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Rush’s Advertisers Just the Latest Targets of Online Activism

March 5th, 2012 by

Rush Limbaugh’s advertisers can be added to the list of brands that includes Apple, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Lowe’s that have been forced to deal with fast-growing groundswells of online condemnation.

Social Watch: Players Top the Tweet Chart During NBA All-Star Weekend

March 5th, 2012 by

LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin dominated the Twitter-sphere during the NBA’s All-Star extravaganza.

How to Design a Triage System for Social Media

March 5th, 2012 by

Making informed decisions on time and resource allocation for social media will lead to more PR success—and fewer headaches.

Using Pinterest Yet? 13 Tips for Gaining Business Exposure for Your Clients

March 5th, 2012 by

There’ a lot to like about Pinterest—not least its rapidly expanding user base. Here is a baker’s dozen tips to help your pins (and your clients’ pins) get noticed and repinned.

PR News Q&A With Buddy Media’s Michael Jaindl: It’s Time for Timeline

March 1st, 2012 by

Facebook’s Timeline is an opt-in feature for brands—until March 30, when all profile pages make the switchover. Communicators have little time to waste in preparation, says Buddy Media’s chief client officer.

Tweets for Sale

March 1st, 2012 by

Two companies licensed by Twitter will soon be offering data mined from old tweets to paying clients—a boon for brands and, perhaps, a threat as well.

It’s Storytelling Time for Brands on Facebook

February 29th, 2012 by

Now that Facebook has officially launched Timeline for brands, PR pros must answer this question: What is our brand’s story, and how do we want to tell it visually?

NASCAR Driver Keselowski: Twitter Hero or Bad Example?

February 29th, 2012 by

After an accident stopped the Daytona 500 for two hours, Brad Keselowski went where no race car driver has gone before—tweeting during the race.

Going Long Term: 4 Tips for Sustaining a PR Campaign

February 29th, 2012 by

Conover Tuttle Pace SVP and partner Brian Heffron offers tips on how to keep feeding the media for sustained coverage.

4 Tips to Keep Your Online Brand Ambassadors ‘FTC-Free’

February 29th, 2012 by

Brands that use paid advocates must be aware of proper disclosure policies in order to avoid conflicts with the Federal Trade Commission.