Influence is a lovely word. Brands that don’t have it want it, and brands that have it, well, they’re golden. But what does it mean? Ask any PR department or agency if they have an “influential” top tier media list they work from, chances are very good they’ll say,...
Influence? What’s that?
Influence is a lovely word. Brands that don’t have it want it, and brands that have it, well, they’re golden. But what does it mean? Ask any PR department or agency if they have an “influential” top tier media list they work from, chances are very good they’ll say,...
5 tips on building your personal brand
Just like everyone's a critic, everyone's also a brand. It's a fact of the modern world that there isn't a single person you know who isn't in the midst of building their personal brand. With every photo and blurb posted to social media, people are contributing...
5 tips on building your personal brand
Just like everyone's a critic, everyone's also a brand. It's a fact of the modern world that there isn't a single person you know who isn't in the midst of building their personal brand. With every photo and blurb posted to social media, people are contributing...
4 steps to building your own brand advocacy program
The following is an excerpt from "A Pretty Decent Guide to Brand Advocacy", a whitepaper devoted to what some have called the "Holy Grail" of marketing. Brand advocacy works because recommendations from friends and family are the most trusted form of advertising there...
4 steps to building your own brand advocacy program
The following is an excerpt from "A Pretty Decent Guide to Brand Advocacy", a whitepaper devoted to what some have called the "Holy Grail" of marketing. Brand advocacy works because recommendations from friends and family are the most trusted form of advertising there...
The world’s response to Rolling Stone’s Justin Trudeau profile [Heat Maps]
When Rolling Stone’s Stephen Rodrick wrote his August cover piece fawning over Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, he was likely anticipating some backlash from right-of-centre readers. What he was likely not expecting, was an international response over...
The world’s response to Rolling Stone’s Justin Trudeau profile [heat maps]
When Rolling Stone’s Stephen Rodrick wrote his August cover piece fawning over Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, he was likely anticipating some backlash from right-of-centre readers. What he was likely not expecting, was an international response over...
AVE alternatives: There is life after ad value equivalency
I sense a creeping panic setting in at many PR agencies and in-house PR teams. Their favorite fictitious metric, known as Ad Value Equivalency (AVE), is slowly but surely disappearing from measurement tool boxes around the world. As I’ve written before, both AMEC and...
AVE alternatives: There is life after ad value equivalency
I sense a creeping panic setting in at many PR agencies and in-house PR teams. Their favorite fictitious metric, known as Ad Value Equivalency (AVE), is slowly but surely disappearing from measurement tool boxes around the world. As I’ve written before, both AMEC and...
How to be a PR Superstar Using Data [Webinar Recap]
On July 26, 2017, Bulldog Reporter presented a webinar by Serena Ehrlich titled Monitor, Measure, Evaluate, Evolve. Here is a recap of what Business Wire's Director of Social and Evolving Media had to teach us. Our recent webinar, Monitor, Measure, Evaluate, Evolve,...
How to be a PR Superstar Using Data [Webinar Recap]
On July 26, 2017, Bulldog Reporter presented a webinar by Serena Ehrlich titled Monitor, Measure, Evaluate, Evolve. Here is a recap of what Business Wire's Director of Social and Evolving Media had to teach us. Our recent webinar, Monitor, Measure, Evaluate, Evolve,...