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.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. But what about other assets that the media or customers are likely to see?

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5W PR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Typically for this time of year, businesses and marketers would be focusing on pitching and marketing things around the holiday season. Although the pandemic changed all of that, plenty of media relations professionals found a way to change their strategies according to the current situation.

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Remote PR Jobs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Strong Writing Skills PR professionals are tasked with creating persuasive content that engages target audiences and effectively conveys key messages. Well-written press releases, social media posts, and blog articles help PR practitioners capture attention, build credibility, and influence public perception.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Over the last five years, we’ve created a social media playbook document that makes this a lot easier! Start research and writing a byline for my Trustmark client. Much of the work I do for them revolves around B2B media relations with HR publications, podcasts and blogs. Fun creative challenge each month!

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Social Media Media LinkedIn Tourism 157

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. What do they write about? What language do they use?

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 18, 2019

You may have heard the controversy among media professionals about whether or not social media affects search engine optimization. More specifically, encouraging link shares should be the ultimate social media strategy that organizations use to boost SEO. Optimize Your Social Media Pages.

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SEO Social Media Strategy Media 80

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While it may have felt like the longest month in existence, it didn’t stop the creative minds of marketers around the world. No matter what you think, it’s undeniably a product that markets itself with the discussion on social media. And it has been marketing it in style! You did it. You survived January.

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Cision

JULY 21, 2015

Marketing is more than the sum of its parts. While each component of your marketing strategy (email, PR, social media, blogs) should bring you results, it’s often better when two or more components work together. Take blogging and social media. Set Up Social Sharing Icons. Share Your Content Yourself.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. At the same time, PR pros are constantly thinking about how to maximize the reach and impact of their earned media. Owned Media & Content Strategy. Relationship building takes time.

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Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 14, 2021

As we start the spring semester, I realized that it has officially been 10 years since I started teaching a social media class. Honestly, the time flew by and it seems like yesterday I came to UofL from my PhD at the University of Tennessee, where I was asked to create and execute a social media class. TEN YEARS?!

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 18, 2022

.” In the latest episode of “ Growing Social Now ,” I interviewed Barry about his book, social media, and the challenges small businesses are facing. I remember connecting with Barry via social media and then being surprised when he suggested a face-to-face meetup. Great advice!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sharpen your writing – There’s a reason why most companies ask for a writing sample or require a writing test for PR positions. We write a great deal in PR. Go for it in brainstorms – Creative sessions can be challenging. The more you do it, the better. .

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Cision

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

But with a closer connection to their audience, expertise on a niche topic and greater engagement , social media influencers could be the better fit. Take a look at the following three reasons for why you should consider connecting with social media influencers for your next campaign: 1. Your Audience is Tuned in.

Social Media 120

Social Media Brand Branding YouTube 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Constraint breeds creativity. Writing on the Ignite Social Media blog, Bruna Camargo gave the vehicle manufacturer good grades for its response, “Instead of issuing some lame press release about how they’re sorry their guy couldn’t be more eloquent, they embraced it, rolled with it, and are now about to bank on it.

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Cision

JUNE 30, 2015

As the hottest social media network du jour changes, so do the tips and tricks we use to master this awesome marketing tool. This list will help you get more out of your social media marketing efforts. The more you use social media, the more you think in keyword terms. Get Found With Hashtags.

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Social Media Media LinkedIn Small Business 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. Even in B2B technology, marketers will find better success focusing on story in which the prospect sees themselves. She writes: “Want to know the real reason brands publish content with no value?

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Storytelling Creativity B2B Film 60

Cision

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Social media listening brings myriad opportunities to your brand – from generating leads and extending your reach to connecting with your audience and improving brand reputation. In fact, 89 percent of marketers find social media listening effective, but only 37 percent are practicing it.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Employee Reputation 120

Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

Far from just managing a digital Rolodex, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix. Owned Media/Content Strategy. Media Monitoring & Analysis. Once PR-driven content hits or publishes, media monitoring and analysis of that work kicks in.

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Media Training Crisis Communications Conference Training 397

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. What do they write about? What language do they use?

Creativity 76

Creativity Product Launch Examples Energy 76

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

No marketing and public relations executive is immune from the educational curve of bringing their client up to speed on the latest in search, bridging the digital and SEO divide on an hourly basis. Insights provided by the agency practitioner client-side include the importance of mobile, from both a creative and business standpoint.

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SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Follow the lead of the 37 percent of marketers who are already actively listening on social media to keep customers coming back to your brand, rather than running away from it. Use social listening tools to help pay attention to these three types of customers: 1. Images: Simon Law , Tim Green ( Creative Commons ).

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Social Media Brand Branding Customer Service 120

Cision

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Ninety percent of brands have a presence on social media, but only 37 percent are listening closely to what their audiences are saying. Is your brand part of the majority of marketers risking failure? You can easily steer your brand towards success by implementing social media listening. Mark Schaefer.

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Social Media Media Employee Reputation 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. Digital and social media proficiency This one’s a given. Just ask Google.

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Mindful Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing Millions of baseball fans were recently watching televised games when they were unexpectedly hit by a pitch! A veteran marketer and an up-and-coming rookie argue the call.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

The airline continued to communicate via social media throughout the ordeal and was universally lauded for its social media response to this crisis. Social media adds an overwhelming complexity to crisis communication. The genesis of your integration is to get ahead of your social media “accelerants.”

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Crisis Communications Social Media Crisis Communications 120

PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I’m also interested in the local real estate market. Or, there are no homes on the market here and why. ” What is the most creative residential real estate story the Washington Post has run? Email is best to get it in writing. on the real estate market, or even local economic factors (new Metro stop, etc.).

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Real Estate Local Pitching Media 223

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 11, 2023

There are clear applications for artificial intelligence (AI) content generation tools in marketing and public relations but make sure that you fact check. Text at the click of a button There’s a great deal of excitement about the technology as it seemingly is able to mimic human creativity and generate and edit content incredibly quickly.

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Cision

JULY 7, 2015

With the rise of social media, and things like Periscope, there is a lot more user-generated content,” says Chris Lucas, VP of marketing at Formstack. “It Consumers don’t want marketers to hide anything, and marketers want to be transparent so consumers trust them. However, “#sweeps” doesn’t cut it.

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Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This was especially the case as I ventured in teaching social media earlier in the decade (amazing!). 2020 is going to mark my seventh year teaching social media (8th total) at the University of Louisville. I am actually going to use my social media book for my class. You may be thinking – Karen!

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

O ur daily mantra as inbound marketers: stay focused, and be passionate. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers.

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Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015. For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I did not attend, but the event featured a number of women leaders talking about their career progressions and encouraging others to seek the curiosity, bravery and creativity needed to drive successful careers–and lives (my educated guess based on the posts I saw from the event). Also spent time at Bolin Marketing in Minneapolis.

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Critical Mention

MAY 13, 2020

Public relations, marketing and social media professionals must find ways to bring creativity to the forefront of their communication strategies. Social media is here. Be where your customers are: in social media. Social media is the ultimate equaliser. Gregory Davidson.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

By including internal employee communications as a significant component of marketing and branding efforts, and putting a dedicated team behind it, companies transform employees into brand advocates — employees who truly believe in the organization and can speak accurately on behalf of the brand. And this makes a significant impact.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

At the time of this writing, the rate is currently 3.8%. While the rate has been trending down since 2010, it’s still largely been an employer’s market since the housing market popped a couple years before then. To that end, here are a few creative PR ideas to help the recruiting shop out. That changed in 2018.

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