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.LINKSMost Loved Brands 2020Survey reaffirms consumers…
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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 (13:25)Our "hills to die…
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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 companies and employees…
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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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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 event…
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LINKSHow social networks are surging and changing during the COVID-19 outbreak Content marketing that is truly making a difference during the COVID-19 outbreakBlue Cross joins Allina to launch…
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