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Is It Plagiarism or Jumping on a Trend? The Ethics of Social Media Content

Contently

.” While many top-performing pages in the report were re-sharing sensationalized content or misinformation related to political issues, the lack of consequences faced by those page admins demonstrated the ease—and potential value—of plagiarizing viral content to reach a larger social audience.

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

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. How can we make a viral video that gets thousands of views? What do you think?

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Marketer of The Month Podcast- EPISODE 092: Integrating PR Into Your Marketing Strategy for a Successful 2023

Outgrow

PR credibility vs social media credibility. EPISODE 092: Integrating PR Into Your Marketing Strategy for a Successful 2023. They don’t want to have the press release distribution company that they use, send out something wacky and, you know, zany even though that matches my personality. Future of blogging.

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Decoding corporate communications: Functions, goals and skills

Sprout Social

The main functions of PR are: Manage a company’s identity in terms of vision and mission. PR needs have undergone a massive shift in the past few years, thanks to emerging technologies and changing media landscape. Generate awareness on new products and company milestones. We hear you're all loving the song.

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SnapApp of the Week: PR News “I Love My Job”

SnapApp

Information and marketing company PR News has put together a Valentine’s Day themed SnapApp asking users to share why they love their job. In keeping with the light-hearted theme of the engagement, PR News has incorporated several calls to action including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google+ sharing buttons.

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Elevating Business Impact: The Business Case for Content Marketing

ClearVoice

Increased Social Sharing and Virality Gone are the days of the CEO bellowing, “How do we go viral?” Seventy percent of PR professionals struggle with creating effective content. And more than half struggle to effectively distribute that content. from their office (we hope for your sake, anyway).

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Launch Your B2B Product Quickly: Five Proven Strategies to Scale Faster

Navigate the Channel

With PR incorporating elements such as podcasting, community platforms and influencer marketing, it can be a different path to launch. Yes, you have to have product to sell, and logistics determined to distribute it, but what about your communications plan? (We could start almost every post with that last part.)