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The Rise and Fall of the Pumpkin Spice Latte

Cision

2016’s #PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte) lovers have crushed this total by 44%. Advance a conversation by building off of where the conversation ended last year — start with new information and creativity and then cover more familiar tropes. In September of this year we tracked more than 130,000 mentions of the pumpkin spice.

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TikTok: The Rising Star in Influencer Marketing

Prohibition

The Rise of TikTok TikTok launched in 2016 and since then, saw high levels of growth during the pandemic. TikTok’s ‘For You Page’ algorithm made it easier for content to go viral, providing a remarkable opportunity for aspiring influencers. Authenticity : TikTok videos are often informal and unscripted.

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Philanthropist Craig Newmark on Ethical Communication

PRSay

In 2016, he founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies, which supports organizations that advocate for trustworthy journalism, voter protection, women in technology, and military veterans and their families. I saw that in 2016 the immune system of democracy didn’t work so well.

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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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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

PR people often talk about ideas to make news go viral, but there is no way to predict or plan for when something will be a hit. cta] The post 2016 – A Year in Traditional Media appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. Julie Staadecker, Account Director. Client: McDonald’s.

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How The Los Angeles Times Decides Which Stories Have Star Power

Cision

We’re all dreaming of the way to make something go viral, even though there is no actual way to engineer virility,” says Marc. Anna Williamson (@AnnaWilliamzon) May 18, 2016. . Anna Williamson (@AnnaWilliamzon) May 18, 2016. Cision (@Cision) May 18, 2016. ’ Just send me the information and make me interested.

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Confirmation Bias in Media: The Echo Chamber Challenge

Doctor Spin

It also hampers critical thinking, as people are less exposed to diverse viewpoints and more likely to accept biased information as truth. Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias in which individuals tend to focus on information that supports their existing beliefs, while overlooking contradictory information.” Perspective-taking.

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