Public Relations Blog & Insights


GlobalCom’s Blog lists articles, insights and thought leadership pieces written by Public Relations specialists spanning all continents, in several languages.
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Technology

What Does “Digital Disruption” Mean for B2B Tech PR?

Digital disruption is a term we’re hearing a lot these days. As the digital infrastructure expands and grows more capable, and as businesses keep creating innovative and exciting products and services, we’re coming to find out that digital…
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How to Respond to (all) Social Media Comments

This post was first published by Juliana Allen on March Communications' blog PR Nonsense. Social media can be scary … you put yourself out there, share your likes and dislikes, and essentially open yourself up for anyone and everyone across…
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Media Training – Practice makes perfect

Stéphane Menegaldo, senior consultant at Point Virgule Public Relations, French partner of GlobalCom PR Network, shares his experience on media training. What is a media training? It’s a training session aimed to guide the future spokesperson…
Statistics, Data, Analysis, Charts

PR Analytics is Not PR Measurement, But You Can’t Do One Without the Other

There are generally two ways to conduct PR measurement: output vs. outcomes. But what many struggle to grasp is that measurement itself is not analytics. In PR, analytics takes on a very literal meaning in that, conducting analysis about how…
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PR consultants have a vital role to play in helping clients navigate and adapt to this new transparent world

Maddie Gower of GlobalCom PR Network’s UK partner Escapade shares her thoughts on the increasingly transparent world we live in. Whether you like it or loathe it, it’s here to stay and PR consultants have a vital role to play in helping…
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How B2B Tech Companies Can Generate Leads with LinkedIn

We often consult with clients on how to leverage social media to support lead generation. For B2B tech companies especially, we believe that one of the strongest channels at the moment is LinkedIn. Last year, HubSpot found that LinkedIn generated…
Sustainability

CCGroup shortlisted for 2Degrees Sustainability Champions Award

At the start of this week 2Degrees, the world’s leading community for sustainable business, announced the shortlist for its 2013 Sustainability Champions Awards. So why are we so excited about this? Well, it’s because we’ve been nominated…
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A Broader Perspective to Board Responsibility

This week GlobalCom PR Network Partner Stephen P. D’Alessandro from CREDAL Business Consulting introduces traditional and modern perspectives on the concepts of corporate governance and board responsibility. Milton Friedman’s traditional…
Content Marketing Strategy

Why PR and Content Marketing Are the Same Thing

Press releases are the bread-and-butter of any company hoping to make a splash. They help showcase your latest product or service or show some cutting-edge research into the industry. More importantly, of course, journalists and analysts will…
PR Crises

Getting Through a PR Crisis – some quick notes

It seems that two years following the 25th January revolution most PR work in Egypt has shifted towards contingency planning and PR crisis management. According to the Institute of PR, a crisis is “a significant threat to operations that can…
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Elmore Leonard: If it Sounds Like Writing, Rewrite it

Storytelling is truly an art. Everything from music lyrics to poetry to novels should draw the audience in and give them something to care about. People often forget that writing, in all its forms, is meant to tell a story – one that provides…
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Saudi Arabia – Corporate Social Responsibility

  Today our new series features Wael Sabri of Global Arabia, Saudi Arabia who will give us some thoughts about the importance of CSR in Saudi Arabia. Corporate social responsibility - What does it mean? CSR is described as “a…