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SHIFT COMMUNICATIONS RELEASES HELPFUL "PR 2.0 ESSENTIALS" GUIDE

– "Intimidating" Social Media Terminology Demystified for PR Agencies and Corporate PR Pros –

July 25, 2006  

NEWS FACTS

  • SHIFT Communications – a mid-sized independent PR agency – created the “PR 2.0 Essentials” guide while educating its own staff about myriad social media tools.
  • Used properly, these Internet-based tools can facilitate discussions that are more relevant to reporters, bloggers, consumers, analysts and potential investors.
  • The guide, which examines a range of social media innovations (such as social bookmarking, RSS, etc.), is available for download exclusively on SHIFT’s Web site and via agency principal Todd Defren’s blog.
  • The guide was created to assist PR professionals to understand and embrace social media and “all things PR 2.0.”
  • Like SHIFT’s Social Media Press Release Template, announced to wide acclaim in May 2006, use of the PR 2.0 Guide is freely available; no copyright protections apply.

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QUOTES, ATTRIBUTABLE TO TODD S. DEFREN, PRINCIPAL AT SHIFT COMMUNICATIONS
(Click here for Todd Defren’s LinkedIn profile)

  • "The pervasive use of the Internet, combined with innovative online tools and a wealth of user-generated content, provides for a range of new and effective ways for PR professionals to communicate – whether in-house or within an Agency environment."

  • "Traditional PR still has a role, but increasingly we’re seeing the advent of a new generation of online communications approaches. We can either close our eyes and hope they disappear, or embrace the myriad advantages for the sake of our companies and clients."

  • "SHIFT created the PR 2.0 guide to demystify some of the ‘newfangled’ social media terminology that many people find intimidating. Like anything else, getting comfortable with new subject matter is the first step toward incorporating what you’ve learned into your daily life."

Please contact Parry Headrick to arrange an interview and/or for additional quotes.

ABOUT SHIFT COMMUNICATIONS

SHIFT Communications' high performance public relations services and marketing communications programs bolster clients' marketplace reputation and produce measurable results that directly lead to increased revenues. The independent agency works with both new and established companies competing in a variety of technology, business-to-business and consumer markets. SHIFT Communications' offices are located in the Boston, Mass., and San Francisco, Calif. metros. For more information on SHIFT’s high-tech public relations and consumer public relations, visit www.shiftcomm.com.


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