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Should Consumers Smile at Guerrilla Marketing?

Mindful Marketing

An errant slider didn’t fly through their screens; rather, they were beaned by a very unconventional advertising curve. About a week ago, before a Consumer Behavior class, one of my students asked, “Dr. ” I hadn’t experienced the creepy tactics live, but like many, I was caught in their viral wake.

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ICON 2021 Recap: Drew Herdener on the Evolution of Amazon’s Comms Team

PRSay

In his role as a consumer PR manager, he was helping spread the word on new product groupings such as sporting goods and baby essentials. “In That is traditionally the advertising and marketing function. When Drew Herdener joined Amazon in 2003, the company was evolving from its early successes as an online bookseller.

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The Top 10 Sports Stars on Social Media – and Who You Should Be Following

Prohibition

There’s no doubt that the impact of social media on the sporting industry has been huge, with sponsors clambering to strike a deal with the latest hot property from all sporting professions. But how influential are these sporting heroes? Let’s look at the top ten and what makes them so desirable to the world’s biggest brands….

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How Marketing Still Needs Racial Redemption

Mindful Marketing

During a time focused on re-opening the economy after the onset of a viral pandemic, there are glaring signs that the United States is suffering from another type of pandemic—racism. Sonja Martin Poole , associate professor of marketing, University of San Francisco Our nation is clearly in crisis.

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Behind the Headlines With Kathy Walsh

Cision

All too often we are convinced we need a website, or in this day and age, a social media strategy that will go “viral” – but this approach is often doomed from the start. Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result? Images via Pixabay: 1 , 2 , 3.

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The politics of PR – should you be commenting on current affairs as a business?

Prohibition

Increasingly consumers want to feel that their money supports businesses that reflect their personal values, whether it’s buying eco-conscious products or spending extra for ‘Made in Britain’. Videos of people burning their Nike products went viral on social media with many customers announcing they will boycott the sporting brand.

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Media 102? A brief update to media 101

PR in High Definition

The problem is that many of them offer a general service whereby they cover multiple topics to fulfil the needs of the publication – for example, they’re not simply health reporters covering developments in the health sector, but instead might cover health alongside all sorts of different types of consumer stories. News been framed!

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