Twitter is already playing a large part in the news industry: it's where many people find breaking news and it's where journalists go to locate sources close to a breaking story. And they want to do more. They recently posted this job opening: Twitter is playing an integral role in the evolution of the news industry — both as a tool for reporters and newsrooms and as a way … [Read more...]
The Value of your Facebook Fans
Syncapse and Hotspex have updated the data from 2010 about Facebook Fan value as a driver of shareholder value for the top 20 global brands. Their 2013 study shows that the value of a Facebook fan to a consumer brand has increased quite dramatically in the last two years (28%) to $174 per fan. The number of people liking these brands on Facebook has increased too - in 2010, … [Read more...]
State of the News Media 2013
The 2013 State of the News Media report has good news and bad. The bad news is that the media is still hurting. Newsroom staff is down 30% from 2000 - in fact there are fewer than 40,000 full-time professional employees in media newsrooms for the first time since 1978. Nearly one-third of consumers surveyed by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in … [Read more...]
What is Digital PR?
Updated January 2016 Digital PR is a blend of traditional PR and technology. With Digital PR you can reach and engage your audiences wherever they are online and on any device they use. It makes it possible for your message to be found online and shared on social media. Digital PR is about relationships and conversations, not just broadcasting content. Digital PR and Social … [Read more...]
New Facebook Cover Rules
It's not very often Facebook changes it's rules to our advantage, but that just happened this week. The rule that there can be no commercial information or calls-to-action on your cover has been relaxed! The '20% text on the cover' rule still stands, but what you can say in that text is now much more flexible. Here's the new wording from Facebook: "All covers are public. … [Read more...]
