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Infographic, public relations, social media, Social Networks

The evolution of social media

Posted onJanuary 15, 2014August 30, 2019

Yesterday my friend Chris Norton, managing director of Prohibition PR, published this fantastic infographic charting the evolution of social media. Chris was also a fellow co-author …

public relations, social media, Social Networks

Forums and blogs: old social media still count

Posted onNovember 5, 2013August 30, 2019

Rule 9 of yesterday’s 80 rules of social media was ‘Facebook is not the answer to your problems’ and today’s infographic illustrates exactly that point. …

Infographic, Marketing, public relations, social media, Social Networks

80 rules of social media – for PR redux

Posted onNovember 4, 2013August 30, 2019

Social Media London has a great ‘80 rules of social media’ infographic by Jeremy Waite, head of social strategy for Adobe EMEA. I’ve pulled out …

corporate communications, Crisis Communications, Journalism, Media, public relations, Reputation Management, social media, Social Networks

Verification Handbook for journalists and aid providers

Posted onNovember 4, 2013August 30, 2019

The Verification Handbook from the European Centre of Journalism is a new resource for journalists and aid responders, which provides tools, techniques and step-by-step guidelines …

Awards, Marketing, public relations, Public Sector, social media, Social Networks

Award-winning Romanian tourism PR campaign

Posted onSeptember 25, 2013August 30, 2019

When the UK’s Conservative government decided to run an anti-immigration campaign in Romania to dissuade Romanians from coming to the UK a Romanian advertising agency …

CIPR, corporate communications, Crisis Communications, Public Affairs, public relations, Reputation Management, social media, Social Networks, Training

Social media monitoring guide for PR professionals

Posted onJuly 24, 2013August 30, 2019

Social media monitoring is one of the fundamental building blocks of starting to integrate social media and social networks into your public relations strategy. If …

Infographic, public relations, social media, Social Networks

Conversation Prism 4.0 by Brian Solis and JESS3

Posted onJuly 2, 2013August 30, 2019

The Conversation Prism was created by Brian Solis and design firm JESS3 in 2008. It used to be an element of some of my social …

Content, corporate communications, Public Affairs, public relations, social media, Social Networks

How PR can use Flipboard to create magazines

Posted onMay 14, 2013August 30, 2019

Flipboard is one of the new generation of news readers that provide a slick app to let you subscribe to news and topics on media …

Measurement and Evaluation, Social Networks, Video

UNICEF reminds people Facebook Likes don’t save lives

Posted onMay 2, 2013August 30, 2019

This video from UNICEF Sweden is a powerful reminder that Facebook Likes don’t really mean much, despite the obsession by some in the advertising and …

Infographic, Media, Research, social media, Social Networks

UK spends 13 minutes of every hour on social

Posted onApril 25, 2013August 30, 2019

Even in 2013 you find sceptics who don’t appreciate how the internet and the social web is disrupting traditional media consumption. Experian Hitwise has just …

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About the PR Futurist blog

This is the personal blog of Stuart Bruce. I started my PR blog in 2003, so it was one of the first PR blogs in the world. I have maintained it personally while running and working for a variety of different businesses. Its primary purpose is not commercial but to promote new thinking and ideas in the field of public relations and communications.

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