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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Canadian newspaper industry has, so far, been unsuccessful in securing a Federal government bailout as both readers and advertisers flock to social media for news and entertainment. But the backroom deal between competing newspaper publishing companies Postmedia and TorStar must surely up the ante. But there’s the rub.

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How (and why) a tech company shifted their social strategy from product- to community-focused

Sprout Social

Your first instinct when implementing an organic social media strategy for a technology company would be to showcase your tech, right? About a year after BentoBox invested in organic social media by hiring a social media manager, we shifted from a product-driven strategy to a community-driven one. Community is a vague word though.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. Glad to see these priorities.

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Top Five: Finally some good news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s top 5 must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals see a lot of good work by both Google and Facebook in the effort to improve the quality of news and reporting. Google to tell us the good news for once. A new feature is rolling out on Google Assistant. Not so much.

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‘Tis the Season to Double Down on Social Customer Care (and Protect Your Community Managers)

Convince & Convert

Just when we thought we, as social media strategists and community managers, could rest up from the twists and turns of the last 18 months, the holiday season is upon us. . With this challenge, of course, comes new opportunities to provide trust-building service to your potential and current customers. .

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How To Translate Your Company Purpose Into Slick Visual Branding

Waxing UnLyrical

Look at other companies in your field that you aspire to rival, and think carefully about how they describe themselves, then relate that to the imagery they use. Ideally, your visual branding should be broadly familiar, but just different enough to give you an edge over those other companies. WordPress themes health food company”).

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

This is where we go for breaking news and to connect with journalists, policymakers and politicians. After several years of decline, the 2020 pandemic has more Canadians checking out the news from mainstream media outlets. In fact, we’re spending about a half an hour more each day consuming news content.

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