Social Media Strategery

article thumbnail

What Does Integrated Marketing Mean to the Future of the PR Professional?

Social Media Strategery

For years, marketing, advertising, and public relations folks fought over budgets, scopes of work, ownership, and talent. The traditional buckets of marketing, advertising, and public relations seem so quaint now. Weber Shandwick created MediaCo , a new unit focused on content marketing, native advertising, and digital media buying.

article thumbnail

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

Social Media Strategery

For a long time, there was a perception that social media marketing was free, or at least very inexpensive. Starting a Facebook or Twitter account was free, and hiring a part-time intern to manage them didn’t cost much. In reality, social media marketing has never been free. billion industry. It’s a vicious cycle.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Agencies Should Start Thinking More Like Consultants

Social Media Strategery

Unfortunately, because much of what agencies produce has been commoditized, clients have squeezed agencies on costs. They’re buying up agencies and integrating them into their management consulting practices, giving clients true business partners who also now offer cutting-edge creative marketing services, too. Here’s how.

article thumbnail

Create Better Content by First Creating a Better Relationship with Your Lawyers

Social Media Strategery

Using Google Images can cost you thousands of dollars. I wanted to find out how content creators, PR people, and marketers can improve their relationships with their legal counsel. Legal would not approve using this screengrab of Tom Cruise from “The Firm.”. A Tweet triggers a $6M lawsuit.

Content 50
article thumbnail

Who Will Become the Tesla or AirBnB of the Home Category?

Social Media Strategery

When you consider the cost, maintenance and storage requirements, buying things is kind of a pain. In a world where people don’t aspire to own their own homes or even openly despise the idea of owning a car, where does that leave the tool, yard care and appliance markets?

Hotels 50
article thumbnail

More Than a Stepping Stone – the Mid-Size City Becomes a PR Career Destination

Social Media Strategery

Despite their love for the ‘Burgh, many young PR and marketing pros unfortunately still look at the city as a second-tier stepping stone. Steve: Beyond the lower cost of living, how has your firm and other KC firms made that mid-size city attractive to talent who may have their sights set on one of those big cities? And we love it.

Hotels 50
article thumbnail

What Makes Government 2.0 Different from Enterprise 2.0? | Social.

Social Media Strategery

In private sector markets commerce, entertainment and advertising, the “social web&# serves the purpose of generating transactions. Second, simply, social media systems, and better said, systems that support network behaviors, provide dramatic efficiencies and cost savings properly used. Public networks are both open and closed.

Gov 2.0 76