Contently

JUNE 12, 2017

Thought leadership has fundamentally changed in the age of smartphones and social media. While building up an executive as a thought leader once required an immense PR effort, professionals with loyal followings and powerful influence are now a dime a dozen. CEOs, in particular, have become social media rockstars.

Social Media 167

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Media 167

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.

PR 100

PR Peer-to-peer Press Public Relations 100

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Marketers, PR professionals, bloggers, and journalists have traditional been heavy users. But though 88% of event professionals are active on Facebook, only 60% of planners also use Twitter. So, there’s hope.

Paid Search Agency 214

Paid Search Agency Twitter Trade Show Social Networks 214

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. Much along those lines, earned media is still the best policy.

Advertising Agencies 80

Advertising Agencies PR Outreach Advertisements 80

Biznology

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Ever since the days of MySpace , it became pretty clear that social media platforms have a bright future ahead. This became further clear when networking platform Facebook was launched and became an instant hit. In other words, the social media world has expanded rapidly in the past few years.

Enterprise Management 146

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Social Media 146

Sprout Social

MAY 11, 2023

Operating on social media without brand safety tools is like browsing the internet without malware protection. Keep reading for actionable ways you can use brand safety tools and examples of effective tools that will help you minimize risk on social. What are brand safety tools?

Paid Content 130

Paid Content Tools Brand Identity Branding 130

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We’re doing this because influencers generally are the most generous with their time and most responsive to our email PR pitches when they’re on someone else’s clock. According to Putting Downtime to Work , a new report from Bambu by Sprout Social , we’re geniuses: Seven in ten employees use social media at work.

Social Media 80

Social Media Spending Media Social Networks 80

The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. After all, as earned media, the “cost” of organic social is basically zero. HS) Social media advertising has taken off lately. However, that’s not necessarily true.

Top of Funnel 203

Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Ranking 203

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? The digital space has become super competitive. New phone, who dis? Don’t worry.

Marketing Management 202

Marketing Management PR Marketing Automation Services Public Relations 202

Biznology

JANUARY 14, 2019

In 2018, Mark Zuckerberg showed the world how a steady stream of blunders and insensitivity to consumers’ concerns over privacy and fake news has tragically damaged trust in the Facebook brand. The Facebook founder and CEO essentially traded a core value, privacy, for profits.

Facebook 91

Facebook Brand Identity Branding Privacy Protection 91

Brandpoint

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Rachel Neff , Associate Vice President, Finn Partners As people begin to rethink the pros and cons of convenience versus data privacy, more will likely reduce the frequency with which they choose to visit large social networking sites. Followers should be considered vanity numbers and impressions a metric tied to spend.

Paid Content 118

Paid Content Digital Experience Platform Advertising Agencies Planning 118

Hinge Marketing

JULY 25, 2019

Social networks are massive outlets and continue to grow every year. And while social media was designed primarily for sharing personal life events, videos, and random status updates, it has evolved into something much larger today. . billion people) is on some type of social media. . But guess what?

Social Media 81

Social Media Organization Media B2B Thought Leadership 81

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media PR Digg 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Media PR 100

Biznology

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-influencer marketing is one of the services that sets my agency, Gerris Corp , apart from other Digital PR firms. This results in hundreds of positive ratings, reviews, posts, and social media shares about your brand, and algorithms take notice organically boosting your rankings and your SEO rankings on Google.

Advertising Agencies 150

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Long Tail Marketing Blogger 150

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Whether we’re on a PR team at a Fortune 500 company or manage media buying for a small business, there’s always a new tool or best practice we can implement to better communicate and measure our content. That’s why I’ve decided to bust some common social media myths that need to be put to rest. Social Used to Be Free.

Paid Content 98

Paid Content Social Media Paid Social Agency Media 98

Webbiquity

JANUARY 12, 2011

Social media marketing, online PR and SEO are three tactics that are all powerful on their own, but have far more impact when used in a coordinated, synergistic manner. How can you amplify and extend new releases through social media? Which online tools are most helpful for PR pros? ‘Loser. .&#.

PR 100

PR Tools Tips Blogger 100

Hubspot

AUGUST 8, 2017

Ask any social media manager what they stress out about on any given day, and the answers you receive may vary. But almost all social media pros will agree upon one: news feed algorithms. We've started experimenting with different ways to leverage content on social media. Tl;dr: Social Media Engagement.

Social Media 75

Social Media Hubspot Media PR 75

Webbiquity

MARCH 12, 2012

What is the distinction between “traditional” public relations (PR) and online / interactive / social PR? One part of the confusion stems from the fact that in PR, as in many other crafts, the tools change and advance but the fundamental skills required remain the same.

PR 100

PR Blogger Tips Best Practices 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media use isn’t quite universal—but it’s getting close. population now has at least one social networking profile; more than half use two or more social networks. The number of worldwide social media users is projected to grow from 2.1 70% of the U.S. billion last year to 2.5

Social Media 100

Social Media Stats Social Marketing CMS Development 100

Sprout Social

JANUARY 2, 2019

Because coming up with a social media marketing plan means making some big decisions well before the new year gets into full swing. And after all, the social landscape took quite a few twists and turns in 2018. We saw Facebook’s algorithm update rock the business world, for starters. Don’t panic.

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Social Media Planning Campaigns 111

Biznology

APRIL 22, 2015

Isentia’s social media report sheds a great deal of insight into social media usage for individuals and businesses. We explore how social media influencers and media use social media and why. As you can see from the initial graphic, so much of the time we spend online is on social media.

Social Media 80

Social Media Customer Surveys Paid Search Agency Companies 80

Biznology

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Organic social media is the use of social networks like Facebook , Twitter , YouTube , Pinterest , Instagram , and Snapchat along with the use of free publishing tools like Hootsuite and Buffer to build a social community and interact with it—publishing posts, sharing others’ posts, and engaging in conversations and comments.

Paid Social Agency 80

Paid Social Agency Social Media Cost Per Thousand Cost Per Click 80

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 5, 2014

When Amber Naslund and I wrote The NOW Revolution in 2010, we created this graphic to describe the characteristics of the ideal community manager/social media practitioner. Since then, social media – and the skills needed to succeed in it – has changed substantially. Image from Bigstock.com. Public Speaking.

Social Media 166

Social Media Media Merchandising Communities 166

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Now with more than 500 million global members, Facebook is changing the way we interact, communicate, share, and shop. Despite Facebook’s apparent addiction to public relations missteps and half-baked schemes, they still keep chugging along, taking over the world one “like&# button at a time.

Facebook 121

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 121

TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 13, 2022

The ace in the hole for many small business owners could be social media marketing. Social channels are some of the most important spaces to be because that’s where consumers spend most of their free time. We’re going to explore some of the most asked questions about social media marketing and its costs.

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Paid Content Social Media Pricing Price 52

markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

« Closed Loop Marketing Isnt Software | Main | The One Piece Of Advice You Cant Generate Leads Without » B2B Marketing and lead generation via Social networking Have you dipped your toe in the water of social networking yet? Heres my question… If you use social networking tools, Id love to get your input.

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

Contently

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Two weeks ago, Facebook reminded me of that lesson when it updated its Trending feature and fired the editorial team of third-party contractors who worked on Trending. The update and layoffs came a few months after Facebook dealt with heavy criticism for allegedly omitting politically conservative news from the Trending section.

Facebook 60

Facebook Curation Mobile Advertising Twitter 60

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Social media has given brands and businesses a platform to engage with their customers. We spoke to several social selling experts to understand what it means and its value to salespeople. We’ll also explore 10 tips and tactics you can use to execute social selling like an expert. What is social selling?

Tips 133

Tips Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management Marketing Management 133

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Your PR team was aware of most of these as it often had a hand in generating those placements. The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe.

Social Media 100

Social Media Budget Programs Tools Marketing Management 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 30, 2010

I am a big fan of David Meerman Scott’s work and I am in the middle of re-reading his book the New Rules of Marketing and PR 2nd edition ! How … Facebook! As you may be aware I co-wrote the book Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) and I am in the middle of working on Facebook Advertising for Dummies (Wiley) right now.

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Facebook Advertisements Advertising 100

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Don’t automatically assume they use the most popular social networks.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 100

Hubspot

OCTOBER 4, 2018

When Facebook announced last Friday that tens of millions of user accounts had been compromised in a data breach, many of us wondered: Is this the end of the social network giant as we know it? It's not exactly the first major PR crisis involving user privacy to happen -- not even the first in a while.

Facebook 71

Facebook Privacy Ad Exchange Social Networks 71

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2011

Now the same could be said about social media – any mention of your brand is good in social media but that’s not entirely correct! This is why PR needs to move from fixating on getting ink in Publications to getting digital ink in Conversations. It used to be said that any publicity is good publicity.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Broadcasting PR 100

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. 87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter.

Social Media 159

Social Media Media Stats Statistics 159

Bluetext

APRIL 21, 2021

It has also become a hub for social selling and a platform for increasing brand awareness––for personal and organizational brands alike. . While it is a social network, the rules and norms on the platform are much different than other sites like Facebook and Twitter. Post, post, post. Keep copy short and to the point.

Paid Content 26

Paid Content Paid Search Agency PR Linkedin 26

Biznology

MAY 5, 2014

Historically, media has been broken into three categories: Paid. Paid media is exactly what it sounds like: You pay someone to share your brand’s message. Paid media also powered broadcast and print’s business models for decades, with broadcasters/publishers enjoying a comfortable living from fees charged to advertisers.

Social Media 80

Social Media Search Marketing Social Marketing Media 80