Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For many brands, LinkedIn is a key social media channel–especially B2B brands, where LinkedIn can be a key awareness, engagement and even lead driver. LinkedIn says a whopping 30% of a brand page’s engagement comes from employees. but if I had to guess it would easily be north of 50% employee comments.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Instagram was the hot social media network. Facebook was purring along. Oh, and also, corporate blogging was almost dead. But, corporate blogging was down. Insta and Facebook were hot. People were spending more time there than on corporate blogs. Corporate blogging was on the way out, it seemed.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whether you want to go for coffee, meet a friend or keep yourself posted on your friends’ birthdays, Facebook is where today’s generation updates each other by sharing the minutest details of their lives on the platform. What do you think: will Facebook ever successfully bridge the gap between employers and employees?

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Cision

MARCH 11, 2016

Yesterday, CEO of Crescenzo Communications Steve Crescenzo kicked off the #RaganDisney Social Media Conference for PR, Marketing & Corporate Communications at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. If you wouldn’t share it at a party, don’t share it on social media,” he explained. No, probably not.

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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

APRIL 7, 2022

With the social media landscape ever-changing, there are always different updates and trends emerging that social media managers need to be mindful of. Here, we’ve put together a round up of the most recent trends to be aware of across various social channels. Twitter users take a stand to call for action.

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Mindful Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2021

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing Most of us have used social media to learn how to do something, from making bread to remodeling a bathroom. We often turn to such media for new skills, but what if these sites could educate each other?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 6, 2022

It was helped by a groundswell of social media support from fans posting to #FreeBritney, and egged on by a suddenly sympathetic mediaverse. Speculators spurred on the NFT craze and early adopting celebrities in music, art, and sports drove constant media coverage. It only took them two decades. Better.com. Activision Blizzard.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

With the social media landscape ever-changing, there are always different updates and trends emerging that social media managers need to be mindful of. If you prefer a quick video to learn for the latest social media trends here are the highlights from our latest webinar.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2018

Consider the following: Three out of four (75 percent) employees report wasting time to keep up with the constant dings, pings, chats and more. Two-thirds of employees (66 percent) report losing between 30 minutes and 1 hour every day from pressure to keep up, costing over three billion dollars in annual profits from wasted time alone.

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The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

No matter what business you are in, it’s vital to level up your communication skills, so that you can effectively reach customers, clients, and employees. There are many instances of corporations falling short with their communications. Here are some challenges your PR team should be ready to deal with in 2023: Social Media.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When was the last time your company conducted a social media audit? However, a good, in-depth social media audit is worth it’s weight in gold. An audit gives you the perfect “pause” to re-shape your social media strategy. Now the question is: What’s included in a social media audit?

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PRSay

MARCH 9, 2017

Do you really want someone known as @shroomy0021 managing your corporate communications? As employees ran for safety, one stopped to take a photo of the fireball, then sat in his Ford F150 and created a Facebook page. Social media is your competition. Who is winning that competition? Are you even in the game?

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 8, 2016

A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune over the weekend highlighted for me a trend I’ve been thinking a lot about lately: The chasm between senior leaders and employees has never been wider–thanks (in a larger way than you might think) to social media. How does this illustrate my point? This is unbelievable to me.”

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

But, while the brand refresh appears to be a big hit for AWD, I’m not so sure about the social activation piece. Let’s take a look at the social posts AWD made to announce the launch. The real oomph of the rebrand came from (possibly) an unexpected source: AWD employees. Holy corporate/agency buzzwords!).

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

These are all great goals for your social media campaign, but without the right social media team behind you, you’ll never be able to accomplish any of them. Find out how at Mari Smith’s “Ramp Up Facebook and ROI” webinar! Focus your employees around a single strategy. Register today!

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Facebook changed its algorithm to suppress unpaid brand posts. In this video, we’ll review the five pillars of digital marketing communications and how Facebook’s changes shouldn’t impact the rest of our marketing efforts: Search marketing. Social media. Earned media. Owned media.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2015

In 2015, it’s safe to say most companies view social media as a necessary communication channel for business. Before saturating the social sphere with posts dripping with corporate speak, remember you can’t be focus on being more interesting than competitors in your industry. Don’t Default to Facebook.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 13, 2014

It worries me when crisis communication professionals are still advising their clients to avoid social media in a crisis. Fear will be your downfall, not social media. Social media presents so many powerful opportunities to communicate and build trusting relationships with your audiences.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Employee evangelists are made, not born. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. A Reason to Speak.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, I shared my news that I’ll be teaching social media at the University of St. Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. And, they have been for a while now.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

” For example, there’s an assumption that the internet or social media are not the best tools for reaching low-income Americans. However, according to Pew Research Center , 65 percent of people who earn less than $30,000 are Facebook users. “If 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. Listen To and Welcome Employees on Social. Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 1, 2017

When Facebook debuted its live feature, we immediately began brainstorming how we could best utilize the tool for our business. After discussing multiple names, taglines and pop culture reference our weekly Facebook Live show, SocialLIVE, was born. Build and Establish Thought Leadership. Highlight Our Company Culture.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Employee social advocacy programs are having a moment. Companies like Starbucks, Reebok and Humana (just to name a few) have implemented employee social advocacy programs over the last few years. And, these tools then serve up content employees can post on social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The attention for this story might not be surprising since it involves media and big tech. It led to a lot of comments and chatter on social media, and teeth gnashing about the state and future of media and PR. Those with known brands and large social media followings can directly reach large audiences.

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

As a corporate communicator who, like others, nervously and helplessly watched the water rise, I learned about the parallels that can be drawn between the historic flood and how companies respond to their own crises. If a company doesn’t seem to be listening, stakeholders will turn to the media or social channels to share their stories.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. In fact, Fortune Global 500 firms spend $20 billion a year on CSR activities. million in school supplies.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year–yes, trend season is underway, my social media friends! In the meantime, I thought I’d ask some of the best and brightest in social media marketing in the Twin Cities what they think lies ahead. Here’s what they had to say: Eric Ellis, Global Social Media Lead, Honeywell.

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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.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Like fluffy yellow chicks marching in line after their mama, many companies are stuck in push marketing tactics of the past, favoring carefully crafted, conservative external messaging and expecting their executives to rigidly follow corporate directives when it comes to having (or not having) a digital voice. “It’s too risky!”

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 23, 2017

.” Call me a cynic (I am a grumpy old cynic), but it doesn’t bode well when a report starts “Social media is still a relatively new marketing channel”. Those of us using Usenet, email discussion lists and bulletin boards in the early 90s for PR and marketing can confirm they were both social and media.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2021

The bulk of this loss comes from stock market volatility stemming from financial disinformation campaigns, but the widespread proliferation of misinformation has also forced companies and organizations to increase spending on reputation management, brand safety, employee health and wellness, and crisis communication efforts.

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

Organizations are continuing to examine how their employees, operations, stakeholders and communities may be impacted. Stansell said there are several tactics that communications professionals should use for reaching key stakeholders, including emails, internal memos, conference calls and social media. Providing updates.

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