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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

Then, on April 20, 2016, Mitsubishi President Tetsuro Aikawa resigned suddenly after admitting that his company had falsified its fuel-efficiency reporting. But then the 2016 scandal forced Nissan to suspend selling those models. Those viewing the May 2016 press conference were not limited to members of the media.

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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. January 2018 – Facebook will now deemphasize publisher content.

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Why innovation in PR tech is so slow

Stephen Waddington

Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Vuelio acquired Cision UK (2015), ResponseSource (2018) and Pulsar (2019). Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014.

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How can brands benefit from TikTok influencers?

Prohibition

Influencers have taken their time to build their community which provides niche content to their target audience and their opinions are seen to come from an authoritative figure. This powerful marketing tool has been on the rise since 2016 and is continuing to grow, with the sector valuing at over £12.57 billion globally this year!

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. 2018: 20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018. 2016: 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On. 2016: One Bold Content Marketing Prediction for 2016.

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Another PR Tech Startup Gets Venture Funding [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

million in 2016. The PR community needs the competition. So, I sold my agency and went all in with Propel to invent the public relations management (PRM) category – which has significantly gained steam in the industry since we launched the first PRM in 2018.”. It raised a Series A round of funding for $1.1 That sounds promising.

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How AI is Changing the Face of Marketing

Critical Mention

AI is among the fastest-growing marketing trends, with 80 percent of marketers predicting in 2016 that AI would revolutionize marketing by 2020. Still, according to an article in Business Insider , 34 percent of marketing executives felt unprepared for this change in 2018. Community building (27%). Strategic planning (42%).

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