Also: PR tactics that ruin media relationships, a look into PR history, and how LinkedIn helps pros attract clients.

TODAY’S HEADLINES – 07.24.2019  
 
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MORNING SCOOP

Snapchat bounces back, Forever 21 apologizes for diet-bar campaign, and R. Kelly’s crisis pro resigns

Also: PR tactics that ruin media relationships, a look into PR history, and how LinkedIn helps pros attract clients.


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MARKETING

Infographic: The growing power of influencer marketing

As users look for ways to verify online claims, internet celebrities have become increasingly powerful for communicators looking to convince and persuade. Consider these statistics.


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MEASUREMENT

Which PR metrics matter, and how can you generate them?

As nearly three-quarters of industry pros struggle to measure their efforts for increasingly skeptical executives, attaining goals seems elusive—but identifying the right goals is crucial.



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PR INDUSTRY

It’s time to put PR ethics front and center

Follow these guidelines to take the high road and shore up your reputation management.


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WRITING & EDITING

Ragan Training makes it easy to offer new ideas

Answering the call for a fresh approach can be as simple as a yearly subscription.


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CONTENT MARKETING

11 tactics to repurpose original podcasts and videos

Non-text content is surging in popularity, but that doesn’t preclude you from extracting key nuggets for blog posts, nor even cross-pollinating your audio and visual projects.


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PR DAILY AWARDS

Don’t miss this week’s Nonprofit Awards late deadline

This is it, folks: Friday, July 26, is your last chance to earn recognition for your powerful campaigns, partnerships and creative PR content. We’re not messing around this time.



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SOCIAL MEDIA

Study: Effective influencer marketing requires authenticity

As consumers spend more and more time immersed in new and traditional media channels, marketers must find ways to pierce the clutter and build rapport. Here are some insights.


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WRITING & EDITING

4 offbeat ways to improve your editing

Consider these inventive tips to help tighten, brighten and enlighten whatever prose is under your nose.


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RAGAN CONFERENCE ALERT

Are you following these do’s and don’ts of brand journalism?

Learn these tips to perfect the craft—and get more ideas when you join your peers in Manchester, Vermont for this can’t-miss roundtable.


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MORNING SCOOP

Macy’s folds under criticism, Pinterest offers stress relief, and Canadian PD flubs livestream

Also: Ford creates buzz with electric truck stunt, how video is essential for converting customers, you might not be using all your PTO, and more.



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FROM THE ARCHIVES

Don’t make these marketing blunders on social media

Among the mistakes: Publishing too often (or not often enough), being too promotional and measuring the wrong metrics.


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CONFERENCE ALERT

3 ways to help your executives thrive in the digital world

Discover how to help them create an engaging digital presence during this can’t-miss conference in Washington, D.C.


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LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS

How to stay afloat in the age of employee activism

As workers increasingly are urged to be brand ambassadors, the company-endowed megaphone can start blaring adverse messages against leaders. Here’s how to mitigate any damage.


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