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What PR People Should Know About SEO

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Public relations and SEO were once worlds apart, with almost no overlap between them. SEO focused on backlink schemes and website-stuffed keywords to drive search rankings. Now there’s a sizeable area of commonality as traditional public relations has gone digital and SEO has changed. What changed?

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This Experiment Proves SEO Extends the Reach of a Corporate Blog

Ishmael's Corner

After beating the SEO drum since 2010, it baffles us that the PR industry hasn’t embraced this discipline. Our push to marry SEO and PR picked up steam seven years ago when Google overhauled its search algorithm. Before jumping into the experiment, a few words on the big picture. Google used the Hummingbird.more.

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SEO Software Company SEMrush Moves into PR with Prowly Acquisition [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

SEMrush acquires Prowly A software company that has traditionally made tools for SEOs is moving into PR. PR software + SEO software I’ve long wondered why some of the larger PR tech vendors haven’t snapped up tools like this long ago). If there’s a challenge here, it’s that PR pros tend to be far less technical than SEOs.

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Why Companies Should Be Training All Employees to Use Social Media

Cision

By training employees on social media usage, companies can reach wider audiences, build better brand awareness, increase sales, help recruitment efforts and increase employee engagement. Lauren Friedman , Head of Social Business Enablement at Adobe, said Adobe not only encourages employees to use social media, but trains them on it as well.

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Digital PR spend increases significantly, but still not enough investment in training

Stuart Bruce

The PRCA Digital PR and Communications Report 2016 reveals a sharp rise in digital PR budgets, but continuing concern over the lack of investment in training. Depressingly the need for more investment in training was also one of the main findings of last year’s report. More education and training needed to acquire digital PR skills.

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Why SEO Is a Natural Fit for the PR Industry

Ishmael's Corner

We’ve been touting the virtues of SEO in PR strategies since 2010. Our push to integrate SEO and PR accelerated in 2013 when Google revamped its search algorithm with the Hummingbird update. It was at this point that Google squeezed most of the gamesmanship out of organic search. Those backlinks sold out of.more.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] How to Optimize Your Content for Search, in 12 Steps

Cision

SEO for content is all about discovery. Authors Anna Jasinski, Raquela Chiado, Laura Brown, and Stephanie Frey are experts on SEO for content at PR Newswire. They train internal staff and external organizations on best practices for increasing visibility of online content. . About The Authors.