An image is indeed worth a thousand words. Good images in your blog posts, articles and releases can affect how they are viewed, how they are picked-up, who re-publishes them, search ranking, and how your blog is rated. SEO Although search engines can’t read visual material, having an image with a blog post, article or [...]
A UK-based survey revealed that while 90 percent of journalists are embracing social media tools, half of them feel that PR pros don’t PR people lack understanding of the need to build genuine relationships on social media and don’t provide resources that help them with their requests and queries, say the UK journos. The PR [...]
There have been some fundamental shifts in the news media over the last 10 years: In the 20th century, the news media thrived by being the intermediary others needed to reach customers. In the 21st, increasingly there is a new intermediary: Software programmers, content aggregators and device makers control access to the public. For [...]
IBM’s sees the need for social media intelligence – they’ve launched new software and created a new consulting practice dedicated to the emerging category of “Smarter Commerce,” which focuses on helping companies swiftly adapt to rising customer demands in today’s digitally transformed marketplace. Read more >> Selling and social media: While marketing and customer service [...]
Niche Social Sites are Shaping Online Communication Are the 18 – 26 year olds over Facebook? It seems so - general sites about anything and everything are now fading into the background simply because everyone has them. Marketers often fall into the trap of going after a boom in popularity and the potential revenue it [...]
The 10 Laws of Social Media Marketing: Entrepreneur.com It’s vital that you understand social media marketing fundamentals. From maximizing quality to increasing your online entry points, abiding by these 10 laws will help build a foundation that will serve your customers, your brand and — perhaps most importantly — your bottom line. Read the article>> [...]
Another finding from the Pew Generations Report that is of particular interest to PR people is that more people over the age of 34 are getting their news online. And that goes all the way up to the over 74 year-olds now. How they find the news and what they do with it has changed [...]
According to the Pew Generations 2010 study, making travel reservations online is one of the top activities people do online. And it is true for all age groups. Another activity that has increased again this past year is watching video online. If you are a travel venue with an interest in attracting people 45 and [...]
Last week I wrote that for a company to successfully integrate social media with their PR activities they have to listen, learn and respond. @HughesPR asked if it is that simple Listening is not hard these days. There are now over 200 tools that can help you gather the conversations. The next step is not [...]
The SNCR Symposium is one of my favorite events of the year. Many of the best minds in PR, Marketing and Social Media present their research findings for the year, so I get a two-day immersion in the state of new communications. And I get to chat with them and ask them questions. Dr. Nora [...]
