According the to the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer out yesterday, that appears to be the case. After taking a dive when the rise of social media saw people turning to their peers online, the wheel seems to be coming full circle. CEOs now rank among the top credible spokespeople globally – a striking rise from two years ago when they were in the bottom two. A “person like me,” … [Read more...]
Should You Be Outsourcing Social Media?
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...]
The Social Media Measurement Debate
Yesterday Geoff Livingstone pointed a finger at PR people and called the industry's measurements "suspect." Responsibility for the resulting social media bubble and the increasing demand for impact belongs to the PR industry in its 2.0 incarnation AVE's have always been a troublesome metric, and the recent Barlecelona Principles laid them to rest. And we are moving … [Read more...]
What is the Role of PR in Social Media?
Back in 2000 a little book was published that predicted the rise of what is now called social media. It's called The Cluetrain Manifesto. You can read the original version free online. In Chapter Four, Markets are Conversations, Doc Searls describes PR's role in this new conversational world: "They aren’t censors, they’re the company’s best conversationalists. Their job … [Read more...]
Social Sharing – Getting News Content Right in 2011
Social sharing is the new holy grail of advertising, writes Dan Greenberg, CEO of Sharethrough, in a recent Forbes article. "The challenge now is to produce content – not ads – that can create connections between people. In this environment, forward-thinking advertisers are shifting budgets towards social strategies that center around creating content that’s likely to be … [Read more...]
