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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

24, Chuck Todd of NBC’s “Meet the Press” shared his insights on the state of journalism and its future. It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values.

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How to Social in 2019: Experts Share their Views

Flack's Revenge

Despite all of the controversy around Facebook this year, usage levels are still extraordinarily high and marketers are still finding it to be a very effective advertising channel. What Will It Take for Advertisers to Back Away From Facebook? Social media 2018 put the spotlight on data, video, Stories ( Marketing Land).

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$100 Million M&A for Internal Comms Tool: What’s Older is Still News in Marchlyjunetember [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

million in a Series C venture funding round in May 2018, according to Crunchbase. SocialChorus claims “50% year-over-year growth in both 2018 and 2019” and that growth “has accelerated in 2020.” million for the full year in 2018 , the last full year report the company published as a public company. SocialChorus last raised $12.5

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7 Media Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse of their Mindset

Sword and the Script

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. For example, citing the Edelman Trust Barometer, Digiday reported , “trust in traditional media has increased from 48 percent last year to 61 percent in 2018.”. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. Comment: Amen.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. It’s a theme that Topi? billion in 2019.

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20 of the Coolest Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2020

PR 20/20

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Media and journalism. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers.

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Pitch Imperfect: PR’s Lost Art

Flatiron Communications

For 2018 , I thought we’d get back to basics even as the PR profession is overwrought with more communications tools and disciplines than I could have imagined climbing into the PR trenches decades ago. Need I mention NOT to pitch a local TV news outlet a story on the day a mass shooting occurs in its hometown?