Adam Sherk

MAY 14, 2013

When it comes to link building publishers have a significant advantage because editorial content, be it hard news or evergreen content, lends itself naturally to linking and sharing. So what link building tactics are most effective for publishers? For publishers with multiple titles cross-network promotion is an excellent tactic.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Last week I received a press release from an unexpected source: the Harlem Globetrotters. Frankly I’m not sure why they’d be sending a press release about their new VP of Communications to me. So here is the complete press release. Related posts: Email Press Release Optimization Circa 1999.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 5, 2017

If you haven’t ventured over to REI’s social accounts lately, you should. For years, we’ve been told that silos between customer service and marketing are just facts of life–something to expect. Let’s explore six great benefits businesses reap when service and marketing unify on social. Consistent Brand Voice.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? To be sure, some agencies and companies get it, and do an effective job integrating social media and PR efforts. Since many (most?)

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent. Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips. Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips. Is Using Facebook Comments Good for Publishers? The post on Facebook analytics tools did well considering I just published it last week.

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SEO Publishing Press Release Social Media 119

Keyhole.co

MARCH 6, 2024

The social media scene is noisy. This is where social media sentiment analysis comes in to save the day. I guess we can all agree that marketing goes far beyond the numbers. Marketing is about feelings, opinions, and emotions (in the end, 95% of all purchases are emotional; it’s no secret).

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Hootsuite

APRIL 26, 2023

If you manage social media for a healthcare organization , you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we explain what HIPAA says about social media, go over common HIPAA violations, and share tips for building a HIPAA-compliant social media strategy. What does HIPAA say about social media?

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Adam Sherk

MAY 15, 2012

The Internet and social media have certainly made it easier to conduct media relations in a more efficient and less intrusive way. At my first PR job I had to type in contact addresses from the hard-copy Bacon’s guide so we could mail merge and send out the press materials. Seriously though, did you get my press release?

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As Doug Kessler of Velocity Partners spectates , “the rush to content marketing in every industry will make it harder and harder for your brand to rise above the noise.” If you’ve got room to infuse humor or unusual concepts into your marketing, run with it. Actually, about 170,000 marketers and the number is growing daily.

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B2B Strategy Tips Content 93

Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2013

Why Bezos bought the Post , Facebook gets a CMO and starts bumping, time on digital surpasses TV, Facebook ads are undervalued, Vietnam outlaws sharing news on social sites, GE wants to put an end to press releases, the effect of tweets on TV ratings and more, it''s This Week in Social Media.

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Proactive Report

OCTOBER 24, 2011

We need to understand the current media landscape: What journalists need today, how best to work with them, where the opportunities lie for PR news material — and what that means for Press Releases. The world is changing, how people consume media is changing – by the day. The press release is available here.).

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 12, 2011

Social media marketing, online PR and SEO are three tactics that are all powerful on their own, but have far more impact when used in a coordinated, synergistic manner. How can you amplify and extend new releases through social media? Vocus and Cision ) to the obscure ( Butterfly Publisher ).

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 1, 2011

Twice in the past year I’ve covered the most overused PR buzzwords and marketing speak and press release buzzword abuse. It is fun to point out the biggest offenders but even well-intentioned marketing communicators can find it difficult to avoid them. PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent.

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Sprout Social

MAY 31, 2023

There’s been a lot of discussion around the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing and communications and for good reason: AI has the potential to reshape the corporate communications landscape. At Sprout, our communications team employs generative AI to develop creative titles for press releases and media pitches.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Not surprisingly, social media gets the most attention with 80% of respondents indicating they plan to do more with it in 2010. Over time I’d expect to see social media monitoring tools grab more budget at the expense of both, as more and more focus is placed on direct communication with target audiences.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Most bloggers understand that online press releases can drive traffic. Press releases are powerful ways to reach people through search. ProBlogger has offered reasons to use press releases to promote a blog, and very sound editorial guidance on how to turn a press release into a blog post.

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Mindjumpers

JUNE 8, 2011

Tweet When having established a well-planned social media presence and your business has connected with relevant media and influencers, you might consider whether it’s time to take the next step and give your PR efforts a social boost as well? This also means that a business blog can be of interest to the media.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 8, 2012

One might think that since I work at an agency that I’d have a predisposition to recommend outsourcing your social media needs. Not every company or organization needs to outsource their social media efforts. Do I have a strong sense of what social media success means for my business?

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Consultant Questions Social Media Tweetdeck 254

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets by Adam Sherk on December 17, 2009 This week both Brian Solis and SEOMoz made reference to a recent Forrester report forecasting US interactive marketing budgets for the next five years.

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Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The activation launched on National Noodle Day and lasted for six days, during which the company promoted the program on their social channels, through press releases , and with a digital commercial starring actor Vanessa Bayer. Even so, that’s not been the focus of their marketing. Wrong Audience. Inappropriate Content.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 28, 2015

Internet marketing has come a long way since the first days of the Web. More tools have been developed to help Internet marketers implement and measure successful marketing campaigns, and when we think about online marketing tools and tactics we often think about search engine optimization, e-mail marketing, blogging, and social media.

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Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We are going to talk about marketing strategy and execution for startups. So when you talk about marketing strategy and execution, there’s a lot that goes into it and I’m going to break it down as far as I can. Maybe it’s your social strategy or something else. I’m not much of a brand marketer.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information by Adam Sherk on January 21, 2010 Yesterday Cision released the results of their Social Media and Online Usage Study, a survey of social media usage by print and Web journalists.

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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Ignite Social Media

APRIL 12, 2022

We recently came across a press release that surprised us with the following headline: Salesforce and Sprout Social partner to manage full social media presence. As a social media agency , we work in various Social Media Management (SMM) tools for our clients.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Social media is a meritocracy (mostly). How did we do this before?

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 4, 2013

One of the new features (and an encouragement to get at least 1 post per week done) is to publish a Search and Social weekly that rounds up the best / most important articles I’ve read the past week on search / SEO and social media. How to fix (or improve) your company’s social media program.

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Press Release Social Media SEO Report 180

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers? That may be getting carried away but the new format does have some advantages for publishers, although they are not being fully utilized by Google News yet.

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News Publishing Google Press Release 104

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 19, 2011

» The Changing Face Of Article Marketing Article marketing is a mainstay of Internet marketing. It’s been around since the earliest days of the Internet and Web-savvy marketers have been very effective in using article marketing to drive traffic to their websites and in closing the sale.

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Hubpages Marketing Case Study Press Release 156

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Another year has passed and that means it is time for marketing blogs to do their obligatory top posts of the year roundups. Here are my 10 top posts of the year by pageviews: The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases. 10 Practical Twitter Tips for Publishers. So yes I’m joining the club.

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Sports News SEO Press Release 126

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO. Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video). 5 Good Ideas for News Media Facebook Pages. 8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves. SEO Metrics for Publishers: How are You Tracking and Measuring Success?

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 15, 2018

In a recent, inscrutable, Kremlin-esque press release , Mark Zuckerberg and team announced that they are changing the Facebook algorithm and will henceforth. Reactions to this move were immediate among the social media cognoscenti, and ranged from full-blown “ The sky is falling ” mode to “ So what?

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Corporate Social Media Marketing is about Two-Way Communication by Adam Sherk on April 14, 2009 It’s a simple concept, but one that many companies are still struggling with in terms of practical implementation.

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

Changes in the World of Media. Future Market Insights analysis has noted that the value of the AI market with respect to the media sector has an expected growth between 2022 and 2032 with a CAGR estimated at 26%. The Scale of Upcoming. In line with this the estimated revenue will reach over $13 billion by the end of 2022.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pro PR Tips: 100 PR Tips from Rafe Needleman Published as a Book by Adam Sherk on August 11, 2009 Yesterday I received a copy of Rafe Needleman ’s Pro PR Tips in the mail from ITDatabase. Tip #14: Dirty Secret Every now and then, press releases work.

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Tips Publishing Press Release Syndication 102

The Realtime Report

MAY 7, 2014

Mobile video is rapidly becoming the new darling of the digital advertising world, and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) recently conducted its first Mobile Video Benchmark Study to examine mobile video performance. The results show very high completion rates – over 90% – for mobile video.

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Mobile Study Video Press Release 177

Oktopost

MARCH 7, 2022

There is no shortage of imperative marketing tactics that if you don’t do right now, your B2B organization will crash and burn. As marketers, we know the MarTech space is crowded. We also know the world of social listening is one that can make or break our brand’s reputation. What is Social Listening?

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B2B Sentiment Analysis Reputation 155

Harp Interactive

JANUARY 6, 2010

One of the main objectives for all social media marketing initiatives for a brand is to “ navigate the narrative&#. In order to cultivate the conversations taking place in the social media arena, you need to know that they’re happening! Tags (keywords on social bookmarking sites and Twitter Hashtags).

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Brands Brand Monitoring Reputation Press Release 307