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    Five Tips for Online Public Relations Success [Slide Show]
    by Allie Gray Freeland
    It's 2012. Advances in the digital world have revolutionized media—and how public relations professionals do their jobs. Are you keeping up? Here are five tips for mastering the digitization of public relations. more
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    How to Influence the Influencers [Slide Show]
    by Christian Gulliksen
    Getting influencers on your side is a major feat that can help exponentially amplify your message. But how can you win them over? Here is a five-point plan for effectively influencing the influencers. more
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    Most Marketers Can't Measure ROI of SEO, Social Media
    More than four in five marketing executives (82%) say they expect campaigns to be measured, yet few can effectively evaluate the ROI of key channels such as public relations (18%), search engine optimization (24%), and social media (26%), according to a survey from Ifbyphone. more
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    2012 Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends
    Some 9 in 10 B2B marketing organizations, regardless of company size or industry, say they've used content as a form of marketing in 2011, according to a study by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs. Moreover, those marketers also say they employ on average eight separate content marketing tactics to ... more
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    Three Tips for a Pitch-Perfect Pitch
    "Journalists are bombarded with pitches every day, all day long," writes Mary Reed at MarketingProfs. "The pitches arrive via phone, fax, email, and even social media sites. Because of the high volume of pitches they receive, journalists cannot consider them all and get their work done, too." To catch their ... more
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    Tradeshow and Event Marketing Lessons From Facebook [Slide Show]
    by Kristin Veach
    Facebook recently hosted its annual f8 conference to make announcements about the social network. But the event provided four invaluable tradeshow and event marketing lessons for forward-thinking marketers. more
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    A Cautionary Tale: Four Pitching No-Nos  [Slide Show]
    by Christian Gulliksen
    If you regularly pitch story ideas to influential bloggers, you know there's a right way to do it—and a very wrong way to do it. Consider what happened when a hapless PR firm crossed swords with Jenny Lawson of The Bloggess. more
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    How to Be a Great Panel Moderator
    Got your social strategy off the ground? Want to draw more attention to it? Consider increasing your business's profile at an industry conference. Even if you aren't ready to keynote, you might consider getting your feet wet as a panel moderator. A moderator hosts a panel of experts, asks leading questions ... more
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    Tool Identifies Top Influencers Based on Topic Area, Keywords
    by Vahe Habeshian
    Marketers can now identify their various industries' top 10 influential voices across blogs, articles, and social networks—and also see their own influence ranking vs. other voices in a given market—with the help of a free tool released this week. more
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    Fortune Global 100 Social-Media Savvy, Getting Savvier
    Twitter is emerging as the leading social platform among the world's largest corporations: 77% of the Fortune Global 100 (FG100) have a Twitter account, whereas 61% have a Facebook page, according to a report by Burson-Marsteller. more
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    Brands With Most Online Impact: Apple and Google
    The Apple and Google brands had the most significant impact online in the fourth quarter of 2010, generating "impact values" of $941.5 million and $875.8 million, respectively, based on high volumes of online media buzz and social media conversation, according to a study by General Sentiment that assigns a dollar ... more
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    Five Easy Ways to Gather Client Testimonials
    "When used properly ... testimonials can help you build a list of engaged email newsletter subscribers and increase sales," Rebecca Swayze notes in a post at the Inbox Ideas blog. But how do you collect worthwhile feedback when you haven't ever focused on it? Easy, Swayze says: Just go online. ... more
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    Turning Thought-Leadership Content Into Cash
    In June, The Wall Street Journal reported a surge in social-media use by law firms interested in connecting with potential class-action plaintiffs. But if you take a closer look, you'll see that many of the approaches used provide viable marketing lessons for businesses of all types. more
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    How to Become a Newsmaker
    When you're ready to position yourself as a media resource, says blogger Nettie Hartsock, you can hire publicists who pitch your expertise to journalists—or you can start making news at your blog. "The media is constantly sourcing blogs and the experts who write them to feature in both online and ... more
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    Content Marketing Vital to B2B Marketers
    Content marketing is now a well-established, core marketing strategy in the B2B marketplace, with B2B marketers considering content integral to their marketing mix: fully 9 in 10 organizations say they market with content, according to a new study from MarketingProfs and Junta42. more
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    Brand Marketers Not (Yet) Sold on Social Media
    With brand awareness cited as their primary brand-management goal in 2010, most corporate brand executives say online communications and traditional public relations—not social media—are still the most effective channels to reach their audiences, according to a survey from MiresBall and KRC Research. more
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    Pick-Up in Communications Spending Forecast for 2010-2014
    Driven by gradual economic recovery, advances in digital technology, and secular shifts in business and consumer spending, total communications industry spending is on pace to increase 3.5% in 2010 and post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% from 2010 to 2014, reaching $1.4 trillion in spending by 2014, ... more
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    Social Media and SEO Integrated via New Platform
    To help drive viewers to online content, a just-launched platform uses linguistics technology and search marketing best-practices to integrate social media with search engine optimization (SEO). Search engine marketing and design firm Zog Media launched the platform, dubbed Project Redline, in partnership with social media press release builder PitchEngine. more
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    If We Do Say so Ourselves
    "You might have noticed a trend in more and more marketing," writes Rohit Bhargava at the Influential Marketing Blog, "where large brands are featuring real people and actual employees in their ads." Heavy hitters like Intel, Best Buy, Dominos, IBM and GE have all used real team members to tell ... more
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    Trust in Facebook Tanking After Privacy Changes
    Trust in Facebook as a company has been shaken as a result of controversial changes it has made to its privacy policy, and that loss of trust may lead up to one-quarter of its users to curtail their usage or drop Facebook entirely, according to a new poll by MarketingProfs. more
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    Foolin' Around
    If you use Google on a regular basis, you've seen playful manipulations of the search engine's multicolored logo. The temporary tweaks often appear during holidays—harvest tones and a cartoon turkey might welcome Thanksgiving, for instance, while green hues and shamrocks might herald St. Patrick's Day. Visitors on April 1 were greeted ... more
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    The Devil in the Details
    Since October of 2009, the menus of 1,500 Denny's restaurants have invited customers to join the social-media conversation at Twitter. So far, so good. But there's a serious problem: The @Dennys account listed on the menu is registered to Dennys Hsieh—a Taiwanese individual—and not the American restaurant chain. "One would think ... more
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    You Never Get a Second Chance
    "Your introduction is one of the most important sections of your white paper," says Jonathan Kantor in a post at the White Paper Pundit blog. "The degree that your introduction engages your reader serves as the 'make or break' point for the rest of [the] paper." How do you create ... more
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    Study: Social Media Use by Fortune 500
    The adoption of social media is growing among the nation's largest corporations: 22% of the 2009 Fortune 500 companies have public-facing blogs with a post in the past 12 months, and 35% have active registered Twitter accounts with a tweet sent within the past 30 days, according to a study ... more
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    Most Journalists Use Social Media for Reporting
    Most editors and reporters depend on social media as a source: 55% of print and Web journalists say social media is important or somewhat important for reporting and producing the stories they write, according to a survey conducted by George Washington University and Cision. more

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  • Four Easy Tactics for Becoming a Must-Follow Account on Twitterby Slavik Volinsky
    Twitter is a powerful channel that can help you connect with customers, promote products, and create brand awareness. Learn four tactics for making your Twitter account a social media heavyweight in your industry. more
  • Six Steps for Rebuilding Your Brand After a Crisisby Larry Berg
    It's amazing how quickly a brand can find itself in a crisis, struggling to salvage its reputation. But your brand doesn't have to suffer. Learn six steps to take—before and after a crisis—that'll help rebuild customer confidence. more
  • The Evolution of Marketing Agencies and Consultanciesby Paul Roetzer
    The marketing agency ecosystem is evolving because of changes in customer behavior and advances in technology. Is your firm keeping up? Learn 10 key considerations for transforming your organization. more
  • Nine Essential Skills for Any Public Relations Professionalby Ford Kanzler, H. Buford Barr
    If staying current in today's PR world is important to you, adopt the famous aphorism "Learn as if you were to live forever." This article highlights skills that remain essential—and some new skills you'll need for future PR success. more
  • Three Things Marketers Can Learn From a Law Firm (Yes, a Law Firm) About Creating Awesome Contentby Ann Handley
    What can you learn about content marketing from video vignettes of lawyers speaking candidly about their professional philosophies and personal viewpoints? For one, you can humanize your business and show off your personality in a creative, interesting, and wholly unexpected way. more
  • Five Ways to Navigate Today's Influencer-Relations Avalancheby Dan Green
    Today, getting your story in front of an influential writer can mean getting it to a traditional journalist at an established publication, an independent blogger, or a peer-to-peer reviewer. And getting in touch with those key influencers is no easy task. Here's how you can do it. more
  • A Seven-Step Guideline in Crisis Communication (Lessons From the Sony PlayStation Network Breach)by C. Edward Brice
    A crisis can serve as a stage to show the world that your company is either unorganized and uncaring or responsible and human. Learn how to preserve your brand equity—and keep your customers—during a crisis. more
  • Eleven Tips for Crafting a Pitch That Wows Journalistsby Mary Reed
    Writing the perfect pitch isn't easy. But knowing how to pitch your story idea to journalists can make the difference between their pursuing—and their flat out ignoring—your pitch. Earn their interest and attention with these 11 tips. more
  • The Case for Ongoing Media Relations and 10 Tips and Tools to Help You Spread the Wordby Lana Sansur
    You might think you don't need a media relations program, or don't have the resources for it... but how cool would it be to have the media singing your praises? Use these tactics, and you will soon have a chorus of coverage. more
  • Secrets of Case Study Winners: How B2B Marketers Can Create Successful Programsby Paul McKeon
    Though social media has brought clients and vendors together, it's still a tough sell to get clients to agree to do case studies. But the B2B marketers who produce dozens of case studies know a few secrets... and this article shares them with you. more
  • Seven Ways to Gain PR Campaign Momentumby Ford Kanzler
    Gaining PR campaign momentum can seem impossible without the availability of your client contacts or the participation of the management team. Learn seven ways to overcome these challenges, and watch your PR campaign soar. more
  • Job-Market Secrets: How to Build Your Network in 12 Days by Debra Feldman
    Networking is the best job-search method and generates more than 80% of new hires. Constantly nurturing your relationships and strategically developing new contacts puts you on the inside track to plum job leads. Learn how to flesh out your network in just 12 days with these job-market secrets. more
  • Let Your Brand Shine at Tradeshows by Rob Murphy
    A company's communications strategy plays a key role in reinforcing brand identity. For many, that includes logos, brochures, online presence, public relations, advertising or packaging. But what about tradeshows? How often have you attended tradeshows on behalf of your client, noticed an exhibitor, and wondered: What exactly does this company ... more
  • Why Amazon Doesn't Understand Social Commerceby Leigh Duncan-Durst
    Even before the recent furor over Amazon's sale of the self-published "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure," and the subsequent less-than-stellar and social-media-inept response by Amazon, it seemed clear that the pioneering e-commerce giant had begun to fall behind the social-commerce curve. more
  • The ROI of Real-Time Marketing and PRby David Meerman Scott
    In a world where speed and agility are essential to success, most organizations still operate slowly and deliberately. But the MBA-style approach of working off spreadsheets that predict what to do months into the future is no help when news is breaking in your industry today. The Internet has fundamentally ... more
  • 'If You Want This Choice Position…': Seven Virtues of the Perfect Social Media Leaderby Maria Ogneva
    Your social-media manager or director is a critical and strategic hire who will be responsible for formulating and executing your strategy, as well as educating your whole organization and aligning it with that strategy. How can you sift the wheat from the chaff? Here are the seven virtues of a ... more
  • Content Marketing Has Been a Successful PR Strategy for Decadesby Ford Kanzler
    The highly effective strategy of creating informational content that's valuable to prospects and customers has been with us for decades. Demonstrating expertise, becoming an authority, providing "how-to" information, and speaking about subjects of interest or relevance to your market are a superb way of promoting or driving market engagement for ... more
  • Building Loyalty and Corporate Profitability in Eight Productive Stepsby Dianne Durkin
    It's no secret that loyal employees are the driving force behind solid, stable, and profitable companies, whereas unhappy, disgruntled, and disloyal employees can quickly bring any company to its knees. Companies that lack employee commitment can change their culture and build loyalty from the inside out by following these eight ... more
  • Why You're Always Wrong and Your Customers Are Always Rightby Allen Weiss
    If you're like most people, you live in a world where blame often happens in a systematic and predictable way. People simply have a tendency to believe the fault lies with someone else—and that someone else can be you. Of course, the process can work in the opposite direction, too... ... more
  • Four Critical Steps to Finding and Fixing Negative OpinionPRO Contentby Michael F. Kelly
    Unhappy customers are typically more vocal than satisfied customers, which means that new prospects coming to the market will more likely hear negative things about your brand. Here's what you can do. more
  • Establish Credibility and Persuade Customers via Contributed Articlesby Ford Kanzler, Bob Peterson
    This is the strategy: Get company executives or yourself published in an editorial context for significantly greater marketing credibility than self-publishing another whitepaper that just sits on your website. more
  • Articulate to Resonate: Crafting and Communicating Messages That Matterby Eric Norman
    How can you articulate your ideas, qualities, and capabilities in ways that connect to, and engage, your communities? Messaging, or communicating with a rigorous focus on a system of key ideas, is a fundamental activity of strategic brand development and management. Disciplined messaging helps organizations engage in productive dialogues, especially ... more
  • Three B2B Value-Proposition Rules That Create Preference, Not Just Parityby Tim Riesterer
    A 2009 survey of 9,000 decision makers in B2B companies found that 86% of the "unique benefits" touted by vendors were not perceived as unique or having enough impact to create preference. Unwittingly, it appears, companies are creating value parity-positions, not value propositions. more
  • Of Brand Hijacks and PR Nightmares: A Tale of Two Brands and One Flubby Angela Natividad
    You've heard about recent well-publicized PR nightmares for two major brands (Heinz and Southwest). How could those situations have been handled differently? Here are some ways. more
  • Get a Speaking Gig: How Event Producers Decide Who Gets Onstageby Helena Bouchez
    Getting speaking gigs can be a mysterious and frustrating process, particularly if you don't have much experience. You know the drill: Send pithy email offering yourself up (or copiously fill out online proposal form). Hit Send. Wait. Sound familiar? Here's how to get the green light. more

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