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

Prohibition

Social media is a powerful tool for people to digest and interact with information regularly. Social media has the potential to grow a brand’s identity and consumer base extensively. Competitor brand KFC brilliantly responded “the best time to delete this post was immediately after posting it.

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Discovering the Roadmap in Teaching Social Media

Deirdre Breakenridge

I have always been very passionate about social media, but when it comes to teaching social media, there is nothing more rewarding. I have been teaching my social media class for the last three years and it’s been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had as a professor. Rubrics and feedback forms.

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How Earned Media Drives Consumer Behavior: Publication Authority

Onclusive

That’s why over a decade ago, Onclusive invented, trademarked, and launched PR Attribution to help PR pros connect earned and owned media content to behavioral outcomes –website visits and website actions that result in more customers, sales, and brand loyalists. Article sentiment toward the brand. What is PR Attribution ?

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Three lessons brands can learn from the Hockey Canada Scandal

NewsWhip

Canadian brands know this. If you want to appeal to Canadians, connecting your brand to the game has always been a safe bet. . For context, Tim Hortons’ brand DNA is hockey so their departure made headline news. thousand articles and 200 thousand social media interactions on Hockey Canada since September 1st – just 40 days.

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Challenger Brands: Here’s How To Win At PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Regardless of the industry, a challenger brand can have a natural PR advantage. Challenger brands can shake things up through unique points of view, innovation or a better story. Media like underdogs, whether they’re Casper challenging the mattress industry, TikTok going after Facebook or the Dollar Shave Club taking on Gillette.

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

NewsWhip

Brand reputation, intellectual property, and contractual rights comprise the three most valuable intangibles in company valuations today – and intangibles comprise the vast majority of value in large corporations. . These folks are fully tuned into the emerging interplay between media and social media.

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Blaming Social Media is Always Bad PR

Marketwired

Do a Google search on blaming social media and you’ll find nearly one million results. They range from social media being blamed for your bad mood to the 2011 London Riots being blamed on social nets. Social media is an easy punching bag because many still view it as the new kid on the block.