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Customer Service Is The “New” PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The incident didn’t get a lot of attention, but you can bet it mattered to the people who count – the local community. Good PR and great customer service have never been more intertwined. A business can spend millions on brand reputation and community service. It can employ high-powered PR agencies.

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How Social Media Drives B2B PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

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.

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How Public Relations And Customer Relations Can Work Together

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Good customer service and good public relations have never been more aligned. A company can spend millions on a brand reputation campaign, use high-powered PR agencies, and reap the benefits of CEO thought leadership, but if unhappy customers hit a brick wall instead of help, those investments may be squandered.

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LinkedIn Social Selling for MDRT Financial Services and Insurance Pros

wiredPRworks

I'm excited to present LinkedIn social selling marketing strategies for financial services and insurance pros at MDRT's annual conference in Vancouver!! My ties to the life insurance and financial services industry run deep – going back to being a national sales trainer for a life insurance company.

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The “social CEO”: How AmFam’s Jack Salzwedel manages his social media profiles

Communications Conversations

It was part of a larger discussion about CEOs and how they tackle social networks from a content perspective. As part of that research, I stumbled on American Family Insurance CEO, Jack Salzwedel. Coincidentally, over the years, I’d met Tom Buchheim , executive social media advisor at AmFam. Be approachable.

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8 Ways to Differentiate Your Brand on Twitter in 2016

Cision

That said, Twitter is a social platform that is uniquely positioned for: Customer-initiated social care (customer service). Despite its flaws, Twitter can be a very helpful social network for most businesses, but many brands don’t use it to its fullest potential. Direct influencer-outreach.

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PR Rock Stars: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota’s Laura Kaslow

Communications Conversations

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.