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In #PR This is all You Need to Know in 2016

Deirdre Breakenridge

Thank you Meredith Fineman for keeping me relevant), I have pulled together everything a PR person may have done in 2015 that they don’t need to do anymore, while giving y’all some guidance for 2016. Here’s what is O n Fleek for 2016: 1. Brands are shifting focus to “Association” rather than “Advertising”. I promise.

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9 Content Marketing Trends That Will Rule The Roost In 2016

Cision

Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce. Soon 2015 will fade into history, so it’s time to forecast which content marketing strategies are most likely to follow through in 2016 and which of them will die a fast death. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? Social Media.

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2016: The Year of the (Marketing) Monkey

Shift Communications

2016 in the Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Monkey, whose attributes include being “smart, quick witted, frank, optimistic, ambitious and adventurous.” Moving forward using “data” will not be enough, just as writing a few tweets and blog posts didn’t mean implementing real strategies back in the early days of social. Derek Lyons.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. So, my prediction for 2022 is that those PR practitioners with stand-out skills like stellar writing ability and a proven track record of success will have unlimited career opportunities. Fast-vertising.

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Top Tech Trends That Affect PR: Mary Meeker 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But this threshold crossing is a sign that major advertisers can no longer give short shrift to digital ad budgets. Facebook and Google dominate digital advertising. Many marketers seem accepting of the fact that the two platforms control 80% of internet advertising, but there’s risk there, and not just for publishers.

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Use Your Class to Get a Job in Social Media

Deirdre Breakenridge

When I attended graduate school in 2016, I was also working at a Porter Novelli in Washington, D.C. If you have to write a research report, how could that research help your client’s business? If you are taking a social media class that talks about paid advertising, ask your teacher where you should go to learn more about advertising.

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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.

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