Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Facebook has reportedly been rewarding video on its platform recently. In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. but I can’t think of a more incongruent reason to use video than an attempt to satisfy whatever Facebook supposedly wants.

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Business Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

By Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire In early 2018, Facebook announced a news feed update that dramatically changes how brands can engage with their communities and audiences within the Facebook platform. However, there are still ways brands can get their content into the Facebook newsfeed.

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Polaris

MARCH 16, 2016

Last month, Facebook announced a new feature—automated video captions. The company’s employees have been hard at work transcribing 50,000 video ads to train the new captioning tool to be as accurate as possible. It’s not difficult to guess why Facebook considers captions important. Many advertisers don’t bother.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Communications Conversations

MAY 26, 2022

If you’re like most brands, it’s probably spend in content creation and ads. Or, what about advertising. My guess, content creation and advertising probably take up at least 75% of our time as social media marketers. Clearly, many brands are minimizing community management as well. Sometimes 5-7 hours.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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ISEBOX

MAY 16, 2016

So when a user posts some nice comments on Facebook about how his health improved after using an ABC-manufactured diabetes drug. Specifically, as part of agency’s “postmarketing reporting requirements,” drug firms must submit all marketing materials at the time of initial dissemination and/or publication of the advertisement.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. In July, Cooper and I connected over Zoom to talk content strategy, Facebook boycotts, first-party data, and why brands need to take a stand and back up their words with action.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Facebook posts would have hundreds of comments with active conversations happening in the threads. Brands focused on using social to sell. Advertising has taken over. In other words, brands aren’t seeing as many comments and shares as they would like. 3: In many cases, brands aren’t even engaging back!

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

However, earned media can be amplified in numerous ways, including company newsletters, email campaigns, corporate social media channels, employee advocacy programs, etc. They will also have experience trafficking advertising — especially targeting media, which is an element of amplifying earned media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2012

This post will depress all the Facebook Ninjas who’ve drunk the Facebook Koolaid. One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. But their Facebook Page has just 23 fans so far. Three of those are my two Facebook accounts, and the third is that of my partner.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

That came out in spades in a recent Sprout Social report which found that millennials ranked brands–not politicians, surprisingly–as the number one group they’d like to see be more transparent. What’s more, the study found 55% of respondents said brands are only “somewhat transparent” on social channels.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 4, 2016

The Skimm only has 15 full-time employees, so the Skimmbassadors have been a HUGE part of publisher’s success over the last couple years. The Skimmbassador Program may be the best example I’ve seen of an employee social advocacy program. Brand lesson : Never underestimate the power of free stuff. By word of mouth.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Too many brands still operate in output-only mode and then wonder why no one has noticed. You need to have a way of activating stakeholders on social media, like employees, because their efforts are likely to go further and advance a brand’s efforts. Is Facebook still a good place to invest in social media marketing?

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” That means that the people you come in contact with – in person or online – will already know who you are and have an affinity for your brand. All these actions are PR functions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Employee advocacy can help you make that possible. All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. What does “employee advocacy” mean anyway?

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5W PR

AUGUST 22, 2017

Social media has grown from a simple place to connect friends and family to a marketplace for brands of all sizes. Various social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have allowed brands to reach consumers through engaging content, low-cost advertising and influencer partnerships.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once upon a time, businesses hopped on social channels to amp up their brand presence and chat with customers. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. Shoppers can connect with brands, explore, and buy the products all in one place.

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Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For starters, there’s this trend line: Then, you look at the huge growth in Facebook Messenger over the last few years: And then you see this insane growth curve for WhatsApp: Clearly, private messaging is taking off as a primary way for people to communicate on their phones (and, to an extent, online in general).

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 15, 2016

Research why your original brand didn’t fit the audience, and use that to inform your rebranding strategy. After you’ve researched and brainstormed, come up with a solid plan for how you’re going to unveil your new brand. Develop a strong brand identity. Galvanize Your Employees Behind Your Rebrand. Click Here.

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Shift Communications

MAY 10, 2022

Brands today are built on social, but social media marketing has never been more cut-throat. We cover Facebook, Instagram , Twitter, LinkedIn , and now Pinterest, YouTube and TikTok marketing strategy. Its user base is no match for Facebook or Instagram. Like Facebook, closed captions are a necessary feature.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Facebook dodges blame. Facebook’s response to the recent data privacy controversy was immediate – so immediate that it happened the day before the scandal broke. Five crisis PR first responses.

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Crisis Privacy Airlines Facebook 136

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

Key services: Strategy and Organizational Culture Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Branding Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Data Analysis and Future Scenarios Crisis Communications Top Advice for Foreign Companies Navigating Media and Communications Environment in Finland 1. million users Facebook : 3.59

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Maxim Behar

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Sometimes I still hear, "Please, manage our PR activities, but don't touch our Facebook and Instagram pages, because my secretary is managing them perfectly." Making decisions on behalf of our clients, we become part of the brand management team. Otherwise, you will just advertise an empty space.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

They want to know why a company exists and what its brand stands for. How are its employees treated? I’m not talking about a social media upvote or a Facebook “like.” ” True fanship is a passion, and it can bond you, both to a brand and to fellow fans, like nothing else. What does it value?

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Redundancies, business transformation, remote working, and juggling work with homeschooling, has seen many employees swap their agency or in-house jobs for the freelance world or even take career breaks. However, with COVID-19 affecting advertising revenue – in a November report, WARC predicted that 2020 global ad spend would fall 10.2%

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Presspage

MARCH 13, 2018

In January, the social media platform announced it was making branded posts less prominent in users’ news feeds, dramatically decreasing organizations’ already struggling reach. He says: The brand managers who are best at their jobs are data driven from the start.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Brand shaming has become commonplace. It is almost a sport on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Twitter has recognised that brand trolling has become such an issue that it is rolling out moderation tools.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I appreciate your comments by email, Facebook and Twitter. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. It is firmly on the agenda of industry bodies and progressive organisations are talking steps to address it for employees. What we do 5.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

They] launched Certs in 1956, and used the word Retsyn in all its advertising for years. While several recipes, each purporting to be the authentic formula, have been published, the company maintains that the actual formula remains a secret, known only to a very few select (and anonymous) employees. Secret Sauce in IT. Not necessarily.

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PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Another word for paid media is advertising. You write and publish whatever content you want on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Reputation and Brand Management. Reputation and brand management are part of your crisis communications plan because they involve the public’s perception of you. Earned Media.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

However, according to Pew Research Center , 65 percent of people who earn less than $30,000 are Facebook users. “If The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis. Don’t fire an employee and then leave them in control of the Twitter account,” said Regina Luttrell, Ph.D.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Facebook Advertising on a Small Budget. Why: Developing a budget for Facebook Ads is daunting to most small businesses. Why: How can you find the right influencers to accelerate brand awareness, lead generation, and conversions? How Does A Brand Build Loyalty? Who Are Micro Influencers and Do We Need Them?

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