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2016: The Year of the (Marketing) Monkey

Shift Communications

2015 found brands reevaluating their agency relationships in an unprecedented way , turning over partners looking for a better mix of nimble, efficient and integrated. 2016 in the Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Monkey, whose attributes include being “smart, quick witted, frank, optimistic, ambitious and adventurous.” Derek Lyons.

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What You Can Learn in 2017 from our Favorite MaccaPR Posts of 2016

MaccaPR

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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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. “PR people often talk about ideas to make news go viral, but there is no way to predict or plan for when something will be a hit.

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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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8 On-The-Money Social Media Facts Every SME Needs to Know in 2016

ZudePR

The best you can hope for (and here, your local SEO is important) is your company appearing in the 3-pack (the big map box that comes up with three businesses highlighted). It is also a great citation for your local SEO. Per Cent of Your Local SEO. Advice: ranking locally for your key transactional keyword phrases is important.

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Changes to coveragebook.com pricing plans

The Resolution Blog

In-house teams, agencies. — Brigid Gorham (@BrigidGorham) April 5, 2016. From April the 19th 2016 we’re launching a new set of pricing plans for new customers. For our existing customers (anybody that is an active customer prior to 19th April 2016) you can stay on exactly the same pricing as you are on now.

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Maxim Behar Among PRCA MENA Regional Award Judges 2021

Maxim Behar

It was founded in London in 1969 and launched PRCA MENA in 2016 with the aim of raising standards in PR and communications. The PRCA’s mission is to create a more professional, ethical, and prosperous PR industry.

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