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Reaching Your Audience: Which Online Marketing and Advertising Tactics Actually Work?

Buzzstream

We decided we wanted to pit a few advertising/marketing approaches against each other. While 7 in 10 people would rather watch a 30-second advertisement than give away their email address, 88% would do the same if asked to provide their phone number. . 40% of people say they won’t pay for ad-free journalism. Would You Rather?

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REI’s Uncommon Path a rare brand journalism home run

Communications Conversations

Brand journalism, as a concept, hasn’t exactly had a great run. Casper’s vaunted “Van Winkles” brand journalism effort lasted just more than a year. Verizon shuttered its foray into brand journalism (Sugarstring) after JUST ONE MONTH! There’s a long line brand journalism fails.

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Instagram Announces ‘Stories’ Ads, Business Analytics

PRSay

Brand managers looking to reach consumers online—especially elusive younger crowds—are turning to apps such as Instagram. Instagram stories have grown to 150 million users (from 100 million) in the last few months, and engagement numbers are high. In fact, one in five stories on Instagram gets a direct message from its viewers.

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A brief guide to short-form video for brands

NewsWhip

Instagram carousels lack the quick, “get to the point” advertising that so many want to see. Instagram Reels After seeing TikTok’s massive success, Instagram launched a similar concept in August of 2020. Their Reel options are similar to that of Instagram, albeit less popular. Data backs it up.

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Social Media Benchmarks – How Does the Brand Stack Up?

5W PR

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. Instagram, on the other hand, saw declines in only eight of the 35 industries.

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What’s Trending for 2023?

PRSay

Is it time to invest more of your communications resources into content on Instagram or LinkedIn? However, smart organizations will continue to advertise and to engage in media relations, despite a downturn in the economy. From the obvious to the subtle, here are some trends for PR practitioners to watch in the months ahead.

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How to Social in 2019: Experts Share their Views

Flack's Revenge

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. But it is 100% pay-to-play; and if I can get the same if not greater engagement organically on Instagram, why even bother with Facebook? Neal: Absolutely!

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