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AP Style: How relevant is it in 2019?

Communications Conversations

People now spend only 11 minutes a day consuming newspaper media, and 9 minutes a day consuming magazine media. Meanwhile, they spend 6 hours and 35 minutes a day consuming digital media. Let’s analyze three big behavior shifts: Media consumption behaviors have shifted. Posts from friends (full of typos and poor grammar).

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Doug Levy

Solo PR Pro

He grew up in a family of avid news consumers — rifling through the New York Times and watching the evening news on TV were daily pastimes. “I The handbook guides new or experienced public information officers on best practices for communicating life-safety and other urgent information during an emergency.

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Letter from BETT

Stephen Waddington

It provides data and insights about the content that people are consuming around the internet. Help me write a new handbook for 2019 I’m working on a new how-to book for marketing, PR and SEO for 2019. It’s intended as a practical handbook. Currents spots white space for conversation and content Parsle.ly

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Three FTC Social Media Disclosures You Should Know

5W PR

Various social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have allowed brands to reach consumers through engaging content, low-cost advertising and influencer partnerships. The FTC’s mission is to protect consumers from unfair or misleading acts in commerce. These regulations come with requirements from brands.

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Borrowing Trust: The Surprising New Marketing Role of Citizen Influencers

Cision

This chart demonstrates the power of shared content…even when it’s “consumer opinions” coming from strangers: This suggests that we need to deeply understand who is sharing our content, where they are sharing it, and why—and then get them to do more of it! It comes from the transmission of content. 19 percent were piloting a program.

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A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing

PR Conversations

Over the past decade, the media and the internet have helped create global awareness about key environmental issues, creating a shift in attitude and behaviour change among consumers and investors. Such poorly organised or inexperienced public relations efforts can create inappropriate or inaccurate green claims that mislead the consumer.

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A communicator’s guide to mitigating the risk of greenwashing

PR Conversations

Over the past decade, the media and the internet have helped create global awareness about key environmental issues, creating a shift in attitude and behaviour change among consumers and investors. Such poorly organised or inexperienced public relations efforts can create inappropriate or inaccurate green claims that mislead the consumer.

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