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The Future of Twitter

The Proactive Report

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. It doesn’t create social media stars and their advertising is not producing as much revenue as other networks. They are now at around $16. Always has been.

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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). Until recently few PR agency or communication team budgets had a line item for tools. Thank you to all the contributors.

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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. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

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Mary Meeker on the rise of the internet for marketing and public relations

Stephen Waddington

Internet usage, planning tools, paid and social mashups, human computer interface, and social business are highlights of Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Report. Mary Meeker, an analyst turned venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB), has published her annual Internet report for 2017. Here are my highlights. #1

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

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].

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Marketing Spend: What Would You Do with an Extra $5 Million? [UML]

Sword and the Script

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.

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State of Social Media 3Q 2017: Facebook Nears $5 ARPU

Shift Communications

Facebook’s cessation of reporting mobile-specific users in 1Q 2017 may have been simply because the statistic is meaningless. Entering Q4, Facebook will press hard on advertisers to close out the year with the same or better results as last year’s record-setting Q4. What Do These Results Mean? How might they do this?