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Corporate America Looks to PR for Digital and Social

The Proactive Report

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. This is up from 39% in 2013. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

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Corporate America Looks to PR for Digital and Social

The Proactive Report

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. This is up from 39% in 2013. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

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Corporate America Looks to PR for Digital and Social

The Proactive Report

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. This is up from 39% in 2013. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

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Is Content Marketing Better than Advertising?

Sword and the Script

billion in ad spend waste in 2015, according to a new report.”. billion in ad spend waste in 2015, according to a new report.”. As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. Pay-per-click advertising? Is it better than sponsored social posts?

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. Coach and prepare corporate spokespeople. Corporate Communication as a Discipline. Educate the market and modify perceptions. Manage insider threats.

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What is PR? A definition for 2015

Stuart Bruce

Why in 2015 are we still asking what is PR? Most people who don’t work in public relations have a very poor grasp about what PR actually is and those working in related disciplines, such as advertising and marketing, often have the weakest grasp in that they think they know what it is, but are actually often wrong.

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State of Social Media Q4 2015: Less than 25% Active LinkedIn Members

Shift Communications

Mobile user growth also stumbled in Q4: Our last growth statistic: the total number of LinkedIn corporate customers continues to grow. This is good news if you’re a job seeker; the more corporate customers use LinkedIn’s talent management software, the more valuable your profile. Christopher S.