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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Canadian newspaper industry has, so far, been unsuccessful in securing a Federal government bailout as both readers and advertisers flock to social media for news and entertainment. But the backroom deal between competing newspaper publishing companies Postmedia and TorStar must surely up the ante. But there’s the rub.

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money. The Latest & Greatest.

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How to Use Social Listening to Retain More Customers

Webbiquity SMM

But with the steep rise in customer acquisition costs , and research showing it costs up to five times more to acquire a new customer than to keep an existing one, you can’t ignore the importance of customer retention. This list should also include industry-specific keywords. Guest post by Mehdi Hussen.

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Open Community Case Study – GoPlow

SocialFish

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Community: GoPlow.

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Navigating the Higher Ed Enrollment Cliff: How Social Media Managers Can Position Their Institutions for Success

Social Media Strategies Summit

The average cost of college tuition is going to stay the same. Based on the average cost of public education tuition and the headline figure of up to 400,000 fewer students, Dr. Phillips says the impact on the higher education industry will be $4.2 So I would argue that the enrollment cliff cost of $4.2

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How Content Writing Can Improve Your Business

The Realtime Report

Regularly updating your content is an excellent method of remaining current and competing for your target market’s attention. Positions a Business as an Industry Leader Content writing is meant to create a relationship between a business and its consumers. You have to get to know customers to discover your business.

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How to work with social media agencies (and where teams always go wrong)

Sprout Social

There are even agencies that specialize in certain industries or sub-areas of social. Look for a partner that has experience that is applicable to your company, your industry and what you do. Community management It is possible to bring on an agency to manage your channels daily, but this is one I’d offer with a grain of salt.

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