Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The largest social network in the world – and to some people, the entire Internet – released its Q4 2016 and year end earnings. Not only is Facebook the largest communications medium on the planet, but CEO Zuckerberg has aimed his sights on the lucrative television market. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 14, 2018

Voice assistants are a nascent form of technology made possible by advances in speech recognition, high speed internet connections, and raw computing power. There’s still some way for the technology to go before it becomes truly mainstream. The US is the largest market accounting for almost 70% of sales.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 3, 2017

Take-up of fixed broadband in the home has increased since last year; more than eight in ten (82%) households now have a fixed broadband connection, compared to 79% in 2016. 2 Over the top television. The proportion of households with fixed telephony (82%) and mobile telephony (96%) remained relatively stable in 2017. #2

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Cision

MAY 12, 2016

We have access to technology and data sources that we couldn’t even dream of when I started working in this business. 2016 is shaping up to be an important election year. My biggest pet peeve is…the depiction of political pollsters and consultants in television and film. Those who find that sweet spot are doing the best work.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 26, 2016

In 1954, the television had reached a critical milestone : 26 million U.S. Long before product placements and sponsored content, one iconic American brand placed a big bet in creating its own television program – another example of an early content marketing initiative – at the urging of its public relations department.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

A 2016 study by Edison Research found avid listeners spend four hours and 10 minutes every week listening to an average of five different podcasts. That figure is up 86% from 2016, when the study found that podcast advertising captured $169 million in revenue. Podcasts have been on a steady growth streak for years.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2016

So in 2016 our past VP of marketing is now 46. billion sends” the technology vendor found: “After crunching all the numbers, we’ve got some great news—it turns out that 1 inactive subscriber is worth 32% of an active subscriber. In his latest book, Content, Inc., In crunching “6.6 That’s a lot of revenue!

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

This bit of marketing trivia was revisited in a recent Marketplace story titled Big Soda and the Rise of Product Placement (audio): “Product placement has become so commonplace in television and movies that audiences can barely recognize it anymore. The hype cycle is a framework the organization applies to study emerging technology markets.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Thanks to the latest technologies, PR now has the potential to be a data-driven powerhouse that maps to real business results, earning a seat at the table alongside Marketing generally, or, at least, other important marketing activities. Marketing and Communications are converging as PR is poised to evolve radically over the next decade.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 1, 2022

In centuries gone by, that influence was limited to direct interpersonal contact and then to traditional mass media like television. ByteDance released TikTok, or Douyin as it’s known in China, in September of 2016. In TikTok’s defense, the Blackout Challenge predates the social media platform.

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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. TrendKite has become the primary technology for the Cision media monitoring capability.

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ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

New habits were formed and reading Cal Newport's book Deep Work: Rules for Focused (sic) Success in a Distracted World (2016) crystallised my thinking. I think it's telling that a lot of popular fiction these days focuses on apocalyptic scenarios where the survivors inevitably live much simpler (though rougher) lives without technology.

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PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Prior to the conference proper I had agreed to participate in tandem with Ali Foroozfar —a wonderful human being, past top manager of National Iranian Television and a seasoned, highly knowledgeable professor of marketing, advertising and communication—in a one-day workshop, where we alternated integrated communication theory and case studies.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 17, 2017

Internet ad spend surpasses television spend. Particularly on mobile devices, consumers are still using technology to block intrusive and irrelevant ads, placing pressure on digital marketers to deliver better ad messages. The gaming industry generated $100 billion in global revenue in 2016, with nearly half coming from Asia.

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ISEBOX

JANUARY 14, 2016

Well, several reasons, such as a lack of good compression technology, and the fact that virtually no video content was digitized that early in the game. 1998 is now 2016, and the concept of “low-speed” connection is a thing of the past, except when you’re in a public airport. That’s how content works in 2016. Text and a photo.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated that VR will be the firm’s focus in 2016 with the launch of its Oculus VR headset and technology in Q1; Samsung’s VR technology will integrate with Oculus by the 2015 holiday season. Are you ready for this level of technology? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Facebook will be used more as a mass marketing tool, like a television station. Television, XM Radio, Smart Things and other technologies will continue to meld with traditional digital channels and tools.”. – Marty Weintraub | Aimclear. 21) Consolidation of marketing automation technologies. “We

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Presspage

MAY 10, 2017

As a result, a large part of our conversations nowadays are facilitated by technology, initiating a shift from formal written communication to more informal personal communication. Technology has enriched our vocabulary, introducing us to new words such as binge-watching, selfie and abandonware.

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

As technology advances, we require up to the minute information quickly and efficiently. Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Mass communication aims to meet these needs.

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Cision

JUNE 27, 2016

Using other social media outlets they encouraged supporters to watch the scope, but it was unneccesary: C-SPAN and CNN picked up their Periscope broadcast and televised it (some legislators broadcasted on Facebook Live as well ). Scott Peters (@ScottPetersSD) June 23, 2016. “This is the joy of technology.”

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PRSay

MAY 5, 2016

We are just about five months away until the world unites and comes together in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Generally speaking, brands have taken a much more diverse approach as to how and when they announce their Rio 2016 programs as compared to recent Games.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The 1960 presidential debate, the first televised debate in history, between John F. Television viewers almost unanimously declared Kennedy the winner. In 2016, throw everything you thought you knew about politics and politicians out the window. Could Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have been president before 2016?

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PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Politics aside, the 2016 US election was fascinating to watch as it unravelled like a fast-paced Netflix series. And historically, these campaigns are a first look of how new tactics or technologies can be or will be employed at a grand scale. So, why should we pay attention to the campaign strategies of the presidential elections?

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

The announcements and how they’re evolving is fascinating, especially now with technology changing so drastically every four years. It makes sense that many 2016 candidates are slowly revealing themselves on social media, although younger voters may think platforms like Facebook are passé. Lesson: considering a presidential run?

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