Rich Leigh has just published his first book, which shot to no.1 on Amazon. He was invited to speak at #PRFest about stunts - are they still relevant? What do they achieve? www.prfest.co.uk
Jerry Ward, MD of Press Data and a Director of AMEC, delivered a presentation and workshop on the measurement and evaluation of communication, including the Barcelona Principles and AMEC's new framework.
www.prfest.co.uk
Andrew Bruce Smith - using data and analytics to inform PR strategy - #PRFestPRFest
Andrew Smith came to #PRFest to talk about using data and analytics to inform strategy. There's loads of data out there but what's useful and how should it be used. www.prfest.co.uk
Making the case for comms strategy. South West Regional Group: Demonstrating ...CharityComms
Chris Deary, senior editor, Zone
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Looking at PR stunts and how brands can best use creative marketing tactics, especially post-pandemic. Lots about the history of PR stunts, digital PR and redefining what good creative PR is.
Version of this presentation with video and other functionality available here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT4hnPvDVJt8qGLpKAMSFn17csAMxwpVJDZgJK71FCDj2fd9faMvpw58LpyHjNXL1NDu4017VvwRyCy/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=60000
Some people say media relations is a lost art. Some people are right. In this 60-minute webinar, Katy Pollard — she of Listening Pig public relations — will remind us just how important our relationships with journalists are, and teach us how to recapture what so many of us seem to have lost.
Jerry Ward, MD of Press Data and a Director of AMEC, delivered a presentation and workshop on the measurement and evaluation of communication, including the Barcelona Principles and AMEC's new framework.
www.prfest.co.uk
Andrew Bruce Smith - using data and analytics to inform PR strategy - #PRFestPRFest
Andrew Smith came to #PRFest to talk about using data and analytics to inform strategy. There's loads of data out there but what's useful and how should it be used. www.prfest.co.uk
Making the case for comms strategy. South West Regional Group: Demonstrating ...CharityComms
Chris Deary, senior editor, Zone
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Looking at PR stunts and how brands can best use creative marketing tactics, especially post-pandemic. Lots about the history of PR stunts, digital PR and redefining what good creative PR is.
Version of this presentation with video and other functionality available here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT4hnPvDVJt8qGLpKAMSFn17csAMxwpVJDZgJK71FCDj2fd9faMvpw58LpyHjNXL1NDu4017VvwRyCy/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=60000
Some people say media relations is a lost art. Some people are right. In this 60-minute webinar, Katy Pollard — she of Listening Pig public relations — will remind us just how important our relationships with journalists are, and teach us how to recapture what so many of us seem to have lost.
Audience mapping - drawing on your own internal expertise. Audience strategy ...CharityComms
Clair Grant-Salmon, audience development manager, IIED
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Get the book http://socialmediaforeventsebook.com - An infographic about using Twitter for event marketing, sales, event PR, customer service, research.
Twitter is a powerful tool for #eventprofs. This infographic will give you top tips in regards to:
- What events is it best for?
- What is the Twitter etiquette for event planners?
WEBINAR - PR Measurement Pays: Connecting Media Coverage to Business ObjectivesAgility PR Solutions
Here are the slides from our webinar - PR Measurement Pays: Connecting Media Coverage to Business Objectives:
PR drives revenue. It impacts P&L. It has a direct effect on whether or not your organization reaches its goals.
Understanding how - and what's working (or isn't) - is critical.
The good news? It's easy.
In this 45-minute webinar, Measurement Queen Katie Paine is going to walk us through three examples of organizations - both for-profit and non-profit - that aligned their media metrics to their business objectives...and saw success because of it.
In this webinar we learnt how PR measurement has evolved, how to choose the right metrics, and how to finally and clearly prove that PR contributes to the bottom line.
Lead a social media engagement strategy, presented by Sebastian QuinnSocialMedia.org
In his Brands-Only Summit presentation, Hard Rock International's Sebastian Quinn teaches a class on leading a social media engagement strategy.
He talks about building a scalable, effective plan to engage customers, fans, and critics in social conversations.
Developing a Communications Strategy for Your NonprofitBig Duck
Between never-ending ‘to-do’ lists and new communications channels popping up everyday, it can be hard to find the time to stop and look at the bigger picture. Take a few hours out of the trenches and into a conversation about your goals, audiences, and actions to support your nonprofit’s mission. In a workshop at the Foundation Center in DC, Big Duck’s Vice President, Farra Trompeter, outlined what’s in a communications strategy and a guide for how to create and implement one for your organization.
How do we create amazing supporter experiences? Audience strategy conference,...CharityComms
Richard Spencer, director, Commission on the Donor Experience
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Best practices in social media & PR 2016 - by PRecious CommunicationsLars Voedisch
Understanding new age PR and media disruptions
Looking into latest platforms, technologies, content and behaviour: How has PR roles changed as aresult of new media
Role of traditional PR – has it become obsolete?
Leveraging mobile and connectivity for PR todayI
Is the press release still relevant today?
People, process, platform, presented by Adam SingerSocialMedia.org
In his Brands-Only Summit Pre-Conference presentation, Google's Adam Singer shares how to build a smart, flexible analytics organization.
He talks about how getting the right people, implementing the right processes, and using the right technology platform will help you stay current in measuring marketing and sales performance.
HarperCollins - How I Got Here: The DIY Social Audit and SEOFalcon.io
Are your social visions and goals meeting expectations? How do you stack up to your competitors? Have you listened/looked at yourself objectively lately? In this session, you'll get a crash course on how to do a social audit. You'll leave with a hype-free understanding of not only how to do a social audit but how that work impacts brand health, content development, keyword strategies for SEO, social responses trees, and more...
This is a basic presentation on what is public relations and how companies have been using it for so long. Below are some key takeaways
# The Message - every company has a story
# Define your story
# Identify your audiences
# Communicate your story
# Understand the media tools
Profiling partner programmes through thought leadership - Faculty Marketing I...Lars Voedisch
Profiling partner programmes through thought leadership
Identifying differentiators in your market
Profiling topics and personalities rather than programmes
Finding the right personality: Tone, voice, behaviour
The Social Iceberg: Why Social Care Needs Serious AttentionSpredfast
Though your marketing team likely spends more dollars on its 1:many budget—those tweets and posts the entire world sees—there’s an-ever increasing amount of communication happening on social on a one-to-one basis. In fact, the expectations of an evolving audience is helping to push social over call centers. Join Spredfast’s Chris Kerns as he dives in with our panel to explain why 1:1 communication deserves more of your attention.
Social Media Club Great Lakes Bay presents:
Content: Social Ammunition
by Quicken Loans.
Where: Best Western Birch Run
When: Friday, December 6th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Join Sean T. Johnston from Michigan based Quicken Loans as he speaks on Content: Social Ammunition.
Premier Sponsor: United Financial Credit Union
December Sponsors: Tim Hortons & Best Western of Birch Run
Giveaway by: Premium Outlets Birch Run
REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/17NY18Y
This event will take place at the large conference room at Best Western of Birch Run off I-75 in Birch Run.
Content is the bullet that fires from the gun of social networks. In this talk, Sean T. Johnston from the Quicken Loans Social Media Team will discuss the best ways to design, manufacture and stockpile this ammunition so that your social guns are never empty.
This high-velocity discussion will be part content strategy, part copywriting, part analytics, and all useful information on how to generate and deploy the most impactful content on the right channels.
Sean has worked with a wide variety of businesses, from local landscaping companies to major automotive manufacturers (including Chrysler, Jeep and Ford), to create content that engages fans and grows brands. He currently works for Quicken Loans leading their organic and paid social content efforts.
#BeginAtEnd: Content Planning For Insights - Liveworld #SXSW2014LiveWorld
This workshop teaches how to develop "purposeful engagement" - story-based marketing that mashes up content marketing & data analytics to design social content for the results you have in mind.
Audience mapping - drawing on your own internal expertise. Audience strategy ...CharityComms
Clair Grant-Salmon, audience development manager, IIED
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Get the book http://socialmediaforeventsebook.com - An infographic about using Twitter for event marketing, sales, event PR, customer service, research.
Twitter is a powerful tool for #eventprofs. This infographic will give you top tips in regards to:
- What events is it best for?
- What is the Twitter etiquette for event planners?
WEBINAR - PR Measurement Pays: Connecting Media Coverage to Business ObjectivesAgility PR Solutions
Here are the slides from our webinar - PR Measurement Pays: Connecting Media Coverage to Business Objectives:
PR drives revenue. It impacts P&L. It has a direct effect on whether or not your organization reaches its goals.
Understanding how - and what's working (or isn't) - is critical.
The good news? It's easy.
In this 45-minute webinar, Measurement Queen Katie Paine is going to walk us through three examples of organizations - both for-profit and non-profit - that aligned their media metrics to their business objectives...and saw success because of it.
In this webinar we learnt how PR measurement has evolved, how to choose the right metrics, and how to finally and clearly prove that PR contributes to the bottom line.
Lead a social media engagement strategy, presented by Sebastian QuinnSocialMedia.org
In his Brands-Only Summit presentation, Hard Rock International's Sebastian Quinn teaches a class on leading a social media engagement strategy.
He talks about building a scalable, effective plan to engage customers, fans, and critics in social conversations.
Developing a Communications Strategy for Your NonprofitBig Duck
Between never-ending ‘to-do’ lists and new communications channels popping up everyday, it can be hard to find the time to stop and look at the bigger picture. Take a few hours out of the trenches and into a conversation about your goals, audiences, and actions to support your nonprofit’s mission. In a workshop at the Foundation Center in DC, Big Duck’s Vice President, Farra Trompeter, outlined what’s in a communications strategy and a guide for how to create and implement one for your organization.
How do we create amazing supporter experiences? Audience strategy conference,...CharityComms
Richard Spencer, director, Commission on the Donor Experience
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Best practices in social media & PR 2016 - by PRecious CommunicationsLars Voedisch
Understanding new age PR and media disruptions
Looking into latest platforms, technologies, content and behaviour: How has PR roles changed as aresult of new media
Role of traditional PR – has it become obsolete?
Leveraging mobile and connectivity for PR todayI
Is the press release still relevant today?
People, process, platform, presented by Adam SingerSocialMedia.org
In his Brands-Only Summit Pre-Conference presentation, Google's Adam Singer shares how to build a smart, flexible analytics organization.
He talks about how getting the right people, implementing the right processes, and using the right technology platform will help you stay current in measuring marketing and sales performance.
HarperCollins - How I Got Here: The DIY Social Audit and SEOFalcon.io
Are your social visions and goals meeting expectations? How do you stack up to your competitors? Have you listened/looked at yourself objectively lately? In this session, you'll get a crash course on how to do a social audit. You'll leave with a hype-free understanding of not only how to do a social audit but how that work impacts brand health, content development, keyword strategies for SEO, social responses trees, and more...
This is a basic presentation on what is public relations and how companies have been using it for so long. Below are some key takeaways
# The Message - every company has a story
# Define your story
# Identify your audiences
# Communicate your story
# Understand the media tools
Profiling partner programmes through thought leadership - Faculty Marketing I...Lars Voedisch
Profiling partner programmes through thought leadership
Identifying differentiators in your market
Profiling topics and personalities rather than programmes
Finding the right personality: Tone, voice, behaviour
The Social Iceberg: Why Social Care Needs Serious AttentionSpredfast
Though your marketing team likely spends more dollars on its 1:many budget—those tweets and posts the entire world sees—there’s an-ever increasing amount of communication happening on social on a one-to-one basis. In fact, the expectations of an evolving audience is helping to push social over call centers. Join Spredfast’s Chris Kerns as he dives in with our panel to explain why 1:1 communication deserves more of your attention.
Social Media Club Great Lakes Bay presents:
Content: Social Ammunition
by Quicken Loans.
Where: Best Western Birch Run
When: Friday, December 6th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Join Sean T. Johnston from Michigan based Quicken Loans as he speaks on Content: Social Ammunition.
Premier Sponsor: United Financial Credit Union
December Sponsors: Tim Hortons & Best Western of Birch Run
Giveaway by: Premium Outlets Birch Run
REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/17NY18Y
This event will take place at the large conference room at Best Western of Birch Run off I-75 in Birch Run.
Content is the bullet that fires from the gun of social networks. In this talk, Sean T. Johnston from the Quicken Loans Social Media Team will discuss the best ways to design, manufacture and stockpile this ammunition so that your social guns are never empty.
This high-velocity discussion will be part content strategy, part copywriting, part analytics, and all useful information on how to generate and deploy the most impactful content on the right channels.
Sean has worked with a wide variety of businesses, from local landscaping companies to major automotive manufacturers (including Chrysler, Jeep and Ford), to create content that engages fans and grows brands. He currently works for Quicken Loans leading their organic and paid social content efforts.
#BeginAtEnd: Content Planning For Insights - Liveworld #SXSW2014LiveWorld
This workshop teaches how to develop "purposeful engagement" - story-based marketing that mashes up content marketing & data analytics to design social content for the results you have in mind.
An introduction to Social Media Marketing 2014Sarah Sloan
A general introduction to social media use by businesses in 2014. Contains links to useful youtube clips, real life case studies, original content and questions to ask students. At the end of the presentation, you will have an increased knowledge of:
- how important social media is in today's global market place,
- some good and not so good examples of real life social marketing fails and;
- understand why controlling social media use is essential, though easier said than done.
You are welcome to adapt these slides to suit yourself, but be cool and acknowledge me as the original author. I would also be interested to know (out of curiosity) if you are using my slides, so please send me an email to the address given in the slides to let me know.
Are you underutilizing email marketing and marketing automation? The chances are that you're only scratching the surface of what's possible. The customer lifecycle should be your primary focus when looking to communicate with your customers and you need to map out the key touchpoints to effectively target customers with relevant messages and offers.
99% of retailers are merely doing the basics with email marketing automation. In this webinar, Philip Storey, Founder and CEO of Enchant Agency, will show you how to kick-start your customer lifecycle with email and help you become one of the 1% winning at email marketing.
You’ll learn:
The fundamentals of the customer lifecycle
Why email marketing is still the most effective channel for nurturing customer relationships
The importance of really listening to your customers
How to map out your customer lifecycle for email
How to create new interactions that generate revenue and improve the customer experience
Great lifecycle email examples from top brands across different industries
Digital marketing is vague and changes every day; there aren’t a ton of hard and fast rules. We’re all learning as we go. However, our goal remains a very basic, human one: connecting with people and inspiring feelings within them. Regardless of any changes in technology or fancy, shiny tools that come along, that core goal remains the same. Join Matt Byrd, Senior Email Marketing Manager at Litmus, as he discusses the skills and tools digital marketers need keep a solid foot on the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing. You’ll walk away well-versed in methods for thinking critically to build modern marketing skills and competency, regardless of your professional background.
Brand Storytelling with Pinterest and Social MediaBlake Morgan
Whether you're a food truck, a gourmet foods company or a food news publisher, consistently using social tools can greatly increase your following. You can cook the best food but if you don't make it find-able, no one will know you’re cooking. All the social media tools can feel overwhelming, like a broth with too many ingredients. The key is to share your story using only the most relevant tools in a way that makes sense for your individual brand. So many of us are great at creating our products, but not at promoting them. Social media tools like Pinterest make it easier than ever to tell our stories and engage communities of fans online. In this session you will learn how to tell the story of your brand leveraging sites like Pinterest and gain tactical tools you can immediately apply to your own marketing and PR plan. We will be looking at a handful of successful case studies that will inspire you on your own brand storytelling journey.
On Tuesday, August 11 2015 we held a great inbound marketing event.
We had two presentations.
#1 Buyer Personas - What are they and why are they important? from Leah Hoyland from HubSpot
#2 Utilize Email To Generate and Nurture Leads/Potential Customers by Darren Faber w/ Foxtail Marketing
This panel event will be about trying to understand the do's and don'ts of inbound to ensure you convert your leads, rather than build you webtraffic
The Consequences of a Faceless Social Media Campaign
Heidi Grimwood - Campaign specialist Social Media Skills Club
The journey to modern marketing
Peter Reynolds - Marketing Cloud Alliances for Western Europe ; Oracle
Inbound Marketing - Secrets to Success
Alan Lynam - International Account Manager at HubSpot
Before, During and After: Social Media for Event PromotionZimri Diaz
Using social media prior to, during and after events is a great way to connect with your audience. This presentation will outline the best practices for planning and executing social media outreach around events. Interactive components of this session will ask people to tweet using #UMDSocial, critique posts and more.
You have a story to tell. But do you have the right people telling it?
Does it feel like it's tough to break through these days? Competition is everywhere. Content is everywhere. How does your business stand out?
That's why so many businesses are turning to industry and citizen influencers to help spread the message. But the best ways to do influencer marketing aren't well established (yet).
Let's change that.
Jay Baer is the #1 most retweeted person in the world among digital marketers.
PRFest - setting the scene with industry statsPRFest
The public relations and communication industry changes every year and there are numerous reports discussing the changing trends. At #PRFest in June 2019, these slides were used to set the scene, where the industry is at, and signposts where we need to be going... Visit www.prfest.co.uk for full details about the two-day festival, which aims to encourage practitioners to learn, share and collaborate.
Jenni Field spoke at PRFest 2018 and looked at research from Gatehouse and VMA Group, which told different stories. Find out what the focus for 2018 is in internal comms. For more information about PRFest visit www.prfest.co.uk
The third Festival of Public Relations (PRFest) took place 14-15 June, 2018 in Edinburgh. It's the only event of its kind in the world.
Practitioners travelled to Edinburgh to continue professional development, by learning, sharing, collaborating and networking.
This separate deck includes John Brown's presentation about the importance of authentic and trustworthy brands.
For more information about PRFest visit www.prfest.co.uk
The third Festival of Public Relations (PRFest) took place 14-15 June, 2018 in Edinburgh. It's the only event of its kind in the world.
Practitioners travelled to Edinburgh to continue professional development, by learning, sharing, collaborating and networking.
Friday's slides include:
- Lucy-Rose Walker and Gayle Mann - entrepreneurial mindset
- Emma Leech - Harnessing People Power in PR
- (John Brown's PDF will be uploaded separately due to the files not being able to be integrated within powerpoint)
- Andrew Bruce Smith - three sprints; Google Analytics, Data Studio and Tag Manager
- Laura Sutherland (PRFest Founder) - Enterprise social networking
- Betsy Reed - Communicating sustainability
For information about PRFest visit www.prfest.co.uk
Master slides from PRFest on Thursday, 14 June 2018.
Slides include:
- Laura Sutherland, PRFest Founder, opening and over view of industry developments
- Ella Minty, internationalising public relations
- Andy Barr, link building
- Jenni Fields, internal communications
- Padraig McKeon, the skills we are known for and the future of public relations
- Amanda Coleman and Jen Green, the Road to Recovery
- Anne-Marie Lacey and Laura Richards, human-led design
For full details about PRFest and to sign up to emails, check out www.prfest.co.uk
Calls for pitches to speak at PRFest 2019 will be out in September 2018. Watch #PRFest for tweets
We need to stop soiling ourselves every time we hear integrated comms and marketing. This session aimed to bring a level of calm and clarity to integrated comms and inspire practitioners to mine extra budget and work closely with the board room.
World PR Report by Francis Ingham at #PRFestPRFest
PRCA was a main sponsor of #PRFest and its Director General Francis Ingham spoke about global trends in the PR industry - as well as challenges and opportunities. www.prfest.co.uk
Sarah Hall speaks at #PRFest about public relations in businessPRFest
Sarah Hall, editor of #FuturePRoof, was invited to speak at #PRFest about her efforts in reinforcing public relations as a management discipline. Read the latest from FuturePRoof www.prfest.co.uk
Nick Jones on CSR - fit for today and tomorrow at #PRFestPRFest
Nick Jones, formerly NO.10 and Visa Europe, came to #PRFest to talk about Corporate Social Responsibility. Not just a tick box exercise for corporates, but meaninful, relevant and adding value. It has to underline the value of the organisation. www.prfest.co.uk
Jim Hawker was invited to speak at #PRFest about how PR and SEO can and should work together to form a relevant and engaging strategy. www.prfest.co.uk
Craig McGill, Comms for PwC in Scotland, was invited to speak at #PRFest about cyber security and how PR had to be involved from the outset. www.prfest.co.uk
Andy Barr on Influencer Marketing at #PRFestPRFest
Andy Barr, 10 Yetis, came to #PRFest and spoke about influencer marketing. How to find influencers, how to dismiss the z-listers, and gave some great examples of how influential 'influencers' actually are www.prfest.co.uk
Marita Kuntonen kicked off the diversity panel session with a case study on the award winning Absolut creative campaign which sought to demonstrate support to the LGBT community.
Being creative in public relations is essential. This presentation from Now Go Create was used to get people thinking creatively. What tools can we use? Where can we draw inspiration from? Creativity is the use of imagination and ideas. In PR, being original and imaginative gets you everywhere.
Grow up or get out! Stephen Waddington at PRFestPRFest
Ketchum's Stephen Waddington asserts the value of public relations and the opportunity for practitioners to get ahead.
The author, former CIPR President, and Visiting Professor will challenge the progress the profession is making in creativity, measurement, professionalism and technology.
Master slides from Scotland's first PR festival, day two. #PRfest www.prfest.co.uk
The festival was designed to bring together Scottish PR practitioners to share best practice, learn, get creative and collaborate. A host of speakers were invited based on their expertise and the two day festival was filled with short presentations, workshops and networking.
Master slides from Scotland's first PR festival. 16-17 June. www.prfest.co.uk #PRFest
The festival was designed to help practitioners in Scotland learn, share and be inspired by leading developers, thinkers, doers and from those who are leading the way.
LinkedIn's Marketing Consultant, Jaime Pham, presents why employees are our influencers and how we can use LinkedIn in public relations strategy. www.prfest.co.uk
Everyone knows the power of stories, but when asked to come up with them, we struggle. Either we second guess ourselves as to the story's relevance, or we just come up blank and can't think of any. Unlocking Everyday Narratives: The Power of Storytelling in Marketing will teach you how to recognize stories in the moment and to recall forgotten moments that your audience needs to hear.
Key Takeaways:
Understand Why Personal Stories Connect Better
How To Remember Forgotten Stories
How To Use Customer Experiences As Stories For Your Brand
A.I. (artificial intelligence) platforms are popping up all the time, and many of them can and should be used to help grow your brand, increase your sales and decrease your marketing costs.In this presentation:We will review some of the best AI platforms that are available for you to use.We will interact with some of the platforms in real-time, so attendees can see how they work.We will also look at some current brands that are using AI to help them create marketing messages, saving them time and money in the process. Lastly, we will discuss the pros and cons of using AI in marketing & branding and have a lively conversation that includes comments from the audience.
Key Takeaways:
Attendees will learn about LLM platforms, like ChatGPT, and how they work, with preset examples and real time interactions with the platform. Attendees will learn about other AI platforms that are creating graphic design elements at the push of a button...pre-set examples and real-time interactions.Attendees will discuss the pros & cons of AI in marketing + branding and share their perspectives with one another. Attendees will learn about the cost savings and the time savings associated with using AI, should they choose to.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
It's another new era of digital and marketers are faced with making big bets on their digital strategy. If you are looking at modernizing your tech stack to support your digital evolution, there are a few can't miss (often overlooked) areas that should be part of every conversation. We'll cover setting your vision, avoiding siloes, adding a democratized approach to data strategy, localization, creating critical governance requirements and more. Attendees will walk away with actions they can take into initiatives they are running today and consider for the future.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
Short video marketing has sweeped the nation and is the fastest way to build an online brand on social media in 2024. In this session you will learn:- What is short video marketing- Which platforms work best for your business- Content strategies that are on brand for your business- How to sell organically without paying for ads.
10 Video Ideas Any Business Can Make RIGHT NOW!
You'll never draw a blank again on what kind of video to make for your business. Go beyond the basic categories and truly reimagine a brand new advanced way to brainstorm video content creation. During this masterclass you'll be challenged to think creatively and outside of the box and view your videos through lenses you may have never thought of previously. It's guaranteed that you'll leave with more than 10 video ideas, but I like to under-promise and over-deliver. Don't miss this session.
Key Takeaways:
How to use the Video Matrix
How to use additional "Lenses"
Where to source original video ideas
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
The Forgotten Secret Weapon of Digital Marketing: Email
Digital marketing is a rapidly changing, ever evolving industry--Influencers, Threads, X, AI, etc. But one of the most effective digital marketing tools is also one of the oldest: Email. Find out from two Houston-based digital experts how to maximize your results from email.
Key Takeaways:
Email has the best ROI of any digital tactic
It can be used at any stage of the customer journey
It is increasingly important as the cookie-less future gets closer and closer
How to Run Landing Page Tests On and Off Paid Social PlatformsVWO
Join us for an exclusive webinar featuring Mariate, Alexandra and Nima where we will unveil a comprehensive blueprint for crafting a successful paid media strategy focused on landing page testing.With escalating costs in paid advertising, understanding how to maximize each visitor’s experience is crucial for retention and conversion.
This session will dive into the methodologies for executing and analyzing landing page tests within paid social channels, offering a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical insights.
The Pearmill team will guide you through the nuances of setting up and managing landing page experiments on paid social platforms. You will learn about the critical rules to follow, the structure of effective tests, optimal conversion duration and budget allocation.
The session will also cover data analysis techniques and criteria for graduating landing pages.
In the second part of the webinar, Pearmill will explore the use of A/B testing platforms. Discover common pitfalls to avoid in A/B testing and gain insights into analyzing A/B tests results effectively.
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
Digital Commerce Lecture for Advanced Digital & Social Media Strategy at UCLA...Valters Lauzums
E-commerce in 2024 is characterized by a dynamic blend of opportunities and significant challenges. Supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages are critical issues, leading to increased shipping delays and rising costs, which impact timely delivery and squeeze profit margins. Efficient logistics management is essential, yet it is often hampered by these external factors. Payment processing, while needing to ensure security and user convenience, grapples with preventing fraud and integrating diverse payment methods, adding another layer of complexity. Furthermore, fulfillment operations require a streamlined approach to handle volume spikes and maintain accuracy in order picking, packing, and shipping, all while meeting customers' heightened expectations for faster delivery times.
Amid these operational challenges, customer data has emerged as an important strategy. By focusing on personalization and enhancing customer experience from historical behavior, businesses can deliver improved website and brand experienced, better product recommendations, optimal promotions, and content to meet individual preferences. Better data analytics can also help in effectively creating marketing campaigns, improving customer retention, and driving product development and inventory management.
Innovative formats such as social commerce and live shopping are beginning to impact the digital commerce landscape, offering new ways to engage with customers and drive sales, and may provide opportunity for brands that have been priced out or seen a downturn with post-pandemic shopping behavior. Social commerce integrates shopping experiences directly into social media platforms, tapping into the massive user bases of these networks to increase reach and engagement. Live shopping, on the other hand, combines entertainment and real-time interaction, providing a dynamic platform for showcasing products and encouraging immediate purchases. These innovations not only enhance customer engagement but also provide valuable data for businesses to refine their strategies and deliver superior shopping experiences.
The e-commerce sector is evolving rapidly, and businesses that effectively manage operational challenges and implement innovative strategies are best positioned for long-term success.
For too many years marketing and sales have operated in silos...while in some forward thinking companies, the two organizations work together to drive new opportunity development and revenue. This session will explore the lessons learned in that beautiful dance that can occur when marketing and sales work together...to drive new opportunity development, account expansion and customer satisfaction.
No, this is not a conversation about MQLs and SQLs. Instead we will focus on a framework that allows the two organizations to drive company success together.
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Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
3. • Love Jim Moran era of
stunts – ‘the fame formula’
• Prexamples.com. 2012.
2,000+ posts.
• Have worked on hundreds
personally
• but most importantly…
Why am I her e?
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5. Wi l l y- wavi ng
bi t1. Decade in PR, founder of
2. Named in ’29 under 29’
5. Founder of
4. best-selling author
3. Have led campaigns for:
Vuelio’s #1 pr blog
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6. Asked some i ndust r y
f r i ends…
1. unmeasurable
2. Tacky/not serious
3. Not good value for money
4. Hit and miss
(Stunt is usually one-off, campaign
multi-stage)
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10. Measur i ng up
• Increase in sales?
• Increase in site traffic?
• Increase in links?
• Increase in sign-ups?
• How are you tracking?
Google Goals blog:
goo.gl/1tHoRq
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26. What do good st unt s have i n
common?
1. explainable in a sentence
2. Relate to product/service
3. Clear and measurable
objectives
4. Visual
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27. What shoul d a good
st unt do?
1.Reach intended audience
2.Create a reaction
measurable increase in share of voice, links
from authoritative sites, newsletter signups,
enquires and/or sales
3.Answer client brief
4.Inspire thought and/or debate, shock or
entertain
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28. On car i ng onl y f or your
audi ence
Paddy power: “One of the
ways we differentiate
ourselves is by making
mischief. It entertains
customers and that’s what we
love doing.”
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29. Thi nki ng cr eat i vel y
Creative thinking is a process.
Not always a long one, not
always a collaborative one,
but generally follows these
steps:
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30. 1. Know your client – insight, competitors, audience
2. Research: What’s worked? What hasn’t? Why?
3. Say ideas out loud, in a sentence/headline
4. Does it inspire thought? debate? Does it shock?
Does it entertain?
5. Is the reaction measurable? What does your client
want from the campaign?
Thi nki ng cr eat i vel y
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31. React i ve and seasonal
st unt s
B&Q ‘increase in demand’
memo
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32. Longer campai gns
Break into stages of
creative content.
Consider ways to
engage and then re-
engage audiences.
Not competition format?
Drip feed content to
audience using all
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34. Pi t f al l s
Leeds Met’s Richard Bailey:
“judgement is the most
valuable and most
underrated skill in PR”
Good example of judgement:
Sandals Resort refund - ‘no
future weddings or stays’
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35. Exampl es of bad
j udgement
Puma sent a flash mob to
Champions League
losers Borussia
Dortmund
American Apparel’s ill-
judged sale during a
hurricane that killed
almost 300 people
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36. Don’ t …
• shoehorn a good idea
• rush to use a new
medium/technology
• mistake headlines and RTs for
success – who outside of PR
knows or cares?
Awards do not a happy client make
(one ex-client spent £50k on
campaign – zero return)
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37. Thank you – and t he
Top 20 Campai gns and St unt s
of each year
2012: goo.gl/NXYmnH
2013: goo.gl/7efTkc
2014: goo.gl/D5iNsW
2015: goo.gl/1mfcij
2016: goo.gl/Db6eq2
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