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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on my essay on the future of PR via email or social media. There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism is only possible because brands don’t listen.

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

ZudePR

There are certain business social media facts that – if your powers of persuasion are taking time out – won’t let you down. You’re a family business owner wondering how to make sense of social media, blogging, and PR. 4: 80% of B2B Social Media Leads Come From LinkedIn. Eureka facts.

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Social Tools Summit Wrap

Flack's Revenge

I enjoyed attending my third consecutive Social Tools Summit event in Boston last week, where I moderated a panel on branding and thought leadership. It was great to take a day and get caught up on the state of the art in social media. Highest ROI : Lithium social media management. Engage Social SmartShare.

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Virtual reality: the most disruptive tool for marketing and PR since social media

PR in High Definition

From VR games and entertainment to the latest VR capabilities for the enterprise , there is no question that virtual reality will become more embedded in our daily lives. For marketing and PR professionals, virtual reality is the biggest disruptive technology since social media.

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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). Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014. They are also focused on earned media.

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What’s New In B2B Tech PR For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels. The same opportunities – and challenges – exist for B2B services and products on LinkedIn, Twitter, or other, more niched social platforms. As election 2016 showed, social media has arrived as a primary news source.

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Private equity firm backs PR tool platform Cision in $2.74 billion deal

Stephen Waddington

Communications is the last remaining department within the enterprise that is ripe for disruption according to Akeroyd. Every other operational area in the enterprise has been through this transition. Meeting Cision CEO Kevin Akeroyd I got the chance to meet Akeroyd at Cision’s CommsCon conference in London last November.

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