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Voice moves from awareness to application

Stephen Waddington

Apple’s Siri launched in 2011, Google’s Voice Search in 2012, and Amazon’s Alexa in 2013. Poulter draws parallels with the early days of search engines and social media to show the opportunity available to brands that utilise this technology effectively, regardless of industry. A third of UK consumers use voice assistants daily.

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The Two Most Effective Media Relations Tactics for 2013

Journalistics

In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time). Before I get to the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013, let’s agree that the smile and dial approach doesn’t work anymore. That’s the real-time media relations game.

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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

With thousands of brands competing against each other to win over customers, event-based campaigns are becoming an essential part of public relations today. Many brands are taking advantage of this spooky time of the year by launching their own Halloween campaigns to draw in customers. billion to $9.1 billion between 2016 and 2017.

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How Condé Nast Italia uses NewsWhip’s real-time data to spot trends and engage audiences

NewsWhip

Condé Nast is a global media company that produces some of the world’s leading print, digital, video and social brands. She joined the Condé Nast Italia team in 2013, and explains how NewsWhip has helped to tackle the challenges of journalism in the digital age. “As and the U.S., with additional license partners throughout the world.

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5 Ways to Engage With Word-Of-Mouth

Cision

A brand doesn’t have to undertake all of those. Has a brand ever surprised you in such a kooky way that you just had to tell someone. Has a brand ever surprised you in such a kooky way that you just had to tell someone. You were the target of trigger marketing, which can come in the form of ads, branded content and live events.

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Behind the Headlines with Yvonne Lorie

Cision

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? We also host our annual National ¡Bravo! How has the PR industry changed over the years?

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Behind the Headlines With Juliana Colangelo

Cision

A boutique agency that shares your passions and has established relationships in your industry can provide a great boost to your brand, but part of authenticity is also having hands on deck in the cultural centers that cater to your target audience. Donate the rest to local charity projects. Authenticity is key to successful PR.

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