This weekend, Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri let us in on some game-changing news that we wanted to share. Beginning in April 2019, Instagram has been testing hiding like counts from followers in seven different countries. On Friday, Mosseri announced the same rollout would be tested in some parts of the U.S. this week. The goal of this potential…
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Cause marketing: time to win over the consumer
Especially millennials with our “trust issues.” What is cause marketing, you ask? It’s the pair of shoes you bought because the brand guarantees a pair will then be donated to a child in need. It’s the hat you purchased because you liked that the brand advocates for nature conservation. It’s the pink cookie you bought…
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First AC Hotels by Marriott® in Alabama Opens in Huntsville
Yedla Management Company approached REED Public Relations to help promote their newest hotel, the AC Hotel Huntsville Downtown. This is the first AC Hotels by Marriott® to open in Alabama. Not only was this an excellent opportunity for Yedla Management, but it was a huge announcement for the city of Huntsville. AC Hotel Huntsville Downtown is the…
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Does Your Marketing & PR Measure Up?
Hint: It’s not always that simple Whether you’re a Marketing & PR Director or a CEO, you’ve probably pondered the question of measuring your team or your agency’s public relations and marketing efforts. While it would be so easy to Don Draper the whole thing, show a lift in sales, and dollar-for-dollar ad spend,…
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Social Media – What’s it Worth?
Play along with me. What if I told you that most of us spend more than two hours per day on one single activity. Would you classify that activity as important? Now I’m going to share that during the same couple of hours (142 minutes, to be exact), a brand can leave an impression, create…
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TEDxNashville Exceeds Anticipated Ticket Sales in 2019
As TEDxNashville headed into its 10th year, their event team approached REED to assist with media relations and organic social media content creation for the event. With the number of Nashville’s ticketed events continuing to grow year over year, REED was tasked with helping to increase event attendance and raise awareness for the event, as…
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3 Keys to Successful Content Marketing
For something that is discussed so frequently in marketing and public relations, it sure is difficult to know what makes content any good. “Content” refers to the subject or ideas contained in something written, said, created or represented, and any marketer has probably had the saying “content is king” drilled into their heads. We all…
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Community Relations: Eva Schloss Recounts Holocaust in Nashville
Chabad of Nashville had an exciting opportunity to bring Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s childhood friend and stepsister, to Middle Tennessee for a speaking opportunity to share the unimaginable experience of living through the fear and panic that was the Holocaust. The event was an opportunity to raise awareness of the atrocities of genocide, persecution and hatred…
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yogasoul hosts Bunny Yoga
yogasoul is more than just a yoga studio. It takes what yogis love about the practice and elevates it so that proper form and optimal results are at the forefront. Located off of Wedgewood Avenue, yogasoul was founded and is led by Cindy Lunsford and her incredible “Soul Squad” of experienced and diverse yoga instructors. Because yogasoul isn’t an average yoga studio, their…
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The Wild Wild West of Digital Influencers
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but is it worth $1,000? That depends on who the post is coming from. Influencer campaigns have proven to be extremely effective even when traditional media has struggled to gain its footing in the digital world. While working with influencers can produce similar results to that…
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