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Gen Z Coming of Age: Millennials Move Over (a Little)

As Wikipedia reports: “Generation Z refers to the cohort of people born after the Millennial Generation. There is no agreement on the name or exact range of birth dates. Some sources start this generation at the mid or late 1990s … Continue reading

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Are Your Public Relations Efforts Working?

How effective are your public relations efforts? The answer to this question has become even more complex in this era of online viral marketing and word of mouth. It’s not enough to just count mentions, etc., as we did in … Continue reading

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A HubSpot Study: Social Media Posts and Interaction

How well do industries do in their social media engagement? Is the frequency of posting related to the level of audience participation? HubSpot recently conducted a research study on this (“2015 Social Media Benchmarks Report”). The full 49-page report may … Continue reading

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