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Public Relations: 4 PR Tips to Improve Your Media Relationships

Bluetext

According to the US Department of Labor , PR professionals now outnumber journalists by a ratio of more than 6-to-1, after employment dropped in newsrooms by 23% between 2008 and 2017. Learn how Bluetext Can Help with Your Brand’s Media Relations Program. Be authentic. The cardinal rule of PR is “legitimacy.”

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What Are the Benefits of an MBA Degree in 2020?

Webbiquity

Since bottoming out in the 2008-9 financial crisis, the world economy has generated significant growth. MBA in Communications & Public Relations: As in the healthcare industry, there are benefits to attaining an MBA in Communication and PR. Guest post by Mathew Jade. It can be a very high-paying and rewarding profession.

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3 Big trends converging for big branding opportunities

Biznology

SOCIAL PURPOSE – there is a significant, growing demand worldwide for companies to become more socially responsible, which is clear from the “Good Purpose 2013” study by Edelman Research. 76% believe it is acceptable for brands to support good causes and make money at the same time (a 33% increase from 2008). •

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Your Business Blog Year 10: Is It Still Worth It?

Writing on the Web

Is a business blog worth the time you need to research, write, format and publish quality content? The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth annual study of corporate blogs in 2013 recently reported the largest year over year increase of Fortune 500 corporate blogs (34%) since they started tracking them in 2008.

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Interview with Andrea Learned

Onalytica B2B

My post-college work was all about public relations and communications for various associations and businesses. In the course of that work, I also started writing about the topic for various online publications, which lead to the book contract and speaking opportunities.

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Show Me the Numbers: Hard Data on Internet Use and Media Spend

Customer Experience Matrix

This showed that as of December 2008, search was still the most common Internet activity (used by 85.9% By contrast, the Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey in December 2008 found only 35% of adult online Americans had a social media profile. Zenith Optimedia pretty much agrees: its October 2008 report shows U.S.

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Choosing an Email Marketing Software « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

This question on a recent LinkedIn discussion thread for the Technology Marketing Community reminded me of when, a couple years ago, I delivered a presentation at the 2008 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Summit. Reply B2B Marketing Summit Shows Old Problems Persist « The Effective Marketer says: October 14, 2010 at 9:12 am [.]