Stern + Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2022

With an ongoing need for companies to cultivate trust with customers, building an executive’s social media presence is a critical way to communicate company values in a humanized and authentic way. Understand why creating a social media strategy is important for your brand and your executive.

Social Media 85

Social Media Strategy How To Media 85

Cision

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Outsell, a leading research and advisory firm, conducted independent research to determine how marketer’s attitudes about different media types have changed. They also set out to answer key questions marketers have about earned media. These questions include: Is earned media effective? Is Earned Media Effective?

Measurement 223

Measurement Media Financial Technology 223

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

What makes a brand “best in class” when it comes to social media marketing? Clients are constantly asking me what other companies are doing in terms of social media marketing best practices. Companies want to learn and get better at social media marketing–yes, even in 2021.

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Customer Service Social Media Marketing Media 158

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

It’s a crowded field to be sure, but it also offers an excellent, and even underused, opportunity for businesses to increase engagement with its community. Think of your community when podcasting instead of focusing solely on promotion. Don’t forget that engagement can also be measured. Image Credit: Pixabay. Host Live Events.

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Community Nonprofit Conference Social Media 206

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Now that we’re neck-deep into the age of social media, having a website isn’t even enough anymore. Yes, social media is that crucial to surviving our Facebook-posting, Instagram-storying, Live Tweeting, TikToking world. But first: What Exactly is Social Media Marketing? Think about it: more than 4.5

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Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2018

It may be summer, but #PRStudChat, sponsored by Spin Sucks, is focused on strategic communications all year round. In the spirit of learning, even when school is out, our community will gather for a Twitter chat on July 19th at 12:00 p.m. ET to discuss social media and getting into the strategic communications mindset.

Social Media 150

Social Media Communications Media Community 150

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 16, 2022

“I’m a social media team of one–how can I best manage all these different channels?” ” “Social media is just a small part of my overall job yet I’m asked to manage multiple social media channels!” They need community management. That sounds about right.

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Social Media Media Resources YouTube 128

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 30, 2020

For the last few years, I’ve been developing a “Social Media Trends” presentation in January that I’ve now given more than 20 times. While I don’t proclaim to be a trend-spotter, I do keep up with social media trends each week–mostly because I have to! For this blog.

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Social Media Trends Media Internal 139

Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 13, 2016

Jennifer Radke is co-owner and CEO of the National Institute for Social Media (NISM). Social media has changed the media landscape and consumers continue to drive their own communication deciding what, when and how they want to receive news and information and share with their friends.

Social Media 0

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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?

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Bringing you the latest in all things social media – from impending updates to privacy law changes, find it all in the round-up below. The comment will then be shown in a story alongside the original post – it’s all part of another step to increase engagement and community between creators and their followers.

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Instagram Social Media Privacy B2C 62

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

When it comes to generating leads, creating a community, and interacting with your customers, nothing tops social media. Social media is the perfect way to build exposure for your brand and increase traffic to your website, but how do you do that? Here’s a handy social media marketing checklist.

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Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Konnect Agency

JANUARY 17, 2020

The digital landscape changes almost daily, with new tools and utilities that add more ways to connect, track and maximize social media marketing performance. The overarching theme for brands heading into 2020: Rethinking what “success” looks like for social media marketing at large. Shopping on social media.

Social Media 87

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 87

NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Brands must be cognizant of their reputation, and the best way to do that is by using real-time media monitoring. . With so much noise in the digital sphere, real-time media monitoring (RTMM) brings a sense of clarity and allows brands to easily track their status online. But just how exactly can you measure brand reputation with RTMM?

Reputation 88

Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 88

Prohibition

JUNE 8, 2023

Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram have become powerful tools for content creators to showcase their video skills and engage with an online audience. Plan Your Content Plan content, stratetgise, video for social Before you hit record on your phone and start capturing visual content, take the time to plan and strategise.

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Video Social Media Instagram Media 62

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.” In the meantime, the rise of shared or social media complicated things further. Its own function?

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Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

5W PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Digital media has become an integral part of people’s lives, shaping how they’re able to communicate, entertain themselves, consumer information, and more. Between the captivating visuals of smartphones to the immersive worlds of VR, digital media has become a universe of its own, that’s brimming with possibilities.

Media 78

Media YouTube Transportation eBook 78

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 14, 2021

As we start the spring semester, I realized that it has officially been 10 years since I started teaching a social media class. Honestly, the time flew by and it seems like yesterday I came to UofL from my PhD at the University of Tennessee, where I was asked to create and execute a social media class. TEN YEARS?!

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Resources Creativity 88

Onclusive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

To effectively measure the impact of your campaigns, assess earned media coverage, and gain insights into content topics, you must rely on a range of PR metrics and data points. Now, there is no standard metric for PR. But, there is a common framework that can be applied to PR measurement and planning.

Measurement 195

Measurement Analysis Reputation SEO 195

Cision

JUNE 1, 2017

The only way a PESO model can give PR pros a seat at the executive table is to measure, measure, measure. Without measuring your PESO activities’ effectiveness, you don’t know where to focus. For each of the four media types, there are different metrics to track. Paid Media. Earned Media.

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Measurement Analytics Google Data 200

Cision

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Influence and influencers are frequent topics of discussion for marketers and communication professionals. We perceive social media platforms and other means of digital amplification as tools with incredible potential, yet we know very little about how effectively and by what mechanism influence occurs. Bonding Social Capital.

Social Media 120

Social Media How To Media LinkedIn 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing. Establishing community-engagement goals When businesses embrace a community focus , they can gain a variety of benefits. Nevertheless, effective community engagement won’t take the same shape for every company.

Community 91

Community How To Marketing Data 91

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Cision

APRIL 19, 2016

Bigger and better than ever, Social Media Marketing World 2016 didn’t disappoint on day one. Back-to-back sessions on social media, content marketing, customer service, employee advocacy and social tools hosted over 3,000 social media marketers from across the globe. Vitality of Social Media.

Social Media 0

Social Media Marketing Media Customer Service 0

The Proactive Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Technology has had a big impact on the media landscape and the practice of PR in the last 20 years. This is similar to the shift that occurred with the introduction of social media almost 20 years ago. And once again the PR community is wary of this new technology and hesitant to adopt it. Why should you embrace AI?

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PRSay

JUNE 26, 2016

Social media has changed the world of PR and it’s for the better. Social media is about people, however, the technology helps to facilitate the great interactions we experience. Social media helps you to gather intelligence and to become more intimate with your customers and other important stakeholders.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Infographics Community 113

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2019

A guest post by Seth Bridges, the founder and Head of Product and Marketing at Rival IQ , a social media analytics software company in Seattle, Washington. Overall, we found that social media engagement for brands across all industries remains highest on Instagram, with Facebook and Twitter following much further behind.

Social Media 70

Social Media Industry Report Nonprofit 70

Onclusive

JUNE 16, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of people who are actively trying to reduce their exposure to social media influencers, known as ‘ de-influencers ’. De-influencers are people who intentionally reduce their exposure to social media influencers or encourage others to do so.

How To 195

How To Consumer Social Media Community 195

Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How can organizations confidently take advantage of the benefits associated with modern technology while avoiding negative impacts on surrounding communities? Existing data science techniques cannot accurately understand key cultural nuances in language amongst predominantly communities of color.

Local 99

Local Community Ethics Education 99

Communications Conversations

JUNE 14, 2019

One question I’ve consistently heard from companies re: social media marketing over the last 10 years of consulting has simply been: What are other companies doing with their social media teams? Implied in that comment are the following sub-questions: Where do these social media teams sit in the organization?

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Resources Social Media Media Measurement 92

PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

8–10: Breaking Misconceptions About Communicating With Rural Americans. When PR professionals target people in poor, rural communities, relying on stereotypes and misconceptions often hinders their campaigns, said Deana Rachelle Haworth, M.A., 10, titled “ Rural Reach: Strategic Communication With Rural and Low Income Audiences.”

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Social Media Conference Media Corporate 119

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

The term “influencer” has become synonymous with consumer brands, lifestyle trends, and social media aesthetics. The effects of business-to-business influencer marketing are more challenging to measure as it predominantly enhances brand awareness and affinity.

B2B 93

B2B Marketing Measurement Social Media 93

Karen Freberg

MAY 11, 2020

Twitter Flight School has been around for a while now, but got an update with their latest features and areas in advertising, measurement, and content creation. HubSpot Social Media Certification (update). HubSpot Academy has updated their latest social media certification with new videos, areas of specialization, and topics.

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Education Social Media Media Resources 59

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 13, 2015

TEN YEARS of social media growth, experimentation and learning. Yet a significant number of businesses still aren’t investing energy in learning best practices and discovering how social can help them grow their business. You want to build a community by focusing on THEM, instead of you. Wow , right?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Facebook B2B 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Unlike other social media platforms, Threads makes it difficult to search for relevant conversations or even trends. In an urgent situation, access to trending topics and the ability to use hashtags can amplify the reach and impact of crisis communication efforts.

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B2B How To Instagram Reddit 170

Onclusive

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Today, I am excited to announce that Onclusive and The RepTrak Company have entered into a strategic partnership to combine the world’s leading reputation metrics with AI-powered media analytics. Over the last decade, Onclusive has built and maintained the largest earned media database in the business. Dan Beltramo, CEO, Onclusive.

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