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sparked: A new kind of social media training program

Communications Conversations

“Arik, I have a couple team members I need to train up when it comes to social media ad buying–where should I send them?” Sure, classes exist that cover social media and digital marketing at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Or, there are social media certificate programs.

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Social media is easier than PR

Stuart Bruce

While talking about recruiting I said that I’d always prefer to recruit a PR person as it was easier to teach a PR person social media than it was to teach a social media person PR. There are some brilliant lawyers who specialise in social media law, but first and foremost they are lawyers.

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Revisiting Social Media: Power, Performance and Planning

PR in High Definition

Is social media too powerful? I wondered if this is really what social networking meant? When our PR agency Firefly was born, I could not have imagined the mere existence of social media, let alone the impact it would have. Does social media actually have too much power and influence?

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Personal Versus Private in PR and Social Media

Cision

As digital and social media continue to blur the lines between an individual’s public and private lives, and we move forward in a world where the fusion of these two seems inevitable, it is crucial for all of us to understand the difference between what is private and what is personal, but public. That’s media training 101.

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Is organic social media engagement making a big comeback?

Communications Conversations

We’re constantly told that social media is now a pay-for-play environment. That’s the reality of social media marketing in 2017. In the last couple weeks, I’ve noticed a few stories in my feeds talking about an earned and organic social media comeback. Facebook Live video.

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Digital PR spend increases significantly, but still not enough investment in training

Stuart Bruce

Given that the report was commissioned by the PRCA it’s hard to know what to make of the finding that 45% of in-house respondents claim the majority of content for digital and social media activity comes from the PR and communications department, although this has dropped from 52%. What digital and social platforms do PR people use?

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PR Pitches & Podcasts: 5 Questions To Ask Before You Start

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Podcast producers are generally a scrappy bunch who’ve built an audience gradually through social media and word-of-mouth as opposed to conventional advertising. Before the pitch, it’s a good idea to listen to a few episodes, study the website and all social platforms and find ways to engage.

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