HMA Public Relations

JULY 22, 2022

A Google official recently revealed that 40 percent of Gen Z consumers prefer social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram over Google when searching online. Find out more in today's post from Justin Liggin.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Companies are struggling with social media marketing. Social teams are stretched thinner than ever before. Social teams are stretched thinner than ever before. The “We need to use social media to drive traffic to our web site even if all the metrics tell us that is not happening” syndrome.

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Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

I don’t know about you, but I’m always having to Google the size of images for various social media platforms. To make my life easier – and maybe yours – I’ve put together a quick social media cheat sheet of image sizes for Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 16, 2019

Google recently revealed that every one in three Google searches has local intent. One of the best ways to do this is with a complete, verified, and optimized Google My Business listing. How Google My Business Attracts More Clients. What does that mean? It Helps Customers Find Your Physical Location. – Directions.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Every second, more than 40,000 queries hit Google’s search engine. You could create a blog post for your website, repurpose that post into an organic video , and then post a backlinked blurb on social media. The post Improve Your Google Ranking with Search Intent & Optimization appeared first on Contently.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. In this installment, I interview Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword & Script Media, LLC. Frank Strong, Founder & President, Sword & Script Media.

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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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The Proactive Report

JULY 28, 2014

Google doesn’t think so. Now that social signals, reviews and other content is being incorporated into the search algorithms Google is very keen to know who is posting this content and whether you are a known and trusted source. Trust is the X-factor that bulletproofs your site from Google slaps and algorithm updates.

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Brand24

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If you're looking for a Google Alerts alternative, you might have found it right here. See a comparison between Google Alerts and Brand24. The post Top 6 alternatives to Google Alerts first appeared on Brand24 Blog.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Wondering how to make your social media ads work? The feature of the update that made the biggest impact on social media advertising was the ‘accept tracking’ pop-up. update, all apps could track users data freely – similar to how the Cookie system works on Google. We hear you. The trouble is, you’re not alone.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Social media platforms are evolving and changing just as fast as the seasons are changing this year – take a look at our latest updates round-up: Instagram launches reminder story ads Meta recently announced that reminder ads, which update users about upcoming events, can now be implemented within Instagram stories.

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Shift Communications

MAY 10, 2022

Brands today are built on social, but social media marketing has never been more cut-throat. In our new blog series, we talk what’s working (and not) across key social channels. It’s where social media marketing and SEO truly overlap. The post 2022 Social Media Trends Pt.

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Ronn Torossian

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, now offers programmatic advertising ads through Google. Programmatic advertising is changing the digital marketing landscape. It automates the buying and optimization of digital ads, replacing manual processes. What is programmatic advertising?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Here, we will educate you on everything social PPC! After this article, you should be able to determine whether or not you should begin spending on PPC for social media. What is paid social media? In terms of social media, social PPC refers to ads that are put on social media platforms.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s our final social media updates round-up of 2022, so let’s see what the main platforms have been working on amid Musk’s Twitter Blue whiplash and ongoing Instagram changes and updates. Here’s our round-up of all the latest social media updates you need to know! TikTok dominates news.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 28, 2014

The other day I had a conversation with someone who made a statement about the healthcare industry not needing to be on social media because no one cares about the nurses’ birthdays and little useless memes (I’m SOOO paraphrasing here!). What’s the point of social media for healthcare?

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Cision

MAY 2, 2017

It’s the same thing with social media and PR. Social Media = Peanut Butter. Think of social media as the peanut butter. As a business owner, you must be on social media. If you don’t think you need to be on social media, consider the fact that there are over 2.7 PR = Jelly.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Changes came to the Google Alerts dashboard – it isn’t being discontinued after all – and Twitter signed back up with Google to have tweets indexed. Some exciting things happened this week! Listen to today’s video to learn the deets, PR pros!

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 29, 2015

Google has acknowledged and confirmed that the “Phantom Update” many publishers suspected had occurred in May is real. The update is about how Google assesses content quality and there were changes to its core ranking algorithm in terms of how it processes quality signals. Quality Content Checklist.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 7, 2014

A look at Google Glass’s privacy issues and terms of service by Judith Delaney, attorney. On April 15, 2014, Google had a one day sale of its Google Glass. This beta version cost $1,500 a pop that you had to pay by using Google wallet. For the past year or so Google has been testing the Google Glass beta prototype.

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 24, 2020

Is social media too powerful? I wondered if this is really what social networking meant? When our PR agency Firefly was born, I could not have imagined the mere existence of social media, let alone the impact it would have. Does social media actually have too much power and influence?

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JANUARY 23, 2023

With that said, this blog will detail what video content works for some channels and what kind of video doesn’t work for other social media sites. This will support your brand ‘s content strategy for creating and optimising social posting moving forwards. Instead, focus on using ‘trending’ audio.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Over the last 12 years I’ve been a consultant, I’ve conducted a lot of social media audits. And one trend I continue to see in many of those audits is brands attempting to drive organic traffic to their web sites or blogs from social media. Two words: Google Analytics. For lots of reasons.

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Cision

JULY 22, 2016

From media impressions to key message placement, there are a number of ways to measure success of PR campaigns depending on your overall objectives. By now, you’ve probably heard how Google Analytics can help PR and marketing professionals expand their reporting capabilities, telling a much more holistic story about target audiences.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If you spend any time reading about the digital marketing industry online, you’ve undoubtedly seen those “X social media statistics that might surprise you” posts. This is a relatively new, and very interesting development that Google is definitely paying attention to. They’re littered across the web.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

More than half of journalists surveyed in Cision’s recent Social Journalism Study believe that they would not be able to carry out their work without turning to their social media accounts for help. Check out which social media platforms journalists are turning to, how they’re using them and why: 1.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 19, 2021

Obeying social norms like ones for age-appropriate behavior can be helpful for everyone, so why are some older people acting like social media influencers? Supporting this observation, a Google search for “ old influencers ” produces a telling People also ask question: “Are there any influencers over 40?”

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Cision

JUNE 30, 2015

As the hottest social media network du jour changes, so do the tips and tricks we use to master this awesome marketing tool. This list will help you get more out of your social media marketing efforts. The more you use social media, the more you think in keyword terms. Use a Period Before Your Tweet.

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Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 2, 2015

Water coolers all over the globe are buzzing today with news of a pending Google Plus demise. The rumors started to fly as early as last April. (“ Google Plus is Walking Dead ,” TechCrunch, April 2014). Social media’s days as earned media are numbered – they are becoming paid media at a rapid pace.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 18, 2019

You may have heard the controversy among media professionals about whether or not social media affects search engine optimization. More specifically, encouraging link shares should be the ultimate social media strategy that organizations use to boost SEO. Optimize Your Social Media Pages.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Long story short, you can run thousands of reports in Google Analytics to evaluate the strength of your marketing program, particularly your website. Your Google Analytics data analysis may be prompted for various reasons, including strategic planning, benchmarking, or campaign evaluation. What were the top traffic-driving channels?

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Cision

MARCH 23, 2016

Social media management has become a hamster wheel for many: lots of work with little to no payoff. Why We Overdo it On Social. Do you know how to measure social ROI? Do you know how to measure social ROI? When social media first took off, you were quick to embrace any and every new network that came out.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2018

The main event was a product manager from Google being piped in on a big screen from the west coast to evangelize for its social network, Google+. In the next five years, he said, Google+ will be Google. Google+ was probably more than just a social network, it was a bet on personalized search results.

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PR in High Definition

JANUARY 30, 2019

The European Union is in the process of finalising new copyright rules which could see Google pull its News service in Europe. The details have yet to be finalised but currently Article 11 would require aggregators like Google to pay when an article ‘snippet’ is featured. The post Could Google News disappear in Europe?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This means social media posts that include video are granted better reach on the platform. In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand. The Impact on Social Media ROI.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 20, 2018

Social media and communications professional. Just a few of the terms I’d use to describe this month’s Social Media Rock Star: Kendall Bird. I am the social media manager at Collegis Education , and report through the Public Relations/Communications department of the company. And movie buff.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

We perceive social media platforms and other means of digital amplification as tools with incredible potential, yet we know very little about how effectively and by what mechanism influence occurs. Bonding Social Capital. Social networks like Twitter and Google Plus might be either type of network, depending on how you use them.

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