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Is It Plagiarism or Jumping on a Trend? The Ethics of Social Media Content

Contently - Strategy

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. What is social media plagiarism? For example, Kylie Cosmetics went viral for all the wrong reasons for plagiarizing smaller cosmetic companies.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

Tailored for you, the PR pro, it breaks down key terms and strategies, from crafting effective press releases to mastering social media monitoring. It serves as a communication tool to reach journalists, media outlets, and the public. What is Media Monitoring? How Do You Measure Media Coverage? sponsored posts).

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When The CEO Should Be The PR Spokesperson

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Public relations teams and their agencies typically want to advise a CEO directly, and we routinely urge leaders to build a public profile through social media and high-level content. It’s good news that corporate leaders are starting to appreciate the power of social media, but progress has been slow. To announce a new strategy.

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How PR Can Boost A B2B Brand

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

With its splashy headlines and viral tweets, consumer PR gets all the attention. Earned media builds brand credibility. Cision’s State of the Media report shows that trust in earned media outpaces that for other forms of content. That’s often where the earned media generated through PR comes in.

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3 ways to impress execs with social media metrics

PRSay

No audience affects your job security more than your own leadership team. Meetings include the social media team, the PR team, marketing partners and communications leaders at the VP and managerial levels. We saw the volume of social media chatter spike about our lack of a mobile boarding pass app,” Villafranca says.

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Growing a Business Through Public Relations

5W PR

While every startup can distribute branded content and ads to guide consumers in their buying journeys, earned media coverage, especially in terms of features, brand mentions, and product reviews, are far more effective. However, they can learn from others’ campaigns. Reverse Pitching.

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PR In The Time Of Coronavirus

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Nature hates a vacuum, and so does a “viral” news story like the COVID-19 outbreak. The company leadership took charge of the situation before crazy rumors could start or spread. For most of us, this is not a time to be newsjacking the outbreak with off-target or opportunistic media pitches. Out of sight can’t mean out of mind.

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