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How DOES Mobile Change The Brandscape?

Shift Communications

The way we think of the “internet” as a place for brands must fundamentally change to reflect the rise of mobile. Now, the experience of the internet is tied more and more to mobile devices. It is a totally different display experience on mobile. It’s no longer a matter of brands considering strong mobile adaptation.

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SHIFT Communications Creates HAROLD: First Artificially Intelligent, Cloud-Based PR Employee

Shift Communications

SHIFT Communications, the premiere data-driven PR agency , announced today the release of the Heuristic And Recurrent Ontological Lexicon Deep-learner, or HAROLD, the world’s first artificially intelligent (AI), cloud-based PR employee. 2014: ZIPR Mobile PR Spokesperson App. 2013: SHIFT Branded Coffee Shops.

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Building the Plane Mid-Flight: SHIFT’s New Website

Shift Communications

Maybe a mobile-only site? The important thing for us, beyond the upgraded look and feel, was to hammer on the data-driven PR aspect. Maybe nobody cares about websites anymore. Maybe we ought to have forgone a website upgrade and instead focus exclusively on our social channels? The one you’re visiting now.

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IBM Vision: The Future of AI and Public Relations

Shift Communications

In short, as mobile and digital make nearly every transaction seamless, legacy companies must adapt quickly or be completely disrupted. Let’s look at some of the highlights from the show. The Frictionless World. IBM Vision kicked off with Geoff Colvin, senior editor at Fortune, and his view of the frictionless world. Christopher S.

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Coming Full Circle – From Tech PR and Back Again

Shift Communications

Shifting from promoting academic programs, athletic team championships and campus construction to raising visibility for ad tech platforms, cloud software and mobile apps is a complete 180, right? Critical and Creative Thinking. That is where the creative layer comes in – turning that nugget into a compelling storyline.

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Share your data for a better PR program

Shift Communications

If you’re working with a data-driven PR firm, chances are at some point in your relationship you will be asked to grant access to a variety of marketing and data systems. To understand how systems access informs your PR program, we’ll reference the SHIFT Earned Media Hub Strategy as the base framework.

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The Top 5 Skills That Young (And All) Communicators Should Develop

Shift Communications

By understanding how to think about and interpret data, communicators need to be able to draw inferences and understand trends by providing insights based on what they observe. Video, photos, infographics and the like are necessary in a mobile and digital world. Find a creative director who can act as a mentor.