Cision

AUGUST 3, 2015

Instagram isn’t just for “the kids” anymore. So what do you need to do to take advantage of Instagram’s full potential? At her recent “ Build Your Brand With Instagram ” webinar, social media consultant Jenn Herman shared the best practices for using Instagram to connect with your followers.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 5, 2014

From the popular community tweet chats to the breaking news and trending hashtag topics, these aggregated conversations certainly have captured our attention. I came up with the idea of HashAtIt.com when I was creating a brand new website for a small town in Italy called Castropignano. New hashtags are surfacing every day.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The timing was great, as Neal told me he had just returned from a trip around the world in which some of these very same topics came up in discussions with major brands. Not to say that there’s no role for brands on social media. But I think it is getting more and more intrusive for brands to try to take part in the conversation.

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Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2017

If you’re looking for additional channels to market your brand, which of the following are you thinking of using? With 800 million monthly active users, Facebook’s Instagram has gone beyond flaunting fashion trends; now many different niches enjoy the potential engagement Instagram has to offer. Twitter, LinkedIn, or Pinterest?

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

If media relations is an arm of public relations, community management is another. A community grows your reach and influence. Consumers don’t listen to brands; they listen to their friends and families. If those people like you and what you have to say, the community and loyalty grows. Where is it found? Have no fears.

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. . Your product or service brand name (if different). Your competitor’s product or service brand name (if different). Instagram is the important exception to the rule. These include: Your company name.

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How To Instagram Social Media LinkedIn 198

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss the different opportunities in PR from owning your own business to agency PR and in-house communications for an organization. 8. What’s the best way to build your professional brand? What is most gratifying about a career in communications?

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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. Pick a Fresh, Relevant Domain Name. So I have two sets of Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

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Blogging Case Study Social Media Instagram 282

Cision

AUGUST 5, 2015

As the fastest-growing social network , Instagram is a must for brands looking to boost their social presence. At her recent webinar , social media consultant Jenn Herman discussed the best strategies and tactics to effectively engage your audience, promote your brand and create effective content on Instagram.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Captain Chris Hsiung and Katie Nelson, of Mountain View Police Department, join The Invincible Brand Podcast to discuss how they quickly overcame an escalating viral crisis in a way that increased the trust their community and the general public have in their brand. About this episode.

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Crisis Viral Brand Branding 176

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 18, 2019

Five Reasons Micro Influencers Can Be More Impactful For Your Brand. In order to reach a large, targeted audience, brands are turning towards various platforms to increase brand awareness, exposure, and Return on Investment (ROI), often through social media influencers. Don’t let the name fool you.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Corporate communications regularly involves interaction with senior leaders and HR departments. Studies show that brand loyalty plays a huge role in why people spend their money the way they do.

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Training Media Training Crisis Communications Reputation 370

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Heck, even having a simple social media page isn’t enough; you need to have multiple social media platforms to reach a wide enough audience, and those platforms need to be managed in such a way that it brings your customers together into a self-sustaining community that your company engages with on the ground level. Tall order?

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Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 8, 2019

Instagram remains one of the best places to market your brand online, gain a loyal following, and build an invaluable community that supports your business. Here are some essential steps to taking your Instagram engagement to the next level. Engagement slumps, however, are inevitable.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2022

Instagram implements an array of reel updates. On Instagram, all videos are now uploaded as reels, meaning that all future Instagram video content will need to be filmed and edited in reel dimensions. For more interesting articles from us check out these posts: 3D Avatars Launched by Instagram and other social media trends.

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Instagram LinkedIn Social Media Facebook 117

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

YouTube was hit with a major brand safety crisis this week after a blogger revealed that a community of predators have been using the platform to view content in inappropriate ways that exploit children. A year ago, YouTube was constantly plagued by brand safety issues. The cycle is predictable, and brands are prepared.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 16, 2024

Facebook and Instagram are currently the go-to social networks for B2C marketers. And with laser-targeted audiences, a publishing platform, and a built-in professional network, it’s easy to find LinkedIn marketing examples from brands doing it right. But what does LinkedIn think of the brands using its platform?

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy. And for nonprofit organizations on a budget, blogging can often be the most effective way to engage and mobilize communities.

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Mobile Community Blogging Publicity 120

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

… making decisions on where to build audience for brands based on buzz, instead of fact?? Everyone is buzzing about Instagram and Pinterest – but are they worth building an audience there? It turns out that TWO PERCENT of seniors use Instagram. Are we focused on social media platforms with hardly any users?

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Instagram Pinterest YouTube Social Media 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 5, 2019

Good will and strong community relations are also in demand as Silicon Valley is blamed for a host of problems, from data privacy threats to income inequality. Most valuable of all, inclusion in an analyst report can build brand consideration for months or years. Earned media drives brand differentiation.

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Technology Company Banking Education 246

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Last week, The New York Times published a piece on how influential Instagrammers are being courted by luxury brands with offers of free swag and other out-of-this-world perks in exchange for photos. AdWeek also chimed in with a follow-up article calling it Instagram’s “secret barter economy.”. We all know that drill.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As Twitter (now X) declines, and newer social platforms like Bluesky remain exclusive or in beta mode, Meta’s Threads has emerged as a notable social destination for brand PR. The secret of Threads’ fast growth was its integration with Instagram, which made onboarding seamless for users.

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Remote PR Jobs

JULY 19, 2024

Networking Meetups: Smaller, local events that bring together professionals from various fields can be particularly useful for building casual, organic relationships within your community. Facebook and Instagram : Share success stories, client testimonials, and behind-the-scenes content to showcase your work and attract potential clients.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 4, 2018

If you’re curious about brand voice, the first thing you should do is think about Tom Hanks. Like the personality of a human, your brand has to retain some elasticity to appeal to different people in different places. Your brand may have a central personality, but it needs to be able to convey different tones.

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Cision

DECEMBER 6, 2016

When it comes to influencer marketing, food and beverage brands are beginning to step away from big stars in favor of a different track. There’s no denying celebrities’ wide-following and trend-boosting power, but brands seeking a wellness halo are increasingly turning to influential food and lifestyle bloggers instead.

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5W PR

JULY 2, 2018

For companies looking to build their brand in 2018 , there’s no better tool than a solid PR strategy. Of course, there are still many businesses out there that don’t know how to use PR as a brand-building tool. In the past, when PR agents wanted to create buzz for a brand, they had to connect that company with a local celebrity.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2016

Digital communication makes it easy for anyone to post about your brand. Morgan Givney, account manager at BizCom Associates, says brands need to put in the work to protect their reputation and maintain their online presence. This can also be troubling to brands, since now there isn’t a “gatekeeper” to filter through the noise.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Apparently brands don’t consider Twitter as sexy as Instagram or Snapchat. One aspect of Twitter that’s not well-known and often not considered by brands is that journalists and news organizations are the largest and most active verified group of Twitter users. This was way below Wall Street’s expectations. Gini Dietrcih.

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PR for Anyone

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

She has been widely recognized as a business leader helping women move from surviving to thriving in the workplace and is the Founder/CEO of the Leap Community – where she aims to provide more opportunities for women entrepreneurs to obtain better visibility and grow their brands. Find us on

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Onclusive

JUNE 16, 2023

While influencer PR & marketing has been a popular tactic for brands to reach their target audience, de-influencers are actively avoiding or even blocking social media influencers. W hat does this mean for organizations who want to use influencer PR to enhance their brand awareness ?

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How To Consumer Social Media Community 195

Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

For those brands and professionals who do not engage machine learning technologies in their work, they will see their relative share of voice decline. We public relations professionals, whether in house at a brand or at an agency, must take ownership of our audiences. The solution to this quandary is the owned audience.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

TikTok is an extremely beneficial social media platform for many businesses and small creators alike and the use of TikTok influencers can be easily implemented into a brand’s social media strategy. Here we look at the use of influencers on TikTok and how brands can benefit from the ever-growing social networking app. khaby.lame.

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

That doesn’t seem like a guaranteed path to brand authority. Reason #5: eBooks allow you to create a community around your brand. The audience who reads and reacts positively to your content is much more likely to join your community of followers. Pay for promotion on Facebook and Instagram. you may wonder.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

As Gen Z, individuals born starting in 1997 as defined by the Pew Research Center, replaces millennials as the primary consumer target for many corporations, organizations and brands, PR practitioners must delve into this consumer segment and understand how to effectively engage them for the next 15-20 years.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Few things are more satisfying than a brand handling a potential public relations crisis with grace, aplomb, and humor. A starring role in a hit TV series, particularly at such a critical plot point, is something brands can only dream of, so of course Crock-Pot wanted to take advantage. What’s a brand to do?

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Cision

DECEMBER 17, 2015

PR is now a two-way conversation between the brand and its audience. The brand message can be influenced but it cannot be controlled anymore. We, as PR professionals, rely on creating goodwill between a brand and its customers. If a brand is real and personable, people want to connect with it. Pay It Up, Not Forward.

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Brand Branding Nonprofit Storytelling 120

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

and Pepsi’s “ Black Lives Matter’’ TV ad bungle with Kendall Jenner – it would be easy to miss one of the smaller yet most portentous PR crisis of this year: The CrossFit Gym Member-Shaming Instagram Fail. Most marketers use social listening tools such as Sysomos and Meltwater to monitor what consumers say about their brand on social media.

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Instagram Crisis Local Privacy 98