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Social media advertising blunders- a look at past advertising failures and what brands can learn from them

Prohibition

However, advertising can just as easily be detrimental for businesses, and blunders are commonplace in the industry. Here we explore some examples of social media advertising gone wrong – and share insight on what brands can learn from these blunders, to make sure they don’t make the same mistakes. Dove – Real Beauty?

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5 Reasons Not To Cut PR In A Recession

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Already, Facebook parent company Meta has warned of an advertising slowdown. PR has unique advantages and challenges, and a suspension can cost more in brand trust and reputation than it saves on paper. It stands to reason that some businesses will cut back on marketing, advertising and PR when a downturn looms.

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5 Powerful Owned Media Strategies (Part 2 of 2)

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Seek internal experts. Your internal staff are the true experts on your company and your offerings, so don’t hesitate to recruit them to create material. That being said, the most impactful way to boost your content is through paid media activation, where your blog post or contributed article becomes the advertisement itself.

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Big Tech Advertising: Olive Branch or Smoke Screen?

5W PR

Advertising is a fascinating study in social strategy and messaging, and marketers tend to be observant of the initiatives other brands are taking to reach consumers. Several key factors likely played into this strategy to push out mainstream advertising in order to update a brand’s reputation or make a push for consumer involvement.

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 Corporate Reputation is Important to Marketing

5W PR

What’s a reputation worth? Once you answer that question and put together a plan to actively promote and preserve your corporate reputation, the chances are that any damage occurring from such an incident will be minimal rather than catastrophic. Building A Corporate Reputation. Look at your advertising.

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The 3 Cs of Business: Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.

Reputation Us

While creating an effective business communication strategy is essential to your company’s good reputation, only four percent of leaders rate their efficiency and communication as excellent, according to the survey. Here’s how to give each of your audience members a “C” to secure your company’s “A+” reputation when it comes to communication.

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LISTEN UP! How Listening Reveals and Strengthens Reputation

Reputation Us

Listening (not talking) to staff, recruits, customers and public leads businesses to problem identification and problem solving—while enhancing reputation. ReputationUs advocates that listening is vital to be a successful organization—and your company’s reputation depends upon it. LISTENING REVEALS YOUR REPUTAION.