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They’re a 10, but They Don’t Join Social Media Trends*

Buchanan PR

Amidst the rise of TikTok and the growing number of online audiences, many companies have started partaking in various social media trends, from major brands like the popular language learning app Duolingo to smaller, more local organizations like law firms and libraries. by keeping content fresh, fun and culturally relevant. Jonathan W.

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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. The story originally totaled over 1.4

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The PR Perils Of Cultural Appropriation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Fast Company’s feature on the founders went viral – with the headline Two Ex-Googlers Want To Make Bodegas And Mom-And-Pop Corner Stores Obsolete. Author Jeremiah Moss called it “the most deplorable commodification of local neighborhood culture I’ve ever witnessed.” A year later, the startup has rebranded as Stockwell.

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Discovered by Porsche: the Art of Storytelling

Presspage

The principle categorizes content into three main types: ‘Hero’ content aims to create viral, high-impact (video) content, often tied to significant events or campaigns, to attract a massive audience. Hub’ content refers to regularly scheduled, thematic content that retain and engage subscribers, encouraging them to return for fresh content.

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How the coronavirus has spread online

NewsWhip

For the sake of consistency, any reference to the times and dates that articles were published are standardized to US Eastern Time. This site claimed there were up to 59 cases of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in Wuhan specifically. Let’s start at the end of December last year. Week 1: December 2019 / January 2020. Engagements.

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

PRSay

Haworth recommends attending town gatherings and interacting with local elected officials, regardless of their political beliefs. Unsurprisingly, the importance of shared media (which refers, in part, to social media and online interactions among consumers) was a topic on all of their minds. Meet people where they are. During the Oct.

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The Need to Serve, Protect — and 5 Steps to Communicate

Reputation Us

With smart phone cameras and a population plugged into social media 24/7, an incident can go viral in minutes — landing police in less- and moderately populated regions in the news quickly too. LTPR refers to this as a 360 o Communications Audit. Step #2: Conduct a Communications S.W.O.T.