2018 updated 4th edition, a public relations, social media, and digital marketing field guide with 32 chapters, 100+ actionable tips, and hundreds of curated resources
If you are ready to combine the powers of social media and public relations, you must read this book now. Even if you have the first and second editions of Social PR Secrets, you'll want to buy the third edition with nine new power-packed chapters including:
Chapter 1: Social PR Evolution and Revolution
Chapter 2: Today's Media Relations
Chapter 3: The New Press Release
Chapter 4: Content Strategy
Chapter 5: Editorial Calendar
Chapter 6: Online Newsrooms
Chapter 7: The Art and Science of Social Publishing
Chapter 8: Managing a Community
Chapter 9: Dialing into Social PR Customer Service
Chapter 10: Jump Into Any News Story
Chapter 11: Distribution, Amplification, and Promotion
Chapter 12: Live Streaming PR Secrets
Chapter 13: Podcasting for Social PR
Chapter 14: Mobile and Social PR Hook Up
Chapter 15: The Rise of Visual Reporting
Chapter 16: Visual PR Secrets
Chapter 17: Scoring Influence
Chapter 18: Measurement, Analytics, and Google
Chapter 19: Avoiding a PR Disaster
Chapter 20: Strategy for Tragedy
Chapter 21: Optimizing an Event for Social PR
Chapter 22: Social PR Collaboration #FTW
Chapter 23: Facebook PR Secrets for More Newsfeed Coverage
Chapter 24: Instagram PR Secrets
Chapter 25: Snapchat Secrets, Stories, and Savviness
Chapter 26: Pinterest PR Secrets
Chapter 27: LinkedIn PR Secrets
Chapter 28: Twitter Social #PR Secrets
Chapter 29: Chatbot PR Secrets - NEW
Chapter 30: Futurist PR Secrets - NEW
Chapter 31: Digital Detox Secrets
Chapter 32: Social PR Wisdom
Social PR Secrets FOURTH Edition is completely refreshed content with 400 pages, more than 100 actionable Social PR Secrets (tips), and hundreds of resources all in one place to take your brand to Social PR power user status.
Guy Kawasaki says in the Foreword:
If PR people don't embrace social media, they will be left in the dust. The concept of sucking up to a few major publications and offering exclusives to the one that promises the most coverage is a risky concept.
For one thing, the major publications no longer "make" products and services; they often report on products and services that have been made. Trickle down is waning. Bubble up is the new game.
Thus, PR and social media are completely different. Where PR is about getting journalists to tell people to buy your product. Social media is about providing value. The goals, rules, and best-practices are not the same.
Or should they be? It's a brave new world and Social PR Secrets lights the match where most burn out.
2. Chapter 1: Social PR Evolution and Revolution
Chapter 2: Today’s Media Relations
Chapter 3: The New Press Release
Chapter 4: Content Strategy
Chapter 5: Editorial Calendar
Chapter 6: Online Newsrooms
Chapter 7: The Art and Science of Social Publishing
Chapter 8: Managing a Community
Chapter 9: Dial into Social PR Customer Service – NEW
Chapter 10: Jump Into Any News Story
Chapter 11: Distribution, Amplification, and Promotion
Chapter 12: Live Streaming PR Secrets – NEW
Chapter 13: Podcasting for Social PR– NEW
Chapter 14: Mobile and Social PR Hook Up
Chapter 15: The Rise of Visual Reporting
Chapter 16: Visual PR Secrets – NEW
Chapter 17: Scoring Influence
Chapter 18: Measurement, Analytics, and Google
Chapter 19: Avoiding a PR Disaster
Chapter 20: Strategy for Tragedy
Chapter 21: Optimizing an Event for Social PR
Chapter 22: Social PR Collaboration #FTW
Chapter 23: Facebook PR Secrets
Chapter 24: Instagram PR Secrets – NEW
Chapter 25: Snapchat Secrets and Savviness – NEW
Chapter 26: Pinterest PR Secrets – NEW
Chapter 27: LinkedIn PR Secrets – NEW
Chapter 28: Twitter Social #PR Secrets
Chapter 29: Stay Namaste Sane in Social Media– NEW
Chapter 30: Social PR Wisdom
Table of Contents
2@LisaBuyer
3. Sarah Evans
Introduction
Social PR Secrets 3rd Edition
2016
Consider Social PR Secrets the communication
professional’s modern-day beginner’s
handbook. It may appear to have a light- hearted or
whimsical approach, but therein lies its brilliance.
The non-threatening format allows anyone to feel
comfortable reading while they are exposed to tactical
and practical public relations tips.
4. Guy Kawasaki
Foreword
Social PR Secrets 3rd Edition
2016
We are fortunate that Lisa has written this book
to help PR people understand this brave, new
world. She provides tactical and practical
methods to combine the best of both worlds.
We’re lucky that she has done this for
marketers, PR people, and entrepreneurs.
5. Guy Kawasaki
Foreword
Social PR Secrets 3rd Edition
2016
We are fortunate that Lisa has written this book
to help PR people understand this brave, new
world. She provides tactical and practical
methods to combine the best of both worlds.
We’re lucky that she has done this for
marketers, PR people, and entrepreneurs.
7. Social
media
has
the
power
to
make
or
break
a
brand
in
a
snippet
of
text.
cc:
Liam
Higgins
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/72441891@N00
7@LisaBuyer
8. Transparency
and
authenticity
still
wins.
cc:
GollyGforce
-‐ Living
My
Worst
Nightmare
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/20581458@N00
8@LisaBuyer
10. Create
a
Twitter
list
for
your
media
target
natively
in
Twitter.
Make
it
public
so
they
can
see
you
added
them.
cc:
shawncampbell
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/59077136@N00
10@LisaBuyer
11. Think
like
your
audience.
cc:
Davide
Restivo
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/43698630@N00
11@LisaBuyer
13. It’s
better
to
send
out
1
press
release
a
month
that
is
substantial
than
4
that
are
all
fluff.
cc:
ginnerobot
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/78011127@N00
13@LisaBuyer
14. Break
the
press
release
up
into
5
to
10
newsworthy
Tweets
with
a
link
to
the
story
on
the
corporate
blog/company
newsroom.
cc:
DubaiFM
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/84208998@N00
14@LisaBuyer
19. The
social
PR
editorial
calendar
isn’t
designed
to
be
a
top-‐secret
document.
cc:
Ninja
M.
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/30359603@N03
19@LisaBuyer
20. In
the
Social
PR
world,
there
is
NO
such
thing
as
a
template.
cc:
davedehetre
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/22433418@N04
20@LisaBuyer
22. Make
your
newsroom
content
mobile-‐friendly
cc:
chase_elliott
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/19746950@N00
22@LisaBuyer
23. 94%
of
journalists
surveyed
said
that
having
photos
in
an
online
newsroom
is
important.
cc:
The
PIX-‐JOCKEY
(visual
fantasist)
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/18583731@N07
23@LisaBuyer
24. Art
&
Science
of
Social
Publishing
Chapter
7
24@LisaBuyer
25. Write
like
a
social
news
reporter
and
leave
the
selling
out.
cc:
Jösé
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/9985167@N04
25@LisaBuyer
37. Reporting
your
company’s
news
content
in
a
Facebook-‐friendly
way
is
the
first
step
to
driving
quality
visitors
to
your
website
or
blog
cc:
bengrey
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/28196992@N07
37@LisaBuyer
38. Show
a
different
side
of
your
company
by
sharing
inspirational
pictures
and
reach
a
global
audience
in
a
very
mobile
and
visual
way.
cc:
Jiahui
Huang
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/27237408@N03
38@LisaBuyer
40. “Livestreaming
is
the
missing
link
between
television
&
social
media"
-‐Cathy
Hackle
cc:
JavierPsilocybin
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/70154861@N00
40@LisaBuyer
41. Have
an
influencer
take
over
the
account.
cc:
thecomeupshow
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/22257051@N07
41@LisaBuyer
43. Think
about
search-‐
friendliness
for
your
podcast
&
episodes.
cc:
Jeffrey
Beall
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/31437555@N00
43@LisaBuyer
44. Don’t
ask
a
podcast
host
to
be
on
their
podcast
just
so
you
can
promote
your
wares.
cc:
tranchis
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/25813335@N00
44@LisaBuyer
46. A
mobile-‐friendly
website
or
blog
is
good
Social
PR.
cc:
.reid.
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/29406311@N04
46@LisaBuyer
47. PR
Mistake:
The
company’s
contact
information
is
on
the
home
page
but
is
part
of
an
image,
instead
of
HTML.
-‐ Joe
Laratro
cc:
Joaquin
Villaverde
Photography
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/46078235@N03
47@LisaBuyer
49. Adding
a
strong
photo,
video,
and/or
a
downloadable
file
to
a
press
release
distribution
can
increase
your
online
visibility
by
10
times
the
views.
cc:
alexblanck
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/57527425@N06
49@LisaBuyer
50. Check
out
Twitter
Cards
to
add
visual
impact
from
your
content
to
Twitter.
cc:
Zeusandhera
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/55476234@N00
50@LisaBuyer
55. There’s
some
correlation
between
number
of
+K’s
earned
and
high
Klout
scores
cc:
adrants
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/93461622@N00
55@LisaBuyer
56. Social
media
popularity
(in
terms
of
number
of
friends
and
followers)
does
not
equate
to
influence.
cc:
amanda.venner
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/30863759@N06
56@LisaBuyer
58. The
most
important
analytics
are
what
matters
most
to
your
business
goals.
cc:
tiffa130
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/23682502@N04
58@LisaBuyer
59. Think
beyond
the
obvious
KPIs
such
as
number
of
followers
and
quantity
of
visitors.
cc:
Me2
(Me
Too)
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/67689349@N08
59@LisaBuyer
61. Do
NOT
treat
social
media
as
a
silo.
cc:
Leo
Reynolds
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00
61@LisaBuyer
62. Develop
a
company-‐wide
social
media
policy
that
clearly
defines
both
acceptable
and
unacceptable
behavior
on
social
media
cc:
theqspeaks
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/83261600@N00
62@LisaBuyer
64. About
50%
of
consumers
think
a
brand’s
Facebook
page
is
more
useful
than
a
brand’s
website
cc:
Lori
Hartman
Designs
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/64253809@N04
64@LisaBuyer
65. In
a
time
of
tragedy
or
crisis,
check
out
sources
and
be
sure
to
fact-‐check.
cc:
Curtis
Gregory
Perry
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/33124677@N00
65@LisaBuyer
67. Live
tweeting
or
blogging
during
an
event
cc:
Alfred
Hermida
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/13238706@N00
67@LisaBuyer
68. After
the
event,
create
strong
visuals
using
slideshows
to
tell
the
story
of
the
event.
cc:
adamtr
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/28991097@N00
68@LisaBuyer
70. Create
a
shared
calendar
with
everyone
who
contributes
to
your
editorial
efforts.
cc:
oschene
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/53416300@N00
70@LisaBuyer
71. Use
a
social
collaboration
platform
like
Asana.
cc:
orcmid
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/91555706@N00
71@LisaBuyer
76. Be
the
first
to
know
about
new
features
or
changes.
Subscribe
to
Instagram’s
business
blog.
cc:
Shawn
Harquail
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/55648226@N03
76@LisaBuyer
77. It’s
not
about
you,
it’s
about
your
community.
cc:
Jordi
Payà
Canals
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/24630636@N03
77@LisaBuyer
80. “We
are
not
the
sum
of
everything
we
have
said
or
done
or
experienced
or
published—we
are
the
result.
We
are
who
we
are
today,
right
now.”
— Evan
Spiegel,
CEO
of
Snapchat
cc:
flow14
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/77971972@N00
80@LisaBuyer
82. Schedule
your
pins
out
for
your
campaign.
Tool:
Tailwind
cc:
Nrbelex
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/91351004@N00
82@LisaBuyer
83. Create
a
secret
board
while
working
with
a
brand
or
co-‐
partnering
with
a
brand!
cc:
JD
Hancock
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/83346641@N00
83@LisaBuyer
85. “People
spend
time
on
other
social
networks,
but
invest
time
in
LinkedIn.”
– Jason
Miller
85@LisaBuyer
86. Write
every
day
and
as
much
as
you
can
using
LinkedIn’s
blog-‐like,
long-‐form
content
updates.
cc:
la_farfalla_22
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/14844674@N05
86@LisaBuyer
88. Want
to
get
someone’s
attention
on
Twitter?
Like
one
of
their
tweets
with
a
click
of
a
heart!
cc:
swanky
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/88607481@N00
88@LisaBuyer
89. Monitor
activity
via
a
platform
such
as
Tweetdeck.
cc:
homard.net
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/49548883@N00
89@LisaBuyer
91. The
hardest
part
is
getting
started.
Just
hit
the
start
button,
and
things
get
easier.
cc:
PhotoGraham
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/82278008@N00
91@LisaBuyer
92. Clear
off
your
desktop
every
day
before
and
after
work.
cc:
thinkdanijel
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/40788108@N08
92@LisaBuyer
94. “Be
passionate,
tell
personal
stories,
and
be
real.”–Tony
Hsieh,
Delivering
Happiness.
cc:
Silicon
Prairie
News
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/38190880@N06
94@LisaBuyer
95. Define
your
own
way,
your
own
structure
for
operating,
and
the
creative
processes
that
drive
your
purpose
and
objectives.
cc:
woodleywonderworks
-‐ https://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00
95@LisaBuyer