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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

The Barbie movie was the big story of the summer, and its success has extended well beyond its opening weekend, with the film still in cinemas as we write this blog halfway through September. Coincidentally, it was also a top story in a different sense, as it came out on top of our brands coverage analysis in August.

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Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day – Ahoy, Mates!!

wiredPRworks

But before that, on September 19, 2006, I wrote a post called PR Takeaways: Talk Like a Pirate Day. Silly is viral. Social media loves viral stuff. When I first published those words back in 2006, it was incentive enough for the pirates to come over and plunder my blog with comments. Drumroll please for 2018.

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The Superhero Solution PR Strategy

Doctor Spin

Superhero Solution Case Study: Inbox Zero The origin of Inbox Zero can be traced back to Merlin Mann, a productivity expert and creator of the popular blog 43 Folders. In 2006, Mann introduced the Inbox Zero concept during a Google Tech Talk. Please support my blog by sharing it with other PR- and communication professionals.

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How the coronavirus has spread online

NewsWhip

Either way, the first site to mention Wuhan in the headline alongside coronavirus was the website FluTrackers, which tracks the spread of diseases online, and claims to have been doing so since 2006. This site claimed there were up to 59 cases of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in Wuhan specifically. Engagements. Engagements.

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Asda newsdesk story discovery supports authentic PR engagement

Stephen Waddington

Asda uses a small budget to boost these posts’ reach – particularly in the local area – and the viral effect of all the comments and shares push them into many more people’s newsfeeds. million people – and was followed up by local media in news articles that were largely a cut-and-paste of the full story on the Asda news and blogs page.

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105 Tips for Successful Social Media Marketing

Beyond PR

Social media has exploded since the first tweet in 2006; however, brands are still flocking to the 140-character medium. Pin a blog post with a quote graphic. Promote your high performing pins to help take them viral. Diversify the content you pin by including images, GIFs, videos, infographics and Cinematic (animated) pins.