PRSay

MARCH 7, 2024

The Barbie brand is a paradoxical symbol of imagination, comfort, sexism, objectification, feminism and conflicted cultural influence that has entranced and challenged children and adults alike for generations. Fashion and retail media included stories about brand partnerships such as Ruggable, Zara and Crocs. He’s just Ken.”

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Prohibition

MAY 30, 2023

TikTok can be a very powerful tool for brands. A platform with a new microtrend every other day can be daunting, but can also be incredibly successful for brands who know what they’re doing. Using influencers to harness the power of TikTok is great for brands of all shapes and sizes, especially within the beauty sector.

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With infinite digital space coupled with dwindling consumer attention spans, a PR agency’s greatest task is to cut through the content clutter and help brands attract, capture, and retain consumers by way of the media’s reporting. A PR Agency’s Brand Video Fundamentals. What does this mean for brands and public relations?

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It’s a massive SEO win for brands , as they’re instantly able to see what consumers are searching for when it comes to particular products or queries. This is just one of the many latest TikTok trends changing the world of search marketing for brands. What does it mean for SEO and marketers?

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PRSay

JANUARY 6, 2021

Audiences, craving authenticity, are calling out brands when they smell hypocrisy. Similarly, as other brands stepped up Black Lives Matter messaging, activist complaints began to flood the channels. One fashion publicist pushed too hard at the start of the pandemic and found herself with unwanted publicity in The New York Times.

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5W PR

JUNE 16, 2023

Beauty trends come and go, but some viral hairstyles have made a lasting impact in the world of TikTok and beyond. It’s important for brands to know the latest 2023 hair trends in order to use them to their best advantage in marketing strategies.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a world dominated by social media and viral trends, Santa Claus realized he needed a PR facelift, and he needed it fast! With candy cane pens in hand and tinsel-trimmed laptops at the ready, the PR pros set to work on giving Santa a brand makeover that would make the Sugar Plum Fairy jealous.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2022

.” Unfortunately, that’s the image that many people now associate with the luxury brand Balenciaga. ” Severe backlash against the brand has included stinging social media posts and celebrity condemnations. Reebok put up posters that read “ Cheat on your girlfriend , not on your workout.”

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Presspage

AUGUST 24, 2023

With an overflow of information vying for the spotlight, brands must adapt their strategies to stand out amidst the noise. Especially when faced with the task of engaging individuals who may not inherently express interest in a particular product, the question arises: how can brands forge lasting relationships with these audiences?

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Mark My Words

JANUARY 12, 2022

– Stephanie Matteo, a reality TV contestant who achieved fleeting viral fame for selling her farts in a jar for $1,000 a po(o)p, was taken to hospital after allegedly trying to squeeze out one honker too many. Firstly, in a fittingly 2022 update of Tolstoy’s How Much Lands Does a Man Require?

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Prohibition

AUGUST 15, 2022

and the general public calling out brands and individuals online, it’s safe to say we’ve seen our fair share of crisis management in play already this year. She has also had a string of brand collaborations and is highly sort after by clothing and beauty brands. Read our round up from last year, here. No one cared.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge.

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned. 1) A major fashion mishap: H&M’s “Coolest monkey in the jungle”. 3) A sour end for the sweet brand: Cadbury’s treasure hunt.

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Fashion Telecommunications Crisis Training 75

Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

With editorial staffs evolving and new brands popping up every day, the media have a constant barrage of news, trends and pitches coming their way, let’s remind ourselves about the relationship aspect of media relations while the rest of the world attempts autonomy. That said, brands cannot be expected to respond to every issue.

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OnePitch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Know that I write these sort of business light stories, that I write about influencer culture and social media and how brands are working within these new frameworks of new, whether it's TikTok or – we look at like when BeReal was really big last summer. But this was related to a raw carrot salad that was going viral on TikTok.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. Five crisis PR first responses.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Those ugly sweaters that you’ve often received as a gift are now considered fashionable during the holidays. Search engine optimization helped us rank for big search terms like “ugly Christmas sweaters” while social media helped our sweaters go viral and drive engagement and brand awareness.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. The power of brand is front and center, with athletes as influencers, influencers as fans and the media creating a news feed.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. The power of brand is front and center, with athletes as influencers, influencers as fans and the media creating a news feed.

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Sports Communications Viral Fashion 72

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

It’s a one-way ticket to social media #virality.” To have their own post go viral, even land new business. If Edelman had just quietly pitched media their story ideas and sources for how to grow awareness around mental illness in a sensitive fashion, it would have been perfectly appropriate.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

There’s a reason why Randy Rainbow and Seth Meyers videos go viral. Brands like Steak-Umm have seen engagement and sales go up by making people laugh. Perhaps your organization or brand is simply too stodgy or old fashioned to follow any of these tips so far. Everyone else is boring.”

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. It is one of the most effective ways to spread brand awareness to scores of followers, to reach out and engage with them.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Working with influencers can be a really great way for brands to reach their target audiences, communicate their messages and gain brand awareness. When it goes well, it can be a successful mechanism in driving traffic to your website, increasing direct sales and making more people aware of your brand.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

” Similar to Birchbox, Triberr also is heavily invested in increasing their utility acquiring Scoutle , an analytics company that can help bloggers to predict the virality of their articles. Every product can’t go viral or generate a lot of word-of-mouth buzz. Conclusions.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It is likely that brands will also develop virtual companions, shaping them to reflect the brand’s culture and values. This app adds fashion purchases to an online ‘wardrobe’ and organises them by colour, style and designer. The users then get notified about price changes, sales or brand news.

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Polaris

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

It was a sad story that pretty much went viral. Large news corporations assign journalists to beats: food, technology, health, fashion, municipal politics, entertainment and more. If you want editorial coverage for your cereal brand, first target the media who typically write about food. 1: Target the media that matter.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 17, 2018

At IMP Media we work with brands who recognise the power of these stories – and give them a systematic way to discover them. We do it through a combination in-house developed software and good old-fashioned storytelling and journalistic skills. In most cases they don’t. The stories go undiscovered. This particular post reached 2.2

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Prohibition

MAY 4, 2017

Let’s look at the top ten and what makes them so desirable to the world’s biggest brands…. Just moments after the shocking biting incident in the 2014 World Cup, social media was abuzz with memes and brands jumping on the news from Snickers, to Listerine. 10) Zlatan Ibrahimović (@ibra_official) – Twitter: 4.44m /Instagram: 24.7m.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

A “viral” moment, to be clear. And, in a timely fashion. Wouldn’t he be a fun–and timely–spokesperson for the Zillow brand? But I immediately thought this would be fun for a brand that, to date, hasn’t seemed all that progressive. And, in a positive way (for the most part).

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Kendall Jenner & Hailey Bieber Are First to Wear Kylie Jenner’s New Brand Out – Kylie Jenner is launching her own fashion brand, Khy, and has her celeb friends and family wearing her black leather pieces out as her unofficial ambassadors.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With the continuous roll out of new creators and TikTok influencers, the question that frequently arises on client calls within our digital agency is how brands can crack the code to reach a broad audience and convert more of them into sales through the platform. And we can do it for your brand, too – so what are you waiting for?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Whether a brand’s focus is fitness, fashion, food, or anything else, TikTok can connect it to a highly desirable and sometimes elusive audience. . New and creative social channels should be key elements for consideration in any PR plan , especially for brands aiming to reach a younger audience. Branded hashtags drive discovery.

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PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

The ways companies and leaders behave — or misbehave — have made major headlines in an unprecedented fashion this past year,” they write. “Younger customers, in particular, are pushing brands to engage politically and socially on real issues, in ways that are often polarizing.”.

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5W PR

JANUARY 1, 2021

From a PR perspective it had all the makings of a viral story. Creating a viral story is not easy, and takes the right mix of planning, timing and good old-fashioned luck. Whether it was a surprise, or not, no story is going to go viral without the media to go along with it. ba-dum-ch!). Let’s break it down: Authenticity.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 23, 2019

From a PR perspective it had all the makings of a viral story. Creating a viral story is not easy, and takes the right mix of planning, timing and good old-fashioned luck. Whether it was a surprise, or not, no story is going to go viral without the media to go along with it. ba-dum-ch!). Let’s break it down: Authenticity.

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Viral Conference Fashion Video 78

Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. Some of the top content publishers in the big brand area that are worth keeping an eye on are Red Bull and LEGO. Implement viral marketing tactics. Competition for attention and business has never been fiercer…ever.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For public relations and reputation experts, it’s easy to point out the brands and personalities who mishandled bad news or missed opportunities after public mistakes. Marketers may have differing opinions on Nike’s brand advertising campaign around former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this year. Believe in something.

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