Influencer marketing is not a fad or just the “cool” thing to do. It’s here to stay, and now is the time to seize the opportunity. With influencer marketing projected to grow from $2 billion in 2017 to $10 billion in 2020, it’s a must-have strategy to include as part of your overall marketing plan. […]
How to Show Your PR Department’s Contribution to Your Bottom Line
PR has always been one of the hardest marketing disciplines when it comes to accurately determining its Return on Investment (ROI). While many companies like to see bottom line metrics like sales, it’s important for them to look at other categories as well. PR might not always show up as dollar signs on the balance […]
5 Strategies to Get More Out of Your Influencer Marketing
Influencer marketing has incredible potential for most brands, yet there’s a struggle to find the right influencers and get value out of these programs. Whatever your goals for marketing are, whether it’s building consumer trust and accessing new audiences or boosting awareness and generating low cost, high-value traffic, influencer marketing can play a role. It […]
3 Proven Steps to Gathering High-Quality Media Intelligence
When it comes to navigating marketing, PR, communications and even the business as a whole, high-quality media intelligence can be incredibly powerful. Despite this, the practice of gathering media intelligence is still evolving. Whether you’re looking for insight into your influencers, or an assessment around brand sentiment, the good news is that this isn’t the […]
3 Steps to Identifying Social Influencers
When it comes to current marketing strategies, brand influencers are seen as a natural fit for most brands who want to expand their reach. Influencers are seen as more effective than other marketing channels as consumers already know, like, and trust them. While most brands are looking to get into the sphere of influencer […]
3 Ways for PR Pros to Get Noticed by Influencers
Over the past decade, the world of public relations has changed dramatically. It’s no longer just about pitching publications or websites; now, the focus is on leveraging the power of influencers. To successfully get noticed and work with influencers, it starts with knowing how to find and influence top influencers. Where you may have gone […]
5 PR Lessons From Facebook’s Congressional Testimony
The highly anticipated meeting of Facebook’s CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg before the Congressional committee surprisingly turned into an anti-climax. Some news sites tried to decode Mark’s Zuckerberg body language; others reserved their criticism for the ill-prepared senators. All said and done, the no-news result was a huge victory for Facebook and its PR team. […]
What Not To Do During A PR Crisis
PR professionals and military personnel are much alike; they practice during peacetime to be battle-hardened during an emergency. Some even go the extent of simulating a fake PR crisis. When things are normal, the PR team can help organizations build a positive reputation. But when disaster strikes, they take charge and hammer out a plan […]
Facebook Woes Show Need for Crisis Comms Strategy
The social networking giant lost more than $80 billion in stock value since the latest data scandal. But Facebook’s woes go beyond the rise and fall of stock prices and strikes right at the necessity of having a solid crisis communications strategy and team… The recent Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data revelations have had a […]
Oscars 2018: PR Lessons From Hollywood’s Biggest Night
From Jennifer Garner’s epiphany to Jimmy Kimmel’s funny take on the envelopegate gaffe, there was plenty of entertainment this year. An Academy Award (or even a nomination for that matter) automatically translates into big bucks and an even bigger career for the people involved. But there’s more to the glitz, glamour and the razzmatazz of […]