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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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. In a nutshell, issues have surfaced over the past couple of years (related to fake news, online manipulation, growing privacy concerns as examples) that I believe drive the need to take stock and possibly reevaluate digital strategies.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 17, 2019

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. People love when there is a genuine feel, making this strategy critical to your social strategy.

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Social Media Trends Media Instagram 156

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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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Social media platforms may have been created for friendly networking, but since then, they’ve evolved into tech hubs where anybody can network with anyone else. So, it’s important for all organizations to acknowledge and react to the impact social media has on consumers. Social Media Improves Customer Service.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media has become a favorite medium for customer service complaints, but is there a way to transform such complaints into good PR for your company? If done well, a frustrated customer could end up singing your company’s praises. Here are five ways to turn social media complaints into positive PR.

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Social Media Media Airlines Customer Service 159

5W PR

APRIL 18, 2022

Many companies have realized the power of social media and digital PR reviews to impact their reputation and bottom lines. Instead of leaving consumers to spread the word about a business, top brands have started to actively encourage customers to share their reviews and experiences. Social media platforms.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 15, 2019

In fact, in 2018, Statista stated that 54 percent of all consumers now browse social media on a mobile device at least once a day. This makes it critical to optimize your social media marketing strategy to be mobile-friendly to engage these consumers. Make your Facebook page mobile-friendly. Analyze your results.

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Engage PR

JANUARY 6, 2018

And with social media spend within marketing budgets expected to increase 128% to 21.4% in the next five years (1* Chief Marketing Officers Survey, 2014 ) social activity is becoming more integral to brand perception and business performance.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

A company with two plane crashes in the last year asks people to post their bucket list destinations on social media. A social media manager loses their temper in a customer service post on Facebook. Everyone is using social media for marketing today. Facebook isn’t Twitter, right?

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Cision

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

This is great news for those who have already developed a successful social strategy. Social has permeated all business operations, from customer service to sales, and must be treated as part of the overall brand strategy. To get started, here are three ways to build a more successful social strategy: 1.

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Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

The extra mile PR strategy is simple yet powerful. Every once in a while, an organisation goes the extra mile to keep its customers happy. Going the extra mile can be a long-term PR strategy if you can figure out how to do things that don’t scale. Stuffed giraffe shows what customer service is all about.

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Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Last week Elon Musk bought Twitter. Obviously there has been much hand-wringing among those who use Twitter the most the last week–media, politicos and everyday people who use it as a newsfeed (Musk is already offering $20 to users to keep the blue check mark ). So yeah, now’s the time for brands to abandon Twitter.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2014

While talking about recruiting I said that I’d always prefer to recruit a PR person as it was easier to teach a PR person social media than it was to teach a social media person PR. You can’t quickly, fully teach public relations strategy and theory on the job. It’s exactly the same with public relations.

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Stuart Bruce

JULY 15, 2014

Yesterday, the Financial Times published the fifth FTSE350 Boardroom Bellwether survey which revealed that almost half the boards of the UK’s largest public companies have not discussed their social media strategies in the past 12 months.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 17, 2019

Today, nearly 90 percent of companies are using social media marketing and Dreamgrow reports over 60 percent of customers expect companies to offer customer service through their social channels. People love when there is a genuine feel, making this strategy critical to your social strategy.

Social Media 61

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 61

Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

Five Key Steps to Introducing Your Consumer Brand to a New Social Media Platform. In a digital world, use of social media is no longer optional. Having a social media strategy can boost your brand and expand your market, but that doesn’t all happen overnight.

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Prohibition

MARCH 5, 2020

With social media now a well established tool for businesses, and a huge part of day-to-day life for most people, it is more important than ever to ensure your business or brand maintains a presence, keeps up to date with all current trends and utilises them to your advantage. There’s no hiding place in the age of social media.

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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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Cision

JULY 6, 2015

Wikipedia says that “ small talk is a bonding ritual and a strategy for managing interpersonal distance …. Small talk is an essential part of our social interactions. But what about social media? We engage in small talk on social media all of the time, but what makes this small talk most effective?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 1, 2015

About a year ago, I talked about 14 things your CEO should talk about on Twitter. It was part of a larger discussion about CEOs and how they tackle social networks from a content perspective. You see, it’s actually pretty tough to find Fortune 500 CEOs who are active on Twitter these days (I know, surprise surprise, right?).

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Recent updates to Facebook Messenger and Twitter DMs have renewed interest in social chat for customer communication, yet this is a medium that has been productive for communications professionals for quite some time. Let’s look at some of the prominent social platforms’ chat features. Google Hangouts / Skype.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In the past 12 months digital PR has seen investment in content and paid social media but cuts in SEO and social listening. The good news is that practitioners are firmly embracing social and owned media alongside earned as a means of engagement with an audience or public.

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Digital PR Report Communications Crisis Management 78

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

My hope is that it may offer some perspective to keep you from coming to the wrong conclusions about the applications of digital and social media to communications and marketing. There is not an all-encompassing “social media” Black Friday 2015 was the most social Black Friday on record.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 6, 2023

The platform is now a comprehensive suite of tools and services to help businesses with their marketing, sales, customer service, and operations. It’s ultimately designed to enable businesses to attract, engage, and delight customers throughout their buyer's journey. More on CMS Hub below. ?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Good CX combines people, process and technology to understand, anticipate and consistently deliver a high-quality experience across all of a product or service brand’s touch points, from website to customer service. Everyone loves a story of customer service that goes above and beyond.

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B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Social Media Customer Service Media Tourism 58

Landis PR

JANUARY 5, 2023

The economic outlook is uncertain, traditional media are struggling to remain relevant, social media continues to be inundated with misinformation – is it any surprise that public sentiment is fickle at best? Again, see Twitter for how not to do it.). It’s an interesting time to be a communicator.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2015

Social media listening has become a broad, all-encompassing term that represents a bunch of different applications for social data. The tactics and tools that we use to manage social listening are the result of how we understand that social media serves our intended purposes. Competitor analysis.

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Polaris

MAY 5, 2015

If your brand targets moms, your social media strategy may need a major overhaul, according to a recent study conducted by Yummy Mummy Club (YMC) in Canada. The startling results: less than 2 out of 10 (19%) of moms surveyed say they have had a meaningful interaction with a brand on social media. 1: Entertain.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But, recent statistics and trend lines have me thinking 2019 may be the year we start to see “dark social” truly start to impact social media marketing plans. Really, it boils down to this: Public engagement levels are leveling off or decreasing on major social networks (with the notable exception of Instagram).

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Social Media. Managing your social media accounts is a breeze once you streamline the process. Set a goal of new people to connect with each week, such as: 50 on Twitter. With the right social media scheduling tool, you can create all your updates and shares for the week (or longer) in minutes.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Social Media Week 2015 concluded just as it started – with tons of great information and ideas. Covey , author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” This panel included three speakers who brought unique perspectives on how brands could use social intelligence. Transparent and honest use of social media.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Over the past few years, there has been a significant advancement in social media marketing. Previously, strategies were focused on increasing interaction and establishing a more real and personable online presence. Consequently, the traditional method of utilising social media (organic social media) may not be sufficient.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The reputation the network services and solutions provider Earthlink gained for customer service is a prime example. The story the company told “was the foundation of our sales strategy and differentiated us in the market” and contributed to the company’s eventual acquisition.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Check out (and follow) Joe Pulizzi’s Twitter list, CMI Content Contributors , for more. For Social Media, we like…. Buffer Social ( @buffer ): Digs into all things social but also discusses blogging and productivity. Social Media Examiner ( @SMExaminer ): Tactical insights to perfect social media performance.

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Cision

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In fact, a recent joint study by Twitter and analytics firm Annalect showed 49 percent of people say they rely on recommendations from influencers when making purchase decisions. And while this advocate-driven strategy isn’t exactly a new trend in the wide world of marketing, it’s gaining more and more traction with PR professionals.

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