Cision

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Cision recently published the 2017 Global Social Journalism Study , which introduced a spectrum of Social Archetypes for journalists. These archetypes group journalists by their common behaviors and beliefs about social media. These journalists are bearish about social media.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 1, 2018

Conducted by the MIT Media Lab, it was unprecedented in scope, analyzing 126,000 distinct “rumor cascades” that spread on Twitter from 2006 to 2017. We might assume that spreaders of false news are more active than others on social media. The depressing conclusion of the study was summarized in The Atlantic.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 23, 2023

With that said, this blog will detail what video content works for some channels and what kind of video doesn’t work for other social media sites. This will support your brand ‘s content strategy for creating and optimising social posting moving forwards. Instead, focus on using ‘trending’ audio.

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Cision

MARCH 31, 2017

When I arrived at Social Media Marketing World (SMMW) last Wednesday, I was excited to learn how to generate more leads via social media. You’re in PR, communications, social media or any other marketing function. Cision (@Cision) March 24, 2017.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

2017 was quite a year for marketing and PR professionals. Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness. How Successful Journalists Use Social Media. Top 10 U.S. Radio Stations.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Based on our own research, the variance is not significant; for 2017, we’ve adjusted Twitter’s data by 0.6% While major media outlets made quite a fuss about the disclosure, it’s so small as to be barely statistically relevant. The disclosure in Twitter’s Q3 earnings announcement was a restatement of numbers. downwards on average.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 7, 2017

On a quarter-over-quarter basis, Twitter showed a mild 3% improvement over Q1: However, if we examine Twitter’s data through the same lens of seasonality, we see that 2017 has not been a banner year: Its average revenue per user is still well below the gold standard benchmark of $2/user. Looking Ahead: What It Means for Marketing and PR.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Facebook, the largest social network and arguably the largest product ever made for the human race intentionally, released its 3Q 2017 earnings. Facebook’s cessation of reporting mobile-specific users in 1Q 2017 may have been simply because the statistic is meaningless. Let’s see what the behemoth had to say. User Growth.

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Business Wire

MARCH 22, 2017

By Vilan Trub, Business Wire The following is Part II of Business Wire's article providing insight into the top social media trends for 2017. Every organization has issues and every social media manager needs to know these issues and public perceptions before creating their social program. had to offer.

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 23, 2017

” Call me a cynic (I am a grumpy old cynic), but it doesn’t bode well when… Continue Reading → The post The State of Social Media in 2017 appeared first on STUART BRUCE. “Relying on reach to identify influencers is like releasing a flock of seagulls hoping some will get lucky and s**t on the crowd below.”

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NewsWhip

JANUARY 4, 2017

Mastering social media can yield big success for brands. We identify seven ways for brands to thrive on social media in 2017. What does 2017 entail for brands? Social media has solidified as a way for brands to reach new audiences, hype up their products and services, and raise brand awareness.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2017

It’s the same thing with social media and PR. Social Media = Peanut Butter. Think of social media as the peanut butter. It’s the foundation of marketing in 2017. As a business owner, you must be on social media. billion active social media users in the world. PR = Jelly.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

PR and media relations statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. The median salary for PR professionals was $91,000 in 2017, which is a small drop compared to the median salary reported in 2016 survey of $92,125.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

As digital and social media continue to blur the lines between an individual’s public and private lives, and we move forward in a world where the fusion of these two seems inevitable, it is crucial for all of us to understand the difference between what is private and what is personal, but public. That’s media training 101.

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Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2016

There is one very obvious reason why social media and influencer marketing do not make up the majority of a brand’s communications or advertising budget. We’re having a hard time selling the higher-ups on social media. Social media has massive power. I’ll get to that. But first, let’s bust some myths.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

of the marketing budget on social media — here and now. The social media spending numbers are similar for marketing shops focused on B2B services and a bit lower for B2B product organizations, like software companies. Don’t miss these related posts: Social Media Strategists will be Gone in 2 Years.

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PRSay

MARCH 9, 2017

Social media is your competition. Meanwhile, social media posts from the affected police agencies were weak and sporadic, as were any attempts to simply post statements to their official websites. First, you need to make sure your executives know more about social media than just the name of the platforms.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, I shared my news that I’ll be teaching social media at the University of St. Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. And, they have been for a while now.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

If 2017 was the year of the influencer , where does that leave us now? Worse still, a recent study has shown that the number of followers is typically inversely proportional to engagement as far as social media is concerned. The e-commerce marketing team has wasted its money.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 16, 2016

With the year dwindling down, it’s time to start looking ahead to 2017. Public Relations Skills and Competencies Will Need to Expand Both Vertically and Horizontally in 2017. With the rise of social media, digital technology, and more, PR professionals have to stretch. Here are five predictions for the coming year.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 3, 2017

And, every month we give them a social media news round-up of what’s news right now. Here are 21 social media news stories to start April 2017 with. Facebook Social Media News April 2017. Google Plus Social Media News April 2017. LinkedIn Social Media News April 2017.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 12, 2018

But, the artists we’ve listed are truly famous and are also strategic in their social media efforts. Across Beyoncé’s social media platforms, one post is estimated to be worth over $1 million. Rihanna , albeit controversial at times, makes fantastic use of social media. The star makes it count.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are some highlights from three professional development sessions at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston on Oct. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. Prepare in advance.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. 2017 was like a charmed year for the digital commerce giant. Mainstream media. For the MSM, 2017 was filled with ups and downs. The Winners.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2019

A guest post by Seth Bridges, the founder and Head of Product and Marketing at Rival IQ , a social media analytics software company in Seattle, Washington. Overall, we found that social media engagement for brands across all industries remains highest on Instagram, with Facebook and Twitter following much further behind.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 5, 2019

Because real-time social media monitoring helps increase brand credibility and awareness, it’s one of the most important aspects in brand reputation monitoring. This is where video marketing comes into play with boosting social media engagements. Create a video that starts a conversation. Until next time!

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 8, 2017

For a time, social media worked organically. Long thinkers pushed paid social as a “rent-to-own” strategy. Earned media is going to get harder. This is what social media did to the traditional gatekeeper. Then it didn’t. 2) Trust, reliable sources and B2B content marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content must be shareable.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

And that’s just one PR trend for 2017. If your bosses or clients can combine their industry with trending topics like data, analytics, artificial intelligence and/or virtual reality, their thought leadership will boom in 2017. This means, if you don’t have a strong influencer marketing program set for 2017, you will be way behind.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Besides tuning into Lee Daniels’ new series “Star” and getting the story on all the Golden Globes nominees, it’s time to set important, yet achievable, #PRGoals for 2017. In 2017, the competition for earned media coverage and share of social voice is only going to grow.

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 12, 2017

Top independent communication and social media professionals shared thought leadership, tips, and advice in response to questions on the topic of social media ( learn how to join us here ). The questions discussed included: Social is all grown up. How should we view #socialmedia in 2017? smchat #solopr.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Here are my predictions for PR , content marketing and social media ; one each. 1) Predictions for PR in 2017. In 2017, PR professionals will be increasingly viewed as strategic business advisors championing integrated communications across the silos of digital marketing, PR and social media.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

We’re constantly told that social media is now a pay-for-play environment. That’s the reality of social media marketing in 2017. In the last couple weeks, I’ve noticed a few stories in my feeds talking about an earned and organic social media comeback. Interesting. More how-to posts.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But in the spirit of fair play, here are some examples of reputation management that succeeded in 2017. ” Yet Pepsi’s fast action helped stanch the outpouring of criticism that the commercial was tone-deaf and trivialized true social activism. Pepsi’s graceful mea culpa.

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5W PR

JANUARY 22, 2018

By: Lauren F, Social Media Specialist. How Instagram is shaping 2018 social media trends for brands. that sent all other social media platforms directly to second place? Just 17 months was all it took for Instagram’s popular stories feature to rise to the top, attracting over 500 million users daily.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A new Forrester report explores the application of social media listening tools and characterises the market. The promise of the social web is the opportunity for organisations to listen to their audiences or publics and gain insights for business improvement. unsplash-logo Rahul Chakraborty.

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Karen Freberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working in social media now for a while, and I see marketers, professionals, influencers, and even “self proclaimed gurus” state they have certain secrets for being productive and successful in the industry. I have even shared this w/ my students in my social media class.

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