Communications Conversations

MAY 26, 2022

When it comes to social media marketing, our priorities seem to be messed up. Where do we focus the bulk of our time and energy in social media marketing? Think about how much time we spend setting up social media ads, creating them and tracking them. Definitely not as much as we should.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 28, 2013

In addition to being Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD for all you hashtag fiends), today is also the day: Henry VIII died (1547, and women all over England breathed a sigh of relief). ” (on the difference between social media managers and community managers) ~ Ryan Rutan , Jive Software. That’s ok.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Neal Schaffer on Social Media Challenges & Opportunities for 2019. I was thrilled when Neal Schaffer agreed to participate in my series about challenges facing social media marketing. Neal is a social media speaker and consultant ranked by Forbes and others as a top influencer. Definitely.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

You may have seen this graphic last week–it was making the rounds on social media (even I shared it). It’s from LinkedIn, which aggregated data to share with us the “top skills” of today’s social media manager. Yes, social media pros do need to understand how to manage social ad campaigns.

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PR for Anyone

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here is a month’s worth of content ideas that you can use every single month to create social media posts and/or blogs for an entire month in one day. Share your favorite place in the community. Welcome a new business in the community. But coming up with the content can be grueling and actually quite stressful.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The definition of public relations is the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization or a famous person and the definition of marketing is: the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising. Media Relations.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

These are the “Big Four” of the social media marketing world. And, they encompass about 90% of all social media marketing for most companies. However, a slew of other more niche social networks exist that may help your social media marketing efforts. It’s a COMMUNITY play.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 30, 2013

I am a social media advocate. I love the collaborative energy, thoughts and community. But I hate the ugly side of social media sharing; especially when kids are involved. It’s definitely circulating.” Social media by definition is a space where people share ideas and information.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 30, 2019

Our community will also learn the importance of observing the leaders in an organization (regardless of their titles). Some of the topics/questions Ken and the #PRStudChat community will answer include: 1. What’s your definition of leadership? How can leaders communicate more effectively through social media?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When was the last time your company conducted a social media audit? However, a good, in-depth social media audit is worth it’s weight in gold. An audit gives you the perfect “pause” to re-shape your social media strategy. Now the question is: What’s included in a social media audit?

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 12, 2014

As my mind continually wraps around risk and crisis communications (I can’t help it, it just works that way), this study leaves me with a question of concern: If trust in executives is at an all-time low, how can this work against your organization in a crisis? It takes time and energy to build a community of trust.

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Cision

APRIL 28, 2017

The specifics of how to engage the community are going to change depending on how broad or narrow the definition is of the market. The community shapes how we make decisions to interact and engage. How does social media affect your business development mission and goals? What benefits does it provide?

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Cision

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Cision, CMO, Chris Lynch tackles this question while discussing important key findings from the 2017 Global Social Journalism Study. The study, which surveyed journalists on their social media habits, preferences and views was recently published by Cision and conducted in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2013

I’m talking about that moment when your social media and real worlds collide. I left last Thursday morning for Social Slam , via a direct flight from Dulles to Knoxville. That Moment When Your Social Media and Real Worlds Collide is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Leaving on a jet plane. That was The Moment.

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5W PR

APRIL 29, 2024

The conventional PR tactics of press releases and carefully chosen media placements have been jazzed up by the lively beat of social media. This online revelation hasn’t just changed the way B2B tech businesses communicate with their audience, but it’s also given PR a whole new definition.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Qualifications, continuous learning and a mature community of practice that engage theory and practice are among the hallmarks of a mature profession. The public relations industry has a thriving research community but there’s limited exchange between theory and practice. It is fundamentally impacting the communications industry.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Over the last 12 years I’ve been a consultant, I’ve conducted a lot of social media audits. And one trend I continue to see in many of those audits is brands attempting to drive organic traffic to their web sites or blogs from social media. 2 – Shift your focus from driving traffic to community building.

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Prohibition

APRIL 28, 2019

What is community management and why is it important? A community manager is responsible for advocating a brand on social networks. Strong community management and online presence leads to increased awareness of the brand, higher engagement and more engaged followers. So, why is this necessary and important?

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Cision

OCTOBER 12, 2017

I’m also just looking forward to spending more time in the gaming community — coming from an agency, I had many different clients in different areas ranging from digital entertainment and technology, apps, games, film and consumer products. What role does social media play in your day-to-day workflow? billion last year.

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NewsWhip

APRIL 17, 2023

Few avenues are better for that than social media. But while social media can give reporters a real-time window into those topics, many platforms are difficult to navigate and can sometimes be misleading. The members within those communities are also highly engaged. Reddit is different.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Today that “clash and turmoil of billions of human lives” is fully captured by our media ecosystem, and delivered to us every minute, via high definition screens, social networks and personalisation algorithms, on our networked computers, phones and other devices. . .” -Martin Gurri, The Revolt of the Public.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. Social copying happens across all social platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and the like.

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Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

This week, this award-winning professional sat down with me to discuss his new PR role, a specific definition of success and how to create results that don’t always translate to a number, as well as the importance of truth and kindness in a difficult industry. Probably overcoming a misguided definition of success.

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last month I interviewed top PR and social media experts about the challenges facing online marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Frank Strong: It’s a question of whether or not your customers and prospects are on social media. Neal: Definitely.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Its growth has definitely cooled over the past several weeks, but for PR or comms specialists, it can offer an opportunity to drive engagement, amplify outreach efforts and reach audiences with specific interests. Unlike other social media platforms, Threads makes it difficult to search for relevant conversations or even trends.

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 11, 2014

For example you might analyse the communication benefits of a media release versus a press conference versus a one-on-one interview and the options of newspaper versus radio versus television versus social media. In a crisis the choices become fewer rather than more as the situation develops. Continuity.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A Guest Post by Corina Manea, Chief Community Officer, Spin Sucks & Founder of NutsPR. Moreover, you can connect with experts directly on social media. The first step in learning leadership skills is a very basic one: Be on those social media channels where the experts are. And it’s definitely not easy.

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Cision

OCTOBER 11, 2016

“If you don’t have a solid understanding of what you’re trying to accomplish and who your audience is and why you’re doing this, then all of that content and all of that social media can’t be successful.”. Once you have that clarity, you can begin to define what the ideal influencer looks like for you.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 21, 2017

Google the phrase “Social media training Minneapolis.” In a nutshell, that describes my experience with social media training programs (or a lack thereof) in the Twin Cities. Social media advertising –potentially the biggest need of them all right now. ” What comes up? Where are they?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

New social media platforms will launch while existing platforms evolve and change—likely in a way that’s disadvantageous to marketers unless they invest in paid media. The lines between public relations, social media, content marketing—and every other marketing discipline—will continue to blur. Social Media'

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5W PR

DECEMBER 26, 2019

COMMUNITY BUILDING. An interesting trend among some respondents is that they’re focused on building smaller and more connected communities on their social media platforms. Many respondents said they will be spending more money on ads because of social media restraints, with Facebook and Google among the platforms cited.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Well, it’s definitely not secret any more (and really, was it ever?) Beyond the selfies and the food pics and the filters, Instagram represents something awesome for social media marketing: an opportunity to turn things around in an age of news feeds spammed with poorly-targeted promotions.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Trust Insights , a marketing analytics and data consulting company, just dropped a stellar report about social media trends and what they mean for 2020. It’s all about user interest in social networks, and how that translates for marketing strategy—namely, where marketers should put their time and money as they plan for 2020.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 4, 2018

Per the definition of PR your core functions are: Identify the audiences you need to reach. Build a community of like-minded individuals who have an affinity for your brand and know, accept, understand, and support the organization. (And that’s probably the last thing you’d ever want to be.). Figure out where best to reach them.

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Karen Freberg

AUGUST 15, 2017

With professors who are teaching social media, this can be a daunting and intimidating task in many ways. Teaching social media, as I have written about many times, is a constant prep. I know when I started teaching social media several years ago, this was not the case. Which book do you use?

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Konnect Agency

JULY 2, 2020

That definition may seem simple, but what really is negotiation? And because I loved his book so much, I wanted to provide some key takeaways to our community of readers who can hopefully take these tools and apply them to their own personal and professional lives – just as I aim to do. Happy negotiating! Hasmik Piliposyan.

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