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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

Brands know that emotions are powerful motivators and an emotional campaign can heavily influence buyer behavior. Brands that are shying away from emotion as a motivator, or merely only as a data-set to inform a marketing persona are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. . Duracell is “Trusted Everywhere”.

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Understanding, and Cracking, the YouTube Algorithm and Leveraging all Social Media Platforms

5W PR

Many video creators regard the YouTube algorithm as a complete mystery, like some kind of higher power that governs their view counts and sits outside of their own control. This simply isn’t the case: the YouTube algorithm can be understood, and used to benefit your marketing goals. Leverage All Your Social Media.

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Mainstream media versus YouTube Influencers – Which has the bigger audience?

Communications Conversations

2016 was a good year for influencers. Specifically, 2016 was a VERY GOOD year to be a YouTube influencer. In many cases, these YouTubers have bigger audiences than mainstream media shows (the video below posted by Neistat had almost 8 million views as of the the pub date of this post). Or, Liza Koshy. God help us all.

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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. But many brands don’t have Casper’s $240 million venture funding. Everyone remembers their viral, bro-y YouTube ad in 2011 , for example.

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64% of PR and Marketing Pros Will Increase Content Marketing Efforts in 2016: Marketwired Survey and Infographic

Marketwired

If you’re curious about content marketing, a quick Google search will serve up no shortage of information on trends, best practices, benefits for B2B and B2C companies and what it all means as 2016 approaches. Will you be a #ContentMachine in 2016? What are YOUR plans for content in 2016? We’re curious, too.

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5 Buzzworthy Social Media Trends For 2016

The Stalwart Blog

If this history and a handful of recently emerging trends are any indication, 2016 will be the host of yet another boom of social innovation. . Be on the lookout for these 5 social media trends in 2016: . 2015 was a big year for video, 2016 will be even bigger. Coming To You Live. But You Can Never Leave….

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2016: The Year of the (Marketing) Monkey

Shift Communications

2015 found brands reevaluating their agency relationships in an unprecedented way , turning over partners looking for a better mix of nimble, efficient and integrated. 2016 in the Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Monkey, whose attributes include being “smart, quick witted, frank, optimistic, ambitious and adventurous.”