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As Content Marketing Moves Into the Mainstream, Communicators Take a New Look at Paid Media

Matthew Schwartz — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:27 +0000

Public relations executives must step up their efforts to integrate paid media into their overall communications strategy, according to Leslie Campisi, managing director, United States, for Hotwire PR. | MORE »

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4 Pillars of Content Marketing for PR Pros

Lucia Davis — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:51:21 +0000

Real-world examples of content marketing took center stage at PR News’ Content Marketing Boot Camp. An opening session of the conference, which is taking place at The Yale Club in New York City, featured a discussion about some of the most effective content marketing strategies. | MORE »

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Best Practices for Connecting With Bloggers

Kristen Matthews — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:19 +0000

While you can gush mentions about your brand until you are blue in the face, and Kim Kardashian can tweet about your brand until she breaks a nail, the two of you may cause awareness but lack the audience loyalty and trust to cause notable action. | MORE »

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Pros and Cons of (Rumored) Instagram Video

Caysey Welton — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:36:34 +0000

Thursday Facebook will be holding a press event that is creating volumes of intrigue and speculation. TechCrunch reports that the social media giant may introduce video features for its photo-sharing product Instagram. | MORE »

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4 Essentials on Writing for Mobile

Lucia Davis — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:31 +0000

Forty-three percent of emails are read on a mobile device, according to email analytics company, Litmus. If you haven't already been writing with mobile in mind, it's time to start because that percentage is only going to grow, and probably faster than we care to think. | MORE »

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8 Tips For a Successful Social Media Training Program

Autumn Truong — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Social media is increasingly becoming a required skill in almost any field, whether you are in marketing, sales, communications, engineering or human resources. And if your current job has social, digital or media in your title—whether at a Fortune 500 company or a startup—part of your job is to evangelize the importance and value of social across the company. | MORE »

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The Path to Purchase (Increasingly) Starts With Mobile; Employee Relations A Tonic For Workplace Misconduct?

PR News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mobile users reach for their devices early and often to find local information. Companies often find themselves focusing more on external communications to maintain a favorable public image. | MORE »

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Bold Strategies Gain Audience Share In Hypercompetitive Marketplace

Mary Buhay — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

As the economy slowly wends its way toward recovery, many companies are opting to focus on managing risks rather than challenging existing boundaries in their respective businesses. However, there are bold marketers defiantly raising their profiles to seize audience share despite the stagnant economy. | MORE »

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Pressure Increases on PR Agencies To Become More Business Savvy

Ken Jacobs & Bryan Scanlon — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The theme for this year’s Counselors Academy spring meeting—which took place in Austin, Texas—was dubbed “WEIRD,” an acronym for Wired, Entrepreneurial, Imaginative and Results-Driven. The moniker of the meeting was a play on the city’s slogan: Keep Austin Weird. | MORE »

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Case Study: Musical Education Nonprofit “Little Kids Rock” Tunes Into Public Relations to Help Amplify Its Charitable Efforts

Lucia Davis — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

To honor its 40th anniversary, boutique PR agency The Marcus Group (TMG) wanted to do something different. Instead of simply having a big party to celebrate the occasion, TMG decided to donate a full year of its services to a charity. | MORE »

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