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How To Become A Public Relations Star

Waxing UnLyrical

This, for successful applicants, turns into an interview (which is where I came in). One applicant, who I argued against having in the course, gave fantastic answers, was well spoken, but as soon as another person started to speak (including panelists) got glassy-eyed and stared at their nails. That got a big “check&# from me.

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Kpop Lessons: Handling Defamation Through Public Relations

Waxing UnLyrical

In 2008, investment and securities trading company Bear Sterns was forced to sell itself to JP Morgan Chase for $10 a share after rumors were spread about the company going bankrupt. Companies must protect their reputation in light of rumors, especially those that are defamatory. Read All About It!

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44 Blogging Questions and Answers

Kikolani

Question: How to convince a company that you work with how important blogging can be to their company’s success? Answer: I would say the easiest way to convince a company to use blogging is to find a competitor that is using it successfully. Question: How many times per day should you post on your company’s FB wall?

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Blogging for Grasshoppers: The Most Numerous Steps To Do The.

Waxing UnLyrical

In the event that your tips do not produce successful results, readers will be able to understand the logic behind each tip, discern what went wrong in their application, and then adapt your tips to their situation. Teach your readers to take ownership of content. Copyblogger used this book as a guide to making boring content sexy.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Size Doesn’t Matter I’m also often asked about how social media execution differs between large and small companies.

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Like Stuff On Facebook? Say Cheese, You're An Ad!

Waxing UnLyrical

What Facebook calls an “application play,&# i.e. when you used an application to do something; and 4. If a company is going to make money off my “likes,&# shouldn’t I get a piece of the pie , as Beth Harte said (and I agree) on Facebook? When you “like&# a page; 2. And if not, what’s the point?

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New Year's Resolutions for Job Seekers

Waxing UnLyrical

Since said “last job&# was for the oldest animal welfare organization in the United States , you’ll understand that we were rarely short of applicants. So I forwarded the application to HR and, in due time, we called this person in for an interview. It was crazy. But the ones who are good, are really really good.

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