When I was a teenager I always loved the “what’s in your bag?” features in fashion magazines. Celebrities and editors would open up their purses and make-up kits to reveal the products, tools and trinkets that powered their day.
These days I’m still curious about the tools other people are using, but it has less to do with concealer and more to do with PR. Social media, to be exact. I love …
Here’s what we found worthy on the web in public relations, investor relations, social media and communications this week.
Are you a punctuation purist or are you into “punctuation 2.0?”
A must read: A Digital Crisis is Coming Your Way. Are You Ready?
Test your spelling prowess with this quiz on the 25 most commonly misspelled words in American English
David Armano On Social Media Becoming Social Business
10 tips for tweeting as a brand
Six tools for writing without distractions
PR must evolve or risk being …
Does PR need a social media reality check? That’s the question we set out to answer when we launched the first Social Media Reality Check survey, in partnership with Leger Marketing, in 2009.
Earlier this year we again partnered with Leger Marketing to launch the Social Media Reality Check 2.0. This year the scope of the survey was expanded to include US PR practitioners and consumers, as well as investor relations …
Here’s what we found worthy on the web in public relations, investor relations, social media and communications this week.
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Does PR need a Social Media Reality Check? Download our full survey results.
Social media is a venue, not a strategy.
Twitter launches Twitter for Newsrooms.
The University of Oxford drops the Oxford Comma
Is PR becoming extinct?
Should social media and public relations combine into Social Relations?
Morning news shows are on the rise
Is a tweet ever just a …
Today’s post is brought to you by Jonathan Lin, one of CNW’s amazing Multimedia Producers.
Twitter has established itself as a cornerstone of online social media networks – its impact on the modern day internet is undeniable. However, what we normally see when we use twitter – ie. the readable text of a tweet – only scratches the surface of the data encapsulated in the service.
This image from a year ago posted by Raffi Krikorian, Engineering Manager, Application Services at Twitter, …
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For the second year in a row, I had the pleasure to attend the Podcasters Across Borders (PAB) Conference in Ottawa. Also known as the ultimate un-conference, PAB brings the podcasting community together year after year, with attendees flying in from all over Canada and the United Sates. While the majority of attendees are active and influential podcasters, PAB encourages …
Here’s what we found worthy on the web in public relations, investor relations, social media and communications this week.
What advice would you give to a younger you?
Social media accounts for one out of every six minutes spent online
Public relations is more important than making money
PR Newswire sets the record straight regarding web disclosure
Four trends and a tip for investor outreach
Making video work for you: busting viral video misconceptions
Eight lessons from a media outlet that publishes only on Facebook
Words that make …
Here’s what we found worthy on the web in public relations, investor relations, social media and communications this week.
Couldn’t make it to the 2011 CPRS National Conference? Check out these impressive Twitter highlights, compiled by Diane Begin.
Does PR need a Social Media Reality Check?
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The top PR pitch phrases tech journo Erica Swallow hates. You can be sure others hate them too!
The Dos and …
Online measurement is challenging. There is a lot to consider when measuring impact and ROI, and it can be overwhelming. When starting out with measuring your communications campaigns, it’s best to keep these three points in mind.
What are your goals and objectives?
Before you can measure you impact or results you must have clearly defined goals. For example, if you receive 150 hits on your latest news release is this good? That depends on a number of factors. Was your goal …
In 2009, CNW and Leger Marketing conducted the first Social Media Reality Check survey, exploring professional communicators’ use of social media compared with consumer opinions about social media influence on their purchasing behavior. Two years is a long time in the online world, so this spring we teamed up again with Leger for the Social Media Reality Check 2.0, expanding the scope of the survey to include investor relations professionals and …