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DEI Language, Please: A New Step in Corporate and Marketing Communications

Shift Communications

At a time when companies — both B2C and B2B — are being held more accountable for their actions, policies and statements than ever before, it is imperative for us as communicators to be more mindful of the words we choose. Words matter. Sentences sting. Enter DEI language.

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How to Fill Your Slow-Moving PR Pipeline Pitching Vertical Markets

Rock the Status Quo

Two words: vertical markets. Slow pipelines are an opportunity to think bigger with the publications we target, and with customized stories that fit our own needs but reach more niche markets. I’d explore what opportunities I can find with my client related to the new vertical or niche market. Let me give you an example.

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3 Fast Ways To Fill A Slow-Moving PR Pipeline & Keep Clients Happy

Rock the Status Quo

Branch out of your client’s industry and consider other online vertical market applications. No matter what kind of product or service a client provides, there is always a way it can be connected to other markets. Let’s use the example of a luxury residential real estate client. Who buys expensive homes?

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How to Use Your PR Coverage to Scale Your Startup

Victorious PR

Whether B2B or B2C, your business is only as good as your sales. For example, a startup will want to make sure its target clientele base has a reasonable opinion of it and trusts its marketing claims. How to Use Your PR Coverage to Scale Your Startup. No matter what sort of business you just started, you need clients.

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The 4-1-1 on the (Not So) New Marketing Trend: Influencer Marketing

Waxing UnLyrical

If you are a communications pro, I don’t need to tell you that influencer marketing is hot and could soon outpace traditional paid media spend. Everyone is jumping on the influencer marketing bandwagon because it’s all the rage, just like every other fly-by-night new trend. So, what is influencer marketing?

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Ebony Vaz

Solo PR Pro

Today, though, Ebony owns Above Promotions , a digital marketing and PR agency based in her native Tampa, Florida. Through Above Promotions, Ebony is able to combine her interests and has one key goal in mind: to be a leader in the market for implementing science and technology into storytelling and customer experiences.

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Transformational CSR: When a pro-bono client metamorphizes into a cultural change agent within an agency

Waxing UnLyrical

For creative marketing agencies, CSR often takes the form of pro-bono services. Ten years ago, our agency embarked on a journey that imprinted in our minds the impact we could make as strategic communicators and marketers. Sometimes, that pro-bono relationship can help transform an agency’s culture. It did for Strategic America (SA).

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