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The Future of Content Marketing Strategies

Ronn Torossian

How much consumers engage with a brand’s content largely depends on the company selecting the right content marketing strategy. Since marketing teams spend about a third of their budgets on content creation that ranges from content marketing, advertising, sales collateral to product marketing, they have to make sure they’re choosing to go with the right […].

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[SERIES] Part 4: Why Should You Use a Newswire to Distribute Your News Release? Innovation | Business Wire Blog

Business Wire

For nearly 60 years, Business Wire has been an integral player in the newswire space. Our unique position between media and organizations has provided us an insider look at industry’s needs and challenges, providing an opportunity to build innovative delivery services with ease-of-use and ROI in mind. There are seven core reasons organizations use newswires like Business Wire to distribute their breaking news content, including: Trust.

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A roadmap to impactful collaboration with your PR agency

Onclusive

Working with a PR agency can help you better understand your market, expand your network of valuable connections, bring in fresh ideas and extra resources, and, as a result, run a more successful communications operation. We’ll discuss how to select the right PR agency for your organization, how to set up a productive relationship from the start, and more in our upcoming webinar, The Complete Guide to Building an Impactful Relationship with your PR Agency.

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20+ Press Release Examples to Draw Inspiration From in 2021

Prowly

Searching for the best press release examples? You came to the right place. ? Jump straight to press release examples No matter if you’re about to promote a product launch, release a new book, or announce a new hire – you’re probably looking for the best press release examples to get inspired from. And rightly […]. The post 20+ Press Release Examples to Draw Inspiration From in 2021 appeared first on Prowly Magazine.

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The Upside of Leaked Internal Communications: 2024 Mini Benchmark Report

Leaked internal communications can be strategically valuable assets rather than just risks to manage. When used proactively, these leaks can highlight leadership and innovation—qualities that resonate in today’s media. By approaching internal comms with a dual-purpose approach, companies shift from mere risk avoidance to leveraging these moments as credible public messages around strategy.

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How to measure social media reach?

Brand24

Here's how to measure social media reach for your social media posts, hashtag, marketing campaigns and social media profiles. The post How to measure social media reach? first appeared on Brand24 Blog.

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Secondhand and Second Party Are More Popular Than Ever

Ronn Torossian

Buying secondhand clothing and merchandise used to have a stigma attached to it but as the Chicago Tribune reported even before the pandemic, things have changed and secondhand has gone mainstream. After quarantines were lifted, several media reports indicated that thrift stores were flooded with donations and that sales were rising. Online resellers Poshmark and […].

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SMG Connects the Dots Between Content Marketing and Business Outcomes

Onclusive

In the past, the SMG Brand Marketing team wasn’t necessarily excited to share reports with the business, and the metrics SMG reported on rarely helped enhance content strategy. In working with Onclusive and using our Enterprise platform, SMG has improved their effectiveness by giving visibility to outcomes, advancing their attribution capabilities, and streamlining their reporting.

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How to adopt agile PR strategies (and why it’s essential in 2021)

Muck Rack

How to adopt agile PR strategies (and why it’s essential in 2021)

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6 telltale signs of a doomed influencer campaign in 2021

Agility PR Solutions

Cast your mind back to the early 2000s. It was an age in which the concept of the social media influencer was taking its first tentative steps into our cultural consciousness, and nobody could reliably foresee the marketing behemoth it would eventually become. Indeed, many brands were fundamentally distrustful of influencers in those early days, […].

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The Importance of Personalizing Your Press Release for Journalists

Journalists receive an overwhelming number of press releases daily, making it hard for your news to stand out. While some news is valuable, most is not.

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10 Influential Black Journalists You Should be Following

Cision

To celebrate Black History Month, we’re taking a look at 10 Black journalists telling the stories that are an essential part of the conversation.

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10 New Ways to Use Social Media to Gain New Consumers

Awario

In this article our guest writer, Kristen Matthews, covers 10 most efficient social media strategies that would help social meada customers to bring more customers,

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Who are you talking to?

The Resolution Blog

Understanding your audience is the most important stage in developing PR strategy. It’s impossible to influence and change opinion without a full understanding of who you are talking to and how they feel. And with more data available than ever before, how do you begin that level of research? Step forward Alex Judd, Alex is […]. The post Who are you talking to?

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What is sentiment analysis and how to do it by yourself

Brand24

We can definitely tell that with the development of e-commerce, SaaS tools, and digital technologies, sentiment analysis is becoming more and more popular. Welcome to the guide to sentiment analysis. In this article, you’ll learn all you need about: What is sentiment analysis? Who uses sentiment analysis? How sentiment analysis is done? Challenges of sentiment […].

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Do's and Don'ts: How to Pitch Your Press Release to Journalists

Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker

Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!

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Journalists from Vogue, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping + more on how to make your PR pitch stand out

Muck Rack

Journalists from Vogue, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping + more on how to make your PR pitch stand out

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In the COVID age, consumers say texting is best way for businesses to reach them quickly

Agility PR Solutions

Business texting has steadily gained traction in the past five years as channels like email have become more crowded, and new research from business texting platform Zipwhip finds that the COVID crisis has dramatically accelerated adoption. In fact, one of the permanent changes to come out of the pandemic is the way consumers and businesses […].

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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

Even for a consulting firm as large and successful as McKinsey, the mammoth $573 million, 47-state settlement they negotiated earlier this month regarding their long-term work with Purdue Pharma LP has to hurt financially. It certainly does reputationally. Over my career, I’ve always tried to be a staunch advocate for my clients, including more than a few in troubled or misunderstood industries.

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Webinar Rewind: Effective Brand Monitoring & Management Techniques

Cision

PR pros from top brands on the how's and why's of brand monitoring and reputation management.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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5 reasons your PR campaign missed the mark

Muck Rack

5 reasons your PR campaign missed the mark

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Crisis communication principles: 4 benefits of having a solid plan

Agility PR Solutions

The plan that companies create to ensure that they have effective and efficient communication during a PR crisis is essential, which is what crisis communication entails. This plan is crucial in ensuring that a company remains functional even when going through a crisis. It has the added benefit that it can boost brand awareness while also reducing […].

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The Best Piece of Writing Advice You’ll Ever Need

PRSay

If you read a lot about how to write well, then eventually you’ll come across brilliant statements that are jewels of their kind. I recently found an almost flawless diamond from more than 100 years ago: “Good writing is clear thinking made visible.”. It comes from the great American writer Ambrose Bierce , a celebrated cynic, novelist, playwright, poet and author — most famous for his satirical “The Devil’s Dictionary” and the short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

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Friday Roundup: Media Moves at The Hollywood Reporter, TIME & Variety, ELLE Names Digital Director

Cision

James Hibbert to rejoin The Hollywood Reporter, Jem Aswad promoted at Variety, and more.

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Adapting to the Future: The Evolving Role of Crisis Management Firms in a Rapidly Changing World

As the Internet continues to grow and change, the role of Online Crisis Management firms is evolving. This article explores how these firms are adapting to the new topography of Online Crisis Management. Through interviews with industry experts and case studies, we uncover the key strategies and tactics that are driving success in this dynamic field.

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Press Freedom Must Ring

HMA Public Relations

Transparency in government is more important now than ever. And it’s not just at the national level. It’s not a new topic for us, as demonstrated here, and here. HMA Public Relations has worked as a government contractor for city, county, state and tribal governments for decades. Our team knows from the onset that everything […].

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Only half of small businesses invest in SEO—18% say they never will

Agility PR Solutions

While successful search engine optimization strategies offer lasting benefits, only half of small businesses in the U.S. (49 percent) invest in SEO, according to a new survey by business news and how-to site The Manifest. Almost all buying experiences (93 percent) occur through search engines, which means ranking on the first page of search results is essential […].

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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

Sword and the Script

The annual Edelman Trust Barometer found business is trusted more than government, media and NGOs; this presents an opportunity to build trust through content. Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). That’s according to the 2021 Trust Barometer by Edelman (opens in PDF).

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CommsCon21: Does PR have a diversity problem?

Cision

CommsCon21 hosted five industry experts to discuss the challenge of diversity in PR.

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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7 Social Media Trends that came into play in January 2021

Prohibition

If there’s one thing to learn from the first month of 2021, other than how hard it is to stick to Dry January during lockdown, it’s that despite the feeling like the world’s come to complete a stand-still, the land of social media never stops evolving. Since welcoming the beginning of a new year, we’ve seen some exciting social media trends and updates be introduced!

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6 tips for differentiating your brand by improving customer service

Agility PR Solutions

Whichever industry you are in, businesses face stiff competition from around the globe. With many offering similar products and services at similar prices, one of the best ways to set your company apart from the competition is to offer excellent customer service. These six tips will help you improve your customer service: 1. Utilize automation […].

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Top 15 VPs of PR to follow on Twitter in 2021

Muck Rack

Top 15 VPs of PR to follow on Twitter in 2021

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