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The latest news and insight from the marketing world.
What is Public Relations?
Public Relations is one of those careers that you constantly hear about and see on TV. Characters’ in your favorite shows have careers in PR (Think Samantha Jones in Sex and the City or Olivia Pope in Scandal), but viewers only get a vague idea of what the occupation...
Making the Most of Your Marketing Time
In the content marketing world, we all feel that we could use an extra hour (or dozen hours) in the day. Trends are constantly popping up and fading away and it can be challenging to keep up-to-date. With so many ways to reach your consumers, on so many different...
How to Create Effective Video Content
In today’s market it’s easy to see that consumers want visuals. Facebook, Snap Chat, Twitter, BuzzFeed, Instagram and more have taken video content to the next level. Today it’s so simple for consumers to scroll through their newsfeed and get caught up on everything going...
Are You Juggling too Many Social Media Accounts
The Reason so Many Brands Take on Every Social Media Platform When social media first originated, brands were viewed as innovative if they became amongst the first adopters. They would ride the wave until a platform was phased out and move onto the next. Only, the big...
Jumping on Board with Social Media
Social media has given brands the power to connect with their consumer and meaningful, two-way dialogue. It can help brands build a soul and reach a wide base of consumers on a deep level. As with the rest of the digital media world, social also gives brands the ability to...
Weekly Must Reads
The marketing and PR fields are constantly changing. We want to make sure that you are always in the know. We’ve picked out what is trending this week and wanted to share the latest and greatest in the industry. Twitter is getting rid of Vine If you hadn’t heard, you read...
How to Get Media Coverage for Your Brand’s Next Big Event
Event planning is challenging enough, but planning a great event and getting media attention is no easy feat. The added pressure of inviting the right media, getting great coverage and having enough time to give each media personnel the attention they need can make even...
Misconceptions about PR
People have their own vision of what public relations is really about. Whether you learned from TV, movies or from watching crisis PR personnel during a press conference “spin” a story, everyone has their own image of what the career is like. However, once you’ve worked in...
4 Lessons for a PR Newbie
Public Relations is one of the most misunderstood professions in existence. With so many layers and aspects that are not apparent to the public eye, it can be easy to be misunderstood. If you are new to the PR industry, there are some key lessons to learn to allow yourself...
Keeping Negative Thoughts Away
“Get out of your head, dude.” I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this expression while sharing my thoughts, ideas or stressors with friends over a cocktail. The truth is, you don’t get far in business without training yourself to look at each challenge from...