Sherrilynne Starkie

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Top Five Social Media News: Instagram native scheduling is here!

Sherrilynne Starkie

Pinterest improves organic reach for retailers. Pinterest has launched a personalized “ shopping hub” that displays at the top of users’ feeds with product recommendations pulled from retailers’ organic ProductPins and Catalog feeds. This lets retailers expand their organic reach.

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Content demand: how to cope

Sherrilynne Starkie

This ‘best practices’ report makes the argument that only when an organization has ‘content’ hardwired, can it create, produce, publish content continually. However, for organizations which are struggling to keep up with the demand, the report has some great insight and advice. The report outlines what ‘content’ means in this context.

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Is spin all about lying?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Often, the communications team is the moral conscious of an organization; we know that positive relationships are built and maintained through open, honest communication. Whether you are a B2B, B2C, or non-profit organization, your customers expect authenticity and honesty,” she says. Spin Sucks author, Gini Dietrich agrees.

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What the heck are social media consultants and what do they do all day?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Most consultants spend time getting an understanding of the organization’s digital footprint and online audiences. All this information is drawn together to develop a picture of how well an organization is doing online and where it needs to go. They can easily create and publish landing pages and blog posts.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

Many organizations are on social media, yet they don’t see tangible business advantages. The framework connects a range of communications activities covering four main categories: Owned media is digital content a business owns and has full control over, such as a website or blog. Usually, the issue is a lack of strategy.

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PR generalists vs social media specialist?

Sherrilynne Starkie

. “The reason the PR profession has dragged its heels in terms of adopting and making the most of social media is its structure as a generalist industry where account teams are responsible for the full range of communication tasks (albeit with varying degrees of emphasis depending on seniority),” Simon wrote on his blog a few days ago.

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Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

The day is a blend of formal presentations with community/un-conference style sessions on topics ranging from Twitter to LinkedIn , the technical details of self-hosting a blog to the how-tos of personal branding, and online community building to social media in the workplace. With ‘Are you social?’