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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

The tactic still matters, but PR pros and writers will need to step up their game to cut through the clutter. Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. Growth of independent journalism. “We Data-driven PR.

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Three Public Relations Mega-Trends in 2017

Shift Communications

We may get a great hit in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times, but that hit will be one story among 200,000 or 300,000 for that day. Our goal is public relations professionals can no longer be to simply try to reach everyone through the media en masse. Dark Social and Influence.

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PR and Marketing in 2015: The Road Ahead

Shift Communications

Social media used to be a shiny object, a channel unto itself. Fred Wilson, noted VC, said quite aptly that social as we knew it is over. Social media is now part and parcel of ordinary communications. Journalism isn’t dead. Journalism just continues to evolve. Behind the Scenes.

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From PR to Marketing: Why You Should Expand Your Skill Set

Shift Communications

Here is a mini-rundown of a few of the ways I’ve seen marketing tech support our PR efforts: It can help extend the life of media hits. PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication.