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#measurePR Recap (Feb 2016): Measuring Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Seeing as how February, as a month, is all about love, I wanted to focus this month’s #measurePR chat on the folks who give us the most love in our businesses: our community. On how online community impacts PR and vice versa: A3: An engaged community can be a fantastic PR resource, esp in times of disaster.

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Social Media Communities: The “next move” for social media professionals

Karen Freberg

We have seen many communities arise of course over the past few decades on social media. However, can communities serve as the new “next move” for social media professionals? How do I go about in creating a community? Here are some best practices I have learned over the past few years in managing several communities.

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How Will #PR & Marketing Pros Approach #Content in 2016? A Q&A With Lisa Davis, Marketwired

Deirdre Breakenridge

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?”

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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

Sword and the Script

In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. 47] The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? That next spring I started this blog, largely as a means of professional development.

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Paid Internships: The Key to Diversifying the PR Profession

PRSay

For many young or career-transitioning PR professionals who represent under-resourced identity communities, an unpaid internship — even for academic credit or experience — is a non-starter. Rodriguez is president and CEO of Vanguard Communications , a public relations and social marketing firm in Washington, D.C.,

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Join #PRStudChat for the “Millennials in the Workforce” Twitter Chat on July 19th

Deirdre Breakenridge

” How are Millennials finding work in 2016? ET, the #PRStudChat community gathers on Twitter to discuss the topic of Millennials in the Workforce. Our community will share insights on: Why are graduates having trouble finding work with a future? It makes up about 40 percent of the unemployed in the U.S.”

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How PR can innovate in 2016

The Resolution Blog

Using resources appropriately to carve out dedicated time for reflection or using capital to bring in external advisors to help assess existing practices, identify ways to innovate-within-practice or design future ways of working is a highly beneficial use of money.