3 Ways to Take Advantage of LinkedIn’s Publishing Model

The New York Times recently profiled professional networking leader LinkedIn in a June 16, 2013, article titled “LinkedIn Builds Its Publishing Presence.” The article points out what you may have noticed if you’re an active LinkedIn user: The network is no longer just a place to post your resume and call it a day. Rather, […]

Setting Business Standards for Social Media

With the advent of social media, a very thin line sometimes separates our business and professional lives. Just ask the Central Intelligence Agency, which, according to the Wall Street Journal, recently issued new guidelines for the use of social media among its agents (because clearly spies need to be careful about that sort of thing). […]

How to Build Reporter Relationships on Twitter

Every PR professional understands the importance of a good pitch—done well, a pitch is key to securing media coverage for a client. And, as the PR field is changing, so are the channels of communication available for creating effective pitches. For example, nowadays reporters generally welcome pitches via Twitter, an underrated and underused platform for […]

Pinterest – Is it Right for Your B2B Business?

According to the latest B2B Marketing Social Media Benchmarking Report, the most popular social media platform for B2B marketers is Twitter, followed by LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook. Noticeably missing from the list is one of the fastest growing social media platforms: Pinterest. When most marketers think of Pinterest, they think of it as a great […]

Social Media Sensitivities

Social media can be an amazing tool for businesses, brands and individuals, and there are some great complimentary tools that can help automate the process to be more manageable. However, it is important to ensure you are sensitive to what is happening in the world, and listen and react accordingly. For many brands Twitter is […]

Pinterest’s New Measurement Tool: What it Means for Public Relations

Pinterest has increased its presence as a tool for businesses with the recent release of business Pinterest pages. On March 12 this year, the site announced it would continue to build on this trend with the introduction of Pinterest Web Analytics. This valuable new tool will allow anyone with a verified website to see how […]

Spring Cleaning for Your Facebook Profile

While social media platforms continue to grow and increase in popularity for both companies and individuals, Facebook generally caters to users’ personal lives. Because the platform is typically personal, Facebook profiles have become notorious for preventing opportunities and leaving bad impressions due to inappropriate content and/or pictures. If you are my age (early 20s) and […]

Social Media Replacing Traditional Media? Not so Fast, Says NASCAR

People who think they know me well are still stunned when they find out I am an auto-racing freak.  I love NASCAR. I watch it most Sundays during the racing season and have since I lived in Virginia and followed Ricky Rudd’s no. 10 Tide car. (My family used Tide to wash our clothes. Ricky […]

PR Predictions for 2013

It is a new year and a time to look at what the future holds. Public Relations is constantly changing and evolving and this upcoming year is no different. At Communiqué PR we are constantly monitoring and keeping on top of the latest trends and predictions. While looking at PR predictions for 2013, I came […]