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Social media advertising blunders- a look at past advertising failures and what brands can learn from them

Prohibition

However, advertising can just as easily be detrimental for businesses, and blunders are commonplace in the industry. Here we explore some examples of social media advertising gone wrong – and share insight on what brands can learn from these blunders, to make sure they don’t make the same mistakes.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future.

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The Statistics, Effectiveness and Politics of Super Bowl Commercials [UML]

Sword and the Script

1) Statistics on the Super Bowl audience and advertising. Marketing Charts published a piece – Super Bowl 2020 Data – summarizing advertising research about the Super Bowl from Kantar and the National Retail Foundation , among others. What does an advertisement in this year’s Super Bowl (54) cost?

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FTC Endorsement Guidelines: What Agencies Need to Know

Shift Communications

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came out with guidelines regarding disclosure of endorsements that were significantly updated to take into account the ever-expanding domain of online advertising and social media. With limited space, what constitutes adequate disclosure?

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing.

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Your Brand is Not the Hero…Your Customer is the Hero

Sword and the Script

The story stems from a 2011 commercial for the Volkswagen Passat – the “Darth Vader Super Bowl commercial.” Whether your job is to writing advertisements, pitching reporters, or creating good content, make your customer the hero. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Admiral Motti’s larynx. Give our services a try.

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Reputation on social media – Comms must own it or lose it

NewsWhip

If communications professionals don’t step up and develop competency in the full social media sphere, others from social media specialists, to brand marketers, and even new agency-technology hybrids will begin to encroach on what has traditionally been communications’ territory. Today, the advertisers don’t have that control.