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Are Trade Shows still a Good Place for PR Launches?

Sword and the Script

That’s the number of pre-trade show pitches one blogger told me he had received in a side bar conversation last week. The blog is an industry staple, he’s plugged into the community and his name always winds up on industry conference media lists. A Traditional Case for Trade Show Launches.

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The Secret Weapon of B2B Marketing: How Influencers Drive Growth

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

When most people think about influencer marketing, they usually picture interactions between businesses and consumers. Business-to-consumer (B2C) influencer marketing tends to receive greater focus due to its potential for generating immediate sales.

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The Top Trends We Saw at Fancy Foods Show 2023

5W PR

Organized by the Specialty Food Association, the Fancy Food Show, is a highly anticipated trade show that brings together specialty food companies, buyers, and media outlets. Exhibitors have become more selective in their trade and marketing spending, realizing that passive strategies are no longer effective.

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Decoding Facebook’s Changes: 5 Ways PR Professionals Can Generate Reach and Impact in 2018

Business Wire

By Serena Ehrlich, Director of Social and Evolving Media, Business Wire In early 2018, Facebook announced a news feed update that dramatically changes how brands can engage with their communities and audiences within the Facebook platform. Look at the Instant Pot Community. This is an advice community. Implementation Tip!

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. Then, Sarah moved into a new role last year working in a media relations and influencer capacity, and we had the chance to work even more (we worked a trade show in Orlando together in the fall). And, she was doing it all at her very first trade show experience.

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Popcorn and a Movie: A Creative and Integrated B2B Marketing Campaign that Could Work in Any Vertical

Sword and the Script

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. That sea of sameness is how the Cindy Klein Roche , the CMO for Cybereason, describe the competitive landscape in cybersecurity during an interview with the Marketing Smarts podcast.

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The Basic Benefits and Drawbacks of Owned, Shared, Earned, and Paid Media

Sword and the Script

Understanding the unique characteristics of owned, shared, earned and paid media helps marketing and communications professionals consider how to weave these together to best execute an overall strategy A couple years ago, a startup founder and CEO approached me about PR and marketing consulting services.

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