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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

A press release (also known as a news release) is an official statement issued by an organization to announce news, events, product launches, or other relevant information. It serves as a communication tool to reach journalists, media outlets, and the public. What are the Basics of Crisis Communication Planning?

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The Dark and Twisted Side of Automation in Advertising

Sword and the Script

The story went viral as news organizations picked up the story. The story was about teenage boys in Florida that not only watched a disabled man drown in July 2017, but recorded the event, all while mocking him and laughing as he died. Go peruse a few tragic headlines and see what sort of advertising is adjacent. Another ad.

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Event Marketing Is Back, Baby: Two Experiential Experts Examine The ‘Fearless Girl’ Campaign

MaccaPR

Compared to how you measure traditional advertising, with experiential marketing we measure buzz, impact, engagement and conversations generated by a campaign. Event marketers can create those emotionally resonant moments and, here’s the thing – not everyone has to experience it on the street! How to Measure an Event Campaign.

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Global PR Trends And Practices In An Age Of Uncertainty

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Major organizations can be shaken by a careless tweet or a viral customer complaint. Any crisis communications team must be ready to respond at any hour to an escalating event, and that speed is vital. Yet they are aware that the cost of a mistake, or a simple overreaction can be high.

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War of Ideas: How to Fight and Win on the Social Media Front (Part 1)

Melissa Agnes

These three things make for a great keynote presentation because they’re the heart of crisis communications in this 21st century. That there’s a way to understand this digital landscape and what and how things go viral , in order to make this landscape more predictable and, therefore, leave you less vulnerable?

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Analyzing First Responders In Crisis PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. A day later on May 4, Carnival’s first news release clearly detailed the event and compensation. Carnival Cruise – the unsinkable PR ship.

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Behind the Headlines With Kathy Walsh

Cision

All too often we are convinced we need a website, or in this day and age, a social media strategy that will go “viral” – but this approach is often doomed from the start. Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result?

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