Contently

APRIL 4, 2019

The relationship between journalists and marketers can be contentious —something of a media industry West Side Story. Editors are quick to treat a PR pitch like a pest, sweeping it into the trash after no more than a glance at the subject line. Not sure if and how to proceed? Here are a few guidelines to follow. Adjust your timeline.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 29, 2019

One of my first jobs out of college was working as an entry-level PR associate. If you work in PR, you don't need me to tell you it's a hard field to get started in. We've put together a list of some of our favorite PR blogs (in no particular order) for you to get started. Unsurprisingly, I got very few emails back.

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Stevens & Tate

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social media has become one of the most important marketing platforms over the past decade or so. Why You Should Focus On Engagement Social media allows you to connect directly with your audience. Twitter is a particularly effective channel for this strategy. In this way, social media can be quite effective as a PR tool.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 6, 2013

Has social media ruined public relations? Can PR keep up in this online social world? The notion that social media can have a larger impact than public relations is fairly new. The notion that social media can have a larger impact than public relations is fairly new. Is your business ready for this new PR battle?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Small businesses feel at a disadvantage when it comes to creating an effortless social media and PR plan that engages with a target audience and has an actual ROI. Here are some ways small businesses can automate social media and public relations: Step 1: Audience. With each blog post use best practices for each social platform.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Baffled, all we could do was turn to Twitter and Reddit, where accusations ran wild. When Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev finally spoke to the media that night, he offered a confusing explanation. Friday: Robinhood publishes a clear, well-written blog post that explains why they had to halt trading. We could only sell.

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Marketing Craftmanship

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The flap was created by a staffer in Governor Brownback’s office who was compelled to contact the leader of Emma’s “Youth in Government” program, who notified Emma’s high school principal, who demanded an apology from Emma, who responded by notifying the media that her God-given American right to tweet was threatened. Smart move.

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ClearVoice

JULY 29, 2022

Through the news and social media, it doesn’t take much for information to spread. Depending on the circumstances, these channels may include: Social media. This content has a vast range but could include any of the following: Blogs. Social media posts. Social media. Inbound communications. Outbound communications.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Between blog writing, drafting ad copy, and setting up an email workflow, it's hard to make time for brand awareness and media management. That's where a public relations (PR) agency can help. In today's world, PR and marketing overlap and intertwine, making it necessary to work together. Image source: Twitter.

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Onalytica B2B

JULY 8, 2015

Things truly changed when social media appeared in the early 2000’s (remember Friendster?). Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google +, Tumblr, the list is truly endless in 2015. With this social media explosion comes the increase in social media influencers. PR: Top 100 Influencers & Brands Click To Tweet.

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 7, 2013

It’s no secret that social media is an important channel of digital marketing. For B2B marketers, there are endless opportunities for leveraging social media platforms and strategies. Twitter in particular proved to be the strongest performing platform for generating leads through social media. Video Gamer.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. What’s the hot new trend in social media that we can bring to our clients?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? To be sure, some agencies and companies get it, and do an effective job integrating social media and PR efforts. Since many (most?)

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. Social copying happens across all social platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and the like. What is social media plagiarism?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 28, 2011

Just over a year ago I wrote about how Social Media will help to unite Marketing, PR, Customer Service, HR and more. Recently I was invited to dive a bit deeper on this by Stacey Acevero , Social Media Community Managerof Vocus’ PRWeb. Stacey hosts the weekly twitter chat, #PRWebChat. What has caused this spike?

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Walker Sands

APRIL 18, 2023

The relationship between PR professionals and freelance journalists is a symbiotic one. As a PR agency, we look to freelancers to drive media coverage for our clients, while freelancers look to us to provide credible sources and information for their stories. Are you open to being pitched by PR people? Oh, never.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 5, 2010

Interactive PR, sometimes called social PR, is a combination of search-optimizing press releases, creating social media releases through tools like PitchEngine , blogger outreach and the use of social media to promote company news and announcements. The Very Basics of Blogger Outreach by Social Media Today.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2022

Once you know your value proposition, make sure that it comes across in every aspect of your B2B marketing strategies, from social media posts to email marketing automation. So, when it comes to launching your business, it’s vital to be strategic about how you handle PR and media relations.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? That depends upon how many other people/brands they are following, and how often they check Twitter. Email is all about actual audience. Will that open it? Very, very few.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

For years, social media was primarily a text-based circumstance, and social media directors were often people with a background in writing. Our 2014 report on the employment histories of guests on my Social Pros podcast found more than 50% of that unscientific sample had degrees in PR/journalism/English). A move to multimedia.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Twitter is Ubiquitous Like Terrell Owens, Carrie Underwood, and Coke Zero, Twitter is almost universally on the radar of Americans.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 12, 2018

If you want to be taken seriously as a content marketer, stop acting like a member of the PR team. If you want to show that content marketing is a distinct contributor to business results, stop using only PR metrics. Your #contentmarketing dies a little each time you only use PR-centered metrics, says @AnnGynn. That’s reach.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Sorry Works Contrast that with the guts and class (and good crisis management sense, despite having zero PR counsel) shown by umpire Jim Joyce in the immediate aftermath of his blown call, robbing Armando Galarraga of a rare perfect game. A coven of PR practitioners. The whole ad just came off as incredibly insincere and self-serving.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Then this is the blog post for you. I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. How Does Your Audience Use Social Media?

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Biznology

APRIL 5, 2016

When I pitch my influencer marketing services these days on behalf of my digital agency Gerris , I find that I am not competing against humans at other agencies, I am fighting it out with Google AdWords , Facebook Ads , Twitter Ads, Bing Ads and even Pinterest Ads. Out your terrible, insulting, pitch onto my sites and the Bad Pitch Blog.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Affiliate sales support independent media. That, along with PR contact information and your website URL. Social Media Account Profiles (Especially LinkedIn). Media Quotes (Carefully). The post Seven Ways to Use Your UVP and Brand Messaging appeared first on B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Public relations (PR) or media relations has long been treated as its own world, separate from marketing. An online ad may be marketing, but the credibility built through PR makes prospective buyers more likely to click on it. So how exactly does PR support SEO efforts? What are today’s best practices for B2B PR?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I’m also very thankful for the brilliant, insightful, and engaging people I’ve “met” online, and for the social media technologies that make that possible. Lifelong learning has always been vital for career success, but social media has simultaneously made it easier and much broader. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Twitter’s revenue is stagnant and the platform lost two million users in the final quarter of 2017. ” Still, Twitter has nearly 330 million loyal, active users and its importance for customer service is increasing.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

If you are not already part of the conversations that experts, vendors, and service providers are already having online (and I don’t mean on reddit, Facebook, or Twitter —those are way too ephemeral) then who’s going to know you? New phone, who dis? Start Today It’ll Be 2023 Soon! Don’t worry. You can start today.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 21, 2011

I am always trying to address the big issues in B2B marketing—such as integrated marketing, demand generation, and social media—but somehow, the topic comes back around to the relationship between sales and marketing. And it often extends to our colleagues in PR. The answer is social media. I started my career in sales.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Social media doesn’t create negativity, it uncovers it.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Insider Intelligence The Public’s Perception of the Advertising and PR Industry Remains Poor New Gallup data has shown that the advertising and public relations (PR) sectors have hit a new low when it comes to public perception, with 19 percent of U.S. MarketingCharts Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M

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Chris Koch

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Thanks for the great comments on last week’s post, “Is the Era of PR Over.&# Okay, so if the traditional model for PR is failing, what do we do instead? Most journalists have discovered social media as an important research tool. I’m not saying we fire all PR people. This is the new primary role for PR.

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