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Lessons in Brand Cross-Promotions from ‘Barbenheimer’

PRSay

Consumers were amused by promotions such as Burger King’s Barbie burger with pink sauce, and the Barbies and Kens who started popping up on the Bumble dating app. The success of “Barbenheimer” can inspire communicators to find new and creative approaches to brand partnerships and cross-promotions. Choose cross-promotions carefully.

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Only 5% of B2B buyers are in market today; but where did that statistic come from?

Sword and the Script

I got fed up with the attention span of goldfish statistic a couple of years ago; it’s 100% fictitious and yet went viral). And in turn, that tells us about how advertising works: it mainly works by building and refreshing memory links to the brand. And was feeling a little embarrassed it took me so long to do my due diligence.

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9 Social Media Trends Every Marketer Must Know For 2021: A Conversation with Arik Hanson

MaccaPR

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. You’re seeing brands forced to use more user-generated content.” Brands know they should listen to consumers, but what about listening to employees?

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Conference Recap: Reaching Rural Americans, Preventing Social Media Crises and Using the PESO Model

PRSay

“If you’re not paying for your social media campaigns, then no one is seeing them,” said Haworth, who recalled her childhood in small-town Indiana as one of eating “government cheese” from food banks and spending the Christmas season with her parents who couldn’t afford presents. Meet people where they are. Prepare in advance.

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The Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

And it seems brands are rushing to weigh in. Brands are deeply saddened ,” as Edward Nevraumont wrote. “As As much as we personify brands, we need to remember that they cannot feel anything.” has received a $25 million credit facility from CIBC Innovation Banking,” according to BetaKit, which covers Canadian startups.

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Inside Innovation: Ogilvy Los Angeles

The Resolution Blog

On a recent trip to the United States, Stella went to meet the consumer PR team at Ogilvy in Los Angeles and interviewed Vice President, Ashley Dos Santos to find out how their creative process is doing a lot more than just facilitating ideas. • The brand’s “best self.” What inspires you?

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7 Important Principles Of Media Coverage Every Business Needs To Know

Polaris

A few years ago, a media frenzy surrounded Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) plans to use foreign workers to replace 45 people in their IT department. He talked about the legality of what Royal Bank was doing, the impact it had on him, his family and on the people in his department. It was a sad story that pretty much went viral.

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