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Case Study: Blogger Outreach for Oxfam America’s International Women’s Day 2012 Campaign

Waxing UnLyrical

One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. write their own blog post to promote IWD 2012. The eCard initiative was new for 2012, so there wasn’t a benchmark, say for 2011, to set goals against. The project.

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4 Gifts Managing Your Own PR Provides

Cision

Maybe you’ve taught yourself how to write press releases and how to pitch journalists , which you didn’t know how to do before. Knowing how to write a press release means you’ve amped up your corporate communication skills, which is useful in everything from writing emails to clients to sales presentations.

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I was going to write a post ripping the current state of influencer marketing, but I wrote this instead

Communications Conversations

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. To develop their own creative. That involves handing the creative reigns over to the influencer.

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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

2012, May 17). Here’s a list of creative PR activities that can help your organisation stand out, engage customers, and encourage them to share their positive experiences with others. Write a white paper or research report on a topic related to your industry. Stuffed giraffe shows what customer service is all about.

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6 Twin Cities women with amazing PR, comms and marketing career journeys

Communications Conversations

I did not attend, but the event featured a number of women leaders talking about their career progressions and encouraging others to seek the curiosity, bravery and creativity needed to drive successful careers–and lives (my educated guess based on the posts I saw from the event). Where is she now? Maggie Lamaack. Where is she now?

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[Guest Post] Top 5 Tools Agency Owners Must Embrace for the Digital Future

Deirdre Breakenridge

Advertising agencies created ads for multiple outlets, public relations handled media inquiries and proactively sought after coverage, marketing agencies did a variety of things, but generally focused on brand identity and creative attention-garnering activities. Of course, there’s plenty more each did, but you get the gist. 4) SnapChat.

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More Journalists Find Social Media Helpful, Useful to Assignments

Cision

Social media has shifted the state of the media , especially in regards to how journalists source, write and promote their stories. That’s a 29 percentage point difference from 2012. Images: David Sim , Michael Coghlan ( Creative Commons ). But why the sudden shift from hesitation and skepticism to acceptance?