Digital & Technology

5 Reasons Why Your SEO Strategy Isn’t Working

October 10th, 2014 by

For all the planning, however, sometimes SEO strategies don’t work. With so many moving parts, it can be hard to determine exactly where you have gone wrong. So what can you do when you have done your SEO homework but still aren’t seeing the results you want?

Overcoming the Challenges of Digital PR Campaigns

October 8th, 2014 by

A solid digital PR campaign can do wonders for a brand’s exposure and customer engagement, but a lot of work goes behind making that happen.

8 Tips for a 90-Second Professional Networking Encounter

October 7th, 2014 by

At PR News’ recent conferences we’ve taken networking very literally and have begun including speed networking sessions. Here are some tips to make all your brief, face-to-face networking encounters memorable and worthwhile.

How to Get Your Message Out Via Instagram

October 6th, 2014 by

Our social media babies are growing up. Instagram celebrates its fourth birthday Monday. With that in mind, here are several tips on how to communicate your brand’s identify via Instagram

4 Key Elements of a Social Media Campaign

October 2nd, 2014 by

The communicator who consistently creates campaigns that resonate on social media does a lot of research and strategic planning before a launch.

3 Tips for Winning the Facebook News Feed Battle

October 1st, 2014 by

It seems like a hardly a day goes by that Facebook isn’t making one change that impacts PR pros. One of the biggest changes that continue to have repercussions for communicators was back in March, when Facebook started to slash organic reach for brand pages.

3 Ways PR Pros Can Use Game Dynamics to Stand Out

September 30th, 2014 by

In his keynote address at PR News’ Social Media Conference on Oct. 9 in New York, gamification innovator Steve Shenbaum will show attendees how to harness game dynamics for their internal and external communications.

‘National Coffee Day’ Fuels Creative Marketing for Dunkin’, Starbucks and Others

September 29th, 2014 by

If you encountered a longer-than-usual line at your local Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts or McDonalds today, you should at least have a free cup of coffee to show for it. Today is National Coffee Day, an unofficial holiday that many coffee chains are celebrating by giving away free cups of joe.

Giving Your Stories a Sharper (and Bigger) Reach

September 29th, 2014 by

By blending the benefits of earned placement with the strengths of owned media, content marketing can provide a unique opportunity to engage with an audience.

Abandon ‘Platform-First’ Approach to Social Media

September 29th, 2014 by

Much of the PR industry’s social media dialogue focuses on a platform-specific approach. However, I’m afraid that—amidst all these Facebook plans, Twitter strategies and Pinterest campaigns—PR executives and communicators have found themselves astray from truly strategic thinking.