Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sure, Facebook’s troubles have been front and center. And it’s not just about Facebook or even social media. interestingly, this Digiday articles says Facebook advertisers are staying the course ). Trust in social media and journalism are at an all-time low. I was not sure what to expect.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 12, 2022

It covers business models, audience strategies, journalism practice, regulation, and future technologies. Three-quarters (75%) of respondents say they are confident about their company’s prospects for 2022, though fewer (60%) say the same about the future of journalism.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This week, the News Media Association (NMA) wrote to ministers to say that it is becoming “increasingly difficult” to fund quality journalism, and the diversion of advertising revenues is to blame. Marketing spend going to the likes of Facebook and Google doesn’t cease to increase whilst newspaper advertising revenue plummets.

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Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com Media coverage abounds related to last week’s 2015 F8 Developer Conference – an event for app developers put on by Facebook. Facebook native video. PLUS Facebook reach (minimal as it might be). PLUS Facebook reach (minimal as it might be). Read on for the dets! Fun, right?

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Instagram carousels lack the quick, “get to the point” advertising that so many want to see. Instagram Reels are short videos within the Instagram platform that offer brands the same quick advertising format that TikTok offers. Facebook Reels are primarily occupied by influencers pushing their accounts for more views.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

After you have built your initial campaign and chosen the messaging to use on your site, social pages, paid advertising and content marketing, it’s up to the PR team (or whoever is wearing that hat) to amplify your message with press coverage. Tools like Google Trends can help you keep track of the progress you’re making during outreach.

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Publicity Marketing Pitching Google 100

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 14, 2020

A perfect storm of distribution and falling advertising revenue is a blow to the newsprint business after two decades of battling the shift from print to digital. Advertisers have pulled campaigns, either because businesses have themselves been impacted by the crisis, or they simply didn’t want their brand appearing alongside COVID-19 news.

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Print Newspapers Crisis Local 102

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

Advertising-supported media has been affected by widespread job cuts including around a dozen people at digital-born BuzzFeed. This is the story that has played out over the past two decades as advertising revenues have shifted from print to online. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market.

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Print Media Newspapers Local 115

Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

I am not actively pushing Facebook targeting campaigns right now (most of our clients are in the B2B tech space, so Facebook is less important anyway). Despite all of the controversy around Facebook this year, usage levels are still extraordinarily high and marketers are still finding it to be a very effective advertising channel.

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How To Facebook Social Media Advertising 159

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 10, 2019

A Facebook backlash, robot journalism, audio and slow news, are all among news trends spotlighted in a report published by the Reuters Institute. The Digital News Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published its Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions for 2019.

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Cision

JANUARY 17, 2018

Instead of “pivoting” like a startup towards new forms of advertising, or new storytelling formats like video, they should be pivoting back to the one thing that really matters — their readers. Like, if this thing is going to change the world, how might it change a really simple business—like journalism?

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Pitching Journalism Construction Writing 215

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Facebook has been struggling since its IPO in May. Facebook was not initially built to monetize; it was built to go viral. The company is betting on huge advertising growth in the next five years, and many people, including myself, are skeptical. Guest post by Kate Endress. Cutting through the crap. Networking. The bottom line.

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Facebook Mobile Google Viral 102

5W PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

An analysis of more than 22 million posts from over 56,000 business sites identified some revealing industry benchmarks on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter. What it found is that Instagram appeared to be the rising star among advertisers in 2020. In spite of Facebook’s enormous popularity, the study reported that the platform’s.26%

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Social Media Healthcare Brand Branding 88

Flatiron Communications

JULY 16, 2015

Reynolds Journalism Institute and hosted by the Ford Foundation. Can media consumers tell the difference between quality journalism and biased, mistake-prone reporting? Is sponsored content/native advertising the holy grail that will sustain news organizations? Who can one trust?

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Journalism Media Advertising Advertising 28

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Is this a sign of the future of PR (and journalism)? 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.” I definitely think that it is. Is there the potential for conflict?

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Today, it’s hard to find a journalist who’s not simultaneously drafting a story, recording clips for the audio version and shooting video or photos for Facebook. However, smart organizations will continue to advertise and to engage in media relations, despite a downturn in the economy. Reevaluating Twitter.

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Trends Pitching Twitter Nonprofit 114

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Like many in PR, advertising, and journalism, I was relieved when Google and Facebook announced they would ban “fake news” sites from using use their ad services. The move still won’t stop the patently fake stories in my Facebook stream, but it’s a start.

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Publicity Storytelling Journalism Viral 120

Cision

APRIL 4, 2016

We have three to five distinct peer groups on Facebook (plus oftentimes our mom), and we consider how the content that we post will be received by the people we are connected with online. However, for utilitarian purchases socially-transmitted content is as effective as unsolicited or incentivized advertising to elicit a positive response.

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Viral Journalism Advertising Advertising 120

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , Indecision Political Humor , The Daily Show on Facebook. Last night the Daily Show reported that the Chinese government is clamping down on a journalism scourge that confuses citizens and can poison their minds – namely wordplay, that’s right, puns. The Daily Show.

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Government Viral Journalism LinkedIn 196

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. As the Wall Street Journal reported , many of these wasteful ads ended up on sites with fake web traffic and views from bots that pumped up conversion metrics. percent in 2017, hitting $83 billion.”

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Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

PRSay

MAY 8, 2020

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. Advertisers are flocking to bigger names like Google and Facebook, which may permanently change the news landscape. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge.

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Skype Media Interviews Advertising 176

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When it comes to the transformation of the public relations industry, Google, Facebook, and Twitter always receive the revolutionizing praise. From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention.

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How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Prohibition

MARCH 29, 2021

Within the space of 28 days, we’ve seen some major social media updates, witnessed Facebook and the Australian media wage the worlds shortest war and our channels were also graced with the gross combination that was Heinz baked beans on Weetabix – and of course the wildly hilarious responses that brands fired back with.

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Social Media Trends Media Instagram 62

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

But, then I got to thinking: These trends can and should inspire social content marketers as you think about what kinds of visuals to use this year in your posts on Facebook, Insta, LinkedIn and other platforms. You’re definitely going to see more companies featuring diversity in their people images in 2021–mostly in advertising.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Facebook [link]. Barbara Rozgonyi on Facebook. Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. Instagram [link]. wiredPRworks.

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Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Cision

JUNE 29, 2017

Paid media will make that data easily available otherwise you will take your advertising dollars elsewhere. But, if the Wall Street Journal mentions your brand, what is that worth? Owned media is easy to report on, you own the channels and that data should easily be available to you. Who saw it? What did they do after they read it?

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. Artificial intelligence also has the potential to revolutionize journalism. the blink-and-you-miss-it nature of Snapchat).

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Publicity Social Media Television Measurement 162

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Full report: The Effects of Traditional and Social Earned Media on Sales: A Study of a Microlending Marketplace (2012) published in the Journal of Marketing Research by Andrew T. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness. It’s not a matter of PR being better than advertising, they each have their own benefits and drawbacks.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Podcasting is back in vogue, using LinkedIn effectively, Tortoise slow journalism project, Netflix Fyre documentary, unreasonable briefs, a new AI marketing book and dates for PRFest. Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor.

Viral 68

Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Growth of independent journalism. “We government will finally get serious about the social media monopolies and start by breaking up Meta/Facebook, Google, etc. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ Social media breakup.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics.

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Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 76

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 13, 2015

Twitter made a number of advertising product (or inventory) announcements recently including a plan to sell ads on other websites. Facebook has essentially invoked the (dubious) traditional advertising model. Facebook on the other hand is inviting deserved scrutiny among marketers as to the value of their advertising products.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

According to Nielsen’s Global Trust in Advertising study , consumers trust earned media and recommendations from friends and family more than any other source. Facebook, Twitter and most other social networks offer a wealth of free analytics. Bell holds a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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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. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. She always improves my work. That’s thanks to you. Happy New Year.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Cision

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We don’t have budget for software or social media advertising…or anything else that might cost $20 or more. I know how great it feels when someone stops you on the street to say they saw your profile in the local business journal. We Don’t Have Budget for Software or Social Media Advertising.

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How To Software Analytics Google 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A Facebook marketer may know Mari Smith or George Takei, but be less familiar with a YouTube influencer like PewDiePie or the DudeAwesome crew, or a Vine influencer like Jerry Purpdrank. . “At the top of the funnel are social channels—most notably, Facebook and Twitter—that function in much the same way as a broadcast medium.

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Marketing Groups Journalism Social Media 120

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

Advertising Age Online. Search Engine Journal. With Facebook Live, Instagram and Snapchat Stories, Periscope, Youtube Now, and LinkedIn’s new video feature, the atomic unit of marketing is moving toward live, real-time, documentary-style video. Advertising Week. Search Engine Land. Social Media Examiner. DigitalMarketer.

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