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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

PRSay

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities.

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Frank Strong on Next Steps in Social Media Marketing

Flack's Revenge

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 ). You need to have a way of activating stakeholders on social media, like employees, because their efforts are likely to go further and advance a brand’s efforts.

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PR Tips For Crowdfunding Campaigns

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

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. Make sure the company is legit, with a tax ID number, business bank account and employees whose bios and backgrounds are verifiable.

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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. It is almost a sport on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Forward-thinking organisations are using new technologies as a means of listening and engaging with employees. Brand shaming has become commonplace.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

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. iPhone, Alexa, Netflix, Spotify, Facebook, Amazon, Gmail). AI is not some abstract thing you see in sci-fi movies. But AI is not just in your consumer life.

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Instagram Is the Rihanna of Social Networks

Cision

In this piece, I want to make the case that Instagram is the “Rihanna” of social networks, relative to Facebook as social networking’s U2. Where Facebook is a behemoth social network with consistent utility, Instagram is a smaller network engineered for high-engagement. 07 percent). Lack of content filtering.

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Conference Recap: Reaching Rural Americans, Preventing Social Media Crises and Using the PESO Model

PRSay

However, according to Pew Research Center , 65 percent of people who earn less than $30,000 are Facebook users. “If Don’t fire an employee and then leave them in control of the Twitter account,” said Regina Luttrell, Ph.D. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis.