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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Pitching Viral Interviews Education 272

Marketwired

MARCH 10, 2016

If you look at the content that is most virally shared online, it is often shorter-form content, including 90-second videos, vines,gifs, and lists. Yes, content that goes the most viral often fits these demographics, but most businesses aren’t chasing viral success. Well, the numbers do sometimes lie. You have to test it.

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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. The posts were accented with liberal subheads, short paragraphs, and spotted with lots of bulleted lists – classic web writing if such a thing exists.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Facebook insists it has the answer: write better content. Be succinct, use photos, on and on down the list of cliched suggestions that have peppered many a blog post. A Harvard marketing professor named Thales Texeira has done some recent studies of content virality and sharing. It’s complicated. Why we share.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The iconic magazine about all things athletic ran afoul of public opinion on a viral scale when it apparently used artificial intelligence to write articles that it attributed to human beings. ” ​ Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog. Learn more about the Mindful Matrix.

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Ethics Marketing Sports Education 94

Karen Freberg

APRIL 9, 2023

However, what if you write, sing, and release a song that was featured for a short second in the movie to make it go viral? Best Wishes, The post Powered by Nostalgia x Personalization: Success of Super Mario Bros & Barbie Movies first appeared on Karens PR + Social Media Blog. Thanks and have a great day!

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Berger writes that products and people that generate a lot of word-of-mouth exhibit six distinct characteristics: Social currency. Birchbox has a cascade of triggers to perpetuate the consumer relationship. The samples (and email campaigns) trigger her to buy (Birchbox sells consumer products online). Practical value.

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Energy Viral Storytelling Community 120

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.” They write: “Facebook’s IPO is a flop.” Writing recently in Public Relations Tactics, John J. Monitoring.

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Crisis Crisis Communications Journalism YouTube 120

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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Pinterest Viral YouTube Mobile 71

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. Blogging is no longer an experimental trend that might be a waste of time. No, there is overwhelming evidence that shows maintaining a blog yields business results.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. With social media’s marketing power increasing exponentially, brands want to create content that will go viral. Having natural links on an influencer’s page to your site or blog boosts your page in Google’s search results.

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Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

For instance, 48% of consumers start mobile research with a search engine and on an average, smartphone conversions are up by 64% as compared to the average desktop conversion rates. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral. This will prevent bad links from passing PageRank.

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Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 259

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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eBook Infographics Pinterest How To 108

David PR Group

JULY 21, 2014

Anyone can write a blog which is easily searchable and findable. We can make our own videos which can “go viral” and reach millions of eyeballs. Every SEO company would write “press releases” which said virtually nothing and distribute them to “article farm” websites that published them.

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Storytelling Marketing Viral Energy 80

MaccaPR

JUNE 27, 2018

From Airbnb’s " We Accept " diversity drive to Patagonia’s " The President Stole Your Land " campaign against the Trump Administration’s order reducing the size of two national monuments, there’s no de nying t hat our political climate has galvanized marketers to speak up on the socio-political issues that engage consumers today.

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Brand Branding Marketing Retail 70

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The consumer privacy battle will rage on, and marketers will be affected by new data privacy regulations. As consumers get savvier about how their data is being collected and used, their demand will grow deeper for transparency and protection. Note: Talkwalker is one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology.

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prTini

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Trying new tools for the short free trail week is more often than not confusing and time-consuming. Only a few months old, My Blog U is gearing up to take the Internet by storm (#MBUstorm that is). Interviews: Become an expert by answering questions in your industry or pose a question to the community for an article you’re writing.

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Tools Viral Engineering Comparison 72

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. Again, the aim is to think like a journalist and understand the craft of writing an article. Once you understand they need: Quotes from experts. Statistics.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

They explore MSL’s approach to linking up earned, owned, and paid media in a world where consumers are in the driving seat. I mean, I think that we all know this just inherently as consumers ourselves, the last thing that you’ve bought you’ve consumed. And I think also just from the clients, right?

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Advertising Advertising Data Reputation 131

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

That’s a mouthful of buzzwords, but Ryan Reeves, a product manager for the company, added some context on LinkedIn: “Signals uses AI to continually read trillions of articles to detect important company trigger-events (viral articles, product launches, financials, partnerships, headcount changes, etc.)

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Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 94

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

A few weeks ago I saw some referral traffic coming from Forbes in Google Analytics for a corporate blog. When I traced the source, it stunned me to find my employer’s blog listed right alongside powerhouse consumer brands. Writing and developing content on a consistent basis is like exercising.

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Content Marketing Brand Branding Marketing 60

Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

For starters, the landscape is no longer dominated by a bunch of white wealthy guys smoking cigars, but by that 17-year-old with a blog about electronics read by 20,000--or the stay-at-home Dad who writes eNewsletters about techniques for other stay-at-homes. What''s more, we will need to reach out and touch actual consumers.

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Pitching Viral Writing Blogging 109

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. It’s one of the most crucial and time-consuming parts of the pitching process, but a necessary evil nonetheless. This is where BuzzSumo often came into play. Prospecting. BuzzStream Pitching Workflow.

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Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

Beyond PR

MARCH 23, 2016

The expectations viewers have when consuming your digital content are much higher and the job of the publisher is more complex. Yet, we can get so focused on what the words in our message will be that we give little consideration to the broader experience someone will have with our blog post, article, press release or white paper.

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Video eBook Viral Infographics 40

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. Blogging is no longer an experimental trend that might be a waste of time. No, there is overwhelming evidence that shows maintaining a blog yields business results.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

For instance, 48% of consumers start mobile research with a search engine and on an average, smartphone conversions are up by 64% as compared to the average desktop conversion rates. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral. This will prevent bad links from passing PageRank.

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Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 64

Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I set out trying to write a post about creating a successful survey campaign from start to finish. Sometimes your industry might be such a niche that it doesn’t have links even though others are writing about the topic. They have been repeating a survey for years to compile their blogging statistics and rank for the keyword.

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Survey How To Reddit Pitching 90

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2016

From the perspective of the consumer team in the Boston office the answer is a resounding, NO! 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. Travel Channel’s blog Roam , Felicia Feaster: Travel Gift Guide . “I Julie Staadecker, Account Director.

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Print Media Travel Wireless 60

PRSay

AUGUST 12, 2016

With the tremendous growth of social media in recent years, the PR landscape is continuously evolving and causing public relations professionals to adapt to the 24/7/365 news cycle we now work in as well as the instant, viral nature in which news breaks and spreads. First off, thank you so much for having me on the blog for a Q&A.

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Storytelling Social Media Sports Strategy 60

The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 26, 2020

Maybe it’s a poor customer service call that somebody threatened to go on their blog or talk about them on Instagram. People aren’t consuming news reports like they did 20, 30 years ago. Phone videos become viral, whether it’s legitimate or not. I recommend this.

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Crisis Local Facebook Social Media 78

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. What is Consumer Sentiment? What is the current perception of your brand among consumers? Make sure to observe the most up-to-date consumer sentiment towards your brand. What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

This is big news in how your coverage is found, viewed and consumed online. Why Picture List Posts Are The Perfect Viral Content Formula Our clever friends over at Buzzsumo reviewed over 100m Facebook posts recently. Read Jim’s insights and my response on Paul Sutton’s PR blog. Get up to date here. How’s your to do list?

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

We don't know what they say as they represent a transition between early pictorial writing and the cuneiform that succeeded them (2). There is some concern that the media influences the agenda too much - stories that go viral don't always have merit, they are not always completely true.

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Ethics Communications Print Television 52

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a wide umbrella, spanning everything from consumer banking, investment banking, credit cards, fintech, insurance, and more. Companies in this space have a unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with consumers. Consumers, meanwhile, want financial guidance; they’re just not sure who to get it from.

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Financial Industry Report Insurance 83

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 30, 2022

For example, you can write one blog post and summarize the critical elements for a Twitter thread. Or you can edit the same blog into an infographic or share pull quotes from the piece on social media. Content repurposing isn’t as simple as copy-and-pasting your blog’s highlights to your social media.

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eBook YouTube Video Social Media 129

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Today, we’re talking about the advantages of reposting an article that runs on your blog or digital publication in its entirety on another platform—like Medium, LinkedIn, or even email. You just paste your writing, add whatever images you like, slap on some tags, and presto. That’s no longer the question.

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