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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. Wake up America!

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Luxury PR and Marketing: TikTok’s Potential for Luxury Brands

Prohibition

The Growing Luxury Landscape on TikTok The Rise of TikTok and Its Appeal to Gen Z Since its inception in 2016, TikTok has experienced exponential growth, with an average of 78.7 As the fastest-growing consumer group, Gen Z is projected to contribute to 130% of the growth in luxury personal items by 2025. million users in 2021.

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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.” The perpetuation of a “viral” story on digital channels can be hours. Health Business Elite , EBSCO host (accessed March 1, 2016).

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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. Tracking the narratives that are resonating the most is made easier by using NewsWhip’s Crisis Dashboard and article groupings setting. Rising audience-side misinformation.

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How the U.K. government set up a misinformation unit to combat fake news

NewsWhip

During the 2016 U.S. Pre-2020, Beard and the team tracked, on average, seven concerning stories a week, from deliberately misleading crime reporting, to fantastical Brexit disaster narratives But when COVID-19 came, that escalated to about 70 narratives a week, many of which were going viral. Beard was recruited onto the team. .

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How Public Relations Can Fight Fake News

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

By attacking the advertising model that supports sites like World News Daily Report and NewsBuzzDaily, they might help slow the viral spread of false, defamatory, and even dangerous stories. Fake content has been around as long as the internet, but as a culture, we didn’t take it so seriously until after the 2016 election.

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