Online Influence

On a daily basis, I am constantly inundated with lots of information through my inbox and I am a victim of someone that signs up to a number of newsletters and promotional materials. However with that in mind, I am less inclined to give out my email since I end up deleting most of the content I receive. I’m sure I am among millions of people that have this problem and because of this, it is ever so important in this world that we live in, that businesses provide relevant…

The below article was originally published by Bradley Smith on the “Building Shareholder Confidence” blog on 28 Aug 2013. Even if you’re not working for a public company, Forbes’s article will tell you why “press releases still matter, but not for the reasons you think” from a public relations & SEO perspective. ———— Wow. It’s always nice to be surprised with good news – and I certainly consider the Forbes article “The Press Release Revolution: A Wire Services Comparison Test” as “good news.” [caption id="attachment_1152" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Forbes: The Press Release…

I must confess that nowadays it is a rare event indeed should I pick up a printed magazine or newspaper. Everything is online and easily accessible via a mobile phone or tablet, and these occupy enough space in my handbag that I do not even want to pack an additional lipstick, not to mention anything bigger than that! There is one occasion though when I usually have one or more items of reading material with me, and that is when I travel. Because I do not have a connection on…

  Going the safe route with your press releases does little to separate your release from the countless thousands of others going out each day. The proven, safe way lacks innovation, while shaking things up a bit by including QR codes in marketing materials can reap massive benefits. While you don’t have to create the world’s largest QR code, you can still effectively utilize one by plugging it into a press release. Invented a bit before their time, QR codes didn’t make much of an impact at first, but they…

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is gaining increasing importance for PR professionals and those who seek to maximize a brand’s online visibility. Besides having a SEO-friendly website structure, creating and populating quality online content – what we practice in PR, is also critical for SEO. Based on Cheryl Conner’s The 15 Steps To ‘Power SEO’ (PR Is The New SEO) on Forbes.com, we created this inforgraphic to provide a quick step-by-step guide on some of the useful tactics you could practice to power SEO. [caption id="attachment_970" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Click on the…