NewsWhip

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It’s been a busy year for brand coverage, with what feels like years worth of media packed into 12 short months. In this blog, analyzing the top brand stories from 2022, we’re going to share the dominant brands, themes and voices driving public engagement. Twitter dominated attention. And it resonated with people.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2023

social media marketing efforts, social media marketing campaigns, entire video, many brands, drive traffic In today’s digital age, social media video marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to engage with their target audience. For brands, different audiences across all social media platforms.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Meta’s stricter teen controls Meta is implementing stricter message settings for teens across Facebook and Instagram, with a focus on creating age-appropriate experiences. TikTok-aligned music is the latest way for songs and artists to be found, through aiming to go ‘viral’ on the app.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. Social copying happens across all social platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and the like. What is social media plagiarism?

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NewsWhip

AUGUST 12, 2021

To illustrate this, we looked back at the public and media interest during the month of July to see what PR and branding lessons could be drawn from their efforts. . If there’s one thing to note about his comms strategy it’s this — Branson is his own brand ambassador, and he’s the best at it. Here’s what we learned. .

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Cision

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

If you aren’t listening on social, you’re missing out on tons of opportunities for your brand. Q: What tactics help to make a campaign go viral? Viral means something is shared, and we share things that create emotional connections somehow. That said, trying to be viral usually means that you won’t be viral.

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NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As a result, food and beverage brands have the chance to win over consumers with limited edition treats. . We looked at which brands are receiving the most attention for their Halloween themed candy, how Disney Parks are transforming their menu for the holiday, and other candy trends that are sparking interest. engagements. .

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

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.” Leveraging a viral social media moment has to start with listening,” says Arik.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 8, 2018

You can use Newswhip to explore the performance of content on social networks, spot rising topics, see how your brand and competitors are doing, etc. And Facebook’s newsfeed algorithm counts engagement as an increasingly important signal. Despite the imperative to get more data-driven, I was just not getting it.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. Facebook dodges blame. Facebook’s response to the recent data privacy controversy was immediate – so immediate that it happened the day before the scandal broke. Five crisis PR first responses.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The blog posts weren’t especially compelling, in fact these were a little heavy with sales messages; case studies that had been re-purposed. These were however, solid blog posts, but just not of the epic variety…or so we thought. Dark Social: Antimatter to Viral Fixation. Every other social channel on the web?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 23, 2023

Video content is a fantastic way to engage audiences, informing and capturing your brand’s message to your target audience in ways which still imagery simply cannot. Before posting video on your brands socials, its of vital importance to consider what kind of content works best for each channel.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Then, I met Mark Traphagen , who participated in my panel on branding and thought leadership at the Social Tools Summit in October (where he won a Social Guru award). I had to learn more, and asked Mark if he’d entertain some questions for the blog. We also typically do a paid boost on Facebook, and occasionally on Twitter.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

But with the power and reach of social media, snatching up prospects halfway around the world seems like a piece of cake…that is, if a brand is listening carefully to what their competitors are saying to their audiences. Competition is fierce in this always-connected, digital world. Upworthy’s target audience is quite general: all Americans.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 19, 2018

The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly. When done well, digital tactics can not only be highly entertaining but also have the ability to create a lot of engagement and even go viral. by David Meerman Scott.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yes, 2017 feels like a lifetime ago, given our breakneck news cycle, but there were plenty of public relations lessons over the year for big brands and business categories. 2017 also brought a reckoning of sorts for Facebook. Here’s a look at those who came out on top, and others who took a reputation beating last year.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

But before you post a viral video telling your boss you’re quitting your job , it’s important to make sure you’re ready for what it takes to be a successful PR business owner. Too often, new business owners make the mistake of committing to their brand name before researching available domain names. What’s your niche?

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Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” Take for example one of Business Week’s “2012 Year in Crisis PR” case studies: Facebook. SoMe = Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

It’s an issue I explored in a blog post this week. ?? It’s an analytics tool that measures how effective you are at establishing your professional brand, finding relevant people, engaging with insights, and building relationships. Viral campaigns, Madonna and the next Facebook What’s the daftest brief that you’ve ever received?

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

With that in mind, we’ve outlined why it’s essential to have brand tracking capabilities to monitor trending topics. Facebook trending. Once you identify a trend that is going viral, you want to ensure you consider the following before you create your marketing strategy: 1) Why is the topic going viral? Twitter trends.

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 15, 2014

It’s a one-way ticket to social media #virality.” To have their own post go viral, even land new business. Where they crossed the line of moral behavior was writing a blog post on how to benefit from a tragedy that still had everyone reeling, then attempting to educate marketers on how to leverage the opportunity.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Facebook page ) and. USA Today and TV stations ravaged the CrossFit brand (a typical headline in a UK newspaper: “Booty Shame: CrossFit trainer blasted for sharing snaps of female clients bent over in the gym”). Needless to say, that message was shared widely across Facebook. The first rule for any online crisis ?

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Prohibition

AUGUST 19, 2021

It is not uncommon for reputation issues to lurk on the internet indefinitely, to explode virally to an audience of millions, or to carry someone from public support to public criticism within the span of a few hours. Managing and maintaining your online brand is a necessity for everyone. The problem may not be with your brand.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

For insight, we spoke with Courtney Lopez , who along with with her husband Chris, blogs at Courtney’s Sweets and Know Your Produce. I love Instagram and Facebook! Facebook is great for reader engagement and click-through, while Instagram allows me to be my brand and also be myself. The brand is upset and Sally gets paid.

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ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

At the end of the day, Google, Bing, Facebook– you name it– are focused on creating an excellent user experience for their customers. I’m startled whenever I come across blog posts containing only 300 words or less. But don’t simply post a link on your Facebook page and expect for it to go viral.

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ISEBOX

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

It is, after all, where an estimated 52% of people get their news, where things go “viral”, and where your brand ambassadors can help you most effectively, by sharing with their own friends and family. Here’s a few pointers for each: Facebook: Include an image, and use good keywords in the messaging. Write for the Platform.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Once Shea developed his production process, he went back to his online communities to get the word out: “The backpacking, fishing, outdoors community has a very active and robust online community of blogs, forums, and review sites. We went to those online communities and announced our product and drummed up interest. Pump It Up.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 23, 2013

The Fake Facebook Meme. Facebook memes are scary because they can be used to justify almost any fact, are easy to make viral, and are hard to argue with due to the speed with which they are created. Twitter and Facebook both contain plenty of fake followers. The quote went viral, thus crediting the tweeter.

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Engage PR

JANUARY 6, 2018

in the next five years (1* Chief Marketing Officers Survey, 2014 ) social activity is becoming more integral to brand perception and business performance. Just because 2billion people are on Facebook does not necessarily mean your business should have a Facebook presence. Cue social backlash across the internet.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 3, 2020

Memes, public Instagram images, and screenshots of funny things that’ve made it into the media via Facebook are just a few examples of the popular content we see constantly in today’s digital world. someone’s hashtagged a nice picture with your client’s brand on it? For example. Make sure it is credible.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 30, 2013

The image went viral. After two days of searching, we believe the process went something like this: 1) Susan’s Facebook friend saw the image on Susan’s Facebook page and commented, “Can I share this?? We actually received this picture twice via email and thought we would post it to our facebook page.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This site claimed there were up to 59 cases of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in Wuhan specifically. Over the course of this week, there were fourteen articles combining for around 1,500 engagements, so there was relatively little pickup outside of local sources and blogs. Engagements. Engagements. Week 2: January 6th – 12th 2020.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

You’re scrolling through Facebook and your past posts - with images recalling a five-year-old inside joke, best friend’s wedding, or favorite family vacation at the lake - spark memories that come flooding back like it was yesterday. Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too.

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Prohibition

JUNE 16, 2017

Just over a year ago I started a blog. As with any media, building a relationship first and foremost is paramount to your brands success in being advocated by a influential blogger or Instagrammer. An influencers time is valuable, not least as many blog, whilst working full time or juggling a full family life. The do’s.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

I mean, certainly even with a NewsWhip when it comes to tracking how stories start to go viral, seeing how that content is being engaged and shared. I mean, there’s a couple recent, I mean, one brand, and this is all public that we work with last year was Invisalign. Bryan: Yeah.

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