Get relevant news and advice about public relations, corporate communications, social media and marketing each month from Arik Hanson and Kevin Hunt. Arik is a solo marketing and communications consultant in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kevin leads corporate communications content, channels and analytics at General Mills.
Arik examines the complex topic of companies and brands making the decision to take a public stand on politics and key societal issues. LINKS Most Loved Brands 2020…
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In our August 2020 episode, we discuss: Instagram Reels (3:00) Cision’s State of the Press Release (5:50) Employee perspectives on COVID-19 (9:05) Spotlight: Country Time’s bailout relief fund…
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In our July 2020 episode, we discuss: Edelman’s Trust Barometer Special Report: Brand Trust in 2020 (3:40) What Black Lives Matter supporters want brands to do (4:45) What…
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Arik interviews Marsha Pitts-Phillips, the Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Minnesota chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and the president and founder of MRPP &…
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In our June 2020 episode, we discuss: The aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the communications aspects (2:30) Instagram’s new payouts for influencers (12:00) How podcasting…
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Arik interviews Casey Hall of Lumberjack Social. They discuss several trends in social media to pay attention to during the COVID-19 pandemic: Executive use of social media, brand…
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In our May 2020 episode, we discuss: Cision’s 2020 Global State of the Media Report (3:50) CEOs seeing record engagement on LinkedIn (5:20) The role of social during…
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GlobalWebIndex Social media flagship report: The latest social media trends to know for 2020 MORE INFORMATION TheTalkingPointsPodcast.com Apple Podcasts page Spotify page Subscribe to Arik’s weekly email SPONSOR…
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Thank you for listening. We understandably devoted most of our time in this episode to discussing various aspects of COVID-19 communications. Please take note of a Minnesota PRSA…
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LINKS How social networks are surging and changing during the COVID-19 outbreak Content marketing that is truly making a difference during the COVID-19 outbreak Blue Cross joins Allina…
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