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Social media updates: Instagram caption polls, TikTok’s silent fallout & LinkedIn introduces Sponsored Articles

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TikTok-aligned music is the latest way for songs and artists to be found, through aiming to go ‘viral’ on the app. Brands may need to pivot towards creating original soundtracks or leveraging the available music library creatively. An article ‘boost’ if you will.

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

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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. Here are some other brands that captured attention in the news and on social media.

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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

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Coincidentally, it was also a top story in a different sense, as it came out on top of our brands coverage analysis in August. But there were other brands that saw less positive coverage this summer, and those included Burger King and Nike. It’s worth stepping back and looking at just how much of a cultural event the movie has been.

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Huffington Goes Viral with Data Science – You can Too

Flack's Revenge

My recent posts have explored how publishers are working with social platforms to expand audience and adapt story telling formats (see Publishers & Platforms In a Relationship , and Platforms as Publishers: 6 Key Takeaways for Brands ). Their efforts have propelled merely popular stories into through-the-roof viral successes.

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

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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. Disney and Apple are the two top brands being mentioned in articles about the issue. But what else made a splash in November?

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Facebook dominates the headlines among Kantar’s most valuable brands in 2022

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This month Kantar released their annual BrandZ Global Report that ranks, analyzes, and honors the world’s most valuable brands. This is done through Kantar’s financial model that calculates brand value (the $ amount that the brand contributes to the overall business value of the parent company).

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The Difference Between Viral and Buzz Marketing

Critical Mention

Before digital marketing techniques came about, word of mouth was the key to brand awareness. Through this phenomenon, viral and buzz marketing were born. A more in-depth look at viral marketing. Viral marketing is a strategy that primarily relies on social media networks to spread a company’s message. Superbowl ads.

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