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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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Top 5 NewsWhip features you may not know about

NewsWhip

Whether it’s for spotting a breaking story or conducting a reflective analysis post-event, the metric stands out as a key indicator of a story’s virality, offering insights into how and why certain content is resonating with audiences. Ideal for keeping a pulse on viral content and shaping responsive strategies in real-time.

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The How and Why of PR Attribution

Onclusive

Having captured and analyzed the performance data of millions of online articles at AirPR, we’ve seen that a blog post that goes viral can generate an order of magnitude more site visits and conversions than an earned piece in a top-tier publication. That’s what marketers and their PR colleagues need to track.

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The 2021 Oscars predictably failed to capture the public interest

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As a comparison, the 2020 awards ceremony garnered more than 22 million interactions and 2019 had more than 23 million engagements to Oscars content. The viral stories about the 2021 Oscars. NewsWhip users can access the dashboard here. In 2021, the engagement to articles about the Oscars reached 5.45 million in 2020 to 2.9

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3 Brands That Aced Real-Time Opportunities

Cision

When the media reported that Apple’s iPhone 6 was prone to bending, the news went viral on Twitter with the #Bendgate hashtag. Rather than making a comparison to the company under fire, KitKat highlighted how it differs from the rest.

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Summer movies captured the public’s interest — and its money

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Even if the new Minions movie, The Rise of Gru, wasn’t on your list of must-sees this summer, you might have caught wind of a viral trend that made waves on TikTok. To read about more entertainment comparisons like this one, check out our streaming blog here. TikTok can prove more impactful than traditional media.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams. Expedia’s vision statement is milquetoast in comparison) Momondo’s daring, creative endeavor was no small project; it involved a heavy lift of DNA tests, interviews, and filmmaking.