Social Media

Don’t let social media get you down

April 6, 2020

Group Gordon’s Rhani Franklin offers tips to keep your use of social media healthy during the coronavirus pandemic. With everyone I know and love ordered to stay at home for the foreseeable future, I’ve found myself relying on social media to keep in touch with family and friends – and I’m not the only one. […]

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PR LESSONS FROM “SUSSEXIT”

February 6, 2020

Group Gordon’s Hillary Wasserman examines what the royals can teach us about effective communication. On January 8, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – otherwise known as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry – posted an Instagram that stunned the world and nearly broke the internet. The couple announced that they would be leaving the royal […]

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The Power of Social Media Campaigns to Effect Change: #NotAgainSU

December 12, 2019

GG’s Erin Gaffney takes a close look at why the social media movement #NotAgainSU grew and influenced change. This past November, Syracuse University found itself in the national spotlight for a crisis concerning systematic racism. More than 11 hateful and racist crimes were reported on campus, with these accounts including verbal abuse, vandalism, and an […]

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Dear GiGi: I own a boutique B2B company trying to establish itself in the professional services industry. What are some easy first steps you would recommend in terms of social media? Are there resources we could use to become more knowledgeable on social media? When is it appropriate for us to engage a PR company to represent us?

June 7, 2014

Dear Mara – One of the most important factors behind choosing where, when, and how to employ social media tactics is in identifying the audience you are trying to reach first. As a high-touch B2B company, you’ll want to reach a targeted segment of leaders who either directly impact or influence the decision-making at the […]

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Dear GiGi: I am the COO for a group of restaurants in the Northeast. Recently, one of our franchises experienced a period of sub-par customer service due to employees who have since been removed. Unfortunately, their actions continue to have an effect because of the negative comments we received on restaurant review websites, threatening our entire brand. What should we do from here?

May 13, 2014

Dear Anonymous – Social media can sometimes seem like more of a menace than a useful tool. However it is important to understand what the greatest qualities of the various platforms are and to take advantage of them to address issues like this. Social media platforms were developed for, and thrive off of the interactions […]

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Dear GiGi, We run a relatively new non-profit organization focused on scientific research to cure a rare disease. We are very excited to be funding our first research projects. Any thoughts as to how we can get the best bang for our (very little) buck in terms of announcing the news?

June 1, 2012

Congratulations on securing funding for your first research projects! I’ll lay out a few ways in which you can hopefully get traction from the announcement. 1. Identify your target audiences. It’s crucial that you’re constantly aware of whom you’re trying to reach. This will save you the effort of blasting news to a diffuse audience […]

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