Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Brand shaming has become commonplace. I’ve developed each of these themes below.

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Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

5W PR

JULY 19, 2023

In the apparel industry, competition is fierce as multiple brands vie for consumer attention. To stand out in this crowded marketplace, brands must employ successful apparel marketing strategies that capture interest and leave a lasting impact. Start by defining the brand’s values, personality, and target audience.

Apparel 78

Apparel Industry Customer Service Pinterest 78

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? What’s not safe is ignoring social conversations, especially those related to your brand and category. Drew Neisser, Founder & CEO of Renegade. Absolutely. Yes and no.

Social Media 149

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Messaging & Positioning Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The integration of consumer insights not only drives innovation but also strengthens brand loyalty, fosters customer engagement, and establishes a competitive edge. Insight-driven innovation Customer feedback in product development serves as a wellspring of ideas and insights that can drive innovation.

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Consumer Strategy Case Study Survey 88

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important. Owned Media & Content Strategy. Internal Communications.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

The flipside of earned media is owned media: publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, Medium publication, and the like. A subset of corporate communications work, developing, documenting, and disseminating overarching corporate messaging is key to building a strong brand with a consistent message.

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Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

O ur daily mantra as inbound marketers: stay focused, and be passionate. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers.

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Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

Cision

MAY 10, 2016

Storytelling has changed. Your audience is accessing your brand story in new and different ways, and if you aren’t reaching them in the right way, they aren’t going to listen to you. Francis College, says transmedia storytelling is the path brands need to take. It’s all about brand charisma. Why is it important?

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. How content marketing leads to meaningful ROI. It turns out that advice is dead wrong.

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Content Marketing Marketing Strategy Consumer 105

5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2021

The old Chinese proverb says, “The tongue can paint what the eyes can’t see,” speaks volumes for what some experts are proclaiming as the next big tool for marketers – brand voice. Like the proverb, voice helps a brand stand out in a crowded field by giving it a distinct and unforgettable personality. Why should it Matter?

Tools 88

Tools Product Launch Guidelines Customer Service 88

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A s marketers, a failed campaign is our worst nightmare. But sadly, failed marketing attempts happen every day and everywhere. So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? The time is now to transform your marketing program. Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

” How do you message it, build it into your storytelling and news campaigns, yes, how to spin the sauce or slather it on for best results? It was an interesting marketing strategy from parent company American Chicle – whose other product was Chiclets. Secret Sauce Origin Story. But what is Retsyn? Sans Sauce. Not necessarily.

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How To Wikipedia Engineering Web 194

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Tech industry.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

PR 20/20

AUGUST 6, 2019

Editor’s Note: The Book Clubbin’ series recaps business and marketing related books read by the PR 20/20 team each quarter as part of the agency book club. Marketing is everywhere, whether you realize it or not. Although marketing has been around for ages, how have new consumer demands shifted the way we market?

Marketing 40

Marketing How To Customer Service Groups 40

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

McKinsey & Company gave marketing organizations a nudge in February when it published an article on its site titled: The dawn of marketing’s new golden age. In context, the management consulting firm says advances in technology are propelling marketing into a new era that is reminiscent of Madison Avenue’s glory days.

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Each month we’ll hear from c-suite level communicators and marketers as they discuss challenges and opportunities facing companies in an ever-changing business climate. Previously, Chris ran product marketing and go-to-market strategy for Oracle’s Marketing Cloud business. Chris welcome to the Earned Media Rising podcast.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

wiredPRworks

DECEMBER 22, 2016

What will be big in B2B marketing trends in 2017? SnapApp asked 73 top marketers to: List 3 trends B2B marketers can leverage to break through the noise in 2017? You can read all 219 B2B marketing trends here. Top 10 B2B Marketing Trends. Marketing automation. Interactive content and visual storytelling.

B2B 40

B2B Trends Marketing Customer Service 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. As communicators, we will be increasingly asked not only to create relationships and generate coverage for brands and organizations, but to build the kind of relationships that actually influence behavior, and do so in a transparent way.

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Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

Before you create any brand communication, you must ask yourself: Will my audience care? In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. What drew you to the field of public relations?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address. Take a second to slow down.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Customer Service Airlines 40

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Increased use of artificial intelligence in travel: AI is already being used in various aspects of travel, from chatbots for customer service to personalized recommendations for accommodations and activities. may not need to market themselves as the demand is already there.

Travel 40

Travel Tourism Airlines Hotels 40

The Resolution Blog

MAY 7, 2019

The reality is storytelling is definitely not a craft that AI can do just yet. But I think a lot of people who read a newspaper still want to hear the personality of a specific person, so I still think we’re about 50–10 years from seeing AI take over storytelling. Is machine learning going to take over the PR workflow? Definitely not.

Technology 120

Technology Analysis Data Tools 120

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

Breaking down silos between Paid, Earned & Owned media through continuous storytelling. In December 2009, Forrester defined what it called the three new media options for interactive marketers: “paid, earned and owned.” The new continuous storytelling cycle. We are all familiar now with the PESO model. Its own function?

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Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 1, 2016

You’re in a busy market, and not sure how to stand out from the crowd. What do you do when you don’t have the loudest voice, the biggest network or the most money to throw at marketing? Let’s discuss the best strategies to get noticed by the right audience for your brand. Commit to Customer Service.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Since graduate school, a question that has been in my mind is whether or not undergraduate PR education is teaching students the necessary skill- and knowledge-set to succeed in today’s job market. How can I improve my teaching to better train my students? What else should I be doing to help students excel?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

Last week’s post covered the trend of data-driven storytelling in PR. Data to power PR storytelling. Social monitoring and listening not only give us a heads up on customer service issues or negative PR, but they can illuminate industry trends and customer behavior. But where does the data come from?

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Storytelling Data Survey Financial 149

NewsWhip

JUNE 10, 2021

So as we think about the technical risks, quite frankly, it’s really any action that we take as a company that could impact our brand. So for us, risk is really about, how do we protect our brand in this landscape of any action you take could have an impact on us? It comes down to every customer service interaction.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Crisis Enterprise 78

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. In 2010, Michael Dubin used to work at Time Inc.,

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Karen Freberg

JUNE 14, 2018

We have to be content creators, storytellers, managers, crisis professionals, data analysts, disruptors, entrepreneurs, strategists, writers, researchers, community managers, customer service representatives, and experts in personal branding. We are expected to do everything under the sun it seems like.

Social Media 43

Social Media Media Community Sports 43

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As the virtual realm continues to expand, brands and PR professionals must adapt and harness the power of digital PR to effectively engage their audiences and build lasting relationships. Social media platforms, blogs, websites, and podcasts provide an unprecedented opportunity for brands to connect with their target audiences directly.

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Cision

MARCH 28, 2016

Traditional marketing functions are no longer set up to win. Brands that coordinate across business functions are more likely to achieve the success they need to achieve,” says Bernie Borges. Storytelling must come from real people, be relevant to the audience and leave the audience wanting to take some type of action, says Bernie.

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ReimaginePR

JULY 11, 2015

is part of your brand’s ecosystem. Customer Experience: Call it Customer Support, Customer Success or whatever else you want, if your customer service is lacking, nothing you say about yourself matters. Let your brand personality shine through. If you have failed your customer, own it.

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PR 20/20

MAY 23, 2017

We originally published a blog in 2015 listing 40+ inbound marketing resources. We’ve added even more to the list, so read below for an update with even more resources for marketers. As marketers, we spend hours researching the top trends and tactics to prove top-notch ROI and success. even a free marketing course).

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Resources Marketing SEO Engineering 53

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. PR practitioners have long helped clients amplify video content through social media promotion and earned media coverage, but they may be underusing video as branded content. It’s pure storytelling.

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Beyond PR

JANUARY 3, 2017

Storytelling. Content marketing may change its tactics as audiences tire of the existing ones, but telling a good company narrative will never go out of style. Imagine the stories the brand can tell around that. Even your customer service team needs to know the stories that you want to share with your customers.

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Company Storytelling Small Business eBook 72