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. What are brands doing differently today? How has the PR industry changed over the years? What has stayed the same?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 14, 2016

Something similar happened with YouTube video gaming network Machinima, which was involved in the promotion of X-Box in 2013. It settled with the FTC and in this case the (presumed) ultimate advertiser, Microsoft, was not found culpable. Brands crave “safe” endorsements or relationships, with good reason. Overexposure.

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Mark My Words

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Campaign Two very different types of campaigns from BrewDog and John Lewis have drawn consumer complaints recently. BrewDog, the self-styled punk brewer, displayed some softer edges this week after finding itself on the wrong side of an Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Who can forget Oreo’s brilliant “dunk in the dark” tweets during the famous Super Bowl blackout of 2013? Where that campaign was genuine, true to the brand and fun in its spontaneity, the pancake waffle weigh-in was just illogical and offensive. Brands like Dove always seem to do it right. Odds are no.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 5, 2021

It reminded me of a very different campaign from 2013 that featured actor Bradley Cooper seductively spooning vanilla indulgence from the same premium ice cream company’s pints. Still, the cause-related conversations stimulate significant audience engagement and overall support for the brand.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Consider the following stats: 91% of Americans own a cell phone; 61% own a smartphone; mobile ad spending doubled in 2013 and 2014; and, consumers spend 60% of their internet time on a mobile device. In van den Beld’s defense, he’s referring to the opening up of the LinkedIn publishing platform and its effect on brands.

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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. But AI is not just in your consumer life. Building more personalized campaigns, in ethical and responsible ways, that deliver greater value to consumers. Leveraging data to make more accurate predictions.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

According to a 2013 Technorati study , blogs are one of the most important online sources of purchase influence. In fact, they ranked third after retail and brand sites—well above online magazines and news sites. Given the significance of blogs in the online media landscape, brand marketers simply can’t afford to ignore them.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In a recent AdAge profile , Laundry Service CEO Jason Stein describes the huge opportunity that influencers offer to marketers, communications professionals and brands: There is a major convergence between influencers, brands and publishers, and the ones who are really successful are all three of these things.” Interaction.”

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

From General Mills and Campbell’s Soup to Swiffer and Target, America’s biggest brands are embracing the challenge of supporting social justice, diversity and cultural change. We've gathered a few examples mentioned - and more - for you to use as inspiration for your next brand marketing campaign. Gracie" - General Mills' Cheerios.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2020

”—It’s often the first question consumers ask and one that companies like to avoid until after they’ve described their products’ features and benefits. Legally, organizations can’t charge certain consumers more because of personal traits like gender and race. or would it?

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Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

When crafting campaigns, brands often have reaching various language groups on their radar. Communications professionals are aware of the importance of targeting, for example, the considerable number of Hispanics who prefer to consume media in Spanish. percent in 2013 and exceeding the numbers for both whites and Hispanics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Brand-to-brand collaboration. Likely see more brand-to-brand and brand-to-influencer collaborations. 2021 will see an increase in podcasts, with more brands and institutions harnessing the power of this very intimate form of communication as some consumers attempt to ration their screen time.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This mentality involves a complete change in the way we consume information and created a demand for real-time, up-to-the-second news unlike we’ve ever seen before. Thus, brands have been forced to place a premium on keeping pace with this demand, and many have risen to the challenge and garnered impressive results.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point. Ad numbers like this don’t tell the whole story, but it is an indicator of how brands are using their time and budgets. Just give this shocking post a read.

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Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer. They hit the site, consume the content they were looking for, and move on to the next shiny thing that catches their attention.

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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. But AI is not just in your consumer life. Building more personalized campaigns, in ethical and responsible ways, that deliver greater value to consumers. Leveraging data to make more accurate predictions.

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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. Today, your brand has more channels to communicate through – and more audiences to communicate with.

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Cision

JUNE 29, 2015

This is a guest post by Jeremy Bamidele , a brand strategist, publicist and adjunct professor at Rancho Santiago Community College District. The decline of television as a news source pales in comparison with the decline of print, which has been drastically declining since 2013.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

That’s a valuable amount of attention to hold and the money has followed, as Alex Weprin reported for the Media Post : “Podcast advertising revenue in the U.S. grew at a substantial rate in 2017, hitting $314 million, according to the latest Podcast Advertising Revenue Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC.

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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. After the success of the first campaign, ''Shine Strong'' is something we''re committed to as a brand.".

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Storytelling Consumer Pharmaceuticals Agency 75

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“The cultural divide due to ‘fake news’ and distrust of media will deepen in 2019 forcing marketers and PR to push harder on content distribution with their own consumer channels as the most direct line of communication with the company or client. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I 2) Microtargeting augmented by social surround sound. “B2B

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Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 27, 2015

You see, Max’s blog on consumer electronics had gained such a following that the likes of Dolby and HP were courting Master Swisher. While many fixate on native advertising, the partnering of publications and brands in the making of journalism is the more jarring trend. Meet Max Swisher. It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane.

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Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer. They hit the site, consume the content they were looking for, and move on to the next shiny thing that catches their attention.

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MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Though there''s disagreement on the accuracy of that specific number, we can all agree that telling your brand''s story through photos, gifs and videos can be much more engaging than plain text. Stay "on brand." The brand attitude and graphic feel shine through in these social media photos. Consumers love short and punchy.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

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. Today’s buyers (whether an organization or consumer) are more informed and choosy about who they decide to do business. BJ Schaknowski , CSMO | Vertafore.

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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. Vastly funnier and more entertaining are these 2013 Delta video out takes.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Preceding its $90 million acquisition by LinkedIn back in 2013, Pulse was a news-aggregator app that curated your favorite publications and news sources and presented them in a Flipboard-type manner. Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

Content is evolving and so are the ways in which people consume it. 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. So, how do you “bell” an influencer for your brand?

Marketing 40

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Mark My Words

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Cannes Lions was all about purposeful brands. Beyoncé , rated as 2015’s most powerful female musician, hasn’t given an interview since 2013. The scale and sophistication of the car manufacturer’s manipulation will linger in the consumer atmosphere for years to come. What we crave is for brands to take responsibility.

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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. Such reporting is expected on a monthly basis as respondents, “reported marketing metrics to their CEO and leadership teams at least monthly, up from 55% in 2013.”. by Frank Strong. PR Measurement Isn’t Quite the Same.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

For the past 20 years, Robert and I have worked with CEOs, chief marketing officers, VPs of sales and marketing, and marketing practitioners from brands around the world. Most of our marketing in the past 50 years has revolved around advertising, or renting space in channels to garner attention and, hopefully, change consumer behavior.

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PR Conversations

JULY 24, 2014

billion US) in sales in 2013. During her undergraduate degree program in communication at South China Normal University (Guangzhou), she worked at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising South China , as a strategic planning assistant, practising brand building, consumer research planning, and corporate communication workshops planning.

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PR Conversations

MARCH 19, 2015

For P&G it was the bacon brand related to the “healthy eating lifestyle” of the American middle class family; another example was American Tobacco, with women’s rights expressed through the “liberty” made implicit by images of females smoking in public. The power of the image.

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PR Conversations

MARCH 19, 2015

For P&G it was the bacon brand related to the “healthy eating lifestyle” of the American middle class family; another example was American Tobacco, with women’s rights expressed through the “liberty” made implicit by images of females smoking in public. The power of the image.

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

PR teams need to adapt to the changing consumer. All communication teams are striving for the attention of the fickle consumer. And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. The State Of Inbound Marketing 2013 by HubSpot. Is your team handling it?

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