Every year at this time we gather with friends and family and take a look at what we're thankful for in our lives. It can apply just as much to our careers and work environment. Here's my PR Thanksgiving list: Technology: We've made great strides in PR with the use of digital technology. We now have tools and apps that help us to listen to our … [Read more...]
Lee Odden on Content Marketing and PR
Lee Odden, CEO of TopRank Marketing, spoke at the 2013 PRSA Conference in Philadelphia. His session was on the tools and techniques PR pros can use to include content marketing in the PR mix. Odden sees PR as perfectly positioned to be stewards of the messaging that causes consumers to have affinity for a brand and become fans and advocates. … [Read more...]
Director of Content Tipped as Top New Marketing Job in 2014
According Forbes the top new marketing job recruited and hire in 2014 will be a Director of Content. According to HubSpot’s 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report, companies that clearly define marketing and sales roles in relation to content marketing experience a significantly lower customer acquisition cost than those that don't have this in place. So what exactly is … [Read more...]
The Digital Marketing Road Map
A recent study commission by Adobe showed that new digital technologies and social media are keeping marketers up at night. Less than half (48%) of the 1000 marketers surveyed feel they understand digital marketing and can get results. 82% have had no formal education in digital marketing and have to learn 'on the job'. So their lack of skills is quite … [Read more...]
The Digital PR Agency
Thirteen years ago when I urged PR agencies to start learning digital skills I ran into a hefty dose of skepticism. Seven years ago when we launched Social Media Club very few PR agencies were interested. Even three years ago it was a hard sell. Now almost every PR agency claims that they are up to speed and able to deliver digital PR and social media. And clients … [Read more...]
