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4 PR Trends for 2017

Cision

And that’s just one PR trend for 2017. Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Executive Thought Leadership. Thought leadership” is one of those terms that makes marketers roll their eyes. The four PR trends for 2017. digital) and ‘dot-photos’ (.photos) photos) to name a few.

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Statistics, Advertising and Silence: Summing up that Super Big Game [UML]

Sword and the Script

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. 2017’s Super Bowl ads took a turn for the serious but 2018’s were back to showing humor. The organization is mired in constant controversy, weak leadership, and viewership declining by double-digits. Is it worth it?

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Statistics, Advertising and Silence: Summing up that Super Big Game [UML]

Sword and the Script

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. 2017’s Super Bowl ads took a turn for the serious but 2018’s were back to showing humor. The organization is mired in constant controversy, weak leadership, and viewership declining by double-digits. Is it worth it?

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The Dark and Twisted Side of Automation in Advertising

Sword and the Script

The story was about teenage boys in Florida that not only watched a disabled man drown in July 2017, but recorded the event, all while mocking him and laughing as he died. To my astonishment, the audio recording on USA Today was preceded by an advertising spot by NBC for a premier golf championship. Still, I clicked through.

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

The 7 Best Performing Blog Posts in 2017. What is clearer was the sort of topics that attracted readers in 2017. Note: This top post was published in February 2017 and some of the metrics were updated in November and those can be found here: 3 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers B2B Marketing can Borrow [Study].

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Trends That Will Shape PR in 2018

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet in 2017 we’ve seen the growth of specific trends that might reasonably be expected to continue through next year. Marketers have been shifting budgets into influencer marketing for the past few years, as paid advertising has declined and the definition of influence has broadened and changed. Here are some we’ve noticed.

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Paid Media Woes Create Ripe Opportunity for Earned Media

Cision

percent in 2017, hitting $83 billion.” “The days of giving digital a pass are over,” P&G’s Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard said at the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Annual Leadership Meeting , urging the rest of the industry to follow their lead. “It’s time to grow up. Far from it.

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