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Picture This: Retailers Flock to Instagram

March 30th, 2015 by

Brands and organizations of all stripes are starting to embrace Instagram, whose youthful user base grew to 64.2 million last year and is expected to top 100 million by 2018.

Teaching Execs How to Channel Hop

March 30th, 2015 by

When is TV media training not TV media training? When it’s customized for specific settings, hosts and issues.

Germanwings Crash Story Worsens for Lufthansa

March 26th, 2015 by

How do professional communicators prepare for the impossible-to-foresee developments in the aftermath of a catastrophic, tragic event?

3 Tips for Managing Zayn-esque Organizational Change

March 26th, 2015 by

One Direction is a business venture like any other, and its primary challenge is to communicate to its fans—and internally to its remaining members—that the group will remain relevant in the near term in light of this important defection.

Kraft-Heinz Merger Poses Major PR Challenges

March 25th, 2015 by

Most any merger will have ripple effects throughout the companies’ communication efforts, but this one should be a real doozy.

4 Things You Need to Know About Your Digital Footprint

March 25th, 2015 by

We are becoming increasingly defined by our digital reputations, and this trend is only going to continue as more data about us becomes available and searchable.

8 Questions to Ask Before Launching an Email Campaign

March 24th, 2015 by

There are some subtle and not-so-subtle differences in what is going to make reporters and other stakeholders open up an email message or immediately nuke it.

#Katch May Make Your Meerkat Strategy Easier

March 23rd, 2015 by

As with most shiny new social apps, it’s anybody’s guess whether Meerkat eventually will be said in the same breath as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook or turn into a social media trivia question.

PR Insider: The Write Stuff – Telling the Story

March 23rd, 2015 by

Whether writing a press release, an annual plan, or just a simple pitch – you’re always simply telling a story.

Brand Changes Mean Having New Conversations

March 23rd, 2015 by

Spring is in the air, and so are significant changes at some of the most popular brands. These are not marginal changes where a press release and a few media hits will suffice to get out the message, though. They are major breaks from the branded past that require long-term communication strategies and a sustained effort by PR pros.