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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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Top PR Strategies for SaaS Companies

5W PR

For example, back in 2014, Buzzfeed published an article about an artist that asked people from different countries to Photoshop one of her images according to their local standards of beauty. The article ended up getting picked up by many other outlets and went viral, while the original generated millions of views.

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Reactive PR Opportunities in Brand Mentions

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

When Stewart retired as host, Arby’s even tweeted him a job application and made a hilarious farewell viral video. While not a direct attack on Tide’s products, the viral video trend of teenagers filming themselves eating Tide Pods in 2017-2018 led to many emergency room reports – and the risk of injury or worse.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The Canadian Ontario Association of Optometrists unveiled an eye-opening approach to getting a simple public service message to the public. To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams. Creative PR helps B2B brands be accessible.

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Hashtag Brandjack Campaigns – Lessons From #AskChevron

Melissa Agnes

And worse, what if it gets picked up and begins to go viral with negativity about your organization? Dave Hamilton (@newenergydave) May 30, 2014. Stephanie Horton (@ducorwriter) May 30, 2014. Ryan Feinberg (@ryanfeinberg407) May 30, 2014. Many people are discussing what this may mean for Twitter.

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3 Brands That Aced Real-Time Opportunities

Cision

When the media reported that Apple’s iPhone 6 was prone to bending, the news went viral on Twitter with the #Bendgate hashtag. KITKAT (@KITKAT) September 24, 2014. Jamba Juice took note and responded with a publicity stunt of its own. We don’t bend, we #break. bendgate #iPhone6plus pic.twitter.com/uippCg4kCi.

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#EmbraceEquity: A Noble Goal That’s Also Good for Business

Stern + Associates

An Equal Culture of Care for Women and for Men A decade after she published her viral article for The Atlantic, “ Why Women Can’t Have It All ,” Anne-Marie Slaughter – former Dean of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, former director of policy planning for the U.S.