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Five years later: Reflecting on 7 big social media trends from 2013

Communications Conversations

But, that post and Amanda’s note got me thinking: How far have we really come in social media marketing circles in just five years. Because, lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the NEGATIVE effects of social media marketing. Think about how MUCH social media marketing has evolved in five years.

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How This PR Pro Is Helping Communicate Accurate Election Information

PRSay

in the southwest part of the state that includes the Gulf Coast city of Naples, Trish Robertson, APR, is using every communications tool at her disposal to help restore voters’ trust. A self-proclaimed “elections geek,” she was hired by Collier County in 2013 and now serves as PR officer for Jennifer J. In Collier County, Fla.,

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“Social Media Crisis” and Other Buzzwords that Need to Go

Melissa Agnes

Melissa’s #1 despised buzzword: Social media crisis. To us, here at Agnes + Day , someone who says that they specialize in “social media crises” is demonstrating a big red flag. This means that a crisis is never a “social media crisis”, but rather a crisis. with the new title.

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Social Media Usage Skyrockets in Last Decade

The Proactive Report

Back in 2005 when Pew started tracking social media usage just 7% of adults where active on social networking sites. Over the years Pew has monitored how the rise of social media has affected our work, relationships and communication patterns and how these changes have affected business and politics.

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2016 Global Social Journalism Study: How to Reach More Journalists on Social Media

Cision

Connecting with journalists via social media should be a no-brainer for any PR pro. According to Cision’s 2016 Global Social Journalism Study published this week, nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. journalists say they would be unable to carry out their work without social media. We’ve found that in the U.S.,

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Brand Vandal ten years on

Wadds Inc.

It’s the tenth anniversary of Brand Vandals written by Steve Earl and I in 2013. It tells the story of how organisations can build a reputational defence through their actions and by communicating with publics or audiences using paid, earned, shared, and owned media.

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Twitter’s Growth Rate is Diminishing. What Does this Mean for your Crisis Communications?

Melissa Agnes

Twitter is the social media platform that dominates the dissemination of news, updates and discussions in a crisis. Twitter also reported that they had 54 million active users at the end of 2013. Twitter also reported that they had 54 million active users at the end of 2013. Crisis Communications'