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Free Online PR Tools ‘Scrap Book’ (Straight from the East-Side)
They said there’s no such thing as a free lunch. KRS-One once said that the ‘P’ ain’t really free. But we say there’s a lot of good things about Online PR that is free (or damn well nearly free). Here’s a little ‘scrap book’ of the various free (or semi-free) tools and web services we tinker with on a regular basis to work our Online PR mojo…
Cut to the Chase: A Minimalist Approach to Web Copy
When’s the last time you sat down and read an entire website ‘cover to cover’? Aside from news pages and blogs, most web content is there to direct readers to a practical service, and they don’t want to hang around wading through needless waffle to get it. Here’s how to do it the right way…
AC Milan Signs Beckham. C&M Signs Stanfield. Hot New Online PR Talent Now On Board.
We’re mighty excited to have signed Rowan Stanfield from the super-slick world of Publishing PR during the January transfer window. Rowan brings a brilliant mix of PR savvy, Pulitzer Prize-worthy copywriting skills and five star Social Media girl-geek abilities to the C&M mix…
The C&M 2009 New Year Resolutions (For Doing Online PR Better)
We have two: i) Get Some History and ii) Make Less Haste. Both will help us to work smarter and to give our clients what they really want – well conceived, executed and measured Online PR activity.
C&M’s Bookish Review: the Top Five Head Fodder of 2008
That’s right, more list-o-mania from C&M… This time it’s all about the bookish head-fodder (ie, train, plane and Ovaltine-fodder) that’s seen us through the year. Our top five reads of 2008 ought to give you some idea on how and why we do our schtick…
C&M’s Top 5 Online PR and Social Media Monitoring (and Engagement) Tools of 2008
Seems to be that reviews list time of year, so we thought we’d join the party. Here’s our top five Online PR and Social Media ‘buzz’ monitoring tools of the year. NB: Ahealthwarning – they are extremely (extremely!) addictive!!!
Online PR in 2009: Proof and Problem Solving
No big bold universal theories from me here at C&M HQ – just a couple of thoughts on how and where we’re most likely to see Online PR being used in the first half of next year. The good news is that we’re relatively bullish… And, no, we haven’t been on the Eggnog!!!
Don’t Pay Good Money for Bog Standard PR Distribution. Do Social Online PR Instead
What do you pay for press release distribution and why? There’s two charges to take into account: fixed distribution costs for ‘wire’ services and soft costs for agency services. Prices range from free to thousands of pounds a time. But what do these things really buy you???
Hot Bananas! New C&M White Paper on The Social Theory of Online PR
This time we have answers on how to: make your content stick online; find and locate your audiences; optimise your content; and how to make content relevant. The idea is simple: in order to engage with audiences, you need to shape your messages and tactics around their agendas, not yours. Go get it!
Party Harder: Five Basic Theories of Social Media Marketing
In order to engage with your audiences online, you need to shape your words, messages and tactics around their agendas, not yours. In other words, your Online PR efforts need to be a whole lot more social than they have been up until now. Here’s how to do it properly…
Traditional PR is Broken (vol 2): The Online PR Bullet List
Our post on the death of traditional PR a couple of weeks ago raised a few pulses. We had a very definite point to make. Traditional PR is broken because it’s inaccessible. Online PR is the antidote: it’s perfect for firms who want to see an immediate return on their marketing spend.
Online PR Campaigns: Old is the New New (Why Trad PR is so Wasteful!)
Run-of-the-mill traditional PR and marketing tactics are inherently wasteful and often irrelevant in terms of our customer requirements. So stop with all the ‘New!’ You need Online PR to nurture relationships by recycling a bit of the Old instead…
FREE ‘Cut Out and Keep’ Guide to SOCIAL MEDIA
That’s right. It’s so exciting it hurts…. Hot on the heels of last month’s barnstorming ‘Cut Out & Keep Guide to Online PR’ comes our all shiny and new ‘Cut Out & Keep Guide to Social Media’… In it you’ll find a bunch of great reasons to get on board and start participating NOW!
Google SearchWiki: Early Tasting Notes from an Online PR Perspective
Google made another one of its gut-busting technology service announcements yesterday with the introduction of SearchWiki. It’s all very cool stuff. But what’s it gonna mean for Online PR and will it be gamed and abused?
What’s a Social Media Agency?
Rocket science not included. Proceed at ease...
Get the Scoop on Social Media PR…
Been there, seen it, bought T-Shirt, wrote it up....
What the Hell is Social SEO?
Clue: it's not spammy and it adds value to users....
ONLINE PR & SOCIAL MEDIA AGENCY KNOW-HOW
Online PR & Social Media Blog /// MORE
Say Hello to Paul, Our Very Affable New Head of Accounts
As our original ad for the role stated, Paul’s job is to be more Mad Men than IM, Twitter, Foursquare and the rest. His job is to talk to all of our clients – preferably at a distance of three paces, and to get the Martinis in whenever they’re needed. Oh, and to always have a glowing report to hand.
Why do 95.769% of Social Media Projects Fail? PLANNING!
In C&M’s experience, failure to deliver value on Social Media projects is 95.769% down to the lack of a plan. Why? Because 95.6579% of the time Social Media is seen as free
