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What's to Like about Twitter's Rebrand

Mindful Marketing

Many have similarly berated Twitter’s unexpected rebranding, which won’t be as easy as the unappealing patio shade to retract, but are there actually things to like about “X”? Regardless the timing or the reason, to say the response to Twitter’s rebrand has been critical is certainly an understatement.

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PR Realities That Must be Mastered in the Digital Age

5W PR

Remember when, not that long ago, broadcast media was king, newspapers were holding their own, and the internet was a novelty? Digital Consumers are Driving Trends. Not that long ago, no one cared what was trending on Twitter. Direct to Consumer PR as Advertising. We’re way past all that.

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What Lies Ahead for Public Relations in 2018?

PRSay

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. In 2018, discussions about the future for PR and communications pros will likely include the topic of robots.

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"Gee, Beav, Isn't PR Just Like Advertising?"

Bad Pitch Blog

When I say I am working with a newspaper reporter on story, they ask me why my clients don’t just advertise in the publication because: ”PR and advertising are the same, right?” Many share this misconception because advertisements are familiar to them and PR is not. This lesson took time to drive home. That’s power.

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Lin Pophal on the Evolving Role and Field of PR

Flack's Revenge

It’s interesting to me that the digital world is still very different than the traditional when it comes to revealing what is “advertising” and what is “news.” ” Run an ad in a newspaper and it needs to be labeled as an ad. And, in fact, I think the bar is being raised here.

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Media 102? A brief update to media 101

PR in High Definition

They’re the main players that make up the journalist line-up that you’ll find in every national newspaper in the UK today. The gig economy as a whole has boomed in the UK in recent years and the media has benefited from this; the number of freelancers contributing to newspapers and magazines feels at an all-time high. News been framed!

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

Sword and the Script

Advertising is a distant third. She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. Most reporters are on Twitter If you work in PR and have responsibility for media relations , then you have in a sense, a professional obligation to be on Twitter.

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