Topic: What's a PR professional to do?
It's a murky, unclear future for PR professionals , but one thing is certain: permanent disruption as a transformational shift is happening right now and most of us are not paying attention.
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25. 8 new practices for social
media and the PR pro
Policy maker
Internal collaboration generator
Tech tester
Comms organizer
Pre-crisis doctor
Relationship analyzer
Reputation task master
Metrics master
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34. How to succeed
Be proactive. Don’t wait to be asked.
Start with good communication on the
inside.
Test technology – always
Listen to be heard and to be relevant
You are always on
Build relationships by giving
Live the brand. Be the brand.
Be accountable.
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About. MeAbout Me – think of it as an online business card. It's a personal and quirky way to highlight all your social media accounts in one place.
That perhaps will terrify you, But I hope, will inspire you Commodification of services = PR/Marketing is a button, Or, there’s an APP for that – consumerization of IT Leads to an accomplished DIY = client knows enough to be dangerous Need to think about partnerships differently Need to build capacity. Think of your clients as partners. Sharing economy Wake up and think about your roles differently. World constantly shifting.
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Relentless demands – pressure for growth and efficiency Higher stakes – enable agile, timely and relevant marketing – use data and technology for real-time marketing Smaller share of budgets – harder to obtain customers and sell more to existing ones Higher client/customer expectations – clients still expect value, trust, quality and better experience Fair to say that digital has changed everything . . .
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What are the skills we need to survive and thrive in this digital world? What’s a PR person to do.
Lots of SPLINTER GROUPS – and SPECIALIZATIONS: - this is what ACCENTURE CALLS PARTER PROLIFERATION: Paid searchSearch Engine Optimization Media mix optimizationCreative concept development Social media monitoringMedia auditsMedia/advertising optimization Direct mail/marketing campaignse-MAIL marketing Web analytics
From her latest blog post – 8 attributes. Study her website: http://www.deirdrebreakenridge.com/
Fair to say that digital and now mobile has changes how and why we do things
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WAIT THERE”S MORE ----- Meeting Notes (13-06-04 12:10) -----Accomplished do it yourself-er. Anyone can be a marketer, a brand developer, an expert.
G – Google Analytics - this is considered the gold standard when it comes to analytics. It lets you track your your unique visitors, see which pages on your site are the most popular and provides you with more metrics than you need. But, trust me, you need this.
S - Smore - how did we live without Smore? Design e-flyers quickly and share them everywhere: social media, e-mail, embed them, even post them on Craiglist.
P – pocket: Put articles, videos or pretty much anything into Pocket.Save directly from your browser or from apps like Twitter, Flipboard, Pulse and Zite.f it's in Pocket, it's on your phone, tablet or computer. You don't even need an Internet connection.Great for content curation and managing informaiton overload.
For those of you that stayed until the bitter end . . .
Closing quote from Neil Gaman.
If Rena were here, she’s tell you all to EMBRACE THE SUCK
For those of you that stayed until the bitter end . . .