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Journalists still value press releases and phone conversations more than social media channels

Yesterday we shared the results of our survey into how journalists use social media, but there was a little information we …
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How to engage journalists through social media [INFOGRAPHIC]

To mark our sponsorship of Social Media World Forum this week, Text 100 carried out some research into the way …
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Tackling the Risks of Social Media

Speak to any senior corporate comms exec about the barriers that prevent them from using social media more in their …
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What PR people really think of journalists

A lot of people in the PR industry probably received this link over the past couple of PR people have feelings …
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How to edit Wikipedia pages – a guide for PR execs

We all know Wikipedia is important. When your customers research a product or brand online, chances are its Wikipedia page …
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Optimizing press releases for SEO – a secret nobody will tell you

So, you want to “optimize your press releases for SEO” because you heard that was an important thing to do, …
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Should your CEO be on Twitter?

This week’s biggest digital media story seems to be that over the Christmas break an eighty year old man decided …
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Google+ API Means Third Party Apps are on the Way

After the initial buzz around Google+ a couple of months ago, it didn’t take long for the tumbleweed to start …

Why Your Brand is Missing the LinkedIn Opportunity

Most people treat their LinkedIn profile as an online CV/resume and, consequently, most companies think of the site as little …

How to Launch a Successful Business Blog

This article originally appeared on the Text 100 UK blog. Check out the latest edition of Business Review Europe for a …

Are you silencing your best advocates?

This article originally appeared on the Text 100 UK blog. One of the most frustrating things about working in social media …

Where Virals Come From – Understanding Memes and Online Culture

In the marketing industry we’re used to thinking of viral content in terms of branded collateral that’s been specifically designed …

Unboxing and Haul Videos: Selling the sizzle with social media

It’s an intriguing quirk of human nature that we find watching somebody do something fun almost as enjoyable as doing …

Why social media marketing is like going to the movies

People go to the movies to be entertained, not marketed at – just like social media I saw a piece of …

How Twitter is changing TV

As Twitter has boomed in popularity over recent years we’ve seen people using the service in all sorts of interesting …