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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. In the advanced digital landscape and a mobile-first world, digital PR is already closely integrated with SEO. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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The CMO Survey with Social & Mobile Marketing Takeaways

Sword and the Script

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Much like last year’s survey , CMOs said they plan to invest in social, mobile and digital. FierceCMO: Study: CMOs are spending more on social and mobile.

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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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Media Strategies: Lessons Learned from the Taylor Swift Phenomenon

Buchanan PR

In 2016, Swift’s public persona took a big hit when she found herself in an argument with Kim Kardashian, who is also a savvy media strategist (for better or for worse) in her own right. McDonald’s featured “seemingly ranch” on their mobile app and the Empire State Building lit up in “ketchup and seemingly ranch” colors as a nod to the joke.

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MediaPulse | A Weekly Media Round-Up

Cision

Some industry stories we’re following this week: The Big News: Hillary Clinton announces her 2016 presidential campaign via social media , followed by Marco Rubio a day later ( The Huffington Post ) and ESPN reporter Britt McHenry is suspended for a week after video of her bad-mouth outburst with a towing attendant goes viral ( NBC News ).

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How can brands benefit from TikTok influencers?

Prohibition

Bought by BtyeDance in 2017, ‘TikTok is the world’s leading destination for short-form mobile videos’ and with their mission to ‘inspire creativity and bring joy’ the app is the seventh most popular social platform in the world. Formally recognised as musica.ly , TikTok is a short-form, video sharing social media app.

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4 Ways Influencers Support Brands in Real Time

Cision

With strong influencer relationships, your brand can call on its allies to come to its defense in times of crisis or to mobilize its audience when an opportunity arises. In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 Trust Barometer , 78 percent of people trust their peers, while 49 percent trust CEOs. You need to have influencers on your side.

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