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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

The article referred to Barbie getting near a billion dollars in ticket sales heading into its third weekend, making it one of the biggest movies of 2023 at the time, and in fact it has only continued to grow since then to become the biggest release of the year at the end of August. All in all, not a great month for Nike’s reputation.

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Why the NBA’s Hong Kong Controversy Is a Timely Lesson in Corporate Responsibility

PRSay

In the new era of corporate responsibility, large organizations increasingly turn on a dime when faced with criticism on social media. As social media has empowered popular movements, large corporations have learned to react with increasing agility in their communications — and in their internal decision-making. Photo by Andrew D.

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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

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In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. In his current role as senior manager for global corporate communications at Hansen Technologies, he oversees external, executive and internal communications for the software firm.

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The PR Perils Of Cultural Appropriation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes. Jack in the Box’s #MeToo Misstep.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

.” Let’s take a look at why marketing writers and editors should take fact-checking seriously—and how they can do so without spending all day, every day looking up stats and references. Ensuring accurate details helps tell the bigger picture, whether for a journalistic publication or a corporate entity. Sites like Otter.AI

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Conference Recap: Reaching Rural Americans, Preventing Social Media Crises and Using the PESO Model

PRSay

3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. Corporate leaders need to guide their workers on how they should (and should not) represent their brand their online. Dunkin’ decided to use “ Dancing Pumpkin Man ” in a commercial rolling out their fall products, turning a viral moment into a piece of paid media. “In

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Fleishman Hillard — TRUE Global Intelligence

NewsWhip

Corporations have a pretty good handle on the issues that pertain to their industry. Matt and his team help their clients overcome those traditional blind spots by integrating NewsWhip data into a broad intelligence platform referred to as TRUE Scape. Matt explains it like this: “.