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Walmart’s suspension of advertising on X became last month’s biggest brand story

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That was Elon Musk’s somewhat predictable response to the announcement that Walmart was the latest brand to suspend advertising on X, following other major companies who left the platform back in November when the issue first began. Here are some other brands that captured attention in the news and on social media.

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Advertising vs Publicity

PR for Anyone

It’s the age-old question… what is more impactful to a business – advertising or publicity? 1 – publicity is free – advertising you pay for. #2 2 – publicity is someone else telling the world how great you are – advertising is you telling the world how great you are. #3

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Best Brand Moves During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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It has also brought out the best in some companies and brands, with accompanying positive PR. The abrupt shutdown of normal work and social life has caused many companies to pull back in their advertising and PR. Here are my picks for best brand moves so far during the COVID-19 pandemic. But still others have stepped up.

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Essential Elements for Success With Local Marketing

5W PR

There are plenty of things that go into successful local marketing campaigns, but we managed to boil them down to the few most important ones that businesses should be focusing on. Between research and insights from industry experts, up-to-date and accurate business location data is one of the key elements for a local marketing campaign.

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Brands Bring Substance To COVID-19 Response

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended long-planned marketing and PR campaigns for nearly every major brand. Early into the social distancing phase several brands quickly acknowledged the situation through visuals. But the most PR-powerful gesture may have been by Yum Brands. It’s not about the logo. ” I tend to agree.

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday bring Target the most brand coverage in November

NewsWhip

This was picked up by several local news outlets, with ABC7 in Los Angeles earning over 127k engagements to its article published on Nov 13th, just five days after the initial statement. Disney and Apple are the two top brands being mentioned in articles about the issue. But ultimately, that’s not what captured the most attention.

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National brands will spend $62.7 billion targeting local consumers in 2019

Agility PR Solutions

While national brands continue to invest heavily in national advertising to build brand awareness and favorability, they’re increasingly taking their marketing programs to the local level to drive engagement. According to new research from BIA Advisory Services, national brands are expected to spend $62.7

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