Garrett Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Today’s PR Crisis of the Week post takes a look at brands in hot water, including a leading pet store chain, a popular social media platform, a major coffee and baked goods chain – and the latest in the saga of a fruit crisis. PetSmart The week kicked off with PetSmart in crisis when a […].

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Instagram launches 3D avatars and story likes. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For her, sponsorships are a way of collaborating with businesses and brands to bring on different types of support to her projects. Working in a jail taught her to be comfortable with conflict, address crisis and get things on track.

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Cision

JULY 11, 2015

Hosting an Instagram contest is an effective way to build buzz around your brand and increase awareness for your services. In one second, Instagram sees 1,000 comments and 8,500 photo likes. Check out these three steps to create a simple, yet successful Instagram contest: 1. Instagram suggests a two-month time span.

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Cision

JUNE 22, 2015

Grantland ran an interesting piece about U2 recently , describing an existential crisis of sorts. In this piece, I want to make the case that Instagram is the “Rihanna” of social networks, relative to Facebook as social networking’s U2. Instagram looked like a niche social media platform with limited appeal.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 9, 2021

What began as a three minute Zoom call has now turned into a growing crisis for Better.com, especially the CEO and other company executives. Here we’ll examine how this crisis has been covered by the media, the articles capturing the most public interest, and how the story continues to spread across social media channels.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Capturing every relevant piece of earned, owned and social media coverage around your brand, industry and important keywords can make all the difference if you want to break away from the competition or avert a full-blown crisis. Just having media monitoring in place is no longer sufficient for PR and communications success.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2018

Opportunity to develop unbreakable relationships with your stakeholders, build brand trust and credibility in your marketplace, and strengthen your overall culture, productivity, and profitability. Unfortunately for Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica crisis it is now managing is the direct result of an issue that went mismanaged for years.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Brand purpose has real purpose. Research shows that consumers want the brands and companies they do business with to be fair employers, good corporate citizens, and responsible stewards of the environment. Look for brand values to be a core message for most organizations. Branded content is king. Employees are in charge.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

YouTube was hit with a major brand safety crisis this week after a blogger revealed that a community of predators have been using the platform to view content in inappropriate ways that exploit children. A year ago, YouTube was constantly plagued by brand safety issues. The cycle is predictable, and brands are prepared.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is a great blog post that gives you an overview of what you can do, right now, to prevent a crisis. But, are they a crisis? How to avoid a public relations crisis. 1) Provide social media training for everyone that operates as an admin on a brand account. Not necessarily.

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NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As prestigious a brand’s internal identity can feel to its workers, one unfortunate move externally can break its name down to nothing. Brands must be cognizant of their reputation, and the best way to do that is by using real-time media monitoring. . But just how exactly can you measure brand reputation with RTMM?

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In a world where distractions are thrown at us at every corner, Attention Expert, Neen James, joins the Invincible Brand Podcast to share techniques for being mindful and intentional about where you dedicate your attention in a way that helps you prioritize the things that matter most to your business, your team, your stakeholders, and your career.

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MAY 23, 2022

Instagram introduces a new story format. Throughout May, Instagram have started testing a new format on the home feed to prioritise video for mobile phone users. This appears to be moving closer to TikTok’s full screen format, which Instagram reels have already adopted. Twitter hints a move towards pay to play.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Are you prepared for a PR crisis? Whether it’s a product recall, staff injury becoming public news or something else entirely, a PR crisis can happen to any business. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can fall victim to a PR crisis at any time. What is a PR Crisis? What is a PR Crisis Plan?

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Cision

JULY 13, 2015

They can be relied upon to carry out their duties, which leads to the first point about crisis communication planning: 1. Identify communication crisis responders. More to the point: know who they are, what function they serve, and how to get in touch with them when Instagram blows up at two o’clock in the morning.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

Once upon a time, brands and agencies relied on human analysts to identify brand mentions and extract insights on their campaigns. We’re not yet at that stage, but the rise of visual content is undeniable, with Instagram reaching the milestone of one billion users (and counting) in June 2018.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2024

Think of the brands you deal with daily. People are more likely to trust and connect with a brand or organization that is genuine and transparent in its communication. When brands and individuals communicate openly, honestly, and transparently, they build a foundation of trust that withstands challenges and crises.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 29, 2021

What began as a health crisis has now turned into an economic one. As is true with every crisis, this crisis, too, presents an opportunity for businesses with a strong digital backbone. But influencers, unlike celebrities, are valued for their expertise and it is for this reason that an influencer’s brand must match yours.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

The clarification did little to avert the massive backlash the brand received. A slight oversight from the brand and an example of how to not tap into an awareness day for your PR campaign! A truly great example of taking a potential PR crisis in your stride and turning it around. Packaging update. A Royal Ruckus.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Messaging & Positioning Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important.

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Cision

MAY 3, 2016

People have gone content crazy, and it’s impacting your brand. Each day 49 years worth of YouTube video, 80 million Instagram photos, 700 new URLs from The Washington Post alone and 500 million tweets get posted. How much of that content references your brand or industry? Branded Mention Volume. Unbranded Mention Volume.

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David PR Group

MARCH 16, 2020

Aside from its medical consequences, COVID-19 has the potential to hurt or even destroy your brand. The main one: If VRBO, which is owned by Expedia, doesn’t fully refund travelers impacted by COVID-19, the brand will likely not survive this crisis. Being unreasonable during a time of national emergency is not soon forgotten.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important. Crisis Communications. Owned Media & Content Strategy.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? One of our core tenets is the belief that marketing can make brands “more human.”. There are no best practices in a crisis. On your brand (the relationship your audience has come to know and trust with your company). Want your brand to be “more human”?

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Mark My Words

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

iNews There have been “crisis talks” with ITV bosses over the claim of queue-jumping that reduced Holly Willoughby to floods of tears and damaged her £10m brand. This Morning producers then published a more detailed Instagram post, explaining the presenters’ presence. Lawyers can’t really help this situation.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Organizations and businesses must find ways to keep audiences engaged with their brand. One of the key ways reputable companies grow their brand is by pointing out the relevance and similarities between their brand and their audience. Leverage Your Media Coverage and Grow Your Brand.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 8, 2016

With the growing use of social media to follow brands, rather than navigating to the brand’s corporate website, should your corporate website still be used as your crisis communications home base? One you should aim to think through within your crisis preparedness. This is a good question. Let me explain further.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

As the demand for vegan and vegetarian products continues to rise, so does the need for effective public relations (PR) strategies to promote these brands. By the end, you will understand how PR can help these brands amplify their reach and connect with their target audience.

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NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We know this because we track the millions of articles published every day — and we have seen how public engagement with brands and the media has transformed in recent years. Respond to crisis quickly & effectively. When a crisis unfolds, reacting quickly is only part of your job. Introducing Instagram for NewsWhip.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

A brand’s reputation can be described as how the general public perceives your organisation. Your reputation as a brand reflects the level of trust your target market has in you. Online Brand reputation management refers to a strategic approach that helps organisations manage their brands to achieve desired business outcomes.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 25, 2023

Oatly, the oat milk brand based in Sweden, created a site devoted strictly to its haters and those who have said mean, dishonest and outright lies about the company for last several years on the internet. A quick look at their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds find no promotional mentions of the new site. You heard that correctly.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

But what does it mean for a brand to be authentic in 2019? Brands today are under scrutiny from their consumers more than ever before. How do you maintain the integrity of your brand while respecting the cultures you’re selling to? A growing part of brand authenticity is the people companies choose to market their products.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

and the general public calling out brands and individuals online, it’s safe to say we’ve seen our fair share of crisis management in play already this year. Here’s our round-up of the top five disasters that have caught our eye: Molly-Mae Hague – a personal PR crisis. Brewdog and that documentary .

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APRIL 7, 2022

It’s vitally important to keep on top of these trends, no matter how often they might change, if you want your brand to stay relevant and ensure your content resonates with your target audience. Instagram launches 3D avatars and story likes. Facebook becomes the go to for customer services enquires and launches Facebook reels.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 5, 2019

Most valuable of all, inclusion in an analyst report can build brand consideration for months or years. Earned media drives brand differentiation. Visibility from earned media coverage and social sharing can differentiate a brand by aligning it with exciting ideas or communicating corporate values.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 17, 2019

Social media monitoring tools can assist with these issues by detecting a crisis with up-to-the-minute alerts to help companies find solutions to communicate with their internal and external stakeholders at a moment’s notice. Brand humanization. It is essential that brands take advantage of Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram stories.

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