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12 (of the) Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Techniques of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

PR pros now use tools like Twitter, PitchEngine , PRWeb and Vocus in place of fax machines, media packets, wire services and Bacon’s , but the fundamental skills of storytelling and relationship-building remain crucial. do your research, do be concise) and “don’ts” (e.g., Social Media Marketing Social PR.

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Looking Back at 300: Top 10 Posts on the Webbiquity Blog So Far

Webbiquity SMM

Vocus vs. Cision (November 8, 2011). Vocus and Cision are both powerful and popular PR monitoring and management systems. Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010 (January 17, 2011). Some of the entries are surprising, but life and the web can be unpredictable.

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Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

Another chart of interest in the Vocus whitepaper demonstrates how social media monitoring has become an essential part of the PR practioner’s toolkit: News monitoring and online media databases have traditionally received the lion’s share of PR tool spending. Both rightly deserve credit for increasing awareness industry-wide.

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How (and Why) to Map Your Company’s Digital Landscape

Webbiquity SMM

When creating your strategy, you’ll revisit this data and take a closer look at exactly what these competitors are doing (particularly the more successful ones). If you’ve got the budget, the quickest and easiest way to build a list is by using a PR and social media monitoring tool such as Cision , Vocus or MyMediaInfo.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Stacey is flat-out awesome: Social Media Manager for Vocus/PRWeb as well as serving her country as a U.S. Erin is the Chief Marketing Officer for Bazaarvoice , a brand engagement and social data integration platform, in Austin, Texas. Stacey Acevero. Air Force auxiliary 2nd Lieutenant and Mission Scanner. ” ‘Nuff said.

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The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases

Adam Sherk

I hadn’t come across any anti-buzzword content lately so I thought I’d do my own research. Thanks for the mention and for adding to the research in this important subject. Feel free to hit me up offline if you are interested — fstrong-at-vocus-dot-com. That got me curious about which terms are currently being most abused.