Archive for 'Social Media PR'

Todd Pedersen of Vivint adds Shark Tank feel to 1st UVEF “Todd’s Top Ten” crowd pitch event

Thanks to Todd Pedersen, Vivint, City of Provo, & the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) for a cool Shark Tank -like event! DAILY HERALD story & VIDEO.

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After the smoke cleared the room, the young entrepreneurial sharpshooters of LunchBox held the coveted UVEF Top Gun trophy in-hand.  Such was the “OK Corral” shootout atmosphere of the first annual “Todd’s Top Ten” crowd pitch event presented by UVEF.

In a room full of investors, entrepreneurs, and over ...

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25,000+ attend ISC West – On the Road for Fire Avert & SpotterRF – Public Relations (PR)

This week I joined 25,000+  security fans at the International Security Conference  in Las Vegas (ISC West). 1,000 exhibitors fought for attention with amazing marketing and PR dexterity.

I’ve been on the road doing event PR(public relations) for many entrepreneurial start-ups and some “big dawg” companies. Spreading the news about cool new technologies, new services, and basically awesome stuff! When with Novell, I accompanied some visionary executives including Eric Schmidt (of Google fame) and Chris Stone. On 9/11, I was ...

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Content Marketing, Blogging, SEO, & PR are Close Cousins

Content Marketing, Article Marketing, Product Marketing–they’re all connected. The language of business success. Where are companies finding this success? It’s not a simple answer, but a lot more people are asking, What is a blog?  “How do I blog?  Why do I need to pitch bloggers and do guest blogs. As a component in a well crafted public relations campaign, content marketing and SEO are synonymous ...

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BBB – New Phishing Scam Messing with your Public Relations & Online Reputation Management?

This Utah PR firm has a clean record with the BBB. Long before Facebook, Google+, Angie’s List, Yelp, or a dozen other now prominent consumer rating services, there was the BBB. So, I paid attention the other day when I received a convincing email from what was “purported” to be the Better Business Bureau (BBB).  As a public relations firm offering Online Reputation Management, I know how ...

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CES – Consumer Electronics on the Edge – Vote

CES is the hottest show in town this week…at least in Las Vegas. But, tens of thousands crowd arrive on the anthill of activity that is sure to delight the “must have it” influencers ready to lay down cash to show off the latest gadget.  For entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and big thinkers of industry, this is the “Mecca” of consumer electronics.  For my peers in marketing and public relations, it’s a chance to forecast how technology will empower companies, ...

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Content Wins! The New SEO is the Old Public Relations – Write to Win Top 10

It’s more than backlinks and stuffing keywords. In the new school of SEO, it’s killer Content that wins and who better to write it than Online PR (public relations) pro’s?  If you ignore Google’s new search emphasis on ultra awesome content you may see your search results heading south like a duck in winter!

Public Relations firms, especially those with accredited, seasoned professionals whose English is their primary ...

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5 Penguin Training Tips – Content Marketing Back on Throne in Google SEO Kingdom

Working through the online Media Relations maze, PilmerPR pivots regularly to better client SEO results for PR Online and Content Marketing.

Google sends out 500 algorithm changes per year according to Todd Bailey (Wall Street Journal). Since my daughter’s nickname is Panda, I found it humorous when the bamboo snarfing creature received naming honors for a major change in Google search in ...

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Online Reputation Management – Around the World in 8 Seconds

One of the fun movies of my childhood was “Around the World in 80 Days.” Set in the early days of automobiles, it highlights the huge challenges of circumnavigating the globe. Today, I have to laugh that we can circle the globe online in more like 8 seconds–a little faster than back “in the day.”

Just as transportation now moves at multiples of the speed of sound, ...

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Marketing & PR Online – Short-Form Video – Fast Company

Fast Company confirms what our Online PR firm, PilmerPR has tracked for years. Savvy companies use video to draw a crowd. Not just any crowd, they use video strategy relevant to their target market. As YouTube was just getting their legs under them, low resolution video that didn’t look too polished was actually more favorable than big production numbers that smacked of marketing. Now, however, with the low ...

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Blogging & Public Relations – Fox News Reads SCOTUS Blog

Still think blogging isn’t important to your Public Relations plan? Think again. This morning’s Fox News TV broadcast is a prime example. SCOTUSblog got some Fox love as Fox News anchors and experts read from SCOTUS to report the breaking news regarding the Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare (Affordable Car Act).

With viewers teased for an hour and riveted to screens across the country and at the ...

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