Digital & Technology

New social and digital trends have done away with traditional models and fundamentally changed the way PR interacts with the media and the public. Cision’s “The State of the Media 2015 Report” examines traditional and social media in 2014 as well as the rise of mobile, video and new media entrepreneurs.

In an episode of The Simpsons, titled “Simpson Tide” (1998), Homer joins the Naval Reserve (don’t ask). During orientation Homer’s drill sergeant gives him the business. He gets in his grill, and barks, “I don’t… Continued

With so-called vanity metrics summarily dismissed by C-level execs as having any real value, the pressure increasingly is on PR and marketing executives to monetize their brand’s or organization’s social channels.

The release of the Apple Watch is a reminder of how fast consumer tastes are changing.

The Not There campaign is a clever demonstration of bringing an important issue into the public conversation to spark a dialogue and hopefully draw support for the cause.

How can your brand or organization get a piece of the action on Instagram, the world’s fastest growing social network? On Wednesday, the company announced the introduction of “carousel ads,” which expand on the network’s sponsored posts.

While digital has provided challenges and opportunities for brands, one constant remains: Earned media is alive and well – and driving influence one story at a time.

Nearly 20 percent of all social media users in the U.S. are on Snapchat and, according to The Wall Street Journal, the service currently processes nearly half a billion snaps per day. If you’re a brand who wants to engage on Snapchat but don’t quite know where to start, here are some tips for getting off the ground.

PR News analyzed a recent video that passes the viral test, which we determined today to mean any video that got more than a million views on YouTube in fewer than four days. Just our luck: E’s “Crazy Buckingham Palace naked man video!!!” fits the bill.

To capitalize on a new video embed Twitter just rolled out, PR pros first need to know their way around the microblogging service.