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Category: Word of Mouth

Case Study, Politics, Word of Mouth

Communications and campaigning has to be different in 2015

Posted onJanuary 6, 2015August 30, 2019

In the UK general election fever is already dominating the news more than four months before the actual election giving the electorate (note I don’t …

Ethics, Marketing, public relations, Word of Mouth

OFT cracks down on social media malpractice

Posted onDecember 14, 2010August 30, 2019

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cracked down on a blogging company it found to be in breach of the Consumer Protection from Unfair …

public relations, social media, Social Networks, Video, Word of Mouth

The ultimate social media CV?

Posted onMay 2, 2010August 30, 2019

Three Auburn University students have created ‘Operation Hug Taylor Swift’ which I think is one of the best social media ‘campaigns’ I’ve seen. Why? It …

Government, Word of Mouth

Labour manifesto launch

Posted onApril 12, 2010August 30, 2019

Labour’s manifesto launch is a bit different to what a lot of people were expecting. Usually general election manifestos are only bought and read by …

CIPR, public relations, social media, Social Networks, Word of Mouth

Social media marketing guidelines from WOMMA

Posted onFebruary 17, 2010August 30, 2019

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) is later today to issue a guide to disclosure in social media marketing. US-based WOMMA is responding to …

Self Promotion, social media, Word of Mouth

Speaking at Marketing Live Conference in Bratislava

Posted onNovember 15, 2008August 30, 2019

As well as the Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media Conference in Manchester I’m also going to be speaking at the Marketing Live Conference in Bratislava on November 26. I’ll be speaking about word of mouth marketing and social media.

Business, public relations, social media, Social Networks, Word of Mouth

Financial Times asks “Is blogging good value for the C-suite?”

Posted onJuly 12, 2008August 30, 2019

Today’s FT.com has an interesting article that asks “Is blogging good value for the C-suite?”. It’s quite a thought-provoking, if slightly confusing article, by-lined to Urs E. Gattiker, the inventor of My.ComMetrics.com and founder and Chief Technology Officer of CyTRAP…

Marketing, Self Promotion, social media, Word of Mouth

Ethics, cheer leaders and word of mouth marketing

Posted onApril 7, 2008August 30, 2019

Over on the Wolfstar blog there is quite a vigorous debate on word of mouth marketing and the ethics of marketing to young people. I’ve also just put up our ‘blog rules’ and would really welcome comments on either the…

Marketing, Word of Mouth

Word of mouth marketing

Posted onFebruary 13, 2008August 30, 2019

Thank you James Barbour. XP: Wolfstar blog Technorati Tags: WOM, WOMM, word of mouth, marketing

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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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