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How Do Legacy Brands Pivot in a Digital Age?

May 4th, 2015 by

Older brands that have shied away from digital for one reason or another can still get into the game and get caught up quickly as long as they have the right mindset: a willingness to “fail forward,” or rather accept the fact that mistakes are going to happen along the way and an understanding that digital isn’t free.

Bolt Visual Storytelling to Your Social Platforms

May 4th, 2015 by

Ink-on-paper isn’t going away any time soon (well, not too soon). But tomorrow’s decision-makers have been conditioned on social media and visual storytelling, so expect those mediums to converge.

‘Mobilegeddon’ Is Here: How to Survive It

May 4th, 2015 by

Are you a PR executive who lacks a strong relationship with your company’s IT department? Now you have a perfect excuse to fix that: Google’s recent and significant overhaul of its search algorithm that boosts search rankings for “mobile-friendly” sites.

When a Crisis Becomes Satire

May 4th, 2015 by

The growing manifestation of becoming a joke has sparked a new and growing phase in the lifecycle of your crisis and recovery plan. What do you do when your brand becomes the object of the latest globally trending Internet meme? What’s the right course of action when thousands of satirical, animated GIFs are being produced and shared every hour?

CPG Companies Raise Awareness by Packaging Products With Social Media

May 4th, 2015 by

The CPG category grew 43 percent in the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2014, according to social media analytics company Shareablee. Photo- and video-sharing site Instagram was the main beneficiary.

How CVS Health and Its Agency Maximized a Hashtag’s Buzz

May 1st, 2015 by

Twitter is all about the hashtag. Everyone wants a new hashtag to trend high, but wanting and doing are two different things.

5 Writing Questions You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask

May 1st, 2015 by

PR pros and journalists are supposed to have the answers to questions about writing style, and if they harbor more questions than answers, they may be too embarrassed to ask a colleague.

PR Agency Pros and the Cure for In-House Anxiety

April 30th, 2015 by

In-house PR practitioners don’t have it easy, in general. Sometimes they have to deal with a lack of understanding and appreciation for the work they do. (Did I say sometimes?) Sometimes they get recognized internally only when something goes wrong that needs to get fixed, now. Sometimes they’re asked to wear so many hats and […]

PR Agency Pros and the Cure for In-House Anxiety

April 30th, 2015 by

In-house PR practitioners don’t have it easy, in general. Sometimes they have to deal with a lack of understanding and appreciation for the work they do. (Did I say sometimes?) Sometimes they get recognized internally… Continued

3 PR Takeaways From Pew’s News Media Report

April 30th, 2015 by

PR communicators can learn a lot from this year’s Pew Research State of the News Media report to help guide their efforts.