The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The one thing you can rely on in Social Media is that there will be change. That might be about to change -Twitter just reported a dismal Q4 for 2016: 16 cents per share on revenue of $717 million. Back in November 2016 the shares were $18. Each year new networks pop up and some go away. They are now at around $16.

Twitter 235

Twitter Customer Service Web Facebook 235

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Our kick-butt guests included: Brandon Andersen , Chief Strategist at Ceralytics; Janet Fouts , CEO of Tatu Digital Media; David Klein , Director of Marketing at ClickTime; and Fay Shapiro , Publisher at CommPRO Global Inc. If no engagement from the community, numbers mean nothing #measurepr. justsayno #measurepr.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Banking Print 40

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Each has grown through acquisition from an original proposition of a database and media monitoring solution. Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014. They are also focused on earned media.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on my essay on the future of PR via email or social media. There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. It told the story of the public using social media to fight back against organisations.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Social Media Internal International 78

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. Image Source: [link].

Google 259

Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 259

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2016

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity – the Oscars of the advertising business – was held last week, and apparently it was a big disappointment for the public relations industry, which won fewer awards than in previous years. But 2016 turned out differently. Cannes used to be called the “Festival of Advertising.”

Agency 120

Agency Creativity Advertising Advertising 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It ’ s 2016 (Almost) and thankfully you don ’ t have to convince your boss that social media is a good idea. Changing media habits coupled with massive pushes in ad blocking, including iOS9 ( TechCrunch ), are increasing the importance of organic content and native advertising. Changing Habits. It’s simple.

Pitching 120

Pitching How To Instagram YouTube 120

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

4 Internet advertising set to pass television. Global spend on internet advertising is set to overtake television advertising in the next six months. 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. Measuring the return on investment on social media activity continue to be cited as a challenge by organisations.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

PR professionals craft compelling narratives and critical messages that resonate with stakeholders , influencers , and publics , and they disseminate these through various channels, including traditional media, social media , and direct communications. That’s marketing !

Publicity 52

Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

AI is among the fastest-growing marketing trends, with 80 percent of marketers predicting in 2016 that AI would revolutionize marketing by 2020. In today’s digital landscape, rife with an oversaturation of advertisements, customers have high standards when it comes to personalized experiences. Community building (27%).

Marketing 118

Marketing Data B2C Big Data 118

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. Some people don’t even like football, but watch the game for the community – and the commercials.

B2B 67

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 67

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Our team works collaboratively with the selected nonprofit to provide communications guidance and support via media relations, message development, media training, community outreach, social media, communications training and other related services. The winner will be announced by Thursday, December 15.

Nonprofit 60

Nonprofit Media Training Training Local 60

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

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. Our goal is public relations professionals can no longer be to simply try to reach everyone through the media en masse.

Trends 83

Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. For many years, media relations has been one of the core aspects of PR.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Rather than share my New Year’s resolutions or point out the latest trends in PR for 2016, I’ve decided to share my thoughts about some important lessons this past year. Think about what has stopped you from making the smallest change to your next big, bold move, and make 2016 your year of reinvention. PR and media are intertwined.

Creativity 150

Creativity Trends Agency Technology 150

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 15, 2018

But, we’ve been down this road before (in 2016, for example, Facebook shared similar news ). And, the culture is much different than 2016. ” I’d like to see how the first quarter goes in terms of results before making any big changes to your media buying plans. No one knows for sure. ” Yep, he said it.

Facebook 131

Facebook Video Brand Branding 131

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Several surveys reviewed by eMarketer suggest social media advertising continues to advance – and Facebook is often voted the most effective paid platform – even for B2B. For example, a survey of 342 B2B marketers – the State of B2B Social Media Marketing 2016 (reg. req.) – by Regalix found. “…of

B2B 60

B2B Facebook Marketing Social Media 60

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 EARNED BRAND study , 86% of surveyed consumers rely on peer sources for learning about brands and 71% rely on peer sources for buying decisions. It’s time to re-prioritize your earned media strategy and shift some of the investment from paid and owned to earned for a more balanced approach.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

Again, there are tools that will automate some aspects of this game, which enable anyone to completely remove the “social” from social media. If we continue along this path, we might soon remove all aspects of humanity from social media. Leyla Arsan (@leyla_a) July 1, 2016. More, More and Still More. j4V1meSZ4B.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 69

Business Wire

JANUARY 19, 2017

Business Wire has spent over 50 years building symbiotic relationships with media, investors and consumers by regularly delivering factually reliable and timely corporate news content. Business Wire has partnerships with 60 national and international news agencies facilitating reach to more than 89,000 media outlets in 162 countries.

Financial 164

Financial Video Consumer Data 164

Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Communications professionals are aware of the importance of targeting, for example, the considerable number of Hispanics who prefer to consume media in Spanish. Is there a reason to specifically target this community? Census Bureau reported that between 2015 and 2016, the African-American population grew by 1.2

Television 72

Television Education Groups Community 72

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Pushing products in your pitches won’t gain you any media coverage. In this interview, Adriana discusses the nuances of promoting media brands, the evolving role of social media in media relations and how to adapt your public relations strategy to the changing media landscape.

Fashion 120

Fashion Pitching Journalism Social Media 120

Prakkypedia

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Like others who took the plunge, I shared images of the improbable Vegemite Cadbury on my social media channels. It generated discussion in my own networks, adding to the thousands of comments Vegemite would have generated at the time; as well as widespread media coverage like this and this. So what happened to Vegemite chocolate?

Transportation 71

Transportation Twitter Advertising Advertising 71

Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

However, this year, there’s a catch: Much has been made of the disparity between marketing investment in social media and mobile technology and the return on investment (ROI). percent of marketing leaders report they are able to prove the impact of social media quantitatively. Highly Inflated Expectations for Social Media.

Mobile 60

Mobile Survey Marketing B2B 60

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

2016 Skills of the PR pro of the Future. 1: Social advertising copywriting skills and an ability to manage social media advertising campaigns. Sure video production skills are still in demand in 2016. 3: Ability to lead exploration of new media and tools on behalf of your organization. All of it.

Instagram 60

Instagram Analytics Mobile Employee 60

Karen Freberg

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The life of a social media professor is both absolutely fabulous, but also challenging to meet the expectations that are being made by both the profession, and universities. I have been teaching the social media class (COMM 333 as it is listed in the course catalog at the University of Louisville) for a few years now.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Exercises Education 40

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Establishing a media narrative around a new, emerging market need is challenging for any company, but for startups it’s especially difficult. They also provide great content for repurposing on social media, blogs and elsewhere. Don’t forget about local media! Don’t forget about your local media. Going on a hiring spree?

Local 68

Local Mobile Corporate Retail 68

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. PR 20/20 launched Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute in November 2016 with the mission to make AI more approachable and actionable for modern marketers. Are you ready?

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is not a new term (we saw this come up in 2016 ) , but it continues to grow with each year. Micro-influencers, or sometimes referred to as advocate marketing , are the wave of the future and where many brands, advertisers, and audiences are looking for to get their take on a situation. Understand your personal brand.

Education 41

Education Energy Community Brand 41

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

In addition to providing strategies for building “zombie loyalists,” Shankman also offers advice for engaging with customers on social media , handling negative feedback and criticism, and creating a customer service culture within your organisation. Offer pro bono services to a non-profit organisation in your community.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. Image Source: [link].

Google 64

Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 64

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

By Seedepth The media industry and journalism are experiencing significant change. News outlets have been struggling for years to balance advertising, sponsored and editorial content. Lora Kratchounova, Principal of Scratch Marketing + Media shares this sentiment, saying “the 4th estate is in jeopardy.

Journalism 50

Journalism Report Enterprise Interviews 50

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Earlier this year I started tracking some of the PR tech vendors and summarizing news from the community here once a month. A quick note before we get started on the summary this month: I have one free complimentary pass to the Earned Media Mastery online summit that Agility PR Solutions hosted. Where does the time go?

Analytics 68

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 68

Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The PRSA 2016 International Conference in Indianapolis brought together some of today’s top thought leaders in the field of communication– and then some. PR Newswire (@PRNewswire) October 23, 2016. PR Newswire (@PRNewswire) October 23, 2016. PR Newswire (@PRNewswire) October 23, 2016. .”

Conference 120

Conference Internal International Data 120

Norton's Notes

JUNE 8, 2016

As of April 2016, Instagram had around 400 million users worldwide and is one of the fastest growing social networks. A popular social media platform for both users and brands, so it’s hardly surprising that Instagram has just announced it plans to launch business friendly tools that provide insights into engaging posts and audience.

Instagram 28

Instagram Small Business Social Media Facebook 28