60

Sports Pitching Print Local 60

PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

No longer should gut feeling or instinct be the sole determinant for strategy and progress. Those are four great reasons more and more brands, including your competitors, are taking deeper dives into data. Not only does it help your brand stand out, it allows you to build insights around your specific audience.

Data 106

Data Meeting Measurement Guidelines 106