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New Rules That Every PR Person Should Know

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

billion in 2014. As PR measurement guru Katie Paine puts it, “The people brands are trying to reach simply will ignore everything most companies spew.”. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands. Even consumer brands need to position themselves and their companies as leaders. billion, up from $13.5

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How long before brands completely abandon Twitter?

Communications Conversations

Brands have long (well, as least for the last 7-8 years) relied on Twitter as a customer service tool and a brand management tool. When looking over competing brands’ Twitter accounts I noticed a trend: Very few of them were responding to any tweets. Because, I’m starting to believe it might.

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Monday Roundup: Rocking the Vote

Waxing UnLyrical

Beth Kanter shares some revealing statistics from Twiplomacy’s 2014 study. In this guest post for Jeff Bullas , Pete Hugh explores how you can use social media to gain traction for your brand. How Social Media Impacted the 2014 Indian Elections. Ancita Satija shares her experience during the 2014 Indian Elections.

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The importance of a social media strategy #engaging

Engage PR

in the next five years (1* Chief Marketing Officers Survey, 2014 ) social activity is becoming more integral to brand perception and business performance. And if you’re not listening or acting on these conversations then not only are potential opportunities being missed but brand reputation is at risk.

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The Top PR Trends For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As communicators, we will be increasingly asked not only to create relationships and generate coverage for brands and organizations, but to build the kind of relationships that actually influence behavior, and do so in a transparent way. ” Implied links are simply brand mentions that appear in earned or shared media.

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PR Rock Stars: Polaris’ Jamie Kvamme

Communications Conversations

How did working for academia differ from working for corporate America? It was a big shift moving from corporate to academia, but a really good one. I love how the landscape changes daily and how big brands can interact one on one with a consumer. I think the customer service piece of digital is my favorite.

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How to Develop Meaningful PR Measurement

Waxing UnLyrical

Even well-established agencies publish jargon-y white papers about metrics that qualify the quality and reach of a media placement rather than the impact to support the corporate goals. This provides a great example of cheap metrics that don’t inform you about how effectively you are contributing to corporate goals.