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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Companies and brands that had previously dropped PR to focus just on content marketing are once again waking up to the incredible power of positive media coverage. This means that getting media coverage for your brand, company, product or service is once again becoming an essential part of the marketing mix.

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Is blogging still relevant in 2019?

Sherrilynne Starkie

For the first time in nine years, a greater proportion of Fortune 500 companies use blogs compared to that of Inc. 500 companies, according to new research from Umass Dartmouth. . The blog post below was first published on July 12, 2006, about six months into my blogging journey. Yes, in 2006 blogging did work.

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Are You A Business Or A Media Company?

Small Business Mavericks

A media company. We’ve talked about social media so much that I think you know how I feel about that. We’ve talked about social media so much that I think you know how I feel about that. But what does it mean to be a media company? Even if you’re a local business.

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Predictions Revisited: Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies That Might Change Social Media

Ignite Social Media

Six years ago, I published the post “ Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies that Might Change Social Media.” In 2006 Second Life was set to be the next big thing. At the time of the post, several companies were emerging to focus on brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Another, similar example is virtual reality.

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7 examples of influencer marketing campaigns

Sprout Social

But influencer marketing isn’t as simple as picking any creator, creating one-off content and reaping the benefits of their loyal following—our report found 81% of social marketers describe influencer marketing as an essential part of their social media strategy. Topicals Influencer trips are staples within the beauty industry.

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Twitter’s Biz Stone speaks at CIRA’s AGM

Sherrilynne Starkie

He told the crowd made up of Internet geeks, social media enthusiasts and business professionals about how Twitter was born in 2006. Soon Twitter came to the attention of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg who offered Biz and co-founder Jack Dorsey $500 million for the company, which was at the time valued at $25 million.

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Top 17 Social Media Monitoring Vendors for Business

Socialmedia.biz

For instance, internet users create new social media accounts every day. You cannot underestimate the power and impact of social media in the business world today. Previously, people used social media platforms to chat, create friendships, share files, and perform other social activities.