Social Media & SEO

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Maximizing the Potential of User-Generated Content

April 6th, 2023 by

By following these best practices, brands can create compelling UGC that resonates with their target audience and drives results.

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An Increase in National Crises Causes Communicators to Reconsider When to Pause Social Posts

April 6th, 2023 by

From a communications perspective it may now be more confusing about knowing when to halt social media posting or pitching, due to ongoing daily disasters—natural and man-made.

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Why Owning Your Media is Critical in an Age of Uncertainty

April 5th, 2023 by

With so much uncertainty surrounding Elon Musk’s Twitter and in light of new API restrictions, our author points out the importance of a website-first strategy and explains why relying too heavily on the social media giants can have disastrous effects.

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Data Roundup: Employee Benefits Expectations vs. Reality; Influencer Pay; Consumer Trust for Business

March 28th, 2023 by

This month’s data roundup takes a look at benefits companies offer versus what employees want, as well as influencer pay expectations, and how consumer trust in business has changed.

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Despite Possible Ban, Majority of Brand Communicators Continue to Use TikTok

March 21st, 2023 by

To TikTok or not to TikTok? That is the current question many brands and organizations face as rumors swirl that the United States federal government may put a nationwide ban on the popular app. 

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The Role of PR in a Post-Search World

March 20th, 2023 by

As AI continues to intermediate more channels, brands must focus on building mindshare to ensure they remain top of mind for consumers. This means that when users ask a large language model about a specific brand or product, they are more likely to receive directly relevant and clickable links.

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Why Employee Advocacy is Critical to Your Social Media Strategy

March 1st, 2023 by

One of the most effective, but oftentimes underutilized, strategies that can significantly broaden an organization’s reach on social media is the implementation of a coordinated employee advocacy program.

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How the Ad Council Vets Influencers and Measures their Impact on Campaigns

February 27th, 2023 by

Ahead of the PRNEWS Influencer Marketing virtual seminar, we caught up with speaker Elena Havas Taylor, Director, Creators for Good, Ad Council to discuss vetting influencers and measuring their impact.

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Acquiring Leadership Buy-In to Test on Social Platforms

February 20th, 2023 by

PenFed Digital’s Andrea McCarren talks to us about testing new social platforms, explaining strategy to leadership and the challenges to building content for a variety of platforms on a regular basis.

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Brands: Back Off from BeReal

February 20th, 2023 by

In the increasingly challenging quest for better connections with younger consumers, brands may be making a big mistake by jumping on the BeReal trend.