We all know that most companies are using social media now. However, exactly how they're using it is not general knowledge. Someone who knows these insider insights is Dr. Nora Ganim-Barnes of the University of Dartmouth. She's been studying this for five years now and she shared the 2014 stats for Inc. 500 social media use in an SNCR webinar today. The study … [Read more...]
7 Ideas for Building a Digital Tribe
Communication is all about delivering the right message to the right audience. In fact, some PR experts say addressing the wrong public is the cause of 99% of PR failures. The same goes for what is being referred to as your tribe – the 1000 core fans and followers who truly love who you are and what you so. It may be that you don’t even need that many, but it’s the … [Read more...]
2015 State of the News Media Report
Pew Research released their 2015 State of the Media report this week. And the major takeaway is mobile, mobile, mobile. 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic to their sites and associated applications coming from mobile devices than from desktop computers says the report. However, for half of those top 50 news sites mobile visitors tend to spend less time … [Read more...]
Should We be Storytelling or Story Making?
Every PR practitioner has had it drummed into them that we should be telling our brand's story. David Berkowitz, CMO of the digital agency MRY in New York City, has a different idea: he sees storytelling as just another broadcast activity, when in fact, the power of story lies in the response you evoke in the audience. Writers know that. Movie makers know that. … [Read more...]
Storytelling vs Story Making: Interview with David Berkowitz
REGISTER HERE Don't miss tomorrow's Proactive Report interview with David Berkowitz, AdAge columnist and CMO of MRY. Here's a sneak peek - I'll be asking him questions about storytelling and why brands should rather be doing what he calls story making with customers. Follow me on Twitter … [Read more...]
