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On Research, Measurement’s Oft-Forgotten Sibling

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However, prior to that we had a great chat with Steve King of Emergent Research , and I wanted to give you the much-delayed recap from that chat. And that is because far too many public relations practitioners still don’t understand the importance of research. On the different types of research: primary, secondary, etc.:

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I Need to Develop a Strategy. Now What? The Winnie-the-Pooh Way Forward

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This is a group exercise for an internal team working for a client. Using the above fictitious business as an example, here are some findings: Part of the upfront work will also include researching social media. There are many your team can use to streamline this research. As Shonali says,” The audiences to whom you listen.

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Once Upon a Time …: The Art of Storytelling

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According to Dr. Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston and best-selling author, storytelling is innate. “We’re This may be a group or organization proliferating the problem – or even the problem itself. We’re wired for story. Don’t get trapped badgering the protagonist, however.

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Three Keys to Blueprinting Your Social PR Strategy

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As I was going through my notes, and organizing tasks and to-dos in Asana , I realized sharing how we go about blueprinting – our process of researching and developing – a strategy might be helpful to you. These are three key areas of research we undertake as we kick off an engagement. So here we go. Why were you hired?

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Ready Yourself Now for a Mobile Only Future

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This mobile-only group of users is forecasted to increase to 52 million people by 2021. Amanda DiSilvestro gives small business and entrepreneurs SEO advice ranging from keyword research to recovering from Google Algorithm updates and changes. Keep scrolling to find out. Image: Alejandro Escamilla via Unsplash, Creative Commons CC0.

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Smart Measurement For Creative People

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However, before you print out a bunch of coupons and drop them off, you want to make sure that each coupon has an individual number or grouping, so that you can track exactly where each redeemed coupon has come from. The coffee shop may be group A, the record store group B, and so on. 20 a person.

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“Old Man Look at My Life, I’m a Lot Like You”: A Millennial POV on Generations

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Before I continue, I want to stress that while research is needed for each age group, stereotypes are unnecessary. Millennials are the largest age group of people at a time, just like the Baby Boomers were during their time. Yes, they are already doing research on Generation Alpha. song says, “ Everybody Hurts.”

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