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Walmart’s suspension of advertising on X became last month’s biggest brand story

NewsWhip

That was Elon Musk’s somewhat predictable response to the announcement that Walmart was the latest brand to suspend advertising on X, following other major companies who left the platform back in November when the issue first began.

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday bring Target the most brand coverage in November

NewsWhip

This was picked up by several local news outlets, with ABC7 in Los Angeles earning over 127k engagements to its article published on Nov 13th, just five days after the initial statement. But what else made a splash in November? Disney and Apple are the two top brands being mentioned in articles about the issue.

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Best Brand Moves During The COVID-19 Pandemic

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The abrupt shutdown of normal work and social life has caused many companies to pull back in their advertising and PR. But it does encourage participants to share their signs on social media, resulting in thousands of views and engaging local communities. They’ve even delivered 100 pies to my local hospital in NJ earlier this month!

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Prankvertising: When Advertising and Practical Jokes Collide

Shift Communications

In taking full advantage of local ghost tours and haunted houses during the Halloween season, I was reminded of how much the holiday involves playing on people’s fears. When a journalist later called Gordon out on the stunt, which he believed to be fake, Gordon exacted his viral revenge. Advertising' Zach Burrus.

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Working With TikTok Creators for Marketing

5W PR

Benefits Companies understand how difficult it’s become to reach their target audiences by only relying on advertising campaigns. That means if a company wants to reach its target audiences on TikTok, it should let the local users of the platform speak on the behalf of the company.

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How to Leverage Emotions to Boost Digital PR

Cision

Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. This unique approach has enabled Lendistry to create an intimate bond with their consumer base and local community as well.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

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. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

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