Social Media Strategery

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Brand Marketing and the Fair Pay to Play Act

Social Media Strategery

As a PR and communications professional has worked with everyone from local small businesses to big global brands, my head is spinning with the possibilities that exist not only for the student-athletes, their schools, and the NCAA, but for brands, big and small. But the real opportunity for brands lie further down the depth chart.

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The Future of Branding is About Making Friends, Not Ads

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Five months after that first interview and six weeks after my first day, I realize that this is much more than a tagline – it's the future of branding. It has really changed the way I think about business, branding, public relations, and advertising. from Public Relations. "They're They join them.

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How an Iconic American Brand Cut Through the Real-time Marketing Clutter of the Super Bowl

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.” You can’t watch a live event now without being bombarded by branded messages, all of which are meant to associate the brand with the real-time event and become part of the conversation. And yes, you may crack the same jokes as the ones you see brands make that then blow up on Twitter.

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How Average Players Use Twitter and a Human Voice to Become Social Media Superstars

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If you happen to run an organization or handle public relations for an organization though, you should get to know them because there's plenty you can learn about communications, public relations, and branding from them. Somehow, I don't think this Tweet would have made it past the approval chain in a typical branding campaign.

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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

Social Media Strategery

Starting a Facebook or Twitter account was free, and hiring a part-time intern to manage them didn’t cost much. As we’ve seen time and time again , turning over your brand’s reputation to an intern isn’t always the wisest choice. This article originally appeared on PRDaily and also on Entrepreneur.com.

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How a Social Media Evangelist Became a Social Media Realist

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I'm substantially less active on Twitter than I used to be. Everyone, from the government to big brands to schools to my parents, feels like they have to be using social media. And there are all too many social media experts, ninjas, and gurus ready to help them get on Twitter, start a Facebook page, and check in on Foursquare.

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Rest in Peace, Social Media Ninjas

Social Media Strategery

tools internally, and you’re managing your organization’s Twitter and Facebook pages. tools internally, and you’re managing your organization’s Twitter and Facebook pages. Everything’s going according to plan, right? Eh… not quite. Try being a recruiter.