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Mary Meeker on the rise of the internet for marketing and public relations

Stephen Waddington

1 An Internet connected world by 2026. Mark 2026 down in your diary as the year when everyone in the world is able to get online, based on current adoption rates. #2 It’s a form of community management that drives almost seven times the engagement of branded content. #9 I’ve worked my way through the 355 page report.

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#FuturePRoof podcast: strawberry picking

Stephen Waddington

Mark 2026 down in your diary as the year when everyone in the world is able to get online, based on current adoption rates. I published a summary of the report on my blog. If you enjoyed this blog post you may like to receive future posts as they are published, via email. It’s fuelled by developing markets, notably India.

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Your profession needs you

Stephen Waddington

Public relations practice is developing through four stages of media: the media itself, influencers, owned media, and community. Community and commonality are frequently incorrectly transposed. Organisations seek to bring people together in a community around a purpose. It’s fuelled by developing markets, notably India.