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Doing Real-Time Marketing Right

Shift Communications

Thus, brands have been forced to place a premium on keeping pace with this demand, and many have risen to the challenge and garnered impressive results. One of the classic examples comes from my favorite cookie brand, Oreo, which took to social with this tweet spoofing the notorious 2013 Super Bowl blackout. Brands take note!

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Influence your PR campaign with Influencer Marketing

Waxing UnLyrical

Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. It is one of the most effective ways to spread brand awareness to scores of followers, to reach out and engage with them.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

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4 Examples of Fair Use Debates in the Digital World

Cision

Forty-five percent of executives think it’s okay to share other brands’ information as either digital or print paid content. In 2013, a photographer brought a lawsuit against BuzzFeed for the use of a photo he originally posted in Flickr. But copyright violations can have disastrous consequences.

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How NOT to Run Your Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

For the most part, brands use it well. Social media is very susceptible to human error, things are said in the heat of the moment without enough forward planning, and a large follower base can mean something goes viral in minutes. It’s equally damaging to your brand to jump on completely irrelevant bandwagons for cheap clicks.

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Your Favorite MaccaPR Blog Posts: Ellen's Oscar Selfie, Death of PR Spin and Online Content Secrets

MaccaPR

Just as we did in 2013 with " PR and Social Media Counsel from MaccaPR''s Most Popular Posts ," we''re now taking a look back at the most successful recent posts on MaccaPR, according to our readers. His post features tips for how your brand can use YouTube and other social media channels to conquer your competition. #3. The verdict?

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The Top 11 Social Media Crises of 2017

Norton's Notes

I speak a lot to student and marketers alike about social media crisis management as I believe it can have a huge impact on a brand’s reputation and share price if you get it wrong. Even today I am amazed at how many brands just pass the social media content to the most junior member of the team. Uber Backs The Wrong Horse.