Cision

JUNE 18, 2015

Social Media Today’s Social Shake-Up 2015 Conference took place from June 9-10 in Atlanta, GA. With more than 500 attendees, social discussion peaked on day one, driving higher levels of discussion than the PR Measurement Conference, but not quite as much buzz as Social Media Marketing World. Click to enlarge.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

Your blog is your community. And it’s better to build an engaged community over time than it is to serve up a lot of content in the beginning and then drop off the face of the planet. In 2015, I did the unthinkable and let the domain www.mariscallahan.com expire. I have two blogs—a food blog and a marketing/PR blog.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 27, 2020

It was the summer of 2015, and filming of this very important impact documentary was going as planned. We made this film for communities pursuing gender equality movements of their own, companies looking to better their inclusive culture, and schools who want their students to be aware of what’s ahead for them. What’s Next?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 7, 2014

It was the 5 th annual B2B Content Marketing Survey which conjured up that memory – from perhaps a more frightening part of my mind. Marketers who put their content marketing strategy to pen and ink, were twice as likely to consider their organization effective – 60% to 32%. Rhythm and ROI.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 17, 2020

A personal commitment as CIPR Past President in 2015 has led to the publication of the fifth edition of Exploring Public Relations and Management Communication. Qualifications, continuous learning and a mature community of practice that engage theory and practice are among the hallmarks of a mature profession.

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Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2015

For B2B marketers, the struggle is real. Last week, around 1,000 people attended MarketingProfs’ B2B Marketing Forum , a conference aimed to teach the latest B2B marketing best practices. Here are three key takeaways to help you excel in your business-to-business marketing strategy and implementation.

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Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

4) To survive the future, we must go back to what has worked in the past: caring and community. Get Pat Flynn’s past, present and future principles of building strong communities here. Get our free “Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR” white paper now! Best Practices Featured Content Marketing'

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 24, 2016

With the dramatic increase in podcast listening hours in the US, and the rise of mobile usage, marketing professionals are exploring the world of podcasting; how to launch a show and the strategies to attract and build a large community of engaged listeners. In 2015, Americans listened to approximately 21.1

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Stuart Bruce

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Tom deserves an honour for the rare occasions when he updates his PR blog when it is guaranteed he’ll share some common-sense public relations advice and observations that is always refreshingly free from the marketing bulls**t and social media guru hype that today infects PR blogs.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 6, 2015

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 8:30 p.m. ET, PR professionals, students and educators will join together for a special chat session focused on “PR Wishes and Best Practices” for the industry in 2015. Resolution 1 : I will find new ways to leverage the power of data in 2015. Advice please? – $50.00

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Side note: I don’t think “Agility” existed as it does today until 2015. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. PR tech mentions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3

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Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction. In late 2015, I made the case that Walmart should have made a bid to acquire Yahoo. Speed, quality, or cost – pick two.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 24, 2014

As CEO, I’d like to first thank you for being part of the SHIFT community in 2014. We’ve got oodles of new training programs underway to train our teams to handle every PR and marketing challenge you face. As we enter 2015, I can’t wait to see what we can do together. The year was an incredible one!

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

A market gets the tools that it deserves. The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019).

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 18, 2019

Over the past two years, I have significantly grown my online community through the power of livestreaming and video content. In this article, I will share three specific ways that livestreaming has helped me grow my community. How is your video content serving your community? I am just like anyone else – a normal person.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Earlier this week Forrester analyst Nate Elliott released another one of his bi-annual “Facebook is failing marketers” reports that takes aim squarely at Twitter and Facebook when it comes to marketing tactics. The Forrester report notes that a branded community is a better solution because a Sony Playstation microsite gained 4.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 26, 2015

Here are some of the most interesting posts on 2015 marketing and PR trends we’ve seen. How 4 Social Media Predictions Impact Email Marketers. 30+ Social Media Predictions for 2015. 30+ Social Media Predictions for 2015. 6 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2015. You’re welcome.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

You need look no further than the marketing, media and PR community for evidence of the decline in the craft of personal blogging. The traffic to this blog has declined from a peak of 12,000 unique visitors per month in 2015 to around two-thirds that number today. The audience has also changed. Podcasts are the current vogue.

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Wadds Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2023

The guide, published by the #FuturePRoof community, aims to make sense of AI tools and address the practitioner knowledge gap. The energy has yet to be matched by dialogue among the practitioner community about the best way to incorporate tools into the workflow. The #FuturePRoof community aims to readdress the balance.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

A Guest Post By Jacqueline Jensen, Community Evangelist, Piktochart*. Creating and maintaining meaningful connections while only being in a community for a small time is a tall order. Creating and maintaining meaningful connections while only being in a community for a small time is a tall order.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 9, 2015

Somehow it’s already 2015, and that means it’s time to reactivate our brains and make a valiant effort to pursue our resolutions for longer than a week. Then, spend your time cultivating communities by participating on those sites. Senior Marketing Analyst. Do a little research. Amanda Grinavich.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The report is drawn from tracking four months’ worth of social and electronic print media related to the topic, from January to April 2015. Obviously you want your brand to be aligned with key influencers in your market. Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 3, 2015. Let’s protect all our kids. GrandmothersKnowBest.

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5W PR

MARCH 12, 2020

Fairygodboss is the largest career community for women, with a mission to improve the workplace through greater transparency. Developed by Crystal Etienne in 2015 after helping her own daughter navigate the ups-and-downs of her period, she recognized that the hygiene and personal care industry needed safer, healthier, and easier options.

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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.). PR and marketing professionals use seriality principles to create a sense of tribal belonging around products (e.g., 6 Silfwer, J.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 12, 2015

I share more of what I learned, and offer takeaways for B2B tech PR and marketers below. Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) March 10, 2015. Stacey Higginbotham (@gigastacey) March 10, 2015. A PR Week story, also shared by Judy, tried to gauge the reaction from the PR community. Houston, we Have a Problem. Gigaom is shutting down.

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Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

This post is based on information in our “ Build & Evangelize Your Community With Word-Of-Mouth Marketing.”. Word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) comprises traditional media relations, engagement with audiences through social, influencer relations and customer evangelist programs. A brand doesn’t have to undertake all of those.

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Cision

AUGUST 4, 2015

That’s what happened to some in the wake of a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in January 2015. Cision tracked all the related social and electronic print media over a four-month period (January – April 2015) to uncover the focus, themes and perspectives on the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MRR) vaccine. GrandmothersKnowBest.

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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. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 29, 2015

You’re seeing brands like Nike, Starbucks and Adidas with MASSIVE communities on Instagram. A video posted by Nordstrom (@nordstrom) on Jul 16, 2015 at 4:14pm PDT. According to this Mobile Marketer post , Nordstrom used a visual of an Instagram post featuring a 55-foot dress on its corporate headquarters in Seattle.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2015

Emergency surgery prevented me from traveling to Laguna this past week for PRSA Counselors Academy 2015 … gah! Why: “I think ‘community’ was just becoming a social media buzzword at the time. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. and It Shouldn’t Be.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute , a new community for modern marketers created and powered by PR 20/20. I had spent the better part of three years theorizing and building software that would use AI to automate marketing strategy.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Social Media Week 2015 concluded just as it started – with tons of great information and ideas. Each delved into how social intelligence can help you listen to conversations online to benefit your brand’s customer service, marketing, product development, sales and PR initiatives. Measurement. Turn data into insights.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 22, 2014

2, 2015, back on Jan. And you have every good wish from us to you for a wonderful start to 2015. Why: Give your blog some extra momentum in 2015, by ending 2014 off on a high note. 3 Essential Tips for Digital Marketers. What’s PR En Route to in 2015? Digital marketing shifts coming out of AdTech 2014.

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Rock the Status Quo

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

AZ Media Maven (@AZMediaMaven) November 5, 2015. Customer perspective and pain points also have the potential to transform a nice product or service into something spectacular that really resonates with its target market. Kelly Hungerford (@KDHungerford) November 5, 2015. PRprochat — Milvian (@MilvianPrieto) November 5, 2015.

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