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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q2 2016

Shift Communications

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. Let’s take a look: PR and the Marketing Technology Skills Gap. In April of 2016, Facebook decided to change the game and reporting methods for the typical influencer.

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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

Sword and the Script

Symphony Technology Group acquired four of PR tech companies including Onclusive, PRgloo, and, later , Critical Mention – and folded them all under the Onclusive brand. The operations, the technology and the cultures are rarely compatible. Have an interesting announcement from a PR technology vendor? Muck Rack named Inc.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Stephen Waddington

billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). Institutionalised training or a period of internship There is no requirement in public relations for a conversation from theory to practice. Training schemes in practice are limited. Institutionalised training or a period of internship.

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8 tips for health care organizations to foster better communication in 2016

Reputation Us

Article originally published in the Portland Business Journal on January 5, 2016. Stats, facts and guesses abound about the top health care trends in 2016. With mobile technology comes engagement. However, the 2016 consumer will want to engage more with docs, not just apps.

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What Marketers Can Learn from the 2016 PRSA Health Academy Conference

MaccaPR

According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. 53 percent of Millennials would rather lose their sense of smell than their technology. When you pitch a story, make sure you have a dependable source – which has been media trained – ready for an interview.

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Ensure Successful Organizational Transformation By Closing The Digital Literacy Gap

Stern + Associates

Why do organizations spend so much money trying to get things done with technology but fail so often? Every physical system is supported by a data system, and vast amounts of data exist for things that move, like ships and trains. According to Geoff Parker, the Charles E. Those data need to be harnessed and put to work.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Wadds Inc.

billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). Institutionalised training or a period of internship There is no requirement in public relations for a conversation from theory to practice. Training schemes in practice are limited. Institutionalised training or a period of internship.