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business success

What it Takes to Drive Your Business Success
Guest Post, Management, Professional Development, Strategy, Thought Leadership, 06 Jun, 2018 0

As a business owner, it is important to be organized. One can go about this by writing down to-do lists marking off the necessary tasks that need to be done around the business, for example. Doing this will ensure that one knows what to do and does not forget about doing their tasks. This also ensures…

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sabattical

Taking a Pause on Sabbatical
Careers, Community, Culture, Leadership, Learning, 04 Jun, 2018 0

I hate March. After suffering through months of endless darkness and cold, you are greeted each day with a wonderful mix of mud, dirt and ice. In 2018 all of that changed – I went on my first sabbatical. I have been working since I was 12 years-old and can honestly say that I have…

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topic clustering

How Topic Clustering Can Simplify Your Content Plan
Blogging, Content Marketing, Guest Post, Writing, 01 Jun, 2018 0

If you’re serious about getting your SEO sorted, then topic clustering isn’t something that you can choose not to do. After all, there is mounting evidence that doing so will boost your Google results tremendously when you organize your content in this way. So, you’re going to have to embrace this new way of doing…

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social media marketing

What Sports PR Reveals About Social Media Marketing
Guest Post, Social Media, 30 May, 2018 0

“Set. Blue 42. Green 14. Hut, hut. HIKE!” Like a quarterback, every marketer should be prepared and thrilled for the next opportunity to throw a winning play (or marketing campaign). You call out the plan to your team, you analyze the field, and you call the shots before launching into your next big run for…

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instagram followers

I Bought 750 Instagram Followers So You Don’t Have To
Instagram, Trends, 25 May, 2018 0

Let’s face it. Sometimes more is better. Or at least, more feels like it should be better, especially when it comes to social media followers. Take a mental scroll through your Instagram followers and be honest: How often have you looked at a certain account and judged the user based on how many followers they…

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sabbatical

Thoughts on How to Balance Rest and Adventure on a Sabbatical
Agency Life, Culture, Values, 23 May, 2018 0

Since SHIFT announced its sabbatical program about four years ago, I have been thinking long and hard about what I would do with this precious time off. In fact, in true B2B PR fashion, I often thought about the ROI of the vacation spend: how I could be optimize the time and leverage it for…

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maximize news

How to Work with Your PR Firm to Maximize News
Earned Media, Media, Media Relations, Pitching, Public Relations, 21 May, 2018 0

So far in 2018, 101.9 million articles and 5.6 million news blogs have been published online, according to a search on media analytics tool Sysomos. Through its own newsroom, Facebook issued 31 corporate and 24 product announcements. In 2017, nearly 22,700 venture capital deals were struck according to CrunchBase. What does this all mean? Getting…

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Data-Driven Media Relations Resources

Data-Driven Media Relations Resources
Data, Data-Driven PR, Technology, Tools, 18 May, 2018 0

Here at SHIFT, we pride ourselves on our data-driven approach to communication and public relations. So, it stands to reason that we extend that thread through into our media strategies for our clients. Sometimes, it’s about finding data points to include in pitches to bolster your client’s idea or announcement. Other times, data can help…

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importance of stories

The Importance of Stories for Child Health
Client, Community, Ethnography, Guest Post, Thought Leadership, 16 May, 2018 0

Stories matter. That’s not just an opinion. That’s not an axiom or a homily or a saying or even a pithy bumper sticker slogan. That’s a genuine, biological imperative. Our stories, the things that we tell each other when we gather for dinner, the narratives that we painstakingly write down on paper, the arcs that we scrutinize…

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impactful apology

How to Say Sorry: Framework for Creating an Impactful Apology
Crisis Communications, Culture, Leadership, Management, Thought Leadership, 14 May, 2018 0

I’m sorry. Seems simple, doesn’t it? How have two words become so divisive, so maligned and so suspect in the last year? Those two words are used to begin the journey towards repairing broken trust. In the time of a crisis, how do you develop a meaningful apology to rebuild connections and confidence in a…

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