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Bringing Employees Back to Work Safely

PRSay

For many years, offices with open floor plans helped generate creativity for PR professionals. But we can be just as creative during virtual meetings as we are when together in the same room. PR practitioners can meet potential new contacts and clients via web–based video-conference platforms such as Skype and Zoom.

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Five Quick and Easy Ways to Show #PR Thanks

Deirdre Breakenridge

Even just a little time each week to share thoughts with a student via Twitter or to schedule a Skype “coffee” chat is a fantastic way to show thanks. I’ll sit in on keynotes and sessions to get the updates on pressing topics including measurement, diversity in communications, data and creative storytelling, etc.

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Speak Up, Stand Out: Q&A With Dorie Clark

Cision

Mixing disciplines and genres can lead to creative breakthroughs. Even better, you can use more business-focused measures, such as the number of invitations to speak at conferences, or the number of unsolicited client inquiries. One example I discuss in Stand Out is Eric Ries, author of the popular book “The Lean Startup.”

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. It took us a few tries before we could find a time that worked for both of us, but we finally got down to chatting on Skype.

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Sticky PR Measurement: Are We There Yet?

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Sticky PR Measurement: Are We There Yet? Measure me this How many times have you been asked, “Well, what is the value of public relations?” .&# or “Can you really measure that ?”

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8 Great Linked Tactics for Communicators

PRSay

A successful integrated marketing communications (IMC) practice incorporates concepts like core strategy statements, cross-platform strategies, and iterative measurement practices. But the real heart of IMC is not in the planning or measurement stages. Play with the timing of your posts to see if it makes a difference.

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It’s Time to Get Real About Real-Time Marketing & PR

Journalistics

This again includes preparation, monitoring, waiting and swift action, but also requires a bit more creativity and innovation on the part of your communications team. With newsjacking, you’re going to leverage a proactive plan for inserting your brand or pre-planned stories into the conversation.