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3 Reasons Why Every Business Needs Professional Photos

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Having consistent and high-quality images across all your promotional materials and on your website is a great way to develop your brand and become recognizable to potential customers or clients. Beyond use in web development, professional photos are versatile and can be used across platforms, including on social media accounts.

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Developing a Social Media Marketing Strategy that Builds Loyalty and Awareness

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Each profile should also be consistent with the social network. For example, Mailchimp’s avatars are the same across its social accounts. While some might have seen the backlash against Nike as a public relations nightmare, the company didn’t waver. Where does advertising fit into social media marketing?

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How to Successfully Engage With Your Customers Online

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This is why you need to develop a customer engagement strategy. Forums will likely still be around for the foreseeable future, but many companies are now finding it more advantageous to leverage social groups. It involves any and all communications that you leverage throughout the pre and post-purchase process. Offer exclusive content.

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How Does Your Brand Look To The Public?

YoungUpstarts

One of my recent clients, Marsha Friedman of EMSI Public Relations , understood that so well, she put off developing a badly needed new website for five years. “I They’ve spent months, even years, developing their business or products, writing their book or becoming an expert in their field. Don’t Be Married To It.

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A Guide to Reputation Management: Build an Audience of Superfans

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In this guide, we’ll discuss how to implement a brand reputation management strategy, use personal branding to develop a good reputation, and protect your company from developing a negative one. A positive reputation also contributes to business goals (such as growth, leveraging social proof , and network development).

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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

The same messaging rules that apply to classic public relations and branding apply to social media. To avoid these mistakes and create compelling and relevant content, you need to focus your startup on the following initiatives: Develop a social media plan that targets audience and your business objectives.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.