Sherrilynne Starkie

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Why your social media isn’t working

Sherrilynne Starkie

It takes digital knowledge along with solid marketing and communications experience. Despite sinking time and resources into social media, many companies are not seeing the results they want. Bringing in a certified social media consultant can turn things around quickly. Your strategy is off (or non-existent).

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Gartner: fake social media reviews

Sherrilynne Starkie

“With over half of the Internet’s population on social networks, organizations are scrambling for new ways to build bigger follower bases, generate more hits on videos, garner more positive reviews than their competitors and solicit ‘likes’ on their Facebook pages,” said Jenny Sussin, senior research analyst at Gartner. Down a new path?

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How Twitter & Facebook are making social media ads more transparent

Sherrilynne Starkie

And so are the possible ramifications for the global technology companies whose products and platforms are being used to spread fake news – loss of trust among users, reputational damage, increased regulation, reduced access to markets, and more. These are significant changes, but will they be enough to restore users’ trust?

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Rules for good media relations

Sherrilynne Starkie

Many companies fail to include a media relations strategy as part of their content marketing. Successful digital marketing and communications depend upon Owned, Paid and Shared media strategies, and Earned media is an essential part of the mix. Your reputation among media professionals is a valuable asset.

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Content marketing: feeling ripped off?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Your content marketing program is taking off. You’ve spent the time, resources and effort required to develop original, compelling stories, videos, podcasts and photographs and it’s starting to pay off in terms of website traffic, enhanced reputation and sales enquiries. Good for you.

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nBA Pulse: a new social analytics tool

Sherrilynne Starkie

In a classic case of poacher turned gamekeeper, I was recently invited by an American PR agency to have a personal briefing about the launch of a new social media product. I like the tool and think it will help social media analysts because the it puts important information at their fingertips and makes reporting a whole lot easier.

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Motives behind Lance Armstrong’s confession

Sherrilynne Starkie

None received the expected reputational boost from the exercise. A public poll undertaken by SurveyUSA since the Oprah appearance shows that only 21% of Americans think that Lance can now restore his reputation. A history of social media screw ups. Miles: What Marketers Can Learn From Lance Armstrong.

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