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3 PR Takes On YouTube’s Brand Safety Scandal

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In the wake of the scandal, some of YouTube’s biggest advertisers , including Disney and AT&T, have pulled the plug on their ad spend – at least for now. The frequency of the scandals created notable hesitation among advertisers and marketers. At the end of the day, YouTube’s audience is too big for advertisers to ignore.

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

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Though I do my best to keep tabs on news from PR technology providers for these roundups, I occasionally I miss one. For a size comparison, Cision reported $730 million in revenue with a net loss of $24.4 Onclusive appointed Patrick Liang as chief technology officer; Liang is a company co-founder. Or thereabouts. year-over-year.

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Writing The Killer PR Plan

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The beauty of public relations, in comparison to traditional advertising and even some forms of direct marketing, is that it is built for flexibility. Ask yourself if your PR plan meshes with other marketing and communications plans including advertising and direct marketing. Make it flexible. Eliminate risk where you can.

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A CRM with Real Analytics for Public Relations, M&A Report, Geoffrey Moore on PR Technology; PR Tech Sum: Propel, Burton-Taylor, Cision, Edelman and Onclusive

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And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. It’s a classic must-read among technology types because it’s a road map for bridging the gap between early adopters – and the mainstream market in the early majority. By comparison, WeWork is valued at $44 billion. 1) Israeli vendor builds CRM tool for PR.

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Amid the Rapid Pace of Change, These 5 Fundamentals of PR are Still Essential

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Almost all of them reported something new – new roles, new responsibilities, new technology, new, new, new. In technology, the classic comparison of Salesforce to Oracle is an iconic example. It used to be we had three choices: Rent a medium with advertising; Earn coverage in a medium by being useful; or.

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Top PR Takeaways For The Year

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We know they are rare in comparison and that is what makes them so important to acknowledge. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. Technology means continuous learning. Video is never, ever going away. PR firms expand service offerings.

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5 PR-Friendly Brands For 2018

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These include moves to integrate the technology into vehicles, with BMW and Ford , opting to add Alexa, for example. There’s also a push to make the technologies a bigger part of the workplace, with Microsoft, Google and Amazon revving up business services. And there are many improvements planned for each in the coming year.

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