Google Analytics is a mainstay for most websites and blogs. Google has slowly been transferring all of these accounts to its new property called Universal Analytics. Universal Analytics started out as a beta product for Google in October 2012. In March of last year it was opened to all users of Google Analytics. More recently, they have entered the phase where they will force all accounts to convert to the new standard. This new platform was developed to better track the devices and digital touch points that have become so common. According to a post on the read more...
5 Things to Jump Start a Kickstarter Campaign
The team at Green San Antonio Editors Note: I have had the pleasure of knowing Ellen Evans and her family for over 10 years. We met when we both served on the board of the Public Relations Society of America in San Antonio. She is a gifted communicator and has creatively taken on a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new vegetarian drive-thru concept restaurant in San Antonio. Here are some great tips based on her real-life experience. Earth Burger reached its fundraising goal of $40K with 302 read more...
David and Goliath: How a Small Company Pivoted When Attacked By SELF Magazine
You know the feature. A stylish magazine takes a photo of someone and makes fun of their fashion choices? It’s totally mean girl, but it sells magazines and can be entertaining for even the most compassionate among us. But imagine it happening to a woman who is wearing a superhero costume with a tutu because she is in the middle of fighting brain cancer. This is what happened last month when SELF magazine editors started to notice the trend of women running with tutus in races. They reached out to Monika Allen, the runner on the right, and asked for a photo as they were writing about the trend. Not grasping that the magazine read more...
Reputation Management For C-Level Executives
It isn’t just organizations that need a strong online profile, but also the executives of those organizations. In January, PRNews asked me to write a column about how companies can manage their online reputation. But often when there is a crisis in a company or organization, it is an individual that takes the fall. And usually, that individual does not have a digital footprint that extends beyond their read more...
How to Handle Online Criticism of Your Business or Organization
As we all get more comfortable sharing our thoughts on social media, business owners are getting a lot more comfortable striking back. Usually these reactions don’t turn out so well and can lead to national attention, and not the good kind. In order to learn, I have kept a PR Worst file filled with all kinds of difficult, sticky and unbelievable situations. One of the things I have learned from all of these online crisis situations is that it is always better to respond read more...
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