The CPG category grew 43 percent in the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2014, according to social media analytics company Shareablee. Photo- and video-sharing site Instagram was the main beneficiary.
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How CVS Health and Its Agency Maximized a Hashtag’s Buzz
May 1st, 2015 by Mark RenfreeTwitter is all about the hashtag. Everyone wants a new hashtag to trend high, but wanting and doing are two different things.
5 Writing Questions You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask
May 1st, 2015 by Steve GoldsteinPR pros and journalists are supposed to have the answers to questions about writing style, and if they harbor more questions than answers, they may be too embarrassed to ask a colleague.
PR Agency Pros and the Cure for In-House Anxiety
April 30th, 2015 by Steve GoldsteinIn-house PR practitioners don’t have it easy, in general. Sometimes they have to deal with a lack of understanding and appreciation for the work they do. (Did I say sometimes?) Sometimes they get recognized internally only when something goes wrong that needs to get fixed, now. Sometimes they’re asked to wear so many hats and […]
PR Agency Pros and the Cure for In-House Anxiety
April 30th, 2015 by Steve GoldsteinIn-house PR practitioners don’t have it easy, in general. Sometimes they have to deal with a lack of understanding and appreciation for the work they do. (Did I say sometimes?) Sometimes they get recognized internally… Continued
3 PR Takeaways From Pew’s News Media Report
April 30th, 2015 by Richard BrownellPR communicators can learn a lot from this year’s Pew Research State of the News Media report to help guide their efforts.
How to Use Brand Storylines to Spark Conversations
April 30th, 2015 by Jeremy MillerIn this exclusive article for PR News, Jeremy Miller offers a preview of his Digital PR Conference keynote presentation by drawing on Principle 6 from his book “Sticky Branding,” which is to use brand storylines to inspire your audience to say, “That’s interesting. Tell me more.”
How to Enhance PR Agency-Client Partnerships
April 29th, 2015 by Matthew SchwartzIt’s one thing when agencies help their clients to manage an external crisis and/or cauterize a wound. But what happens when the crisis is happening right at the table and an otherwise stable relationship may be headed for the rocks?
3 Ways to Resolve Conflicts Between PR and Marketing
April 28th, 2015 by Brian GreeneMarketing and PR both play substantive roles in an organization’s success. But what happens when disagreements arise between the two and turf wars take root?
To Be Human in PR. That Is the Quest.
April 28th, 2015 by Diane SchwartzI was in high school when my Home Economics teacher disclosed that Betty Crocker was not a real person but was a device to personalize the brand. For this naive Jewish girl in Baltimore, it might have been the equivalent of hearing there is no Santa Claus. Betty Crocker was not a real person. I […]