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Earned Media vs. Media Relations [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Many of the PR technology vendors I track for the monthly PR Tech Sum put a greater emphasis on earned media than media relations in their messaging. Earned media is sexy. It’s larger than media relations, but only in the abstract. c) What makes a great pitch?

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15 Social Media Trends to Follow in 2019

Critical Mention

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. To help you create your social media marketing strategy, we have 15 of the top social media trends you need to follow in 2019!

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#FuturePRoof Podcast: robots to try at home

Stephen Waddington

In this show they discuss publicity, books, objectives and jobs for 2019, and robots. In the latest issue we discuss: Media Show response: PR is more than publicity The Art of Public Relations is the title of a recent Media Show programme on BBC Radio 4 in which publicity is conflated with public relations.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019.

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Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology

Sword and the Script

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

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Uncertainty in the Media Monitoring and Earned Media Market: What It Means For You

Critical Mention

These moves are sure to shake up the media tracking landscape and may leave some marketers and PR professionals wondering what their media monitoring and earned media measurement services will look like in 2019 and beyond.

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How AI is Changing Marketing Communications

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Chatbots and Virtual Assistants: AI-powered programs help these conversational interfaces to engage with customers in real-time, answering their queries, providing recommendations, and guiding them through the buyer’s journey, all while hopefully enhancing customer service and satisfaction.