As a PR professional, perhaps the most important lesson of your career is: relationships are key when working with the media. While this may appear to be a simple and to-the-point concept, PR pros and clients alike sabotage relationships with reporters all the time–usually without even realizing it. To help professionals identify toxic behavior before … Continued
What is a Knowledge Graph? As visibility on Google becomes more important, we are often asked how to get business information in the mystical sidebar that appears on Google’s search results. This is called Google’s Knowledge Graph, and it is an aggregate of numerous data points that are created to show users a snapshot of … Continued
Soon, we could all be saying goodbye to the days of reading and re-reading our would-be tweet to find out what words are actually necessary to convey our important thought. In a surprise update, Twitter has announced it will begin to roll out a 280 character limit to some users, doubling the original 140 character … Continued
From grannies with well-worn family photo albums to the teenage girls taking selfies on their new iPhones, since its invention, photography has been important to people. For myself and fellow content creators who use photography to help tell their stories, imagery is equally important for very different reasons. Images and photography can add a burst … Continued
We’ve all been there. You go to check your email and BAM, that eyesore of an email newsletter comes through and you immediately want to unsubscribe from ever receiving it again. No one likes to read a lousy, long email, so how can you prevent yours from being categorized as one? We’ll walk through … Continued
Hurricane Irma is set to come knocking on our front doors in the coming days. Though you may have already prepared your home, you must also make sure your brand is set to weather the oncoming storm. By following these simple tips, your organization can keep team members and clients informed before and after this … Continued
Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS) has had a singular mission for over 115 years: to help kids in need. And they have done just that, from helping to usher in child labor laws and rallying for the creation of the agency that would become the Department of Children and Families, to their current fight … Continued
It hits you when you least expect it. There you were, picking up your annual report from the printer when you notice a few of your coworkers crowded around Bob-from-accounting’s smartphone. Intrigued, you peer over their shoulders. “What are you all watching?” “Wait, you haven’t seen this yet?”, a coworker jeeringly asks, “It’s SodaStream’s new … Continued
Whether you’re a clothing company looking to spread the word about a new line or a restaurant debuting a seasonal menu item, garnering attention for your brand often involves looking beyond traditional media outlets and reaching out to another group of influencers: bloggers. Unlike traditional media, bloggers have a niche following that is hyper-specific to … Continued
The world has changed since I founded my digital marketing agency, Findsome & Winmore, in 1995. Hashtags were pound signs, dial-up internet tied up our landlines and web 2.0 hadn’t shown its full potential. But we have evolved with the times, adopting tactics that may have once seemed ludicrous or impossible before the renaissance of … Continued