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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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False Online Reviews: How to Deal with Damaging Internet Posts about your Business

Melissa Agnes

In fact, a 2011 Washington Post article cites a Harvard Business School study that revealed a one-star rating change on Yelp can lead to a difference in revenue for a company of five to nine percent. Other related articles: Your Legal Options When Dealing with Negativity on Ripoff Report (Video).

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Caine’s Arcade: How Powerful Storytelling Can Make a Difference

Polaris

In 2011, Caine Monroy was a 9-year-old boy much like any other kid his age—except that he had built an arcade in his father’s auto parts store in East Los Angeles. Struck by Caine’s inventiveness, he decided to make a video about the arcade. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone.

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Wyzowl’s Matt Byrom Explains Why Animation Works in Marketing

Contently - Strategy

The company’s pitch was a 90-second animated video and a sign-up form. The simplicity appealed to the visually oriented Byrom, so he started researching to see who might be able to make an animated video for his burgeoning business. In November 2011, he established Wyzowl , a studio dedicated to animated video for brands.

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5 Internet Trends for PR Pros to Watch

Solo PR Pro

Google + Facebook accounted for 85% (and rising) of internet advertising growth. However, while social advertising is growing, marketers struggle with measurement, resources and demonstrating value to the business. Communications pros are often involved in paid marketing, including social advertising.

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Back to School! 3 Solo PR Pros on Becoming an Adjunct Instructor

Solo PR Pro

I started teaching at UCI in 2011, with a five-week, online course focused on using social media for business development. DePaul University College of Communications, 2011 – 2022. I've taught at NU since 2011. It currently has videos from 12 Fellows that educators can use in their classes to supplement their lessons.

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Happy little Vege-stunts

Prakkypedia

A Victorian ice cream parlour dabbles in the flavour, which it apparently began produced in 2011. That was created by Ogilvy & Mather, a New York City-based advertising, marketing and public relations agency. Here’s the official KFC launch video for the product – can you make it more than five seconds through? Darn it all.