Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Amongst the predicted marketing trends for 2021 , few could have anticipated Apple’s announcement that it will implement privacy changes with its iOS 14 update which will impact every brand advertising via Facebook. What Does The Update Mean For Advertisers? What Does The Update Mean For Advertisers?

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Advertising Advertising Web Privacy 52

Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the 2016 Content Marketing Benchmark Report by the Content Marketing Institute, the top three paid advertising methods used by B2B marketers to promote/distribute content are: Search Engine Marketing (66 percent); Print or Other Offline Promotion (57 percent); Traditional Online Banner Ads (55 percent). That is staggering.

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Advertising Advertising Facebook B2C 120

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 26, 2016

As one of the only public relations agencies that is a Google Analytics Certified Partner, we are always looking to see how we can use Google’s tools and programs to strengthen both our PR and marketing teams’ efforts. Google Trends, Google Correlate and Think with Google are three of the tools we use most often.

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Google Data Pitching Tools 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2023

” Okay, so maybe people aren’t shouting about tools and software for advertisers. Yet as a PR agency with deep roots in adtech, we’ve been tracking Cannes Lions for years. They might be limiting the glitz for customer events, but their presence reaffirms the prominence of technology brands in today’s advertising landscape.

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Creativity Meeting Advertising Advertising 156

5W PR

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Advertising is a fascinating study in social strategy and messaging, and marketers tend to be observant of the initiatives other brands are taking to reach consumers. Several key factors likely played into this strategy to push out mainstream advertising in order to update a brand’s reputation or make a push for consumer involvement.

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Advertising Advertising Privacy Facebook 68

Shift Communications

JULY 18, 2016

In this series, we’ll examine the tools, techniques, and strategies of paid advertising as they apply to public relations work. Advertising Measurement. In this final part in our series, how do we measure our advertising? Properly and completely deployed, these two products can measure the impact of digital advertising.

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Advertising Advertising Measurement Publicity 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 20, 2020

Despite the consolidation that ad tech and the PR agencies that serve it have seen over the past several years, the space remains extremely crowded. There are now thousands of companies that specialize in digital advertising, creating a lot of competition for partners and vendors. Many focus on specific areas like channels or identity.

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How To Advertising Advertising Data 241

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Anyone else remember when advertising, marketing, and public relations functioned like the dinner plate of a picky nine-year-old? As a contemporary PR practitioner in the new, digital age, I don’t know where I’d be without the following tools that many advertisers and marketers are already adopting: 1) “Unlock to Share” Plugin.

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Tools Agency Instagram Groups 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 23, 2022

A top priority of the best PR agency teams is measuring how well we do. Before an agency sets them, it’s critical that they understand organizational goals and what the company hopes to achieve with a robust PR program. For too long, advertising value equivalent (AVE) was used as the only method to evaluate PR.

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Measurement Agency Advertising Advertising 182

Shift Communications

MARCH 5, 2015

In a vague post late Sunday night, it was confirmed that Google was heading in the direction of dismantling Google+ into separate products – Streams and Photos. It is projected that over the next few months, Google will continue to improve its technology to fully build out Streams and Photos as separate entities. Tori Sabourin.

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Google Infographics Advertising Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Google it. The difference is so stark, I don’t think we can call it “social media marketing” anymore – it’s just “advertising.”. There’s a good case to be made for social media advertising in many marketing shops – but dumping one-fifth of the budget into it strikes me as wasteful. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute?

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Advertising Advertising Social Media Marketing 75

5W PR

APRIL 10, 2023

5W is committed to helping businesses thrive and is happy to report its new status as a badged Meta Business Partner, an essential tool that helps the agency take clients to the next level. To earn a Meta Business Partner badge, Meta evaluates agencies across a combination of criteria and ensures they can be deemed trusted experts.

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Engineering Advertising Advertising Agency 88

5W PR

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It represents a significant shift in the advertising landscape, and brands that adapt to these changing preferences stand to benefit. Audio marketing Audio-first marketing is a digital advertising approach that prioritizes audio content to reach and engage target audiences effectively.

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Marketing Advertising Advertising Consumer 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 11, 2022

In a similar vein, Digiday hosts a conference focusing on programmatic advertising. The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s NewFronts is the “world’s largest digital content marketplace that gives media buyers a first look at the latest digital content from the biggest names in media and entertainment.” Advertising Week.

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Conference Privacy Advertising Advertising 156

Sword and the Script

APRIL 1, 2017

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust. PR is less expensive than advertising.

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Advertising Advertising Print Study 62

ISEBOX

JUNE 29, 2016

The FDA is tasked with regulating pretty much all aspects of drugs and medical devices in the US, including “promotional labeling” – or, advertising, as the rest of the world refers to it. The Agency has already spoken on post-marketing reporting requirements via Guidance issued in January 2014.

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Pharmaceuticals Advertising Advertising Healthcare 79

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

As you can imagine, these clients prefer to keep the details such campaigns private, but I’ve secured permission from our leadership team to pull back the curtain and delve into the nitty gritty behind one of Hoffman’s own recent B2B Facebook advertising campaigns. Let’s get started! b) Retargeting B2B audiences with Facebook Pixel.

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Advertising Advertising B2B Facebook 36

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade. We’ve decided to accelerate the transformation to drive efficiency and performance for our agency and our clients. AI should make us better people, professionals and brands.

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Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

PRSay

MAY 8, 2020

There was once a time when a journalist would scoff at the idea of an interview over Skype or Google Hangouts. The advertising landscape may never be the same. That’s bad news for publications that rely on advertising to make up large portions of their budgets. Attitudes shift about virtual interviews.

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Skype Media Interviews Advertising 192

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Not every tech PR agency is familiar with the ad tech category, but it keeps growing in size and significance. The boom comes thanks to data privacy concerns and the call from major advertisers for greater transparency and control over their digital advertising. CTV ad spend alone will rise to $7 billion by year’s end.

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Privacy Advertising Advertising Data 156

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It’s often used to talk about “cleaning up Google results”. While digital marketing agencies often provide reputation management services, it is important to differentiate PR from marketing and understand the purposes of both. By Mike Falkow. And while that is certainly part of the process, it’s not nearly the whole picture.

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Digital PR Reputation Employee Energy 246

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google frequently changes its algorithms, and several minor updates are rolled out each year, which make their presence felt without any prior announcement. Google Fred Update. Image Source: [link].

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Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 64

Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

PR has always been the red-headed step child in the marketing mix, getting less attention, glamour and budget than advertising. A number of major ad agencies predicted slowdowns a few weeks ago. That’s because large CPG companies like Procter and Gamble have been firing agencies and/or pulling back on spending.

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Advertising Advertising Agency YouTube 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Google reached into its deep pockets and rolled out an $800 million program of direct financial assistance , ad credits, and grants to businesses with active Google Adwords accounts. Sure, what helps its advertisers helps Google, but it’s real money where it’s needed. Big Tech has stepped up. Self-serving?

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Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Shift Communications

APRIL 13, 2015

You can have that, and you only need Google Analytics(tm) and an alarm clock to do it. Open up Google Analytics. Go to your general audience overview in the regular Google Analytics reporting. Set the time frame in Google Analytics to today, then go to Acquisition > Source/Medium. Advertising Marketing Metrics Strategy'

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Analytics Google How To System 60

5W PR

JULY 18, 2023

Advertising Online advertising can significantly boost a brand’s visibility and drive targeted traffic. Consider running paid campaigns on platforms like Google Ads, Facebook Ads, or Instagram Ads. Regularly create valuable and shareable content to attract backlinks and increase the website’s authority.

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Brand Branding Engineering Analytics 78

Prohibition

AUGUST 1, 2023

Meta is currently experimenting with creating its own app store Following the current trend of social media platforms trailing completely new tactics, Meta is experimenting with its own in-platform app store to compete with Apple and Google.

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Advertising Advertising Print YouTube 62

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 10, 2014

With the advent of new technologies for the public relations, marketing and advertising industries, it can be hard for a new business or solo entrepreneur to know where to get started and what the current best practices should be. There’s no magic wand that does the hard work for anyone. Chel Wolverton.

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Marketing Advertising Advertising Small Business 144

Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s always an exciting time of the year when we get to look back at what trends and tactics were successful, and which emerging practices can be implemented by a public relations agency to make our clients “All-Stars” in the new year ahead. Why You Need A Public Relations Agency To Help You Keep Up With Trends.

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Trends Publicity Communications Marketing 119

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Summary of PR tech news from the last 30 days: PRophet offers a white-label option for PR agencies; Meltwater joins the generative AI race; mentions and new PR statistics Despite reports everyone in PR is using generative AI – it’s simply not true. And now onward with this month’s PR tech sum 1. Top challenges facing journalism.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 144

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This uses AI to “to identify different sound waves between news, advertisements and even music to detect and remove advertisements from automated broadcast monitoring.”. The Israeli-based company was co-founded by Zach Cutler , who sold his PR agency to focus on building Propel. The company also added AI-assisted ad filtering.

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Software Technology Advertising Advertising 120

5W PR

APRIL 21, 2023

Consumers can leave reviews of a brand’s products or services on platforms like Yelp, Google, or Amazon, which can establish trust and credibility with other consumers. Brands use UGC in advertising campaigns to create relatable and engaging content that resonates with their target audience.

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Consumer Video Social Media Community 88

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. One job seeker created a targeted Google ad directed at a specific hiring manager. Patti is also Forbes contributor and public speaker.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 4, 2016

As PR agency professionals and other pundits make up their “best” and “worst” lists for 2015, technology stories and the PR behind them will be ubiquitous. Move over, Google! That’s because the publications and brands that used to be followed by geeks and technical experts are now mainstream.

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Transportation Technology Google Software 227

Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2017

Marketers, advertisers, and public relations professionals are ill-informed and ill-equipped to manage the largest change in data and privacy in the last 20 years: GDPR. or you use software that does this on your behalf (Google Analytics, marketing automation, sales CRM), GDPR applies to you. What is GDPR? GDPR applies to you.

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Publicity Marketing Privacy Advertising 163

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Plus, shrinking advertising spends usually mean there’s a smaller news hole to compete for in your key traditional target media outlets. Extended reach: Bona fide, respected, independent media outlets carry a higher authority ranking with Google. Earned media can help you tap into that precious audience now.

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Automotive Media Mobile B2B 73

5W PR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There are different benchmarks for every channel, as well as for advertising, search engine optimization (SEO), and email. Social media platforms are getting more competitive for advertisers with each passing day; however, instead of stepping back, more and more marketers are joining in. Advertising Benchmarks. Email Benchmarks.

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Advertising Advertising Measurement Facebook 88