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We’re living in the digital golden age. So, what are you doing about it? : Marklives!com

We’re living in the digital golden age. So, what are you doing about it? : Marklives!com | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

I have an unshakable belief that we’re living, right now, in one of the most crazy awesome times in human history. I believe that in 100 years from now, people will look back at the turn of the 21st century and say “Dayam, I wish I lived then!” – sorta like we do now thinking back to the 60’s, or the Enlightenment, or the industrial revolution, or the 80’s. Na, just kidding – the 80’s sucked.


Scalable areas like media placement are becoming competitive and crowded, and more and more agencies are entering the arena. Often these new agencies are more energetic and better looking than us. Damn those little punks to hell.Think about it. We’re living in a time where digital communication is changing everything. You know that right? Of course you do.


The question really is, what are you doing about it?So, running an agency, as I do, the question becomes even more critical. I’m at the forefront of all this stuff. We get updates daily, hourly, every .minute, on new shit that’s getting done. Innovations, inventions, disruptions: these are the things that mark this amazing pocket of time called the digital age....

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Fred Roed tackles the challenge of running an agency and responding to digital disruptions. Really thoughtful post for agency owners to consider.

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In The PR Agency Vs. In-House PR Debate, Nobody Wins | Forbes

In The PR Agency Vs. In-House PR Debate, Nobody Wins | Forbes | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

It's the age-old question: "Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?" In the war of public relations agencies versus defenders of in-house PR, the question should be, "Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective?...

 

Leu started the latest discussion with a guest post on VentureBeat that, well, I’ll let him speak for himself: “There are lots of dumb things you could do as a startup entrepreneur… but nothing could be more dumb than throwing your hard-earned venture capital money at a public relations firm.”

 

Oh, there are so many other dumb things that startups do, like replace the “s” with a “z” in the company name or send unsolicited embargoed news to TechCrunch. But one of the dumbest things that a startup company — or any company, for that matter — can do is assume there is a one-size-fits-all approach to PR that could be simplified into “do or don’t” hire a PR agency.

 

Ward appears to understand this, writing in his own guest post, “There are business reasons to hire or not hire a PR firm. Many reasons are valid. But to dismiss any option categorically or to blithely substitute one’s own poor experiences as a reflection on an industry is questionable advice.”...

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Food fight... ;-) 

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