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5 social media marketing predictions for 2015 that are flat-out wrong

Communications Conversations

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. P rediction: Visual storytelling will emerge as a main strategy for growing communities in 2015. Prediction: Mobile will take over.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago). 4 ways creative PR takes it up a notch.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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How the World of Influencers Has Shifted

Cision

It used to be that an account executive only needed to build relationships with media outlets. I don ’ t think I noticed this until early 2014 when Chrissy Teigen asked me how to get a Taco Bell Breakfast Phone after I posted mine. . Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) March 20, 2014. christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 23, 2014.

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Content Marketing Lessons Learned From Our Best Performing Blog Posts

Polaris

Here are some of Polaris’ most popular blog posts from 2014, along with the lessons they taught us. So I turned to Bill Hearn , Counsel, Davis LLP, a leading legal expert in competition, advertising and marketing law. This post was our most viewed in 2014, with more than 2.5 Everyone wanted to understand the new rules.

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Talking Points Podcast: Interviews with SocialMedia.Org’s Andy Sernovitz and Whole Foods’ Natanya Anderson

Communications Conversations

I had the week off this week, but luckily Kevin Hunt had the opportunity to interview Andy Sernovitz of SocialMedia.Org and Natanya Anderson of Whole Foods around the topics of native advertising, digital storytelling and key rules every social media leader should keep in mind (great post by Kevin over on Linked about this ).

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Everyone Wants Creativity in Communications. What’s Holding It Back?

Ishmael's Corner

Everyone perceives advertising agencies as creative. The Holmes study called out three areas, content creation/marketing, integrated ideas and storytelling as the big three in PR creativity. Obviously, content creation and storytelling are sister activities that go hand in hand. Note: This is my final post for 2014.