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10 things the PR consultants won’t tell you about PR consultants

Communications Conversations

For example, I remember agreeing to a sizable web project, when at the time, I had little in the way of web development experience. We really do have more fun than you corporate folks. I’m not saying corporate folks don’t have ANY fun–just that agency folks have relatively more fun along the way.

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The Rise and Rise of Online Video

The Proactive Report

Gone are the days when a corporate video was only used in the reception area of the office, at trade shows or investor meetings. Why are they successful and why is the C-suite sitting up and taking such notice of video specifically on the web? Business is realizing just how powerful a tool video online can be.

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3 Cases Studies of Augmented Reality in B2B Marketing [UML]

Sword and the Script

As screenshot nearby shows, (photo credit: Kaon blog ), it creates “a magical pop-up AR appearance at trade shows that people can activate and walk around.” It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

The addition of marketing, analysis, trade show consultation, managing professional organizational memberships and everything else has made every day a whirlwind of tasks, to-do lists and semi-controlled chaos.”. More focus on different products (finally) aside from the typical news release or web story. Semi-controlled chaos.

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Why some brands are hesitant to use Periscope and Meerkat

Communications Conversations

Livestreaming trade shows. But, with everyone urging brands to jump in, I see very few people (as usual) talking about the nuts-and-bolts of what this means on a corporate level. Brands want to show off. Brands want content they can stick on the web and make searchable, so people visit their site and buy stuff from them.

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B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success

Sword and the Script

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. Weaving relevant shares is an effective way to illustrate the value of a corporate blog and weave qualitative measures into quantitative reporting. 3) Quality.

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Qualify Hard; Close Easy: Leads in Unscripted Marketing Links

Sword and the Script

The face of a nearly brand new iPhone 6s looked like a spider web. A cloud technology vendor told me that trade shows were the number one source of leads for his company. Between three and five corporate departments weigh in on B2B purchases, on average, according to recent research from LinkedIn.” .