Pithy PRognositications From A Recovering Journalist

Welcome to The Spin Cycle, a syndicated weekly column by Todd Smith dedicated to all things branding, PR, marketing and advertisings as appears in the Mississippi Business Journal. Jump in each week and take your brand for a spin! Tune-in here to catch the buzz on the best ways to build, strengthen and sustain your image in today’s fast-paced, multi-media, plugged-in world – filled with competing messages both online and off.

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The Spin Cycle
November 16, 2017

Local Newsrooms Can Still Flourish, Compete in Digital Age

Since 2000, nearly half of newsroom jobs – more than 20,000 of them – have…
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November 9, 2017

Fake News Hurts Trust in Media, Especially Social

Controversies over fake news have damaged trust in media in the United States and elsewhere,…
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The Spin Cycle
November 2, 2017

National Publicist Day a Day for the Ages

We celebrated National Publicist Day earlier this week – on Monday, Oct. 30. It honors…
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The Spin Cycle
October 26, 2017

Facebook Fights Fake News with Publisher Info Buttons

Facebook has taken another step in fighting fake news – by showing Wikipedia entries about…
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October 12, 2017

Billboard, Print Ads are Helping with Healing of Las Vegas

Ads are appearing all over Vegas, and across the country, from digital billboards at airports…
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October 5, 2017

10 Social Media Trends to Consider for Future

Social media platforms will continue their rapid disruption as a communications vehicle in the digital…
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September 28, 2017

Movement Aims to Place 1,000 Journalists in Newsrooms in Next 5 Years

Many newsrooms have dwindled to a mere skeleton of what they once were, but starting…
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September 22, 2017

How the Public Approaches Facts and Information

How does today’s audience engage with news, facts and information? Does the subject hook them?…
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September 18, 2017

Threat of Fake News Strengthens Trust in Traditional Media

The rise in “fake news” has strengthened trust in traditional media, according to a recent…
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The Spin Cycle
September 7, 2017

Brands Come to Rescue of Texas Towns Devastated by Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey wrought crippling destruction across Texas, killing dozens and injuring many more, inundating Houston…
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The Spin Cycle
August 31, 2017

Solar Eclipse Outshined Super Bowl on Social

Last week’s solar eclipse spurred more than 9 million tweets globally, along with 240 million…
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August 24, 2017

It’s Harder to Separate News from Opinion Online

The line between news and opinion is increasingly becoming blurred online. News organizations aren’t doing…
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August 17, 2017

Social Media Users Vault Past 3 Billion

The latest Global Digital Statshot from We Are Social and Hootsuite reveals that the number…
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August 10, 2017

Band-Aid, Amazon, Google Top Brand Index

Band-Aid, Amazon and Google are the strongest brands according to the latest YouGov 2017 BrandIndex.…
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August 4, 2017

Only 1 Percent of Videos Go Viral New Study Reveals

Only 1 percent of videos posted to Facebook actually end up going viral – but…
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