Digital & Technology

The Rise of Video Gives PR Teams New Ways to Connect

April 14th, 2014 by

PR executives have started to expand their perspective for getting their messages out via online video.

4 Common Mistakes PR Pros Make on LinkedIn

April 11th, 2014 by

Stanton Communications’ Lori Russo sees four common mistakes that PR pros habitually make on LinkedIn. How many of these are you guilty of?

Above the Fold, or Just Out of Date?

April 10th, 2014 by

I was editing a report the other day about a PR person who got into a spat with a news organization. And the report used the phrase, “Never pick a fight with people who buy… Continued

3 Brand Communications Tips for the Heartbleed Security Breach

April 10th, 2014 by

The Heartbleed bug reminds us of 3 key points to keep in mind when communicating publicly about a data security failure.

5 Social Media Mistakes That Top PR Pros Always Avoid

April 10th, 2014 by

Providing tips on how best build that social persona is useful, but sometimes it’s more valuable (and interesting) to talk about things you absolutely should never do.

6 Steps to Creating a Better Measurement Dashboard

April 8th, 2014 by

With the increasing importance of proving your value to your organization, it’s a challenge to visually display your measurement findings in a way that your audience will understand.

Mobile Stays at Center of the Communications Revolution as Twitter Buys an Android App

April 8th, 2014 by

Hardly a day goes by without a big acquisition of a hot startup in the digital media world, and, most of the time, those acquisitions have a pretty significant potential or actual impact on how people communicate.

4 Steps to Executing a Successful PR Campaign on Google

April 7th, 2014 by

Launching a campaign on Google—whether it’s through paid search, display ads, YouTube pre-roll, or one of the company’s many other options—is one of the best ways for PR pros and  communicators to reach targeted, interested… Continued

From a Search Tools Provider to a Big-Data Innovator

April 7th, 2014 by

The challenge: getting a wider swath of businesses to expand their ideas about search technology and its benefits to the Big Data challenge, thus “pivoting” LucidWorks from a niche player to an enterprise IT provider.

5 Tips for Handling the Hate on Yelp

April 3rd, 2014 by

If you are a communicator for a consumer brand, then you need to recognize the power that online reviews can have on the success or failure of a product.