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Brand conversations during COVID-19

Stephen Waddington

Organisations typically have one of two responses to a crisis: they either go silent or they over communicate. You’ll have observed examples for yourself during the COVID-19 crisis. The best responses are rooted in listening, engaging and providing support to customers. Consumers have access to the same media and channels.

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F8 Update: Two Upcoming Facebook Changes PR Pros Should Care About

Rock the Status Quo

” “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.

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5 Common Misperceptions of Social Customers

Cision

This trend isn’t particularly surprising, but it gives the Friday after Thanksgiving a bit of an identity crisis. It also presents businesses a conundrum: the need to reach and convert online consumers has accelerated, yet much belief about digital and social customers is counter-intuitive. Conclusion.

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The Top PR Trends For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

That may be changing in the near future, particularly as content marketing has reached a saturation point.The Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi predicts a resurgence of print content led by brands and points to Airbnb, which recently launched a print magazine with Hearst.

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Why Do-It-Yourself Public Relations Is An Urban Legend

Polaris

And if your business is faced with an issue, one misstep could turn it into a full-blown crisis that threatens your organization’s very existence. Media relations is time consuming. Have you considered an interesting visual that will appeal to broadcast and print outlets alike? PR professionals have news judgement.?

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This Twitter Ad Shows Us Why Social Media Advertising Needs Cross-Functional Teams Empowered with Compassion and Humanity

Sword and the Script

You just never had to worry about this sort of thing, at this scale, in a world of print ads and billboards. For example, bring your PR and customer service teams into the advertising planning process. Part of the reason people lose their minds about customer service on social media is pure frustration.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

If you work in issues and crisis it can be especially acute. The web was the most significant shift in publishing since the invention of the printing press in the 15th Century. These devices have provided the means for consumers to connect to the internet wherever and whenever. PR can be a stressful occupation.