TopRank Digital Marketing News

Public Relations 2.0:  The New Tools of The Trade
July 13th Minneapolis, MN

Now more than ever, journalists, bloggers and industry influentials use search engines to find subject matter experts, research companies, locate past media coverage and track topical trends.  A recent survey on journalists’ use of search by TopRank® Online Marketing reports that 91% of journalists, reporters and editors surveyed use search engines to do their jobs.

“Public Relations 2.0: The New Tools Of The Trade,” to be hosted by Kane Consulting and the Minnesota PRSA in Minneapolis Monday, July 13th, will inform public relations and communications professionals of the new tools ranging from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to Social Media PR.

Media Relations Summit
May 17-19, New York, New York

This May, media professionals will flock to New York City to attend Media Relations Summit, billed as the world’s largest conference discussing new methods of corporate communications and digital technologies.  In addition to keynotes from luminaries such as broadcasting legend Dan Rather, attendees will discover strategies designed to increase online visibility for their clients and organizations, courtesy of a panel session including TopRank® Online Marketing CEO, Lee Odden.

IML Audience Response Systems

IML, a market leader in interactive audience response systems, offers the only wireless voting keypad to include a built-in microphone and live text messaging functionality.  Such innovative audience response systems are used in a variety of settings, from conferences and events to fundraising and silent auctions and are sought by meeting planners, coordinators, and corporate marketers across the U.S.

In their search to expand market awareness, web site traffic and sales, IML has engaged Minnesota based SEO firm, TopRank® Online Marketing, to develop and implement an internet marketing program focusing on search engine optimization (SEO), blog marketing, and digital public relations (PR) services.

TopRank CEO Lee Odden Interviewed by Jiyan Wei of Vocus on WebmasterRadio.FM "Cover Story"

Public relations is enjoying both an evolution and a renaissance.

While traditional media outlets have been steadily shrinking, sources of online news and information have been exponentially growing.

Digital public relations, which has developed from this interesting paradigm, is an inclusive blend of both traditional push PR tactics and pull marketing tactics inherent with search engine optimization.  In a very real sense,  digital public relations can serve both a PR objective of securing coverage, and a marketing objective of achieving inquiries and sales.