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What is Newsjacking?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Since David Meerman Scott coined the term “ newsjacking ” in 2011, our team has written nearly 30 unique blogs on the subject — possibly more than any other topic. What makes it so important that we would write about it so often? So what is newsjacking? And why should PR professionals care about it?

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What is Technical SEO and How Does It Impact Content Performance?

Contently - Strategy

Even if you have the best content in the world, if no web traffic stops by, you might as well be writing on paper and then tucking it away in a desk drawer. When creating a new piece of content, think about other content on your site that is valuable, relevant, and related to the piece you’re writing to include as a hyperlink.

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Your Brand is Not the Hero…Your Customer is the Hero

Sword and the Script

The story stems from a 2011 commercial for the Volkswagen Passat – the “Darth Vader Super Bowl commercial.” This is instructive for one big reason: the brand isn’t the hero, the little boy (or perhaps arguably his father) is the hero. Too many brands miss this important point. The company is trying to make its brand the hero.

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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

In 2011, a Twitter user jokingly tweeted to Morton’s Steakhouse asking if they could meet him at the airport with a steak when he landed. 2011, August 19). This policy encourages customers to try products without fear of commitment and builds trust with the brand. Morton’s Steakhouse.

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7 Rules for a New Era of Communications

PRSay

We even write emails with more thought. Works like Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking Fast and Slow” (2011) and Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind” (2012) show that they — and our target audiences — are not. Audiences, craving authenticity, are calling out brands when they smell hypocrisy. The importance of elephant-whispering.

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Bring engagement data to your media lists with Top Authors Leaderboard

NewsWhip

We know this because we track the millions of articles published every day — and we have seen how public engagement with brands and the media has transformed in recent years. It’s also an indication for us of whether the articles that they write in the future will be either a threat or have a positive benefit for us.”.

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The Statistics, Effectiveness and Politics of Super Bowl Commercials [UML]

Sword and the Script

The conclusion “validates well-known theories about how advertising works in a microcosm” such as: “New launches and less established brands leverage the reach and vibrancy of the platform to build awareness and catapult themselves into the big league of power brands. 3) Should brands mix sports and politics? According to Ms.

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