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

PRSay

Media fires that communicators could have doused before the 6 o’clock news, even a decade ago, can now erupt into global conflagrations, thanks to smartphones and social media. 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.

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TikTok Trends

PR for Anyone

I want you to look at TikTok because that is one of the fastest growing social media platforms. You might think it’s out of your demographic but 13-60 is a pretty wide one and the media is paying attention to what’s going on there. ” Newsjacking. It grew 800% from January 2018 to January 2020. Who knows.

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Kidfluencers and Their Impact on Influencer Marketing, Brands, and Parents

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

These pint-sized personalities have amassed legions of followers on social media platforms, partnering with brands and making a significant impact on the world of influencer marketing. In a world increasingly dominated by social media, the appeal of authenticity has never been more significant.

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Tips for brands handling death on social media

The Stalwart Blog

Death can often bring out the worst in brands, and people, on social media. Attach that selfishness to social media and it can be the perfect storm of narcissism. Many times, I think it’s an exercise in futility that will get lost in the tsunami of white noise unless you have something truly authentic to say. .

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Exploring the Transformative Powers of Artificial Intelligence for Communicators

PRSay

AI to date is almost entirely an exercise in statistical probability, and it works with words or sets of words but not concepts. AI is also pretty good at predicting patterns, like analyzing the social sharing of coverage to predict if a story will be going viral in social media. He joined PRSA in 1994.

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State of Crisis Communications and Social Media from a Professor’s Perspective

Waxing UnLyrical

Social media and crisis communications has become one of the fastest growing areas of both practice and research for today’s communication landscape. Additionally, “over half of respondents (52%) feel that the benefits of using social media as a crisis communications tool outweigh the risks” (page 4).

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Smart PR Helps Spread Good News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In fact, happy news is a main driver for social media sharing. Emotions layered with happiness make up the majority of top drivers of viral content. We can then decide to simply share through social media or, when warranted, to make a bigger media splash. We recommend creating a storybank of your own.

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