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Snap Inc. is testing two new ad features on Snapchat this month. The first feature addresses one of advertisers’ perennial complaints about Snapchat, allowing users to swipe up to be directed to another app; the second aims to make user sign-up processes for ad products more seamless via autofill.

Some brands can throw stars (celestial and Hollywood) at their live streams. Still, providing followers a behind-the-scenes experience is more important and it shouldn’t cost you a lot of money. And even big brands sometimes spend only a little to make themselves more human.

Every six months the Television Critics Association (TCA)—some 400 media folks who get paid to watch television and write, talk, tweet and blog about it—commandeers a Hollywood-area hotel for two to three weeks. During that time… Continued

What’s the secret sauce for injecting authenticity into today’s competitive college market? A solid influencer program, according to some. PR News spoke with Christina Sponselli, director of social media at University of California, Berkeley, about the school’s influencer recruitment and relationship-building strategy. Sponselli will be speaking at length on influencer marketing at PR News’ Digital Summit on Feb. 24 in Huntington Beach, CA.

Given their broad franchise networks and large customer base—and of course their huge social media audiences—fast-food chains can be seen as guinea pigs for how the public discourse is digitally evolving. Consider the latest high-profile example of how a single Facebook post led to the rapid closure of a Dairy Queen—within 48 hours of being posted.

Laverne McGee, Director, Communications and External Affairs, Orange County Property Appraiser, Florida As director of communications and external affairs at the Orange County Property Appraiser (OCPA), Laverne McGee leads the Central Florida agency’s efforts to… Continued

Mary McGinty, Senior Director, Communications, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Mary McGinty led the Chamber Foundation through a complete rebrand with the intention of strategically positioning the organization as more contemporary and to elevate public… Continued

As PR pros, we know it’s our job to find creative ways to help brands break through the clutter. As such, it’s crucial to show we can walk the talk. We often hear that the PR industry needs to do better PR for itself. With that in mind our company launched an effort for the holidays that’s become our biggest marketing push. Here’s how we unleash creativity and have fun at the same time.

It’s become harder to gain media coverage. Likewise, securing coverage in down months like December and January can challenge even the most committed PR pros. Some may have little to no fresh content to pitch. But if you want your brand to remain relevant, you must be active in the public conversation.

While overconfidence has ruined the best of brands, teams and people, sometimes you just have to admit: When you’ve got it, you’ve got it. That’s the case with PETA’s prowess on social media, according to data Shareablee provided exclusively to PRNews Pro.