Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2015

Most of the work I’ve seen profiled in best practices, case studies, award entries, panel discussions and other channels has been consumer-facing – as in work done by companies or agencies to advance the agenda of a B2C company or a consumer product (Oreo, Dove or Skittles anyone?). But there’s plenty of quality work in the B2B realm as well.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2015

Most of the work I’ve seen profiled in best practices, case studies, award entries, panel discussions and other channels has been consumer-facing – as in work done by companies or agencies to advance the agenda of a B2C company or a consumer product (Oreo, Dove or Skittles anyone?). But there’s plenty of quality work in the B2B realm as well.

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B2B Social Media Consumer B2C 150

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

My mix has always included agency partnerships, but 2020 forced me to get creative and leverage those agency partnerships to stabilize my business. What are agency partnerships? Agency partnerships usually form as a result of traditional advertising and marketing agencies not having PR pros on staff.

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

With another decade of experience in communications and marketing agencies, Scott has advised clients that include Walmart, McDonalds, IBM, Coca-Cola, and Google, among others, and The Economist ranked him as #1 atop the list of 25 Social Business Leaders. It demonstrates initiative, creativity and uniqueness.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 23, 2017

The unofficial kickoff of the digital PR industry goes back to late 2011 and early 2012, when Google’s Panda and Penguin algorithm updates turned the SEO category upside down. This can mean digital video, creative Instagram posts, and inbound marketing techniques. Then there’s the content explosion.

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Digital PR SEO Storytelling Analytics 168

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Indeed, citing LinkedIn data, Adweek noted marketing agencies are bleeding strategy talent. That was the point when, in 2012 I predicted somewhat provocatively, that social media strategists will be gone in 2 years. Has your B2B agency stopped bringing creative content ideas?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

For example, an academic research project, that was written in 2012 and updated in 2014, about the microlending market studied: “…how traditional and social earned media affect sales and each other…Traditional earned media has a per-event effect on sales that is much larger than the corresponding per-event effects of social earned media.”.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. I only found THREE people who WEREN’T agency people on the list! What’s more, it wasn’t just agency people–it was one specific agency! Eri O’Diah , founder, Collective.ly

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Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

The Resolution Blog

JUNE 25, 2015

Want some inspiration on a creative way of using Google Adwords? Splendid Communications worked with Smirnoff on a fantastic PR campaign called 'Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange' from 2010 to 2012. Her work led the agency to grow net revenue by more than 80 per cent. Paid amplification provides a fast- track to them.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

This is true whether you are in-house or work for an agency. 17% more likely to be expanding beyond traditional agency partners.”. “18% 17% more likely to be expanding beyond traditional agency partners.”. “18% The marketing spend on domestic markets has steadily increased – by 10% since 2012. in the next 12 months.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

This post will review a number of tangible opportunities to measure PR beyond traditional media impressions and advertising equivalencies (AVEs) with the goal of empowering you to feel confident and creative the next time you’re asked about measurement. Images: redjar , Ken Teegardin , Rob , 401(K) 2012 ( Creative Commons ).

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Measurement Comparison Analytics Nonprofit 120

PR Conversations

JUNE 28, 2020

As Vice President of digital research at Fleishman Hillard, on 12 May 2010, he referred to a PESO model as a metrics matrix that the agency used. This image is shared via Creative Commons and credited to Spin Sucks. My answer has always been: the late Don Bartholomew.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. The most common approach to social media management is an agency or junior member armed with a monitoring tool and limited ability to feedback to operational areas of the business. There are exceptions but they are limited.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Tell us a little about your journey… I started out as a volunteer at a small food PR and marketing agency. I’m a very artistic person, so I really enjoy spending time being creative; this can involve anything from attending life drawing classes and doing up old piece of furniture, to jumping on my sewing machine or blogging.

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Hotels Social Media Fashion Agency 86

Shift Communications

JANUARY 27, 2015

He started PR 20/20, an inbound marketing agency, in 2005. In 2012, he penned the book, “Marketing Agency Blueprint” which was followed up by “Marketing Performance Blueprint” in 2014. The post The Future of Marketing: Paul Roetzer appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

However, I believe that the PR agencies should take this as an opportunity rather than a challenge. With such alterations in the media industry, PR agencies have a window to get more creative and embrace newer avenues, such as social media platforms, more aggressively than before. 94 crore (~ $15.1M) in FY 2012 to Rs.300

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. Digital Marketing Agency. Co-CEO of V3 Broadsuite, a marketing agency specialising in the digital space. Pinterest and Instagram usage doubles since 2012, growth on other platforms slower [link] — Steve Rubel (@steverubel) August 19, 2015. XuswAAsGAo.

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 5, 2015

operation back in the 2011/2012 timeframe. GM and global CEO since the Agency’s founding that we needed a fresh voice to lead the U.S. I was just as passionate and optimistic about the Agency. I was even more determined to put the Agency on a positive trajectory. It’s amazing how survival has a way of tuning one’s senses.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Build a Better Agency Summit. This event is created for leaders or owners in small to mid-sized agencies. Sound like you?

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PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here’s the new list of skills for the PR pro of the future (with notes about what’s been updated and deleted from that initial list in 2012). I think I whiffed on the “mobile” skill set in 2012. So often, I see reports from partners and other agency vendors and they’re almost non-sensical.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I did not attend, but the event featured a number of women leaders talking about their career progressions and encouraging others to seek the curiosity, bravery and creativity needed to drive successful careers–and lives (my educated guess based on the posts I saw from the event). Where is she now?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Wilde joined Thuzio as an intern in the summer of 2013, a company that was founded in 2012 by former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber and Mark Gerson, Chairman and Co-Founder of Gerson Lehrman Group. Build relationships that are authentic and give power back to the content creatives. Russ Wilde, Jr.,

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The full report shows some nuance between agency and in-house respondents (graphic and summary by Marketing Charts here and here ). If you work for a large organization that competes with other business units to send marketing emails through a central marketing agency, these email takeovers are gold. 16% on marketing analytics.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

This blog was originally penned on Blogger beginning in 2009 and migrated to WordPress in 2012. Bloggers most often get started with a goal of becoming self-employed and having an outlet for creative expression,” the report says in its conclusion. “The Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Content marketing relies on digitally savvy workflows and creative techniques to reach consumers with engaging content that audiences want to consume and share.”. We discussed the content marketing trough of disillusionment back in 2012 , as it relates to a marketing philosophy, however, rather than an emerging technology segment.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 18, 2015

Any given day could consist of a client meeting to collaborate on an upcoming social strategy presentation, brainstorms with our creative team to plan social content for one of our brands and digging into excel to prepare a quarterly social report. I spend most of my time working on social strategies, content planning and analytics/reporting.

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2022

While some of us pursued degrees in PR or journalism, many stumbled upon the industry from something vastly different: from accounting, history, law, to other creative backgrounds. However, I loved the challenge of communicating complex subjects to my classes, working with people and having the chance to get creative.

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PRSay

MAY 5, 2016

Along the same lines, many brands have chosen to announce their rosters first via social media as a soft launch and have held their campaign creative and activation plans for a bigger, more formal PR play at a later date. How can PR pros working in sports or other industries begin preparing for an Olympic year with Rio 2016 coming up?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2017

A single share of Facebook in May of 2012 cost $40 – today it’s worth $130. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? The fact you can export Salesforce data to LinkedIn, but not the other way around, is just gravy. Still, it’s hard to argue with the stock performance of Facebook. And then there’s Google+.

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PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

Before my time at adidas they were actually my client, as I worked for the brand’s PR agency for almost three years. This is such a great opportunity for newsmakers and storytellers alike as PR professionals can get creative with who they partner with to communicate their stories.

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Storytelling Social Media Sports Strategy 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

These are the questions we sought to answer in spring 2015 when I launched an internal initiative named Project Copyscale at my content marketing agency, PR 20/20. Develop ad copy and creative. Test headlines, landing pages, images and creative. What Is Artificial Intelligence? Draft social media updates. Curate content.

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Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

I didn’t consciously change our strategy for Journalistics, but it happened over the course of each new blog post from 2012 through today. And yet in other roles, I was leading digital strategy and campaign execution on the agency side of the house for large, global brands. When Your Strategy Changes. How is this relevant?

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Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In 2012, Eric Church came out with the song “Springsteen” which recounts a time he fell in love. However, the songs that stick with me the most are tied to memories. Growing up, my family loved music and I remember having jam sessions together in the summer where I would just dance on our front porch with my sisters.

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In 2012, right before my junior year of high school, my grandma passed away pretty unexpectedly at the young age of 66, and to say that my brother and I took it hard would be an understatement. This song was one of the many that would make her say “aww” within the first few notes, and she would start singing along.

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