Sherrilynne Starkie

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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

You try sharing it on social media and even run a few Facebook ads, but the results are short term and costly. I first published them in 2006 and then updated them 2018. Let’s imagine you have a company blog. You spend time and talent in writing and posting articles, but the expected web traffic just never materializes.

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PR generalists vs social media specialist?

Sherrilynne Starkie

By the end of 2006, organizations were getting to grips with blogs and other digital media, and I, as a PR generalist, built a successful business on helping clients adapt to the new environment. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. .” If this true of some agencies, it’s not my experience. Brands use social media for PR.

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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. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. This week CIRA*, the organization behind the.ca They said the idea was too simple. Related posts: IABC Canada Summit registration now open. Related articles.

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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

It was during the 2006 election that first signs that a grassroots movement was taking hold were spotted, according to Geist. From then the movement grew: The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group was launched in 2007 and soon had 90,000 members. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Mainstream media picked up on the story.

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Super Third Thursday for social media club

Sherrilynne Starkie

Launched in 2006, the regular and free audio downloads attract more than 20,000 listeners. More recently the force has begun uploading crime prevention advice and behind the scenes videos to YouTube and launched a Facebook site offering news and appeals, videos and crime alerts as part of a wider strategy to reach young people.

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Do John Naisbitt’s Megatrend predictions still hold true for 2018?

Sherrilynne Starkie

In 2006 a time when social media was just starting to take off, I wrote a summary list of his predictions, (and provided my feedback on each point). A handful of companies, such as Facebook and Google, dominate global markets. In it, Naisbitt identifies the global trends that will form the future political and economic world.

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