ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We associate social media platforms with splashy consumer campaigns, but social is increasingly important in B2B public relations. According to an IDC study , 75% of B2B buyers and 84% of C-level/vice president executives use social media to make purchasing decisions. Journalists use social media, too.

B2B 170

B2B Social Media Media Education 170

Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

With the social media landscape ever-changing, there are always different updates and trends emerging that social media managers need to be mindful of. If you prefer a quick video to learn for the latest social media trends here are the highlights from our latest webinar.

Instagram 62

Instagram Social Media Trends Media 62

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Today’s reliance on social media platforms to search and shop by all generations continues to shine a light on every social media marketing phase. Accountability is the final reason for employing a social media approval process. Social media campaigns are usually time-sensitive. Optimization.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Case Study Construction 88

Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

Five Key Steps to Introducing Your Consumer Brand to a New Social Media Platform. In a digital world, use of social media is no longer optional. Having a social media strategy can boost your brand and expand your market, but that doesn’t all happen overnight.

Social Media 52

Social Media Consumer Brand Branding 52

Critical Mention

MARCH 15, 2019

In fact, in 2018, Statista stated that 54 percent of all consumers now browse social media on a mobile device at least once a day. This makes it critical to optimize your social media marketing strategy to be mobile-friendly to engage these consumers. Make your Facebook page mobile-friendly.

Mobile 109

Mobile Social Media Marketing Media 109

Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

Crisis Management 118

Crisis Management Social Media Crisis Media 118

5W PR

MAY 10, 2023

Creating a positive experience throughout the customer journey is crucial for building long-lasting customer relationships. Offering Exceptional Customer Service Exceptional customer service is crucial for building customer loyalty for baby brands.

Brand 88

Brand Branding Customer Service Guidelines 88

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Thank you to everyone who sent me feedback on my essay on the future of PR via email or social media. There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism is only possible because brands don’t listen.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Social Media Internal International 78

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, I shared my news that I’ll be teaching social media at the University of St. Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. They had to be younger than 30.

Social Media 128

Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

5W PR

MAY 3, 2021

As communities and people return to a new normal, brand authenticity will be as important as it was during the pandemic, if not higher. If anything increased significantly during the pandemic, it was consumer interest in brand trust. Like superb customer service, inspiring content can keep customers returning.

Brand 88

Brand Branding Customer Service Consumer 88

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 19, 2013

Another great resource or ally can come from working with a trusted research firm that can help you “uncover the hidden patterns of understanding that undermine citizen action,” as the Topos Partnership has done for a variety of communities in at least seven different sectors. The changing narrative. apologies, Shonali!).

Community 95

Community Communications Case Study Customer Service 95

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 2, 2021

And, given the changes in: consumer behaviors, platforms and content, social media marketers would be wise to take this chance to truly evaluate their strategies and approaches. However, this big swing toward using social media to sell and drive leads isn’t typically the most effective use of social media tools.

Strategy 106

Strategy B2C B2B Resources 106

Shift Communications

APRIL 8, 2015

Today’s consumer has more power than ever before. Tools like social media have enabled everyone to have a louder voice in regards to customer service and brand experiences. Engagement takes many shapes – whether it’s through your website, email marketing, social media, forums or beyond.

Healthcare 60

Healthcare Consumer Customer Service Social Media 60

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Far from just managing a digital Rolodex, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Owned Media/Content Strategy. communications for Bayer Corporation, explains more in this Forbes article outlining internal communications best practices.

Media Training 397

Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The one thing you can rely on in Social Media is that there will be change. The major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) have been fairly stable for the past five or six years. It doesn’t create social media stars and their advertising is not producing as much revenue as other networks. Gini Dietrcih.

Twitter 235

Twitter Customer Service Web Facebook 235

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2017

But practice is broadening to include new forms of media including influencer relations, social media, community engagement and messaging. The internet has disintermediated every business that it has touched since the launch of consumer and mobile broadband in the noughties. Media change. Media relations.

Publicity 119

Publicity Customer Service Community Internal 119

5W PR

JUNE 15, 2020

Brands need to have a vibrant and active social media presence today. However, being on social media comes with both benefits and dangers. The latter includes direct, continual contact with fans and customers. That’s just a fact of doing business in the modern world. Or it could be some or all of these.

Crisis 113

Crisis Digital PR Retail Reputation 113

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

Data for the US shows that consumers spend an average of 5.6 The integration of paid, social and earned is also a driver. #5 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. Measuring the return on investment on social media activity continue to be cited as a challenge by organisations. 9 Talk to me.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

How to Build & Evangelize Your Community With Word-of-Mouth Marketing. How can you build a community online and off? 10 Tips to Activate Employees on Social Media. To tap into this market, brands need to empower internal supporters and stakeholders to join the conversation on social media. White Paper.

Marketing 120

Marketing Customer Service Employee Mobile 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

B2B public relations is widely perceived as the nerdy cousin to consumer PR’s popular girl. Having already noted what B2B PR people can learn from their colleagues who run consumer brand accounts, I think the reverse is also true. The same trend is happening in consumer sectors, thanks to social media.

B2C 120

B2C B2B Software Consumer 120

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 23, 2015

What is the difference between a brand ambassadors, brand advocates and just an online community? Communities are a collection of people passionate about something, who are gathered into a social media community around that passion. It can be an industry, a career field, a product or service or just an idea.

Brand 100

Brand Branding Community Wikipedia 100

Cision

AUGUST 2, 2016

Your sales and customer service teams, as well as other key members of your organization, should be involved in your content distribution process. Include pre-crafted social messaging, hashtags and tracked links to make it easy. Use paid media. In fact, 92 percent of consumers trust their peers over brands.

Internal 120

Internal International Customer Service Pitching 120

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Over the past few years, there has been a significant advancement in social media marketing. These days, customer acquisition, retargeting, retention, and support are all being carried out through social media channels across the whole consumer experience. Hence, the popularity of paid social.

Advertising 62

Advertising Advertising Social Media Strategy 62

Konnect Agency

APRIL 1, 2021

This way when you’re reaching out to business, lifestyle or consumer media, the message is always easy to find and a quick “pull and drop” from the pitch to the published story. Media relations isn’t the only opportunity to drive the mission of the brand – open it up bit! Next, there’s ‘brand profile’ outreach. Partnerships!

Brand 59

Brand Branding How To Consumer 59

Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 30, 2015

” “People will be able to have personal conversations with companies – specifically, customer service representatives – and be able to make requests, ask questions and get quick responses in an ongoing thread.” It could help customers by saving them a few mouse clicks. ” Okay. Time will tell.

Facebook 100

Facebook Customer Service YouTube Crisis Management 100

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 21, 2018

It can be crucial to the initial and continuing success of a business, but also crippling if you don’t commit to it and give consumers exactly what they want. Consumers are more intrigued by the concept of HQ Trivia, rather than the brand itself and frankly, the game became more of a trend than a sustainable brand.

Brand 54

Brand Branding Trends Social Media 54

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Among the findings, about one-third (34%) of the 527 respondents say their media budget goes toward earned media, which up from 26% from the same survey last year. Buyers on AWS Data Exchange will not be the quintessential PR customer Meltwater usually serves. So, take the investment community for example.

Data 87

Data Enterprise Survey Instagram 87

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

First, the ease with which disinformation can be created and spread via social media has huge implications for public engagement and discourse in society. Second, structural issues in the mainstream media as it continues to transform to digital should be a concern for all practitioners. She always improves my work.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is completely transforming how we consume media. With the social media landscape undergoing a fascinating transformation, we’re seeing the changes happen in real time. However, AI generated content on social media is a double-edged sword.

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Media Guidelines 62

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Dentsu recently came out with a survey regarding consumers’ summer travel plans. 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.

Travel 40

Travel Tourism Airlines Hotels 40

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

It is interesting to note that social media has not yet entered mainstream PR curricula. Among programs that do incorporate digital training, social media is typically listed as an elective. However, as student Kyle Wallace pinpointed, “Social media should really be a core in every program!

Education 150

Education Training Course Social Media 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

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. Thought leadership is relevant not just to B2B organizations, but to consumer product companies.

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Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 15, 2011

Consumers value personal, truthful conversation from companies. Someone who is going to cover your business in a façade will not engage your community on the same level as a trust agent speaking his/her mind. As a cable company, Comcast is notorious for poor customer service. Take @Comcastcares for example.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Customer Service Corporate 78

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Marketing technologies are vast ( see Scott Brinker’s Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic (2020): Martech 5000 ), ranging from email solutions to social media management tools to best-in-breed marketing automation tools. This way, you can best target, communicate and serve up the most relevant content to each vertical.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 13, 2017

I’ve transitioned from a more traditional senior PR specialist role to a senior PR specialist for digital and social engagement. It also allows me to focus a lot more of my time on our social media capabilities, which has been just a portion of my role in the past. We have to be human with our social media followers.

Insurance 60

Insurance Insurance Social Media Corporate 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Avid podcast listeners consume an average of five a week – listening for four hours and 10 minutes (chart nearby used with permission by The Marketing Companion ). For marketers, the growth in audio content means adjusting strategy to make it easier for consumers to find exactly what they’re looking for via voice.”.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Relentless focus on the customer .

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187