Social media marketing is spreading. Companies are recognizing the benefits of blogs, online video and social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more. According to Forrester Research, the number of social media “spectators” - people who read or watch social media - has increased from 48 percent last year to 69 percent of the people who venture … [Read more...]
Benchmark Report – State of Online PR in the UK
eConsultancy just released their 2008 Benchmark Report about the state of Online PR in the UK. The results show a surprisingly large percentage of retained PR budgets are being spent on Online PR. Company respondents report that 39% of their PR activity is online whilst agencies report that 47% of their clients’ retained fees come from online PR. When companies outsource … [Read more...]
10 Strategies That Make Sense in a Tough Economy
photo courtesy of emdot Every day we hear about more bail outs and unemployed Wall St whiz kids. Companies are looking for ways to tighten their belts and many are faced with shrinking budgets and dwindling resources. Crazy as it may seem, in a tough climate marketing and PR budgets are often the first to get the axe, Now is not the time to communicate less - it’s more … [Read more...]
New LinkedIn Feature a Good Example of Social Search
What is Social Search? Social search is a type of web search method that determines the relevance of search results by considering the interactions or contributions of users. When applied to web search this user-based approach to relevance is in contrast to established algorithmic or machine-based approaches where relevance is determined by analyzing the text of each document … [Read more...]
Are You on Tweeting Yet?
There are many reasons that as a PR person you should be using Twitter. Major news outlets are on Twitter Some journalists use Twitter - you can get to know them better HARO tweets urgent journo requests on Twitter Newswires are on Twitter You see fast breaking news Business networking Find and connect with experts Reach a core audience of influencers These posts give a … [Read more...]
