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Borrowing Trust: The Surprising New Marketing Role of Citizen Influencers

Cision

Similarly, the same study showed that 70 percent of adults say their purchasing decision is affected by content they see shared on the web. It takes a long time to build the reputation and earn the trust required to build this proprietary audience. They are taking the time to read and understand. It’s in a cafe in Berlin.

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

Shirley Leitch and David Neilson challenge the rigid nature of the Excellence Theory in a chapter written for the Handbook of Public Relations[vii]. This is not the case in the era of the social web and I would argue never has been. Distribution is effected by web crawlers and search engines."

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How to Get On in New Communications: Be Nice

ZudePR

I think there’s a mutual professional interest as well as enlightened self-interest; to improve the value and reputation of what we do. Andy is the strategic director and co-founder of Orbit Media , an award-winning, 38-person web design firm in Chicago. “For me (sharing what I know) it’s a win-win.

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Your profession needs you

Stephen Waddington

I’m not suggesting we return to the 1950s, but I do think organisations should stop trying to fix their reputation with a veneer of public relations lipstick. Automated cold-calls, email spam, web copy written in corporate jargon, and my personal favourite “your call is important to us but we’re currently experiencing very high demand”.