Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 1, 2014

THE PITCH On Jul 24, 2014, at 8:42 AM, John Larkin (kudos, John!) We make software that helps eCommerce stores advertise and retarget to people on Facebook. I personally have spoken at a number of Facebook Advertising conferences and events, as well as eCommerce meetups, Startup events, and an occasional podcast.

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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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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Benedict Andersons Imagined Communities shows how nations are imagined into existence via shared stories (e.g., Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism(Revised ed.). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism(Revised ed.). Source: M/C Journal 3 Marshall, P.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Cracked , a pop culture-focused humor site, started adding occasional serious topics, such as war refugees from Syria, home foreclosures and sexual assault to its coverage in 2014 and increased the number in 2015.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Salesforce did a study in 2014 that found the average B2B marketing organization spends $150 to acquire a single email address ( PDF ). click image for higher resolution) An Illustration: Bulldog Reporter The Bulldog Reporter was a long time trade publication for the public relations (PR) community. In 2013 it shuttered after 30 years.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We don’t have budget for software or social media advertising…or anything else that might cost $20 or more. I developed the PESO model in 2014 based on the results I saw the approach earning for hundreds of clients throughout the years. We Don’t Have Budget for Software or Social Media Advertising.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014. Lee Odden showcases the best campaigns of 2014 thus far. Social media advertising is useless (or is it?). area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Shock, horror!

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

These include native advertising, sponsored content, syndication; and paid influencers, search and social media. Gini Dietrich first described the relationship between different forms of media as four overlapping circles in 2014 in her book Spin Sucks: Communication and Reputation Management in the Digital Age. Influencer.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Nielsen’s 2015 Trust in Advertising report shows that people trust earned media (as in editorial articles and posts) and owned content more than any other formats. Brand influence is born in a community. But the sheer amount of stuff available has made credibility more important than ever…and maybe more elusive.

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Cision

AUGUST 3, 2015

BI Intelligence (@BIIntelligence) April 4, 2014. From a brand and communications standpoint there is opportunity to build a community on Snapchat, and to share content and to interact in a variety of different ways. Snapchat Demographics: 70% female, 71% <25 y/o, and 62% earn <$50k/year, by @ballve https://t.co/lwUhd3QsKO

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2017

I would say my job is roughly 60% content (strategy and execution), 25% analytics/reporting and 15% community management. Influencer marketing is another trend that’s gaining traction in medical communities. You volunteer your time with Social Media Breakfast as a community manager, and have since 2014.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2015

In an AdAge piece, Quaker’s digital lead, Elena Parlatore describes the advantages of Pinterest for her business : Less trolling behavior in the Pinterest community than on other sites. Promoted Pins are an advertising product that allows brands to increase reach of specific Pins by selected targeting criteria.

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PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2014

January 7th saw the first #measurePR chat of 2014 being curated from Kolkata, India. shonali @wittlake Related to that, there’s a growing “melting pot” for marketing, PR, advertising, & now social. “Would you view #PR as more outbound communications, or also instrumental in inbound/content strategy?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics. presidential election, which means misinformation and deepfake advertising will rise, putting pressure on communicators to combat false narratives. Finally, 2024 also brings another U.S.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

When brands first arrived on Facebook and organic reach was high, we spent a huge amount of time and effort on community engagement and interaction,” he wrote. Yet a more important questions remains: Even if successful, will more conversation attract more users, advertisers, ad volume and therefore remedy the platform’s monetization woes?

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” Who do you see advertising on those pages?

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

He also outlines leadership projects with community programs, developing PR executives, and reaching community leaders. advertisements ( advertising was part of the public relations division) regarding these positions appeared nationally on the radio, and in newspapers and magazines. After the war, N.A.M.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent article, we cited a study that estimated that public relations would grow about 6% between 2014 and 2024 and that U.S. Many PR students minor in related fields like marketing or advertising. So, what does it take to get into this exciting profession? USC’s rates are the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

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prTini

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Read on to find out how a quick Twitter advertising “test” drove big results (and sales!) for a wearable tech startup client: Situation: In November 2014, a wearable tech startup introduced its first product. Part of our online strategy included advertising on Twitter. That’s right.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public.

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PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Why isn’t kindness desirable in the leadership community? Geoffrey Colon, Head of Brand Studio at Microsoft Advertising, recently gave a talk at CES , where he mentioned that Satya Nadella is encouraging all Microsoft employees to not only think about what they can do, but what they should do. Show me the money!

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

The 2014 PRESSfeed survey showed 87% of journalsts and editors said they want visuals with company news, yet only 26% of all press releases posted on the wire services have visuals. Q1: How do you see the traditional lines between the disciplines – PR, advertising, etc. ” My question is always, Why?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 30, 2015

Most viral April Fools videos of 2014. And because “April Fools is a great time for companies to get a bit playful with their advertising,” says Chris Quigley as he examines some campaigns that generated buzz last year. What do you do to get your community buzzing? Winning the Marketing Battle Between Help and Hype.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

I organize them by categories: MN blogs, advertising blogs, PR blogs, content blogs. Mark’s posts are insightful, interesting and often times, well ahead of the curve (see his “Content Shock” post from 2014 here ). Does he care about his community of readers? I read the newspaper. I read emails. No question.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. The data is seen by some, like Rand Fishkin , as one of the few alternatives to the data that Google and Facebook collect for their own advertising products. How did it work?

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Doctor Spin

JANUARY 5, 2024

Psychographics Values : Sustainability, transparency in corporate practices, community involvement. Adapting your communication to people’s shared choices (of why, where, and how) in a specific context is a more agnostic approach to marketing- and corporate communication segmenting. Source: M/C Journal 1 Marshall, P.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

When doing my due diligence for this post, I came across a transcript of the #PRprochat that happened in July 2014. Shonali Burke (@shonali) July 10, 2014. Source: Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Survey. You can track customers right from your advertising efforts to where they make the purchase.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

It is a solid book and I overwhelming believe it is worth reading (or listening) and does well by the content marketing community. Sometimes the examples are businesses that are able to sell advertising across digital sites they’ve built. This isn’t a reflexive reaction either. 2) Case Study: The Dojo American Karate Centers.

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Tough Sledding

JANUARY 12, 2015

Because once the wall between advertising and journalism is breached, there’s no going back. BTW, this story — first published on October 20, 2014 — appeared under yesterday’s “Latest Stories” heading. And it has me wondering why communicators have to be so sneaky.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. One of the more interesting aspects of the programs transition for me has been the advertising model. Remember when ESPN closed Grantland ?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 22, 2015

This is important in light of how much more accepted it now is for brand integration to be part and parcel of the PR pro’s charge; almost half the respondents (46%) said they accept brand integration, and more than half (55%) said they refer PR pros to their advertising colleagues. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. However, some sites may be open to guest posts even if they don’t advertise. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. Look for the same quality signals listed above.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

There’s a lot that’s happened over the last month among vendors that make technology for public relations (PR) professionals – and I can’t wait to show you this month’s summary of news from the PR technology community. Those two companies – former rivals and among the biggest in the market – merged in 2014. How does that work?

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