Stories by PRNEWS

Despite the digital onslaught and consumers being surgically attached to their smartphones—and seldom looking up from said devices—live events and conferences increasingly are becoming key marketing components for brands and organizations.

Hall of Fame • The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse • Office Depot Foundation’s National Backpack Program • Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds Agency CSR A-List • APCO Worldwide •

By consistently telling an authentic story, you will make it difficult for activists to mischaracterize you later.

Top brands and organizations vie for PR News’ NonProfit Awards.

Much has been written about the importance of eliminating jargon and buzzwords. Yet we continue to have a difficult time weaning ourselves from jargon and corporatespeak.

Not every campaign needs a paid/earned/owned media strategy, of course, but most every marketing effort needs an immersive component that will make the respective audience feel vested in the brand.

The focus for many social media programs over the last few years has been about “Reach” (e.g. followers, likes and subscribers) and “Engagement” (e.g. shares, retweets, comments). What hasn’t been as easy is proving that a social media program is working.

From a PR perspective, NBC seemed to flub things from the get-go, allowing Williams to tell the public that he was punishing himself.

Jamie DePeau, CMO of Lincoln Financial Group, in partnership with colleagues, has played a significant role in helping to dismantle the company’s silos.

Here’s a look at PR and marketing news as well as executive changes for the week of February 9, 2014.