Launched on October 28, Starbuck’s innovative Tweet-A-Coffee campaign has changed the way people think of marketing and Public Relations forever. Twitter has long been considered a place to connect with influential people in one’s own niche, but never before...
A brand must be prepared for a possible reputation crisis caused by its influencers or spokespeople. To be as prepared as possible, here are some steps to take should a reputation crisis occur.
Alerts
It’s a simple and easy step, but...
Every brand wants more earned media, but, too often, these well-meaning brands go about it in all the wrong ways. They strive to “put their names out there,” they bombard media representatives...
Working extensively in entertainment PR, including extensive work as a crisis PR agency for celebrities, an interesting story is the Angelina Jolie Brand – and will she incorporate her soon to be husband’s last name into her name ?
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The term “brand purpose” was designated by the Association of National Advertisers as the Marketing Word of the Year in 2018. With so much focus on the idea of purpose and engaging in core principles that help make the...
Until 1983, when a software developer Alan Cooper pioneered the concept of customer persona, the word “persona” had been used in entertainment magazines to compare a celebrity whose public persona was bright and bubbly to one of being quiet...
In October, 2014, Google released its newest Apple iOS app, "Primer." Here is a brief introduction to the app, and why rookie marketing professionals should use it.
What is Google Primer?
Google realized that not all first-time marketers know the ins...
With few exceptions, successful PR campaigns aren't the result of dumb luck. A PR effort that achieves its objectives is almost always the result of careful planning and savvy execution. If you take the time to lay the groundwork,...
Public relations (PR) at it’s core is designed to manage the spread of information between an individual and an organization - bridge that together with social media and you’ve got yourself a dream team! PR traditionally consist of several different factors such as:
Building brand...
One reason press releases have changed in 2015 is that public relations and the public has changed. In the 1920s, headlines for press releases were in the style of radio broadcasts.
Press Releases Then and Now
Here's a headline from October...
