Sherrilynne Starkie

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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The agreement sees the two national organizations exchange ownership of 41 community and commuter newspapers and then shutter most of them, but it’s the fault of industry disruption according to the news release announcing the deal. Photo by Mike Ackerman on Unsplash. They even like to see the local advertisements. But there’s the rub.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

When people see the term Paid Media they often think ‘advertising means huge budgets’ This is not necessarily true thanks to pay per click models which put advertising within reach for most organizations. A balanced communications strategy is going to maximize the return on investment.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

When it comes to social media in advertising, we benefit from pay per click models which put paid campaigns within reach for most organizations. No matter the communications challenge–marketing, advocacy, community relations, employee engagement–the best solutions have pieces from all four quarters of the digital media landscape.

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CPRS new vision: ethics in public relations

Sherrilynne Starkie

Their resulting framework includes a new vision and mission and focusses on four strategic goals: Community – Members are part of a national community with full access to services and benefits regardless of where they live. Ethical Framework. I’ve even spoken at one or two).

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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. Listening to stakeholder communities is an important piece too.

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Why your social media isn’t working

Sherrilynne Starkie

To drive business progress, social media objectives need to be tied into the organization’s strategic plan. One company had a lot of organic activity on its Facebook page. The analytics revealed that Facebook wasn’t referring any traffic to the website and so no online lead generation from a highly-engaged community.

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Corporate social responsibility all year round

Sherrilynne Starkie

Being a good corporate citizen and support of community causes comes to the fore at this time of year. This could be seen as a cynical ploy to gain publicity in order to ingratiate a brand or organization with customers at a time when they are feeling a little generosity in their hearts. But it shouldn’t be.

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