The answer is yes and no - depending which part of the social media program you're talking about. Mark Evans wrote this week in the Sysomos blog Here’s something that has surprised me in recent months: the number of companies that want their social media tactics to be handled by an external agency – public relations, advertising, digital or pure social media. These … [Read more...]
Be a Social Business: PR Trends in 2011
For three years or so savvy companies and organizations have been experimenting with how to become a social brand. They've experimented with social media campaigns and activities, mostly in the marketing and PR arena. Some have been dragged into social CRM by their customers As we approach the end of 2010 and head into the New Year, these savvy companies are realizing … [Read more...]
Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring
While economists argue about whether we are now through the recession or whether we're headed for a double dip, the Labor Market Outlook Report by the Society of Human Resource Management reports that 56% of their respondents expect job growth for the third quarter of 2010. 98% of U.S. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. How is PR … [Read more...]
Social Media Training is not just for PR. Learn to be a Social Business
On Wednesday morning a group of people interested enough in social media to brave the LA traffic gathered at the W in Westwood for the Visible Technologies Social Media Readiness breaskfast. The first speaker was Esteban Kolsky of ThinkJar. Kolsky was a Gartner analyst and now does work on social CRM and strategy. He spoke about the depth of unfiltered intelligence available … [Read more...]
CMO’s Guide to the Social Landscape
According to the CMO Club 81% of CMO's plan to link their annual revenue to their social media investment! But other studies show that many CMO's are still confused about how to effectively integrate social media with their marketing and PR programs. We often get asked whether a company should do it all in-house or outsource to an agency. Since the idea is to hold … [Read more...]
