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Hashtags, VR and Winnie the Pooh: Watching the 2018 Winter Olympics as a Communicator

PRSay

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. For instance, comedian Leslie Jones’ posts are amusing — specifically her fashion commentary and her crush on Shaun White’s coach.

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10 PR Tips for Making Your Company Easier to Cover

Sword and the Script

Better organize your announcements and media contacts, make the “news” easy to find and stick to business etiquette; pro PR tips About a year ago I started writing a monthly summary of PR technology news. If you get an inquiry, you need to respond in a timely fashion. It’s been an eye-opening experience.

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How to Grow Your B2B Facebook Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Reach Out the “Old Fashioned” Way. When their followers share your post again, it’s considered viral content. SEOmoz recently did a great study on the theory and proof of why content goes viral. In it they concluded that the following criteria were generally associated with their most viral posts: Long, in-depth posts.

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Hashtags, VR and Winnie the Pooh: Watching the 2018 Winter Olympics as a Communicator

PRSay

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. For instance, comedian Leslie Jones’ posts are amusing — specifically her fashion commentary and her crush on Shaun White’s coach.

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Asda newsdesk story discovery supports authentic PR engagement

Stephen Waddington

A UK supermarket uses a combination of process, technology and editorial nous to identify stories from across a national organisation. We do it through a combination in-house developed software and good old-fashioned storytelling and journalistic skills. It takes patience and skill – and the right kind of tools and technology. #4

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7 Important Principles Of Media Coverage Every Business Needs To Know

Polaris

It was a sad story that pretty much went viral. Large news corporations assign journalists to beats: food, technology, health, fashion, municipal politics, entertainment and more. He talked about the legality of what Royal Bank was doing, the impact it had on him, his family and on the people in his department.

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How to add inspiration and future trends to your 2018 comms plan

PR in High Definition

This app adds fashion purchases to an online ‘wardrobe’ and organises them by colour, style and designer. Uber came under fire after an employee blog went viral, detailing a culture of sexism. We are seeing this process already with the app, Finery. The users then get notified about price changes, sales or brand news.

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