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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. 2017 was like a charmed year for the digital commerce giant. For the MSM, 2017 was filled with ups and downs. The Winners. Mainstream media. The Losers.

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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But in the spirit of fair play, here are some examples of reputation management that succeeded in 2017. The speed with which the #metoo movement has toppled boldface in journalism, politics, and entertainment is breathtaking, and major media companies have not been spared. Pepsi’s graceful mea culpa.

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PR Looks At Content Trends For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

From the mobile video explosion to emerging social platforms, 2016 has brought many content-related developments that affect the public relations industry and the work PR people do every day. A look at the year in review offers some clues as to what 2017 year has in store. Video goes vertical. Mo’ mobile!

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Public Relations Jobs Boom as Buffett Sees Newspapers Dying

Remote PR Jobs

Employment for public relations specialists will expand to 282,600 in 2026, up 9 percent from 2016, according to projections from the Labor Department. Newsroom employment fell 23 percent to 88,000 from 2008 to 2017, with the number of newspapers dropping 45 percent to 39,000, according to a Pew Research Center study.

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Facebook Unfriends News, and it’s a Shame

Flack's Revenge

But it is a good time to take stock; as Facebook has come full circle in less than two years; from when they were accused of liberal newsfeed bias in May 2016 to their machinations to make news safe, to Facebook’s “no mas” moment a couple of weeks ago. March 2017 – Facebook launches new AI tool to fight fake news.

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Three Public Relations Mega-Trends in 2017

Shift Communications

What does the public relations industry have to look forward to in 2017? In 2016, we saw more content created than ever before. In 2016, we saw more content created than ever before. Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high.

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How the 2017 Solar Eclipse Created a Silver Anvil Opportunity for Duke Energy

PRSay

For Duke Energy , the 2017 solar eclipse posed a special opportunity for the electric power holding company headquartered in the Carolinas. Those stories hit the technical journals early, and as the eclipse grew closer, major media outlets began to ask that question. and the oldest operational nuclear visitor site in the world.

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