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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

PRSay

About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. New technology, new commitments. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 million in 1974 to 24.3 million in 2020, according to Pew Research Center.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Toronto, Canada: Diversity is Our Strength

Bianchi Biz Blog

Businesses draw on a large and diverse talent pool, especially in financial services, technology and life sciences. The skyline is filled with construction cranes and there are numerous transit expansion projects underway. The suburban communities have a vibrant manufacturing base.

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The Evolution of Multimedia Across Social Media

Cision

But technology had to catch up with human nature. “ It ’ s just that the technology and investment in it have changed. “ I have been playing around with live video since 2008. In 2016, live video seems like a no-brainer. It ’ s easier to connect to audiences if they are constantly seeing your face. I was doing Ustream.tv

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PR Job Coach - Untitled Article

PR Job Coach

Ageism, the practice of sunsetting experienced pros , has been with us in the work force for many years but today has become a routine practice in technology and many other industries. From 2008-2014, Scott was the first global head of social media and digital communications at Ford Motor Company, where he helped turn the company around.

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Secret to Creativity? Ditch the Phone! Get Bored!

Flack's Revenge

The station’s New Tech City podcaster Manoush Zomorodi began her January 12th show, The Case for Boredom, by pondering: “Since 2008, when I first got a smartphone – I have never had to be bored. PR Public Relations Social Media Technology' The phone has invaded every moment of my life.

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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Thought Leadership Series: AI-Washing and PR, Part 1 of a Series

Shift Communications

It’s not every day that the leaders of two highly regarded public companies enter into a public spat about a future technology, but perhaps AI is no ordinary technology. AI is one of the most popular future technologies talked about in the media. It reminds me of 2008 when every company was on board the environmental trend.