Pitching the Perfect Image: A Look at Top Publishers' Image Sizes

There’s no denying the power of visuals -- including at least one image in your post can double your shares while also helping your audience retain more information than with text alone.

This is especially true in the PR and media world. When pitching a story, many more PR pros are including images and infographics in the hope of getting a hit. 

Though there are many things to consider when designing an image for a campaign, one crucial thing often falls by the wayside: optimizing the image for the width of the site you're pitching.

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The Marketing Stack for Publishers: What Tools Do You Need?

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How to Repurpose Your Social Media Content [Live Webinar]

Remember the slogan "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?" It was originally coined in reference to paper and plastic products, but it also can be applied to your content marketing strategy. Not only can repurposing content save you time, but it also can help you generate way more results.

The strategy of repurposing existing content has been oiling the HubSpot content engine for years, and this Thursday, we'll be hosting a webinar with Likeable Local to give away our secrets.

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Iranian president says he's always supported social media

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised young Iranians for using social media to support the Iran Deal during a televised speech on Sunday

His speech extolled the benefits of the deal, which will lift international sanctions against Iran in exchange for curbing the nation's ability to develop nuclear weapons. Rouhani said he was grateful for the online support

See also: Twitter CEO Wants All Iranians to Enjoy Their President's Tweets

#Iran prez Rouhani: I thank Iranian youth for what they did in social media, nice graphics, ...

— Abas Aslani (@abasinfo) August 2, 2015

in country which social media is filtered, @Rouhani_ir is praising youth 4 work on social media adding he is agnst limiting social media

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The 14 Coolest Beer Label Designs You've Ever Seen

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While it's certainly important for a beer to taste good, there's no denying that packaging has some influence on people's buying decisions.

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9 hashtags that champion body positivity for all

We could all use more radical self-love in our lives.

But when it comes to body acceptance, that can be difficult — especially for people who have bodies existing outside the "socially acceptable" norm

See also: Love the skin you're in: 9 uplifting body-positive blogs

Whether it's skin color, size or disability, body appearance can be a major source of judgment and discrimination. Loving yourself even in the face of all of that negativity is incredibly important, as is encouraging and supporting self-acceptance for people who have marginalized identities that aren’t your own.

Hashtags have become a popular way for the social media-savvy to come together and advocate for body inclusion. Using photos of themselves to spread messages of radical body positivity, these users have created online communities that are helping to start a major self-love dialogue. Read more...

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How to Work the Room at Your Next Networking Event [Infographic]

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Take a second to imagine a business event you attended recently.

When the keynote presentation ended, it's likely that a majority of the vendors and attendees flocked to the nearest charging station, pulled out their tablets and pretended to look busy, or awkwardly huddled with their coworkers around the tall tables by the refreshments. 

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