Shift Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This immediacy brought on by the rise of social media and all things digital has led to real-time marketing (RTM) becoming one of the biggest industry trends in recent years. One of the classic examples comes from my favorite cookie brand, Oreo, which took to social with this tweet spoofing the notorious 2013 Super Bowl blackout.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. How do you use the data to make changes in your business and marketing that are meaningful in 2015?

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2022

After all, this was an advertising panel. Here’s a woman who started in PR/comms, worked her way up to a senior-level role in that world in just 5 years; then, she pivots to digital marketing where again, she works up to senior roles at Securian and RBC Wealth Management. Also spent time at Bolin Marketing in Minneapolis.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Brands have never cared more about content marketing. It is the hot topic for 2013, as brands look to leverage great content to expand their reach, drive more engagement or improve their search engine rankings – to name a few. Before we called it content marketing, we called it marketing communications. Don’t believe me?

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You guessed it, they’re each an opportunity to become a more educated marketer and professional. ??????. And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. 6) Finding a content marketing niche. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

But one of the problems for businesses – and their PR people, Instagram continues to limit access to paid advertising on their site. Finally, don’t forget this is still a social media platform, that means it’s not just about advertising your product or service, it’s also about building an interactive group. Instagram Generation.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2019

Source: Marketo, The Definitive Guide to Engaging Email Marketing (2013). Twice in a week, I found myself having a conversation about email marketing. What’s the typical click-through rate on marketing emails? The truth is I haven’t looked at a current email marketing study in a while. Two percent, right?

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Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Yvonne Lorie, the founder of ReFresh PR and a recipient of the 2013 HPRA Premio PR Achievement Award, has been elected president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) national board for 2017. In general, PR is having a more profound impact on overall marketing initiatives and has come of age, much like Hispanic consumers.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

>>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Here are a few data points that drew my attention: Market size and scope : “$4.5 billion global market for Media Intelligence/PR software and information solutions.” I’m blaming it on the blur that’s been time the last several months. But what’s older is still news.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Ed: A version of this post originally ran on September 20, 2013 on Vikypedia.in. dollar (as of December 1, 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.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In 2013, a photographer brought a lawsuit against BuzzFeed for the use of a photo he originally posted in Flickr. A similar settled case found that news agencies and journalists cannot use Twitter photographs without first asking permission. Media outlets aren’t pointing towards fair use to defend the use of other’s material.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I’m wont to do at year’s end, I ask many brilliant marketing and PR types for their take on what might transpire over the next twelve months. This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking.

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MaccaPR

JULY 10, 2014

Here’s a question for marketers – what’s the funniest place to be in America right now: in the audience of a Louis CK show, backstage at NBC-TV’s ''Saturday Night Live,'' or in mid-air during a Southwest Airlines 777 flight heading toward Houston? Source: Virgin ). Air New Zealand’s "Nothing to Hide" TV Spot.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

creative agency. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Its signature event is the Global Cardboard Challenge, held in 2013 and 2014 on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the 2012 flash mob. Content Marketing' The rest, as they say, is history. Mullick is a partner at an L.A.

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Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has revealed the findings of its Digital PR Report 2015, with insights across the following key areas: In-house budgeting for blogger outreach continues to grow and PR agencies increasingly entrusted with this work. Unfortunately, it’s also where many agencies PR are weak.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

How can you as a communicator guide your company in taking a stand to address women’s empowerment, racial tolerance and equality in your marketing campaigns - without alienating customers or pushing the envelope too far? This was the focus of our Minneapolis PR agency’s one-on-one conversation Feb. Love Has No Labels" - Ad Council.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

Toward the end of 2013, I realized that I wanted to grow in a different direction. The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. I was already starting to see the need to integrate our traditional PR practices with marketing tech.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Not too long ago, you , as a marketer, signed in to LinkedIn to check your messages , catch up on an old colleague, and maybe update your new profile picture. Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. 1) Access to influential people.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

October 2013. Like all things online, it was only a matter of time before Snapchat added advertising capabilities. And rumor has it, Snapchat’s introduction of Snapcash on Monday could provide even more data for future advertisers on the platform.). Senior Marketing Analyst. It wasn’t exactly easy …. October 2014.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 10, 2015

August 2013 : Facebook announces that it will feature more high-quality content, at the expense of content that isn’t as popular or well-liked. Facebook has made it abundantly clear that for promotional content, brands need to move that content to advertising. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Christopher S.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

He has developed communications strategies, managed internal teams and placed high-level business and technology coverage for companies in the semiconductor, services, security, cloud, wireless, enterprise software, marketing and consumer device industries. We caught up with Jeff for our Masters in Marketing series.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

This is where influencer marketing comes to the rescue. Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. ” Often, marketers equate influencers with celebrities.

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PR Conversations

JULY 24, 2014

The global art market going East and West bipolar introduces an opportunity to establish and reinforce a dialogue related to a contemporary paradigm of public relations. A hybrid model of communication and new field of PR practice related to the global art market. billion US) in sales in 2013. By Jiamin Ren.

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Mark My Words

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Talented, eloquent and politically engaged, the 26-year-old Itoje is a perfect fit; Jay-Z’s juggernaut agency also represents footballer Marcus Rashford. Jay-Z’s company, which started out in 2008 as a boutique music agency, provides what it calls ‘career specialist management’. Roc is smart,’ says a sports world insider.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 23, 2015

Sometimes a marketing tool to build awareness, communities are typically created and supported by a manufacturer, company or association who wants to reach that audience. I consider brand ambassadors a marketing tactic (advertising) and brand advocates a public relations tactic (awareness).

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

A recent survey by the employment agency, The Creative Group , says corporate executives are increasingly inclined to pin the communications shop with such responsibility. A glance at the latest headline covering political campaign attack advertisements gets the message across. Social media fits neatly into the PR workflow.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Eight years ago, Unilever’s Dove brand began exploring how its female consumers perceived beauty by using real women—of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds—as the faces of its marketing campaign from agency Ogilvy & Mather Brazil. Launched in June 2014, “Not Sorry” from agency Grey in New York asks: Why are women always apologizing?

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PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 19, 2017

This VR blunder isn’t the only brand mistake of late, with Dove also in the spotlight after being accused of racism and having to pull one of its latest advertisements. Check the news before launch: Sometimes, with the hope of being organised, marketing and PR campaigns are scheduled into automated systems ahead of time.

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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. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site? The verdict?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In a world that’s saturated with marketing, it’s more important than ever for brands to make a lasting impression with their customers. Just think about their 2013 commercial that reached millions of views within four days of its online release. Relationships are solid gold to a marketer. Who’s doing it right?

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MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Welcome to the age of infobesity in which marketers struggle to separate themselves from online information overload and draw meaningful interest from current and potential customers. In your upcoming marketing content, consider incorporating more visuals to get noticed. So, how do we capture our audiences'' attention? Know the rules.

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PR Conversations

MAY 24, 2016

In research I undertook among women who entered public relations in the 1970s/1980s (published in Public Relations Review in 2013), one participant stated: I woke up one day and didn’t think I’d been to University – that my mother and father had scrimped and saved – for me to promote toilet cleaner so I decided to move.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 5, 2014

There’s an old saying in advertising that half of the budget is wasted, but marketers don’t know which half. Today, there are enough analytical tools today to avoid wasting half of the marketing spend. Eight-five percent of marketers said the pressure to demonstrate business value had increased this year over the previous year.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor.

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