NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We discussed our latest brand crisis research around misinformation, worker strikes, and vaccine mandates and the key features of public and media interest during the October episode of the NewsWhip Pulse. Nicholson explains that in 2016 “outright false stories were going viral” and now it has become harder to identify.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

Online life can be addictive and endless, with perpetual anticipation of the next big thing and every brands’ reputation on the line. Maintaining your company’s reputation, demonstrating your positive culture, and looking after your own workforce will ensure people are tuned in and listening. Positive content is more viral.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

In today’s unforgiving media environment, decades’ worth of arduous work to build a strong reputation can be destroyed in less than a week. A red team can expose reputational vulnerabilities in a company and flaws in its crisis-response plan. Of course, not every crisis is catastrophic or entails long-term reputational risk.

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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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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. Here’s a look at those who came out on top, and others who took a reputation beating last year. The Winners. The Losers. He called it a ”pretty crazy ” idea.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 31, 2023

Social media listening analyses online conversations to identify what’s being said about a brand across various digital platforms. As a result, it can help you to see conversations that are taking place about your brand and sector, measure brand sentiment and help with content ideation.

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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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Mark My Words

JANUARY 12, 2022

Zennials such as Marcus Rashford, Greta Thunberg, Emma Raducanu and even cross-generational idols like Captain Sir Tom have built their reputations on authenticity, substance, consistency (lack of hypocrisy) and humility. Firstly, in a fittingly 2022 update of Tolstoy’s How Much Lands Does a Man Require?

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Prohibition

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. She has also had a string of brand collaborations and is highly sort after by clothing and beauty brands. Read our round up from last year, here. No one cared.

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2021

Finally, another great benefit of press releases these days is their ability to potentially go viral, especially since they’re easily accessible via any device that can connect to the internet, which means they’re able to generate a lot of buzz. Are you aiming to create brand awareness of your website or products?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

A crisis communication plan can help you; during crisis mode and after a crisis, assist you in maintaining your excellent reputation with customers, competitors, and industry leaders. If these complaints go unresolved, the organisation may suffer unfavourable effects or suffer brand erosion. Communications Best Practices.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

Emotions layered with happiness make up the majority of top drivers of viral content. We admire brands that leverage good opportunities into great ones. Lyft co-founder and president Jon Zimmer has refused to chide Travis Kalanick or outwardly engage in schadenfreude, staying true to his brand’s personality.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Brands and businesses know how important it is to protect their reputation. In the midst of a crisis, reputations that have been so hard to build can be easily destroyed and the effects can be hard to undo. Here are five ways that your company and brand should prepare for a PR crisis. Create a written crisis plan.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

What causes a crisis to go viral? Prohibition PR is a full-service agency specialising in crisis communication, reputation management , and strategic messaging. With our wealth of media contacts and track record of good work, we’ll craft the perfect strategy to repair your reputation. Reputation management.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Washington Post would later report that what seemed like a grassroots reaction to Morey’s tweet was actually a coordinated harassment campaign.). Fewer than 24 hours later, the Twitter brouhaha would expand into a sprawling crisis for the NBA’s relationship with China and its reputation at home. Tip 5: Keep the team on-message.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2016

By attacking the advertising model that supports sites like World News Daily Report and NewsBuzzDaily, they might help slow the viral spread of false, defamatory, and even dangerous stories. Like many PR professionals, we’ve had experience with web-based rumors that threaten a brand’s reputation.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. Brand misjudgments. Indeed, many of the core ideas of how to neutralize an issue, mitigate a crisis and protect a reputation remain intact. Bias, inaccurate reporting and political agendas have existed in media coverage forever. This post is brought to you by RockDove , a proud sponsor of PRSA. Wells Fargo.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

And a strong reputation usually engages consumers over time. Brands must earn the trust of customers, and that’s where good PR can play a role. Nielsen’s 2015 Trust in Advertising report shows that people trust earned media (as in editorial articles and posts) and owned content more than any other formats.

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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. Bryan: Yeah, I mean, definitely.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

PR and CX go hand in hand, since it’s PR’s role to burnish a brand reputation and the job can only be done when the customer experience lives up to expectations. We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels. B2B content must be shareable.

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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. And if you’re not listening or acting on these conversations then not only are potential opportunities being missed but brand reputation is at risk.

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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 14, 2022

A PR crisis is a negative story about your brand that threatens the reputation of your organisation, causes reputational damage, or negatively impacts sales or stock value. A PR crisis can destroy a reputation in an instant, so it’s crucial to have a plan in place. Your brand could be dragged through the mud.

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Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Forward-thinking brands are already embracing the strategic advantages that social listening tools can offer when it comes to managing brand reputation, crisis detection, and optimising comms strategy. Social media listening is fast becoming an essential part of the PR and Comms toolkit.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The ultimate A-Z of PR reporting It’s the season for reviewing the year’s PR activity and setting next year’s KPIs so metrics and models are hot topics. Before you do anything review evaluation expert Steph Bridgman’s A-Z of reporting. Yes, they can help you add a financial value to your reporting. It’s gold-dust.

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Polaris

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

It was a sad story that pretty much went viral. If you want editorial coverage for your cereal brand, first target the media who typically write about food. If the product also offers a compelling health benefit, target health reporters. So there was a happy ending … at least for the workers. 2: Build relationships.

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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. Automated Reporting to Track Campaigns, Monitor Events & More.

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Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It seems like maybe the C-suite is much more aware of the value that communications and reputation can add to an enterprise. I think some in the C-suite do know things like brand awareness are important and they kind of just feel it in their gut that it’s the right thing to do. Stick around with us for part two.

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NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For brands, celebrity spokespeople are a time-honored tradition, with endorsements from athletes, actors, and celebrities a key part of marketing efforts for decades. Let’s take a look at how a brand like State Farm could make sure they’re up to date with what their partners are saying that may affect reputation.

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Onclusive

JULY 27, 2023

Increased Brand Visibility: A successful PR campaign can significantly boost brand visibility by securing media coverage in various outlets. In the end, it created a viral sensation, resulting in increased brand visibility and consumer engagement. This feature proves invaluable in several ways.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Similarly, each brand will have a type of audience and message that must be considered when developing a paid social campaign. Organic social media refers to freely shared material (posts, pictures, videos, memes, and Stories) that all users, including brands and businesses, publish on their social platforms and brand’s social pages.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Working with influencers can be a really great way for brands to reach their target audiences, communicate their messages and gain brand awareness. When it goes well, it can be a successful mechanism in driving traffic to your website, increasing direct sales and making more people aware of your brand.

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Onclusive

MARCH 24, 2022

Understanding your audience and their journey so that you have clarity around who to target now and in the future, what to say and when to say it — helping you to ensure your stories resonate and contribute to improved brand reputation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 30, 2013

The image went viral. Susan didn’t even know the image had gone viral until she saw another Facebook friend shared the meme on April 22. ” After she saw the meme, Susan started reporting the image and private messaging pages on Facebook with a request that they take down the image and/or meme. No harm intended.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Your brand and company may never employ a 12-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer such as Ryan Lochte as its celebrity spokesperson. Sponsors from Speedo to Ralph Lauren fell away from Lochte, as social media posters and journalists feasted on the crushed reputation of the 32-year-old Olympian. That applies here.

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Mark My Words

JULY 31, 2015

While we don’t know if he has recruited any other crisis managers you can be sure that the cost to his reputation will be greater than the $50,000 he paid for a shot at Cecil. What we’re seeing with the twitter moral police is closer to Mary Whitehouse’s brand of umbrage activism. Could this be the tobacco moment for big game hunting?

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