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How Social Media Makes The World A Better Place

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According to a press release issued to announce the unveiling of Digital Operations center, this center will help Red Cross to: Source additional information from affected areas during emergencies to better serve those who need help; Spot trends and better anticipate the public’s needs; and. , reading and traveling.

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Monday Roundup: A Goodie Bag of #measurePR

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Why: Social media strategist and author of SMART News: how to write press releases for the digital age Sally Falkow joined us for this month’s (December 3) #measurePR chat. PR Measurement – What to Measure. What valuable advice have you taken away from the chat over the years? Please let us know in the comments below!

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Curiosity: One of the Three Cs of Public Relations

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Where “less curious” others might have been satisfied with a press release and a local town event, Bernays created a nationwide spectacle that reminded the public - and the media – of the significance of this day for the world. To the end, Bernays was insatiably curious. Image: in pastel via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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18 PR Standbys That Will Never Die

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Emily Stivers : Press releases. Founder and publisher of Waxing UnLyrical, Shonali Burke is President & CEO of Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Here they are, all 18 of them. Gini Dietrich : Mass pitching even though a bunny dies every time it happens. Matt LaCasse : Old School metrics. Claire Celsi : Fact sheets.

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The New Measurement: Shifting from Traditional PR to Growth PR

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Instead of publishing repetitive press releases and campaigns built on educated hunches, the Growth PR era is fueled by data-driven, iterative storytelling. Communication tactics can be tied to revenue or sales funnel activities that impact the bottom line.

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Is Twitter For Bullies?

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Make people post under their own name, which would have to be registered and verified (in an echo of the checks and balances used before letters to the editor are published in physical newspapers) and they might be a little more inclined to behave decently.

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Is Voicemail Dead?

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Case in point: Renai LeMay is a well-known technology journalist and publisher in Australia, known (at least in the circles I inhabit) for his occasional rants against PR people (his rants having somewhat of a cult following, and even their own hashtag – #renairant) and his abhorrence of telephone calls.

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