Laurel Papworth

JULY 1, 2015

Writing a social media press release for customers, vendors, clients, stakeholders to pick up and deliver the news into their Facebook and Twitter and Google Plus networks is a totally different beast. What are the Main Features of a Social Media Press Release? Let’s tame it.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Social media for government should form an integral part of any agency’s communications strategy, with 82% of Americans having profiles on at least one social platform. Yet many organizations struggle to align comms and social, leading to inconsistent messaging. Defining the Role of Social Media In Comms Strategy.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later by Adam Sherk on October 20, 2009 I’m definitely a fan of Muck Rack – it offers an easy way to track major media journalists on Twitter and pick up on trending topics.

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Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Every so often we hear that press releases are dead. Just recently the Google updates about treating press releases as advertisements had PR folk jittery once again. However, there is ample evidence to show that the digital age has given press releases a new lease on life. 2 and included a video.

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Proactive Report

APRIL 1, 2012

Great news for PR practitioners: Despite rumors to the contrary, the trusty old press release is not dead. Text 100 surveyed 72 journalists and found that the press release is still the preferred format for receiving corporate news. Watch this video of how to craft a Social Media News Release with multimedia.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content by Adam Sherk on July 30, 2009 Executive quotes in press releases are notorious for lacking any kind of substantial information. Watch and judge for yourself.

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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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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

» Are You Overusing Jargon In Your Press Releases? One of the biggest mistakes online marketers make is the overuse of jargon, or phrases that don’t mean anything to journalists. Do you include these types of phrases in your press releases and other public relations documents, either online or off line?

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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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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job. Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs. Not every company needs a blog.

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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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Meltwater

MAY 23, 2019

The ebbs and flows of the markets on Wall Street have long been influenced by external indicators found in the media, from press releases to quarterly results, to changes in… Read More >>>.

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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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Firebelly

OCTOBER 23, 2017

A social media crisis is bound to happen at some point to your brand. Being prepared is the first step to surviving a social media crisis! Being prepared is the first step to surviving a social media crisis! If the crisis warrants a press release share on all social channels.

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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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WebInKnow

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

At many larger organizations (and some smaller ones too), the legal department is heavily involved in all marketing and communications initiatives, frequently requiring every blog post and press release to be vetted by a lawyer. Sometimes every social post too.

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Unmetric

MAY 10, 2016

But how does all this connect with the marketing strategy in the digital age? So, as marketers, if you want to speak to them, and be relevant to them, you have to learn to talk their language. Take for instance what Chevrolet did last year for one of its press releases. The impact of emojis on marketing.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2011

Social media news releases have lots of advantages, and what’s not to like? While multimedia content can be added to any press release, SMNRs are much more likely to incorporate images and video. That all sounds great, but do social media news releases actually generate more media coverage?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 9, 2018

Thanks to Sean for sharing his insights on the challenge of managing digital social media channels…even when you’re offline! One of the significant challenges of working with social media is that you cannot be continuously online. Develop and/or reorganize marketing meetings and look into goals and objectives.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 10, 2018

Social media changes all of that, enabling events and their planners to have long-term, nuanced, shifting interactions with attendees. I gave a speech in suburban Cincinnati to the Mid-American chapter of Meeting Planners International, titled “7 Ways to Use Social Media to Create Buzz-Worthy Events.”

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

» Is E-mail Marketing More Effective Than Social Media Marketing? It seems that e-mail marketing is still one of the most efficient and cost effective channels available to businesses – that’s both online and traditional brick and mortar businesses. Are The Yellow Pages Outdated?

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Saying It Social

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Cultivating your Social Media Marketing Garden. I received a question similar to this earlier today and I thought I’d share my response with everyone because I know this question is quite common surrounding the topic of social media marketing. It takes time to establish trust with your target market.

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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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The Realtime Report

APRIL 28, 2020

What Are the Advantages of a Marketing Strategy? That aspect is done through marketing. While this is a rudimentary look at something every entrepreneur already knows, sometimes it is important to reiterate the significance of marketing. Find and understand the target market. Know what marketing tools are available.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers.

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Ignite Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

In the past years, we’ve rounded up the best in class pranks and given a rundown on the do’s and don’ts of social media pranks. Paying attention to what’s happening in the media and the ever-changing world of social media will ensure a successful and funny, but not offensive, prank. What was your favorite prank?

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Social media definitely pays off, but you’ve got to focus on the approach not the tools. Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every product marketer’s mind has been how to justify the ROI? If you’re concerned about social media cost justification, you’re not along.

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Later

MARCH 1, 2021

Social commerce — the process of selling products directly on social media — is revolutionizing the e-commerce industry. . In fact, the global social commerce market is estimated at $89.4 Later’s SVP of Marketing, Cameron Uganec , shares his thoughts and predictions: What Is Social Commerce? .

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Do you have a social media policy in place for your business? A press release from Grant Thornton LLP finds that “executives of public and private companies see social media as a growing set of marketing tools, but have not yet developed the necessary compliance and risk policies and procedures.”

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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? Optimize company news for SEO benefit? Go ahead, works for anything.

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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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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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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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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 25, 2011

Social Media Integration takes several forms (Inside, outside, local, global, enterprise, etc.), However, there are some basics that you can tackle and start building on your existing Internet marketing tactics. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is all about getting people you find you and your products via search engines.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 7, 2014

This is the second in a series of videos culled from an interview about content marketing I did with Terry Foster of Cision Canada. Cision (the USA version) is also a sponsor of Convince & Convert and our Social Pros podcast. Great content creates audience disproportionate to the other things in marketing that you’re doing.

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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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