Prohibition

AUGUST 15, 2022

Who would’ve thought that the creation of digital influencers could give brands the opportunity to leverage influencer marketing with no physical limitations and minimal risks. Here, we’ll look at what the metaverse is and some brands who are making the most of virtual influencer marketing. Why brands use virtual influencers.

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The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Whether it was helping clients understand digital skills and knowledge at Edelman and Weber Shandwick; designing digital transformation programmes for clients while at We Are Social or now working as an independent consultant the issues of planning and driving innovation within PR agencies has always been front of mind.

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Cision

MAY 31, 2017

And as marketers and storytellers, it’s up to us to not only get our brands in front of consumers but to also pique their interest instantly so they don’t scroll right on past. Upon snapping photos of them, participants were given the option to add a branded filter to their Snapchat photos. Captivate, Then Maintain.

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Konnect Agency

MARCH 13, 2024

THE PROJECT: In 2016, Konnect played a significant role in the re-launch of the beloved children’s TV program, Teletubbies.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 13, 2016

SHIFT New York’s consumer team kept up a full court press in 2016, keeping our clients’ brands top of mind among relevant technology and lifestyle reporters and delivering relevant, timely content to their readers. So… on to the consumer media goodness! while cooking s’mores on the Gas2Coal. Happy holidays! Alan Marcus.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

If you ’ re wondering why you or your brand should use Snapchat, follow the impressions. Eric Hultgren, Marketing Director at MLive, said, “ Brands that don’t get on Snapchat risk being left behind in the conversation economy as Chris Messina coined it. She now works with brands who pay $10,000 or more per Snapchat Story.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Now that 2016 – our Minneapolis PR agency's 20th Anniversary Year – has rocketed to a close, join us for a tour of the most popular MaccaPR blog posts of the past 12 months. Let's dive back into your favorite posts from 2016 one last time! the Top MaccaPR Posts of 2016. We ask you to please enter at your own risk.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 19, 2017

2016 was a good year to be a job seeker. These were almost (and I hate to use this word, but…) “seismic” moves that have the ability to change entire teams for agencies and departments on the client side. After a year-and-a-half stint at Deluxe, Heather went to the agency side for a leadership role with Nina Hale.

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Frederik Vincx

JULY 25, 2023

The challenge Back in 2009, in an increasingly fragmented media landscape, brands needed more effective ways to share their stories. The challenge and opportunity was to create a PR toolkit that helped brands communicate effectively with media, bloggers, and stakeholders. Driving around the country to sell it to brands.

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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. AI should make us better people, professionals and brands. We’ve decided to accelerate the transformation to drive efficiency and performance for our agency and our clients.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How do brands balance their commitments to practical short-term issues versus long-term issues? Key findings from the 2022 Brands In Motion Study. I’ve spent the last 25 years of my career in corporate communication as an agency owner, and with WE Communications who acquired my business back in 2016.

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Cision

DECEMBER 17, 2015

PR is now a two-way conversation between the brand and its audience. The brand message can be influenced but it cannot be controlled anymore. We, as PR professionals, rely on creating goodwill between a brand and its customers. If a brand is real and personable, people want to connect with it.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

In this series, we’ll examine a few data-driven trends that could mean success or failure for your PR efforts in 2016. If you have developers and data scientists on staff, you’ll have a substantial advantage over brands and organizations without them. What does the future hold for public relations professionals?

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The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2016

For your brand to penetrate that noise and actually make any meaningful contact with your intended audience, you have to be ahead of the pack these days. It’s no wonder then that visual content is the top marketing trend for 2016. It seems like brands are already connecting the dots in terms of budget. VISUAL REAL ESTATE.

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Ronn Torossian

AUGUST 25, 2021

Back in 2016, Facebook added a secret […]. Facebook recently announced that it would be adding end to end encryption for the video and voice calls in the Messenger app. In a blog post, the company announced that it would be rolling out the new change along with some new controls for the disappearing messages feature.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

People are not interested in hearing how great your brand is. In 2016, Hallmark , a leading greeting card, and gift manufacturer collaborated with Instagram influencers to promote their holiday-2016 collection of keepsake ornaments. As a result, the campaign increased brand awareness and sales during the season.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The post 2016 Challenges and Opportunities in PR Measurement appeared first on SeeDepth PR Analytics Platform. Other topics included: Are PR teams afraid of measurement?

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ZudePR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All the reviews below were featured in my irregular reading list email: I issued seven in 2016. 1: Deep Work: Rules for Focused (Sic) Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport (2016) £10.49. P.S. Cialdini brought out a follow-up book in September 2016. Be a reverse-positioned brand. Be a hostile brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. There was also a significant increase in agencies who employ a formally named creative director, from 37% to 56%.

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Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

PRSay

MAY 5, 2016

We are just about five months away until the world unites and comes together in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Generally speaking, brands have taken a much more diverse approach as to how and when they announce their Rio 2016 programs as compared to recent Games.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

After college I transitioned to a job at a life science marketing agency in Chicago and am now helping healthcare clients with their communications strategies here at Maccabee. According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. What does that mean?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

1) Improving CX is the best way to distinguish your brand. The top way marketers say they can distinguish their brands this year is by improving the customer experience (CX). That’s according to the State of Branding Report 2020 by Bynder. 63% said external advertising media and digital agencies. Hey, Google! Talk to Us

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

As PR agency professionals and other pundits make up their “best” and “worst” lists for 2015, technology stories and the PR behind them will be ubiquitous. That’s because the publications and brands that used to be followed by geeks and technical experts are now mainstream. Yahoo’s decline rolls on.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The story generated millions of positive news impressions for the brand and this truly special employee.”. cta] The post 2016 – A Year in Traditional Media appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Taylor Smith, Account Manager. Client: Blink. Annie Perkins. Vice President.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2017

The agency backed it up with current newsy facts and set about pitching it. The client didn’t want to “waste” the idea, but they also didn’t want the agency to change it very much. It was a good opportunity for agency and client learnings, however. Honors awarded by media outlets.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As a marketing agency, we realized our business and our clients were going to be affected by AI, as would the marketing industry. Brands will need to become more human. At the end of 2016, we decided to share what we were learning, leveraging HubSpot to launch the Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. The agency life is the only life I’ve ever known.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 22, 2016

Jason Falls , SVP of Elasticity, a disruptive integrated marketing agency; and. On common mistakes seen in influencer marketing: A3: From my own experience, brands try to control your content, your messaging, your everything. Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) April 14, 2016. A4: Brands should be ready to compensate. measurepr.

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Marketing Nonprofit Measurement Banking 40

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2016

On how agencies and consultants can optimize content for profitability: A3-1: Understand what content attracts audiences vs. what content CONVERTS them to buying. shonali a4: word counts, number of posts/tweets by the brand, and wait for it, comparison to ave. A2 Know your KPIs and adjust content to reach them. LISTEN #measurepr.

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

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Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Pinterest 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. PR grows more in demand. Livestream goes mainstream.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re curious about brand voice, the first thing you should do is think about Tom Hanks. Like the personality of a human, your brand has to retain some elasticity to appeal to different people in different places. Your brand may have a central personality, but it needs to be able to convey different tones.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Will & Jada Smith Have Been Secretly Separated Since 2016 – Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed the truth about her relationship with Will Smith in her new memoir “Worthy.” The couple has been living completely separate lives since 2016 but are still legally married and not heading for divorce anytime soon.

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Cision

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Courtney is the founder and principal of Gotham Public Relations , a 14-year-old boutique agency in New York City. As we head into 2016, it is important to take a moment to reflect and evaluate. PR agencies must always anticipate change, evolution and the need to keep the dialog open and healthy. Communication as always, is key.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2016

Chobani ‘s CMO was recently quoted as saying that PR is becoming “increasingly vital” in an article by AdAge titled “ How Public Relations is Earning Its Place in 2016.” Brands now know that they can in fact “measure PR” and the discipline of data-driven reporting is expected.

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PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Politics aside, the 2016 US election was fascinating to watch as it unravelled like a fast-paced Netflix series. What does this mean for your brand comms? Social media and search will become the most important tools for understanding what your target audience thinks of your brand at any given moment.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 6, 2016

Yes, it is 2016. Brands may finally be getting it when it comes to marketing on holidays. At least the bigger brands. For years, we’ve been talking about how lazy (and in some cases, in appropriate) it is for brands to take advantage of holidays to market their wares. Yes, I am tired of writing about this topic.

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