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Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies

Google Did Not Just Kill PR Agencies | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Companies rely on PR firms for a variety of services and consulting ranging from strategy and message development to media relations and social media outreach to monitoring and reporting. Product launches, press conferences, event management and promotion, reputation and crisis management, media training, investor relations and of course content creation are all services provided by different PR agencies.


Press releases are most often at the top of the list of public relations content along with reports, white papers, newsletters, case studies, corporate website pages, newsrooms, blog posts, short form social media content and media from images to audio to video. To suggest that overly optimized press releases and other content will bring down the PR industry is simply a sensational headline.


It’s true, there are a lot of changes happening in the PR world right now and one area in particular that’s worth exploring risks and rewards involves the shift to native ads or as Google calls it, “commerce journalism”. I talked with Cara Posey about this recently and will likely post more about it here. But back to this business of optimized press releases killing PR agencies. Really?...

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Lee Odden offers solid advice on SEO for PR pros and throws cold water on the hysteria about Google killing PR.

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15 SEO Experts Give Their Best Tips For Blogging | Heidi Cohen

15 SEO Experts Give Their Best Tips For Blogging | Heidi Cohen | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Search engine optimization (aka SEO) and blogs are intricately intertwined. By their nature, blogs are attractive to search engines. They’re structured to provide easily searchable, keyword focused content organized by category. Additionally, the content is linked both internally and externally helping to show its relevance and importance in the context of other content.

 

Don’t take my word for it, here’s what fifteen SEO experts, many of them published authors in the field, recommend for maximizing your search optimization for your blog....

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Valuable blogging and SEO advice from 15 experts...

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Top Reasons Why Public Relations Needs to Optimize | Media Relations Blog - TopRank Online Marketing

Top Reasons Why Public Relations Needs to Optimize | Media Relations Blog - TopRank Online Marketing | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
The public relations world is in a state of flux with increasing importance on getting into the content and social web business.

 

Consumers are spending more time with digital and social media. Advertising dollars are following. That means less budget to staff newsrooms and reporters, journalists and editors to pitch.

 

Understanding the needs of their “customers’ customer” is essential for PR agencies and communications professionals to remain relevant and productive. “Push PR” is increasingly being complemented by “Pull” tactics – optimization for discovery. Being able to provide value is essential and here are 3 ways a better understanding of SEO can do just that....

 

[An excellent overview of the importance of optimization to PR and business - JD]

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5 PR Strategies You Can Use To Build Links Right Now

5 PR Strategies You Can Use To Build Links Right Now | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

There’s been a lot of talk in the search industry over the past year regarding the overlap of public relations and SEO, particularly in the area of link building. As a Public Relations major, this couldn’t make me happier — not because I feel like my college degree can finally be justified to my parents; but because, as an industry, we’re finally embracing PR and learning from it, even though it’s always been a part of SEO.

 

Public relations professionals have spent years perfecting their outreach strategies, building relationships and finding press opportunities for their clients. Search marketers have also spent years doing outreach and finding opportunities for our clients — we just called them “links.” They weren’t always the best opportunities, but we’re getting better — and that’s where we can take a cue from our communications-minded friends in the PR industry. Here’s how....

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Here's a good look at how SEO and public relations can complement each other.

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How Public Relations Can Help SEO | Social Media Today

How Public Relations Can Help SEO | Social Media Today | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Getting others involved in your SEO strategy can sometimes cause too much confusion, but a public relations department is one place that can actually give you some real help. By enlisting the help of others, your SEO strategy can move to a new level. Public relations often has quite a few high profile connections and quite a few different avenues to help you gain visibility, so it’s important not to let this department pass you by. This leaves many businesses to that simple question: Why haven’t I been using public relations before, and how can I get started right away? Fortunately, the answer isn’t too difficult. Once you really dive into the subject you’ll be wondering why you didn’t consider the help of public relations in the first place.

 

Top 6 Ways Public Relations Can Help Your SEO Efforts

It is first important to understand what public relations actually is and how it works online. In short, a public relations department is in charge of creating relationships and connections with large publications and other businesses that can offer publicity for a company. Amongst their many responsibilities comes online work. A few ways that they can really help your SEO include...

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Nice overview of what PR can bring to SEO...

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