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PR Monitoring and Management Tools: Which is Best? Vocus vs. Cision

Webbiquity SMM

Vocus and Cision are both powerful and popular PR monitoring and management systems. Media Database Cision: A Vocus: B+ Both tools offer extensive databases of publications, media professionals and bloggers. User Interface Cision: C- Vocus: D User experience, unfortunately, isn’t a strength of either system.

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An xPotomac Flashback: Social Scoring

Waxing UnLyrical

The video quality is really good; Vocus , which provided the videography services, did an excellent job not just of filming but of editing them – so thank you, Vocus! I’m not here to rekindle that conversation, but I’m thrilled to tell you that all the speaker videos from xPotomac are now (drum roll, please) live!

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

Vocus provides a rich set of tools for traditional and social media monitoring, media outreach and news distribution. Through PRWeb, which Vocus acquired in 2006 , it offers extensive news distribution and tracking capabilities.

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Easter Bunny Kicked Out of PRWeb Press Release Web Site

Bill Hartzer

According to the editors at Vocus, they did not feel that it was correct to mention the Easter Bunny in a press release–although the mention of the Easter Bunny in this case was related to an Easter promotion that was being done at a hotel. I have reached out to the folks at Vocus for an official comment on the matter.

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SMBs go for content marketing, social and email marketing: report

Social Email Marketing

Digital Marketing Survey”, Vocus and Inc. marketing automation Vocus' share their findings on the “state of digital marketing for SMBs” Email marketing plays an important role and, although the website still reigns, the more connected and integrated digital marketing mix becomes apparent.

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6 Things The Army Taught Me About PR

Waxing UnLyrical

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t give a shot out to my own community, including my employer Vocus, which has gone above and beyond to be supportive and understanding. Frank Strong is the director of PR for Vocus. It’s usually during these times we realize our community is extended – and much larger than we may have realized. Stay humble.

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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. Another part of the confusion is based on the changing definition of “media.”

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