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TD Bank Crafts Viral Success with Personalized ATM
July 31st, 2014 byAs part of its #TDThanks campaign, TD Bank installed “Automated Thanking Machines,” modified ATMs designed to give unsuspecting customers personalized gifts, in branches across Canada. A video of surprised customers gained close to 3.5 million views in under a week.
‘Sharknado 2’ Could Sharpen Your PR Chops
July 30th, 2014 by Matthew Schwartz“Sharknado 2: The Second One,” which premieres tonight on the Syfy channel, will offer PR pros a healthy dose of camp—and maybe even some inspiration for how brands limited by budget and/or reach can distinguish themselves from their competitors.
3 Writing Tips for Successful Content Marketing
July 28th, 2014 byMany brands have an army of subject matter experts ready to wax eloquent on the topics they deal with every day. What’s critical, however, is the way in which the topics are discussed, how the story is both conceived and told.
Comcast Debacle Points Out Need for HR/PR Collaboration
July 28th, 2014 by PRNEWSThe recent episode involving a Comcast customer service representative may be particularly cringe-worthy for communicators.
Facebook Just As Relevant As Ever for PR
July 25th, 2014 by Richard BrownellLet this week’s stellar earnings report for Facebook remind you that the social media platform is still relevant, and you need to be engaged on it.
5 Steps to Creating Inspirational—Not Promotional—Content
July 21st, 2014 byBrands are scrambling to adopt the longtime model of traditional publishers—know your audiences, provide them with highly relevant content and build a platform that can deliver the content in unique and efficient ways.
Target Creates YouTube Webisodes Aimed at Millennials
July 21st, 2014 by Matthew SchwartzBrands and organizations of all stripes are scrambling to boost their appeal to millennials, or people born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Now Target is getting into the act.
Chart Your Course for PR Leadership
July 21st, 2014 by Ken JacobsHere are five skills senior PR managers should develop, strengthen and employ in order to succeed in a digital age.
Generating Earned Content via Paid Media Efforts
July 21st, 2014 by Adryanna SutherlandThere is a big opportunity for earned and paid media to work together strategically. By investing money, additional awareness and engagement with the audience can be achieved.