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By Jo Crellin, When #DigiCities popped into my newsfeed, my thumb lifted off the screen and my eyeballs paused, the opportunity to hear about how the BBC lead on digital technologies at a free, local event definitely got me clicking. Developed by the BBC Academy, #DigiCities is a national roadshow of week-long events and workshops …
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By Sarah Burns, Let’s get this straight from the start: the rules aren’t new. If you’re an influencer and you have a commercial relationship with the brand you’re promoting on social media you need to disclose that commercial relationship to your followers. However, although the rules haven’t changed, what is new is some guidance which explains …
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This article is the first in a series on the challenges of disinformation faced by public relations and the role the profession should play. Who would argue with the suggestion that, in public relations, we have an interest in the proper workings of the media – traditional and social – and processes of communication in …
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Vuelio’s acquisition of ResponseSource is the third deal among PR and marketing tool vendors in the last month. The march of machines is undeniable. Merger and acquisition activity is a sure sign of a market maturing. In the past month there have been three deals among PR and marketing tools vendors. Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon …
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Thanks to everyone involved in the CIPR’s #AIinPR panel this year. Here’s a summary of our work presented to the Council today. I returned to the CIPR today to present a summary of the work of the #AIinPR panel to the Council. It was set up this year to make sense of the impact of …
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More reliable, more on-message and perfect in every way – virtual personalities prove you don’t need to be real to have influence. Miquela Sousa is a Brazilian-American fashion influencer and music artist from Downey, California. Better known as Lil Miquela, she has acquired 1.3 million Instagram followers organically since starting out two years ago. In …
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CIPR CAPSIG research regarding women in construction PR and marketing showed considerable pride in working in the sector, and recommended some changes to help develop a better, more diverse industry. Colleges and others are also taking practical steps – not turning into propagandists with another ‘lipstick on a pig’ campaign. The image of construction has …
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How can fashion brands maximise their impact via influencer marketing? London Fashion Week starts tomorrow (14-18 September). The 68th edition features 80 on-schedule designers; 54 of them hosting catwalk shows, 26 presentations and more than 20 events. The fashion industry is big business, for the economy. Last year it directly contributed £32.3billion to the UK GDP ($41.8billion). At this London Fashion Week – in …
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When Barack Obama became President of the United States in 2009, it felt like a watershed moment for the country. After a history of slavery, civil rights abuses and race riots, Obama’s inauguration was meant to see the U.S. transformed into a nation of integration, establishing it as the land of equal opportunity and the …
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Tobacco companies are secretly promoting cigarettes via social media influencers according to a new report. Tobacco companies are secretly promoting cigarettes via social media influencers, according to a new report. Following a two-year investigation by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Netnografica LLC, a U.S.-based consumer research and consulting firm specialising in online research, the findings have just …