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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Who’s doing it right: A powerhouse example is the 2015 Always’ Like a Girl campaign.

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PR vs. Advertising: What’s the difference?

5W PR

When most people hear about PR and advertising, they assume it’s roughly the same thing. The starkest difference between them is that advertising is controlled media. P R is also much cheaper than advertising – a fraction of the cost. PR is a fraction of the cost of advertising. billion by 2015. billion.

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Avoid advertising blahblah: the real meaning of Christmas?

Prakkypedia

It has struck me that this standard message is regurgitated by a lot of organisations in their marketing and advertising material and it’s a wasted opportunity. (I I watched some regional SA television recently – during a Christmas trip – and saw a swathe of festive commercial messages from local retailers. Thank you for a great 2015!

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The Implications of the Growth of Social News

Cision

According to Reuters’ Digital News Report 2015 , an on-line poll about the future of digital news in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Urban Brazil, Japan and Australia, there have been drastic shifts in the amount of news that is accessed through smartphones and other mobile devices.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

One of my favorite annual reports is the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015. This may be intentional, as mobile visitors are less valuable to advertisers (and therefore publishers) according to Pew (validated by comScore data). Why are mobile visitors less valuable?

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Journalism and News Trends for PR Pros

Cision

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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State of Social Media Q3 2015: Facebook has 1.5 billion people

Shift Communications

In what is becoming an unsurprising story, Facebook also grew its revenue significantly; below, every region showed Q3 revenue growth from advertising: Above, what’s interesting is the very strong growth in the US and Canada, continuing a trend from the previous quarter. The post State of Social Media Q3 2015: Facebook has 1.5