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â–¶ Earned and Paid Media Great Together: A study from Synaptic/Kantar finds that consumer-buying trends are significantly impacted when newsworthy earned and paid messages are combined. The combination of earned PR placements with narrative marketing… Continued

Cloud computing is entering the mainstream as a way to further empower employees with tools to do their jobs from anywhere.

â–¶ Live or in Cyberspace? What are the relative draws of attending a live business event versus an online webinar? A Virtual Edge Institute and ROI of Engagement study aimed to find out. Overall, 43%… Continued

â–¶ It’s a Small PR World: Communications is going global, finds a study by the Public Relations Global Network. The survey of 206 comms executives across six continents finds seven out of 10 saying their… Continued

â–¶ Internal Comms Needs Work: According to the first annual Workplace Communications Impact Survey—conducted online in September 2010 and released in June 2011 by Harris Interactive and Yammer Inc. — companies still have a long… Continued

Comprehensive community outreach, a big brand promise and a "handshake" are three of the bold strategies that drive Oregon-based Umpqua Bank’s success.

â–¶ Virtual Events (Almost) Virtually Nonexistent: Exhibitor magazine’s 2011 Virtual Events Survey reveals that virtual events will not replace live, face-to-face events any time soon. More than 70% of corporate events executives are not earmarking… Continued

â–¶ Journos Source Socially: The Oriella PR Network’s fourth annual Digital Journalism Study reveals that a large percentage of journalists now use digital and social media—such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter—to source and verify the… Continued

â–¶ Measurement Proves PR Value at a Price: Executives expect PR professionals to provide measurement illustrating the impact of their work on business outcomes. However, many are hindered by the high cost of measurement tools… Continued

In this roundtable, B2B communications pros predict quality content, strategic social media outreach and intimate events will continue to have impact throughout 2011.