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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. 2017 was like a charmed year for the digital commerce giant. For the MSM, 2017 was filled with ups and downs. The Winners. Mainstream media. The Losers.

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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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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

billion between 2016 and 2017. This video quickly went viral and has more than 40 million views on YouTube. After the infamous horror film “IT” was remade in 2017, Warner Bros. Competitors often take on campaigns to create the most hype–as Burger King did for Halloween in 2017 when they trolled McDonald’s.

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How Long Should a Blog Post Be? [A Data-Driven Answer for B2B]

Sword and the Script

If you’re looking for a short and easy answer to blogging questions, here you go: How long should a blog post be? How long should it take to write a blog post? How often should I publish blog posts? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple. Answer: 1,000 words.

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How Formula 1’s reputation was impacted by the controversial finale

NewsWhip

Formula 1 also had the next top 5 spots on the YouTube charts, with videos about Verstappen and Hamilton’s final lap and inside look at each driver’s final radio calls going viral. . Or it could be compared to the Houston Astros cheating scandal in 2017 (and also 2019) that had the entire baseball world calling for a stripped title.

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6 Reasons to Use Influencer Marketing

Critical Mention

According to a 2017 Choozle survey, only 7% of participants viewed online ads positively. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. With social media’s marketing power increasing exponentially, brands want to create content that will go viral.

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Letter from Grand Central Rail

Stephen Waddington

It’s an issue I explored in a blog post this week. ?? The Fyre that keeps on burning Fyre was a luxury music festival scheduled to take place in the Bahamas in 2017. Viral campaigns, Madonna and the next Facebook What’s the daftest brief that you’ve ever received? Tool: how well are you using LinkedIn?

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