Mark My Words

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Guardian’s Data Blog recently compared Russell Brand’s reach with that of the newspaper attempting to discredit him, The Sun. They did : in the form of a viral hashtag that has seen The Sun ridiculed for the premise of its campaign, #TheSunLogic. Though anathema for some, there is a reason why Brand has 8.7m

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

When a brand is behind a story, there’s bias involved. I treat every story as a valuable source of information for readers—and a valuable gateway to a brand.” Whether I’m penning a reported piece, ghostwriting, or composing a blog post for a brand, there are a few fact-checking measures I always take.

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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. And what can you do if your brand is affected by this activity? Read on for our tips to keep your brand’s content above board.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Within days, the sandwich had stirred a fast-food fight with its own hashtag, generated a meme battle and had blogs and news organizations scrambling to post reviews. The pictures made their way to the windows of Popeyes’ franchises and took the opportunity to use their orange-themed branding on their social media posts.

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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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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. And videos about facts and cool weird things do much better on YouTube.”.

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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.” SoMe = Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. The perpetuation of a “viral” story on digital channels can be hours. 5/6 (May 2011): 530-546.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 5, 2019

Because real-time social media monitoring helps increase brand credibility and awareness, it’s one of the most important aspects in brand reputation monitoring. Videos reach a wide audience and communicate your brand’s story effectively through various social channels. A brand’s video that goes viral creates a lot of buzz.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

They’re asking for advice on what products to buy, engaging in conversations about how to do things, and even pinging your brand with inquiries. Let’s say you sell human resources software solutions, and you want to hit the mark with your blog’s content. Also, comments on industry-related blogs can also provide ideas for your content.

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Mindful Marketing

MAY 31, 2020

Now some suggest that John Krasinski's acting is even better than we believed after he surprisingly cashed-in on his homespun, positivity-in-the-face-of-a-pandemic YouTube program. Super awesome how you found a way to take a genuinely heartwarming viral series and sell out to the highest bidder (@kswa1987, May 22). Just cashed out?

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The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Branded as one of the most successful adverts of this Christmas season , the Johns Lewis ad has made people up and down the country well up. From the nationals to Country Living all the way through to parenting blogs. From the nationals to Country Living all the way through to parenting blogs. ManOnTheMoon.

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Cision

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In today’s digital age, there are two key ways to find success for both brands or individuals: remember to be human and solidify your storytelling skills. We all want as many social media shares as we can get, but in order for us to increase our content’s chances of going viral, we must first look at the demand side.

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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. Also, kids are taking the internet by storm with their YouTube channels and toys. Facebook is great for reader engagement and click-through, while Instagram allows me to be my brand and also be myself.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

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”). One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" Facebook page ) and.

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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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Critical Mention

MAY 1, 2018

It gained worldwide attention with eight million live views on YouTube. Hosting a webinar on a popular topic showcasing successes can get your brand noticed and help your organization stay relevant. Social media is a great channel to go viral. Red Bull came up with, produced, and filmed the event. Earth Hour.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 14, 2018

So you post the clip on your company’s new YouTube page. Unfortunately, hoping to go viral is not a video strategy. Everyone from big brands to middle schooler vloggers flood the space with content. Everyone from big brands to middle schooler vloggers flood the space with content. How do you break through the noise?

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Beyond PR

JULY 10, 2017

They’re asking for advice on what products to buy, engaging in conversations about how to do things, and even pinging your brand with inquiries. Let’s say you sell human resources software solutions, and you want to hit the mark with your blog’s content. Also, comments on industry-related blogs can also provide ideas for your content.

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned. The brand played with its 30-year tagline, “the best a man can get”, and replaced it with “The best men can be”.

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wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Five years ago, I moderated a brands and bloggers panel. BACKSTAGE TOUR: HOW TO BUILD BRANDS WITH INFLUENCE MARKETING & PACK THE HOUSE IN 3D. And here's my interview that first appeared on the conference blog. What brand wouldn’t want someone to share their story? Barbara Rozgonyi, CEO, CoryWest Media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We recognized the enormous opportunity that social channels can offer and felt that we could really extend the reach of our brand voice by speaking directly with our customers. 200,000 YouTube views in one week. We were extending our brand voice and needed to ensure this aligned with our existing communications channels.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As social media strategy contributors, communications pros know how important it is to keep tabs on trending conversations, stay tuned to what the competition is doing, engage key audiences, and amplify brand visibility through social influencers. Discover and Optimize Your Influencer Partnerships. Want to improve your influencer engagement?

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Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2017

As much as social media followers love to praise your brand, they won’t hesitate to criticize your actions if they have a good reason. Thus, it has the potential to bring your marketing and branding strategy to its knees in just a few hours. In fact, you can turn a brand crisis into a PR success if you act fast swiftly.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

PR people often talk about ideas to make news go viral, but there is no way to predict or plan for when something will be a hit. The story generated millions of positive news impressions for the brand and this truly special employee.”. Travel Channel’s blog Roam , Felicia Feaster: Travel Gift Guide . “I Client: McDonald’s.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. His company, Dollar Shave Club, rose from obscurity in 2012 after he created a YouTube video called “Our Blades Are F ing Great.” It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. doing improv comedy on the side.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. On Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all those other social networks. Also take a tour of their websites and blogs. Once you have their URLs, it’s time to tour their blogs, websites, and marketing tactics.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. ” So, how obvious should your logo and branding be during a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS event?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2022

93% of buyers “video builds trust in a brand” but success with video in B2B marketing requires a clear purpose, a plan to promote and measure results. If you want to experiment with content, copy or messages, it’s easy to do that with a blog post. Most marketing videos aren’t going viral.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 7, 2018

The stream is increasingly filled with single-shot-talking-head videos as brands begin to experiment – LinkedIn Selfie videos as the B2B Growth Show podcast put it. Other critics have seized on this too and implore brands to instead only produce high-quality videos. Yet these videos don’t have the virality marketers often imagine.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Do what makes the most sense for your brand. #6. Is it website or Web site?

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. On Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all those other social networks. Also take a tour of their websites and blogs. Once you have their URLs, it’s time to tour their blogs, websites, and marketing tactics.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 20, 2014

If 55,000 people watched your video on YouTube, I was happy. Similarly, an exceptional social media marketer thinks beyond the mechanics of posting YouTube clips, LinkedIn updates and tweets to consider two vital questions: How did the audience come to see your content - via Google or Facebook? Our clients were happy.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2019

Ostensibly, the idea was that thirsty guests would avail themselves of the product samples, appreciate the refreshment, and gain a positive impression of the brand. ” It’s also worth noting that of the several Fiji Water girls stationed on the red carpet at the Globes, Cuthbert was the only one whose presence went viral.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

Now, imagine how awful it’d seem if after spending so much time and resources on a blog post, you let it waste away in some archive folder—It doesn’t make sense. The truth is that your best articles and blog posts can find a new life in an entirely different form. Assemble your Popular Blog Posts into an Informative Ebook.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

Lindsay Rider, VP of Brand & Communications for Yellowberry ( @lindsayrider ) – Lindsay formerly worked as a Senior Public Relations Manager for SPANX, where she also worked on the company’s social media programs. 10. “In addition to scenario planning, I can would also add the importance of brand protection.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

Lindsay Rider, VP of Brand & Communications for Yellowberry ( @lindsayrider ) – Lindsay formerly worked as a Senior Public Relations Manager for SPANX, where she also worked on the company’s social media programs. 10. “In addition to scenario planning, I can would also add the importance of brand protection.

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Beyond PR

OCTOBER 12, 2016

These animated silent loops have dominated the world of online memes for some time now, going viral on blogs and social media more times than we can count. The site supports video from YouTube, Vine, Vimeo, Facebook, and Instagram. Get more tips by downloading Engage in Social Conversations Around Your Brand.

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