Category Archives: Trending

Social Media Gaining on Search Engines

A year or two ago, the traffic directed from social media channels couldn’t hold a candle to what search engines were bringing in to websites.

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Social media proves it not only connects, but can be a matter of life and death

The Boston bombings have topped the charts as an example of how a tragedy can play out on social media.

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Visiting PR clients in person should be an easy task, but sometimes it takes that old Southern charm

Visiting PR clients in person should be an easy task, but sometimes it takes that old Southern charm.

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In PR, we are always looking for the next big thing. After the past few weeks, I’m convinced you are looking at it.

In PR, we are always looking for the next big thing. After the past few weeks, I’m convinced you are looking at it.

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Trending: I hear people say they don’t read eNewsletters any more, but this past week has proved just the opposite

I’ve been so busy this past year that when Schroder PR Account Manager Sarah Funderburk would ask me every few months how the firm was going to celebrate its 10th anniversary, I’d just shrug my shoulders, shake my head and …

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Maker’s Mark gets a lesson in brand identity

They can go without their favorite bourbon for a little while if they have to, but don’t you dare water it down. That’s the consensus from the recent debacle in which Maker’s Mark found itself. Parent company of the Kentucky …

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Working in the Great Divide: PR and Journalism

When I was a reporter working for several daily newspapers in the 1980s, we instinctively fell silent when a company salesperson would walk by our desks. In those days, journalists were purists: newspaper salespeople wore nicer clothes, drove fancier cars …

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Between the Commas

As we were telling a potential new client yesterday, it’s all about what’s “between the commas!” In the summer of 2005, I was struggling to find the right words when an important new client’s chief marketing officer proudly handed me …

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Announcement by The Associated Press to include Samsung-sponsored Tweets is part of an evolving platform

The Associated Press announced it will begin having sponsored tweets on its Twitter feed and Samsung will be the first company to take part in it. Twitter has had advertising for some time in the form of Promoted Tweets – …

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Many things have changed since Schroder PR begin 10 years ago; many have not Ten years ago this week, Schroder PR opened its doors to provide writing and media relations services to a few select clients. Since then, a lot …

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