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FTC Endorsement Guidelines: What Agencies Need to Know

Shift Communications

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came out with guidelines regarding disclosure of endorsements that were significantly updated to take into account the ever-expanding domain of online advertising and social media. Reading and then understanding said guidelines in the Federal Register caused many a migraine for marketers.

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150+ Guest Posting Sites That Will Actually Build Traffic (Analysis)

Buzzstream

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.” So, you’ll also need to judge the quality of the writing itself.

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Gone in 60 Seconds: Why It’s Important to Keep News Releases Short

PRSay

That’s right: Nearly 70 percent of journalists spend less than a minute reading a news release, according to a 2014 study by Greentarget. Despite these guidelines, PR pros continue to send reporters elaborate pieces of content. Learn more about her training, consulting or writing and editing services at WylieComm.com.

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How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019? [And Other Key Blogging Statistics You Should Know]

Sword and the Script

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 Here’s what the survey found this year: “As with time spent per post, the length per post climbed year after year since 2014.

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Rock The Pitch #7: The Anti-Facepalm Formula

Rock the Status Quo

THE PITCH On Jul 24, 2014, at 8:42 AM, John Larkin (kudos, John!) I would be delighted to write an in-depth article about Facebook that your audience would find really useful & hopefully interesting! Also, any preference as to what type of post I might write? wrote: Hey Lindsay, My name is John Larkin, from PropelAd.

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3 Must-Do’s (Right Now) to Make 2015 Crisis-Free

Melissa Agnes

2014 was an eventful year, especially when it came to crises of all different sizes and scales. 2014 is officially behind us, but the risks and threats that leave every organization open to destruction are not. That said, I’m at the point now with this blog where I write for the intermediate to advanced readers / organizations.

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Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? 42 marketing and communications predictions for 2024

Sword and the Script

Re-writing the AI draft “We’ll spend more time rewriting ChatGPT’s draft press releases, and less time finding relevant topics, reporters… thanks to it as well.” Write a 2-4 sentence prediction for marketing and PR in 2024.] ” ~ Mark Schaefer , Executive Director, Schaefer Marketing Solutions 18.

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