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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. Image Source: [link].

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“Post Truth.” Navigating Misinformation and Managing Reputations

Reputation Us

Not only is “post-truth” in the Oxford Dictionary, the organization actually selected it as the word of the year in late-2016. A 2016 study that analyzed 376 million Facebook users’ interactions with more than 900 news outlets found that people seek information that aligns with their views. The Truth” is the New Misinformation.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams.

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Challenger Brands: Here’s How To Win At PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Dollar Shave Club didn’t build a billion-dollar business and sell to Unilever in 2016 without throwing a few bombs. Everyone remembers their viral, bro-y YouTube ad in 2011 , for example. Previous Crenshaw client Sundial Brands, makers of inclusive personal care and beauty products, is another example.

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My top 10 social media campaigns of 2016

Norton's Notes

This year (2016) has been an eventful year to say the least, and as it’s coming to a close I thought I’d take a closer look back at some of the best social campaigns of the year and list a few of my favourites. Here are ten of my favourite social media campaigns from 2016. Here’s some examples. The Salvation Army: #thedress.

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2017 Crisis Management That (Mostly) Worked

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

But in the spirit of fair play, here are some examples of reputation management that succeeded in 2017. Everyone recalls the PR fiasco United Airlines experienced in April when footage of a dazed and bloodied passenger being dragged from his seat went viral. Pepsi’s graceful mea culpa. Southwest Airlines’ soft landing.

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Brand crisis research: vaccine mandates, Striketober, & misinformation

NewsWhip

Nicholson explains that in 2016 “outright false stories were going viral” and now it has become harder to identify. Examples of this were highlighted with articles about vaccine side effects from late 2021. If you would like to read more analysis and see more brand examples from the Crisis Q3 2021 report, you can do that here.

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