[Tweet "Great strategy always puts people first and tactics last."] The key to a great public relations or marketing campaign is great planning. People first. Tactics Last. We tend to do this in reverse, we see a great tactic and we quickly try to see how we can shoehorn it into what we are already doing (best case) or just do it as a one off (worst case). But tactics aren’t strategies and on their own will rarely move you down the field purposefully. A social media strategy action plan that hits it through the read more...
Managing Global Crisis Communication Like A Pro
Editor's Note: The terrorist attacks on Paris came one month after we held this event in Houston. We send out our condolences to the Consulate General of France in Houston Sujiro Seam, his staff and the people of France. We have included a few of the tweets that the consulate and Sujiro have made to address the tragedy in this article. Houston has the third-largest consular corps in the nation after New York and Los Angeles with 94 consulates. Social media is an important global crisis communication vehicle for consulates with both their own citizens as well as the citizens of the countries in which they serve. They are a read more...
Six Tips to Rock Social Media for Live Events
Social media is almost an essential component of any event, large or small. But for an event the size of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, it is critical. How can such a huge event with so many moving parts successfully build a strong online community that interacts year-round? Betsy Ellison, the Manager, Social Media Manager for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has helped to do that and more with the various social media channels for this huge traditional Houston event, with over half a million collective followers. Betsy shared with us how she does it as the sole social media read more...
Social Media Measurement That Works
In order to effectively use social media it is important to know how you will measure it’s success. Today is Social Media Day and the power of social media only lies in how likely it is to make someone act on the connections they make, the ideas they hear or the opportunities they see. It helps to have clear objectives so you know when your social media is working. It also helps to narrow down what to measure. In some ways, the digital environment gives us too much to measure. We have boiled it down to a framework that outlines the 5 read more...
Live Stream: Alternatives to Periscope and Meerkat
Live streaming isn’t new, but it’s time in mainstream adoption might have arrived. Periscope, which was bought by Twitter, is one of the live stream video apps that have popped up on the social media network scene this year. The other is Meerkat, which gained widespread awareness with early adopters at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in early March. Rumors have it that Meerkat read more...
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