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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

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Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4 In 2013, to promote “Carrie,” a remake of the original 1976 version, its distribution company MGM Films created a Halloween surprise for customers who were taking a coffee break at a local coffee shop in New York. billion to $9.1

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How Do We Love Hallmark Holidays? Let Me Count The Ways.

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These annual occasions give companies the opportunity to reinforce key brand attributes, show their personality, create viral buzz—and hopefully have a little fun along the way. The instigator of chuckles, deep belly laughs and viral buzz. Here are a few that have proven to work: Infuse Your Campaign with Comedy. Capture Your Audience.

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6 Best Practices for Identifying and Reacting to a PR Crisis

Cision

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” One of the great examples of crisis/not crisis was the 2013 hacking of Burger King’s Twitter account by a McDonald’s fan.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

The consumer privacy battle will rage on, and marketers will be affected by new data privacy regulations. As consumers get savvier about how their data is being collected and used, their demand will grow deeper for transparency and protection. 16: Ted Seward. 11) Privacy regs bring back the basics. Bob Geller | Fusion PR.