Digital & Technology

Beme App Taps Into Trend of Raw, Authentic Communications

July 20th, 2015 by

The new Beme social media app wants to challenge the established notion of the carefully crafted personas people currently present on social media.

How B2B Brands Use Visual Storytelling to Connect Audiences with Tech Topics

July 20th, 2015 by

As new visual platforms emerge across digital and social media, B2B communicators are starting to expand their repertoire of narrative skills.

Create a Schedule to Make Your YouTube Channel Stand Out

July 20th, 2015 by

The brands that get the most out of their YouTube channels don’t settle for one-shot deals. They create a schedule for YouTube videos that PR pros can align with their companies’ marketing strategy and social media channels.

How to Make Sure Visual Storytelling Stays Within the Law

July 20th, 2015 by

It is important to know that visual content marketing is like any other marketing or public relations platforms in that the same legal issues apply to all of these types of communications, regardless of format or distribution channel.

The Week in PR, July 13 – July 20

July 20th, 2015 by

The share of Americans for whom Twitter and Facebook serve as a source of news is continuing to rise sharply.

Interactive Media as Prime Content for Communicators

July 17th, 2015 by

Newly released data paints a vivid portrait of interactive media’s dominance over what we like to call passive content.

A Much Sharper Vision for Online Video

July 16th, 2015 by

My older brother, knowing that that I want to get into online video—but continue to procrastinate about it—got me a Sony camcorder as a gift and I thank him for it. He gave me a push to finally start to better educate myself about how to shoot and produce online video, which is red-hot in PR and marketing.

6 Questions to Ask to Make Your Blogs More Actionable

July 14th, 2015 by

The onus is on PR managers to craft blogs that can build awareness, boost visibility and, however circuitously, add to the top and/or bottom lines.

5 Tasks for Effective Communications Leadership

July 14th, 2015 by

Strong leadership is essential to a goal-oriented, results-driven atmosphere in which the team operates harmoniously.

Google Analytics a ‘Game Changer’ for Ambitious PR Pros Who Aren’t Afraid of Left-Brain Thinking

July 13th, 2015 by

We’ve heard more than one communications professional say, partially in jest, that entering PR was a way to to avoid numbers. Yet the digital age has made PR measurement a joking matter no longer. You may be risking career advancement should you continue to shun analytics.