Sat.Mar 01, 2014 - Fri.Mar 07, 2014

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Twitter’s Growth Rate is Diminishing. What Does this Mean for your Crisis Communications?

Melissa Agnes

'Twitter is the social media platform that dominates the dissemination of news, updates and discussions in a crisis. In fact, making your crisis communications “Twitter-friendly” is rule number 9 within our “ 10 New Rules of Crisis Communications “ But is the platform losing its steam and, if so, what will that mean for your crisis communications ?

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David Cameron forgets Twitter needs to be authentic – again!

Stuart Bruce

'One of the topics we cover in my online PR master classes is how powerful images can be – if they are authentic, fun,creative or interesting. David Cameron provided a great example of how not to do authenticity with his much derided photo of him watching the boxing during the London Olympics. He’s now helpfully provided another with this much ridiculed and parodied photo of him seemingly on the phone with Barack Obama.

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Four Ways Content Writers Can Change the World

Waxing UnLyrical

'I have long been a proponent of the power of language. From the time I wrote an essay in second grade that blew away half of the elementary school teaching staff, to what felt like thousands of rounds of high school debate, to my current job at the helm of a fast-growing stable of content writers, language has been an intimate part of my existence.

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Let’s Stop Obsessing Over TED

Stern + Associates

'When I talk to clients about speaking engagements, they invariably bring up TED. It’s a natural inclination: TED has acquired a reputation as an ?ber hip, highly stylized, much-talked-about conference that attracts star speakers from the likes of Oliver Sacks and Sheryl Sandberg to Bono. TED is successful because of its leadership’s tireless efforts to build a desirable platform that works.

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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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Remember: Seek Refuge Before Tweeting in an Emergency!

Melissa Agnes

'The below image was brought to my attention in a LinkedIn group discussion and I thought it was quite comical, so I wanted to share it here with all of you! This is comical – and serious at the same time. Today’s reality is that people think about sharing their experiences to social media, even before they think about dialling 911 for help in an emergency.

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Monday Roundup: Being Personable

Waxing UnLyrical

'Despite coming close to breaking my arm last week, I had an amazing time at xPotomac on Friday. If you haven’t been able to make it these last couple of years, you must put it on your calendar for 2015. Please? Image: Aidan Jones via Flickr, CC 2.0. Life is all about having the right attitude (even if you’re shivering through yet another polar vortex, bah humbug).

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Want me to love your hashtag? You better love it first

Prakkypedia

'There’s an art to hashtags on Twitter. We know hashtags can corral conversations, help you find people you didn’t know existed and generally improve our Twitter (and Instagram) experience. It’s also easy to get it wrong and waste the effort you put into hashtags. Hashtags can be intriguing, powerful and attract new followers – but they can also appear exclusive, divisive or spam-like.

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False Online Reviews: How to Deal with Damaging Internet Posts about your Business

Melissa Agnes

'By Whitney C. Gibson, Internet defamation attorney at Vorys who works closely with Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. False online reviews have become problematic for many businesses today, whether made by unhappy customers, disgruntled former employees or competitors. In fact, last September a New York attorney general fined 19 companies a total of $350,000 for false online reviews.

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Of selfies, #tbt and other trendy buzzwords

Bad Pitch Blog

'Ellen broke Twitter with the above Oscars selfie and now everyone is now f ocused on the fact that she used her iPhone backstage, calling it a #prfail. For who? If you''re thinking Samsung, is this moment going to get you to switch phones? Or to buy a different phone? Samsung is still covered in every. single. article about this moment.one that''s gotten more "engagement" than the President''s re-election.

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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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How Milaap’s #HopeProject Gives New Life to Former Devadasis

Waxing UnLyrical

'There are a lot of pros and cons about being an independent business owner, but one of the pros is that, if you try to build your business right, you (mostly) get to pick your clients. And that’s really lovely. But even when you have really great clients in general, every so often one comes along that makes you look skywards, pinch yourself, and then do the Hokey Pokey while lip-syncing to “ Come on Eileen.” Weren’t able to picture it, were you?