Jun 18, 2010
How one city government turned its Facebook page into a virtual town hall
Trying to drum up interest in a local election can seem futile, especially if there’s no hot-button issue at […]
Jun 8, 2010
The new social media Bible
When the authors of the Associated Press Style Guide released its first edition in 1953, it was written on 60 […]
May 14, 2010
Targeting the Media Q&A
Earlier this week, I presented Targeting the Media, a free Cision webinar, with Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and […]
May 6, 2010
The 5 new features on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn that PR pros need to understand
If you feel like you’d pay closer attention to the ongoing evolution of social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, […]
Apr 27, 2010
Top 20 Financial Forums
This post was written by Libby vanBuskirk, supervisor of Internet Media for Cision. Forums are the grandfather of so many […]
Apr 21, 2010
Top 20 Financial Groups on Facebook
This post was written by Libby vanBuskirk, supervisor of Internet Media for Cision. Facebook was once a resource for Ivy […]
Apr 8, 2010
Unvarnished is really Unharnessed
Unvarnished is defined by Webster’s as “not adorned or glossed: plain, straightforward.” A new site of the same name is […]
Mar 4, 2010
Targeting the Media Q&A
Last week, I presented Targeting the Media, a free Cision webinar, with Director of Media Research Valerie Lopez. The webinar […]
Mar 3, 2010
Social Idol: Will number of followers equate to votes?
American Idol contestants provide a case study in social capital In many of Cision’s free social media webinars, we frequently […]
Feb 8, 2010
5 SEO tips for PR professionals and marketers
Inbound links are basically votes that are cast for your website. Each inbound link is a vote for you and your content, and in this democratized world of SEO the more quality votes you have, the more likely your site will turn up in search results. Here are 5 tips to help you get more quality inbound links to your site.
Jan 21, 2010
In the wild west of social media, journalists’ credo is “caveat emptor”
This post was written by Annette Arno, Research Director for Evaluation Services at Cision. Gut feelings and anecdotes may be […]
Nov 5, 2009
LinkedIn Is The Adult Facebook
Facebook may be the social site of the decade, but LinkedIn has made a name for itself as a hotbed for networking and business opportunities.
Nov 2, 2009
Studying the public areas of Facebook
As the world’s most popular social network, Facebook seems like the place to start for many communications professionals looking to […]
Oct 21, 2009
8 Ways to Take Control of Your Personal Reputation and Social Media Brand
You’re on Facebook. You’re on LinkedIn. You’re on Twitter. Basically, a little bit of you is all over the web […]
Oct 15, 2009
International social media Q&A
Recently, we presented Global Reach, Local Flavor, a free Cision webinar in which we discussed social media engagement from an […]