Mon.Nov 05, 2018

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Marketing Skills Essential for PR Professionals

5W PR

Improving brand awareness and profitability boils down to integrating PR, marketing and other sales strategies to optimize a brand’s overall message. This is both important for consumer engagement as well as client relations. On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications.

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Why solo PR pros hate the “F” Word (Freelancer, that is)

Muck Rack

Why solo PR pros hate the “F” Word (Freelancer, that is)

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Twitter Use Continues to Fall, Company Blames Cleanup Efforts

Ronn Torossian

As a brand, Twitter understood something had to be done to stop bad actors from using its platform to sew discord and promote violence. So, the company set some specific boundaries. Then it took the more drastic step of banning certain provocative accounts blamed for propagating “fake news” and “conspiracy theories.” The company knew there […].

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses Social Media & Change On November 15th

Deirdre Breakenridge

A recent Yale study published in the journal Neuron suggested that being in unstable and unknown situations, regardless of how uncomfortable they may feel, is a critical condition for our brains to grow and learn. Stability, on the other hand, stalls growth. The feeling of dealing with unpredictable changes can probably resonate with many public relations professionals, as the field is constantly changing.

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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Should brands take a public stand on politics? New research reveals a new outlook.

Agility PR Solutions

It’s harder to hide from non-stop political noise these days as the United States has never been more divided. Various factions seem engaged in a contest to outmaneuver each other to be more polarizing. There’s an old saying that business and politics don’t mix. However, in this environment, businesses are increasingly finding themselves wrestling with […].

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Consumers want to give real-time feedback—how can brands avoid having “deaf ears”?

Agility PR Solutions

Today’s consumers have become accustomed to instantaneous services and subscriptions, and new research from CX management firm Medallia reveals they want to give brands real-time feedback across multiple digital channels to improve their overall brand experience. According to the firm’s latest study, Customer Engagement Now: Real Time is the Right Time, a majority (52 percent) […].

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Ephemeral social media and the Present Hedonistic: are teens hardwired to social media stories?

Prohibition

I’m always fascinated in how certain social media platforms or new features absolutely fly and really resonate with users (Instagram stories, Facebook Live to name just two), while other hyped features, usually breathlessly introduced to the media, never really take off despite sounding great. The best recent example I can think of is probably the clunky and maladroit Google+, which announced last month it was moth-balling the service – at least, for consumers.

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Retailers will spend more on Black Friday digital ads than Cyber Monday

Agility PR Solutions

New research from performance advertising software firm Nanigans outlines how retailers plan to spend their digital ad budgets during the 2018 holiday shopping season. Based on survey responses from 100 senior digital advertising execs, the results indicate that retailers plan to invest more of their spend on Black Friday than any other day this holiday […].

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#MediaMonday – Nick Enquist

HMA Public Relations

Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Nick Enquist, a new reporter at the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. So, Nick, tell us a little bit about […]. The post #MediaMonday – Nick Enquist appeared first on HMA Public Relations.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Global biz leaders are losing the digital engagement battle—here’s how to win

Agility PR Solutions

Digital strategy misalignment is happening on even the grandest of scales. New research from integrated comms firm LEWIS finds the majority of the world’s largest 300 public companies are failing to look at their marketing mix as one cohesive function—and asserts that to deliver more integrated customer experiences, we must herald a new era in […].

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A true story about the importance of SEO

Axia PR

How one of our clients learned the hard way about search engine optimization. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the process of generating visitors or traffic to a website from free or organic search results on search engines. When someone types a word or a phrase into a search engine, such as Google, that search engine delivers relevant content from its engine, which crawls the web for content that is relative to the keywords you just typed.

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The Risk Gospel according to chief marketer Jeff Charney via #ANAMasters

Agility PR Solutions

In a fast-paced, thought-provoking opening speech on day two of the ANA Masters in Marketing Conference, Progressive.com CMO Jeff Charney outlined his risk mantra. By challenging the circa 3,000 strong audience to participate, Charney outlined his views on risk and provided insight into how, under his stewardship, the Progressive.com brand has grown in both stature and value.

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Prohibition delivers ‘unexpected’ campaign for national estate and lettings agent, Your Move

Prohibition

We have won a major brief from national estate and lettings agent, Your Move , that will see us delivering a digital campaign aimed at engaging with and acquiring ‘unexpected landlords’. Your Move, which is part of LSL Property Services plc group of companies, is the UK’s biggest single brand estate agents, and has more than 260 branches across the UK.

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5WPR Consumer Culture Report 2024

5WPR’s fifth annual Consumer Culture report takes a look at consumer spending culture, the biggest influences behind buying behaviors, and emerging trends.

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Journalists on the move – Week of November 5

Agility PR Solutions

Here you have it! The most notable journalist and media industry moves of the past week. USA AND CANADA Follow us on Twitter @Press_Moves News and Media Atlantic, The: hires Yara Bayoumy (@yarabayoumy) as a Senior Editor overseeing national security coverage. Chicago Reporter: hires Fernando Diaz (@chicagoreporter) as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher. Chicago Tribune: Bill Daley […].

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5 Political Ads We Can Learn From

Critical Mention

Nearly 230 years ago in 1789, American citizens first exercised their right to vote in the United States’ first presidential election. Over two centuries later in 2016, a record number of 137.5 million Americans voted. In honor of today’s midterm elections, we picked five political ads that PR pros can learn from as you get out today and vote! Franklin D.