Digital & Technology

5 Ways to Make a Successful Leap to Brand Storytelling

January 13th, 2014 by

Chris Hammond of Wells Fargo, and a speaker at PR News’ Feb. 4 Writing Boot Camp in San Francisco, offers five tips to help you make the leap to brand storytelling.

Case Study: Elsevier, Seeking to Expand Relationships With Medical Students, Builds a ‘Survival Guide’ and Hub on Facebook

January 13th, 2014 by

Elsevier wanted to rebrand its Facebook page in time for the American Medical Student Association annual convention, which typically takes place in March.

Be a More Effective PR Pro Through a Knowledge of Ethics Storytelling

January 13th, 2014 by

Stories play an important role in our daily lives. Many of the books we read, whether fiction or nonfiction, are stories about people, places and events. The same is true of the movies we watch or the plays/shows we attend.

Vine’s New Web Profiles Will Help Build Brand Identities

January 9th, 2014 by

Vine, which allows users to share videos of six seconds or less, introduced standalone web profiles last week.

‘Get Mile High’: Spirit Airlines Experiments with Marijuana Marketing

January 8th, 2014 by

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is taking advantage of the new law in Colorado allowing recreational use of marijuana.

6 Tips From the San Francisco 49ers’ Winning Social Media Playbook

January 7th, 2014 by

In the wake of the Niners’ recent playoff victory over the Green Bay packers on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, we asked Scott Kegley, senior manager of digital & social media for the San Francisco 49ers, to crack open his team’s social media playbook.

How to Optimize Press Releases for Shareability

January 6th, 2014 by

PR News asked Taylor Cole, director of public relations and social media at Hotels.com, a few questions on how to write better, shareworthy press releases.

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Journalist Whisperer?

January 3rd, 2014 by

At PR News’ recent Media Relations Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Amy Eisman of American University’s School of Communication and a founding editor of USA Today brought up the concept of the… Continued

6 Ways to Avoid Spam Filters With Your PR Messages

January 2nd, 2014 by

Try applying some of these spam-avoidance tips and see if your ratio of connections to missed connections improves.

Snapchat Hack Offers PR Crisis Lesson: Get Ahead of the Story

January 2nd, 2014 by

In yet another story of a cyber attack, PR professionals can gain valuable insight from how Snapchat initially responded to the situation.