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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

Iā€™m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as ā€œ the original social media agency ā€ because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Monday Roundup: PRSA 2015 International Conference

Waxing UnLyrical

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. And why not get to know me a little better this weekend during my first ever free online mini-training, The Social PR Launchpad: Unleash Your Inner Social PR Superhero ? Good morning from Atlanta!

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SHORTHAND: Erik Qualman on Digital Leadership, Disruption & Reputation

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In my new Shorthand series, I’ll be asking fellow social media marketing industry leaders for three quick and easy-to-digest insights into their areas of expertise or interest. His book What Happens on Campus Stays on YouTube was nominated for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. 3) Does digital reputation matter to people under 30?

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The best brand marketing weā€™ve seen on social media in the last 5 years

Sprout Social

Thanks to social media, the goals of brand marketers are within reach. Having a social presence is a top priority. Nearly one in two businesses consider social media their primary channel for external communication while 58% anticipate it becoming their primary channel in the future. What is brand marketing?

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Online Reputation Management Guide for 2015

Proactive Report

In his article for Forbes, Jonathan Salem Baskin points out that most crisis do not erupt overnight: C ontrary to the notion that reputations can be ruined in an instant, most crises are months or years in the making. And he says that you probably already know why your brand might be the subject of the reputation crisis in the future.

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#measurePR Recap (July 2015): Internal Communications

Waxing UnLyrical

Some great suggestions were offered up including: Use keywords to set up social media alerts for relevant positions. Connect with people that work at the companies you want to work with via social media. Build your online reputation through LinkedIn networks and groups, meetups, and about.me. See you all there!

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#measurePR Recap (August 2015): Big Picture PR Measurement

Waxing UnLyrical

We were excited to welcome four amazing guests: Nichole Kelly of Social Media Explorer, Sally Falkow of The Proactive Report, Tinu Abayomi-Paul , and Michelle Drifka Hinson , Chair of the Institute for Public Relations’s Measurement Commission. SME Social Media Reporting Toolkit. Survey Monkey. CyberAlert.

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