Need to learn more about social media strategies? Looking for staff training on social media policies, listen to our webinar with Shel Holtz. This means we produce original content, but we also ‘curate’ content about PR, social media and internal communications from around the globe. You are a huge advocate for social media. Social networks allow PR pros to deliver messages directly to consumers. Why wait for someone to pick up our news release when we can cover and deliver our news through social channels and online sources?  Come to us.  MORE >>

Everyone seems to have dusted off their crystal balls the past few weeks as the predictions for social media in 2012 are plentiful. So, what am I looking at in 2012, a year clouded with economic uncertainty and promises for social media nirvana? What we’ve learned from the past few years of doing social media is that we have become our own media aggregator with original content that cannot be captured anywhere else. Social networks : Facebook will still be a part of our plan and remains a great way to connect with customers in a more static environment. MORE >>

Last week I spoke at the European Corporate Communications Social Media Summit on tracking influence and the non-financial ROI. The topic has been a key issue for ou r industry in 2011 as offerings such as Klout , Peer Index and the Social Business Index have garnered plenty of attention — both good and bad. and I’ve also written about the Social Business Index. The subject warrants discussion as B2B companies are devoting more resources to social media and in particular working to discover and measure what matters — the people, messages and sources. MORE >>

There continues to be momentum in the use of social media in the financial services industry. Last week, I wrote about what is happening in the futures industry and the impact of social media , but a host of other changes have shown that the industry is becoming an industry that understands the transition. While the industry has often been branded as a laggard in social media, there is growing evidence that firms have the people and processes in place to integrate the right tools. Can accounting firms really be social? Other voices: Julie Meredith, Radian6. MORE >>

Part of that redesign allowed us to immediately add social media functionality, video content, integration between the newswire and our site, and the company’s first RSS feed. Integration with Open Markets and Social Media. Open Markets is now linked to our Media Room via our “Keep up to Date” tab in the right-hand corner, which also includes links to other social media platforms we use. If you liked this post you may also enjoy reading: Finextra Review — The growth of social media in financial services. Fast forward to this week. Banner Updates. MORE >>