Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2014

The Harlem Shake dance video craze largely took off based on the whims of students, employees and other everyday folk interested in making a funny viral video. Rise of the social photobooth and video jukebox. Holistic media and commerce. So which one garnered more interest according to Google trends?

Mobile 101

Mobile Community System Social Media 101

Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Great experiences generate a lot of positive word-of-mouth, which social media amplifies. It was probably incumbent for the blogger to network in some capacity: getting on a “blog roll,” finding their own “tribe” to share content on social media or by reading a lot of blogs.

Energy 120

Energy Viral Storytelling Community 120

MaccaPR

JANUARY 15, 2019

“From a branding and marketing perspective, the Fiji Water Girl Photobombing Stunt was a combination of product placement and social media brilliance,” concludes Stacey Hintermeister, Group Director at the Minneapolis agency CBX. 5 - From Red Carpet to Retail. We’re so glad everyone is talking about our water!,” 2 - Surprise!

Marketing 78

Marketing Viral Consumer Agency 78

MaccaPR

JANUARY 15, 2019

“From a branding and marketing perspective, the Fiji Water Girl Photo Bombing Stunt was a combination of product placement and social media brilliance,” concludes Stacey Hintermeister, Group Director at the Minneapolis agency CBX. 5 - From Red Carpet to Retail. We’re so glad everyone is talking about our water!,” 2 - Surprise!

Marketing 48

Marketing Viral Consumer Agency 48

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

So, the things we’ll see in the market, you know, if it’s a retailer were seeing things like, “Well could you help us with driving some more traffic for shopping cart conversions?” Steve Barrett: We’ve all seen those go viral haven’t we? As an example. It means comms and marketing have to talk to each other.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In his nearly 19 years at Amazon, Herdener has seen Amazon’s PR function move from a retail-consumer focus to a multifaceted approach that includes employee communications, social media, executive communications and reputational marketing. That is traditionally the advertising and marketing function.

Employee 217

Employee Leadership Crisis Management Viral 217

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 25, 2014

Social media is a great tool for engaging with consumers. There are some fantastic examples of effective social campaigns and professionally-maintained accounts out there. With that in mind, here are my top five tips to help you avoid some common social media errors. How NOT to Run Your Social Media.

Social Media 83

Social Media Media Viral Tools 83

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2019

During the last couple of years, several trends have impacted the way businesses carry out social media marketing. Generally speaking, marketers tend to focus on high-quality images and videos, alongside posts that have the potential to go viral. Guest post by Alex Slichnyi. Why is Instagram Stories Feature Important?

Instagram 63

Instagram Marketing Viral Airlines 63

Mark My Words

MARCH 6, 2018

This week, Centre Parcs announced that it would be joining an increasing number of brands – Lego, Paperchase, the Southbank Centre – who have chosen to stop advertising in the newspaper. Recently, Poundland received a slapdown from the Advertising Standards Authority over its ‘Elves behaving badly’ social campaign.

Brand 60

Brand Branding Film Print 60

Konnect Agency

JANUARY 17, 2020

The digital landscape changes almost daily, with new tools and utilities that add more ways to connect, track and maximize social media marketing performance. The overarching theme for brands heading into 2020: Rethinking what “success” looks like for social media marketing at large. Shopping on social media.

Social Media 87

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 87

Mark My Words

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Thanks to social media people with no formal training in public relations can broadcast their complaints, no matter how trivial, to an audience to rival that of most nationals. Recently Poundland received a slapdown from the Advertising Standards Authority over its “Elves behaving badly” social campaign.

Print 60

Print Viral Film Construction 60

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Between the 24-hour news cycle and constant social media updates, people hear about every piece of legislation, every political scandal, every social injustice – and you can be sure they’re talking about it offline too. But widely politics has the potential to influence our retail choices in unprecedented ways.

Analysis 54

Analysis Viral Advertising Advertising 54

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Mass communication is a subarea of communications studies in the US, and social science with some elements of physical science - especially when designing systems and technology to transmit messages. Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising.

Ethics 52

Ethics Communications Print Television 52