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User-Generated Content: How to Use It for Good and Avoid a PR Crisis

Contently

It’s high time businesses tap into the power of user-generated content (UGC), a form of content marketing where your customers take center stage. One example of a tried and true UGC campaign that effectively built trust is the #LikeAGirl campaign by Always , a brand of feminine hygiene products.

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Seven Skills Every Social Media Manager Needs

Webbiquity

Whether you’re an aspiring social media manager looking to grow your skill set, or a marketing leader seeking an experienced professional for your team, below are seven essential skills for social media managers to contribute to your company’s success. Focus on community engagement. Be adaptable and open to change.

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What Is Local PR and How Does It Work? [Examples]

Hubspot

Let's face it — building brand awareness isn't the easiest task for a marketer. Ultimately, the goal of public relations is to maintain positive communication with the world, and ensure your brand image represents your company's core values and offerings. That's where local PR comes into play.

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How to Deploy Community as a Growth Strategy

Heinz Marketing

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing. Online communities exploded in recent years with millions of active members, and it’s no mystery why. Instead of going it alone, a community of like-minded individuals becomes a sounding board for ideas and questions. 4 Ways to Trigger Community-Led Growth.

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How PR Is Pivoting for a Remote World — Supported by the Teamlance Model

ClearVoice

All the tried-and-true PR events, product launches, and cocktail meet-ups can no longer be scheduled. The traditional PR agency > in-house team dynamic has suffered a tremendous shakeup. Many PR agencies were lightning fast to switch to new models of conducting their endless business, but not everything pans out.

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4 social advocacy examples that prove authenticity pays off

Sprout Social

Marketing professionals, from specialists to VP, agree it’s getting harder to reach your target audience with no ad spend to back it up. And yet, social advocacy examples continue to be the exception. As networks work those kinks out, marketers have to adapt. The time to build your social advocacy program is now.

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Influencer outreach is more PR than marketing or advertising

Biznology

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