Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With infinite digital space coupled with dwindling consumer attention spans, a PR agency’s greatest task is to cut through the content clutter and help brands attract, capture, and retain consumers by way of the media’s reporting. A PR Agency’s Brand Video Fundamentals. What does this mean for brands and public relations?

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Advertising gaffes, which may reach millions, are much more damaging and difficult to roll back, so why do some of the world’s most creative companies and brightest people continue to make promotional faux pas, and what can be done to avoid them? Fortunately, a personal apology can often atone for such individual indiscretions.

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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. 1) A major fashion mishap: H&M’s “Coolest monkey in the jungle”. 3) A sour end for the sweet brand: Cadbury’s treasure hunt.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

The tone of the language, the medium of the message, and its timing contribute to public perception of a company’s management of the situation. First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. The language fits the Tesla brand: aloof, calculated, and confident.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

With editorial staffs evolving and new brands popping up every day, the media have a constant barrage of news, trends and pitches coming their way, let’s remind ourselves about the relationship aspect of media relations while the rest of the world attempts autonomy. That said, brands cannot be expected to respond to every issue.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge.

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OnePitch

JANUARY 11, 2024

Know that I write these sort of business light stories, that I write about influencer culture and social media and how brands are working within these new frameworks of new, whether it's TikTok or – we look at like when BeReal was really big last summer. But this was related to a raw carrot salad that was going viral on TikTok.”

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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. If Edelman had just quietly pitched media their story ideas and sources for how to grow awareness around mental illness in a sensitive fashion, it would have been perfectly appropriate.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

There’s a reason why Randy Rainbow and Seth Meyers videos go viral. Brands like Steak-Umm have seen engagement and sales go up by making people laugh. Whether or not humor and fun are part of your company culture, don’t let the suits talk you out of being funny whenever you can. Everyone else is boring.”

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

For decades a company called Curtis Designs created a handmade packraft called the “Curtis Raft.” ” It was revered, and when the company stopped production there wasn’t a comparable raft on the market to replace it. Every product can’t go viral or generate a lot of word-of-mouth buzz. Conclusions.

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Polaris

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

It was a sad story that pretty much went viral. Large news corporations assign journalists to beats: food, technology, health, fashion, municipal politics, entertainment and more. If you want editorial coverage for your cereal brand, first target the media who typically write about food. 1: Target the media that matter.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It is likely that brands will also develop virtual companions, shaping them to reflect the brand’s culture and values. This app adds fashion purchases to an online ‘wardrobe’ and organises them by colour, style and designer. The users then get notified about price changes, sales or brand news.

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Prohibition

MAY 4, 2017

Let’s look at the top ten and what makes them so desirable to the world’s biggest brands…. Just moments after the shocking biting incident in the 2014 World Cup, social media was abuzz with memes and brands jumping on the news from Snickers, to Listerine. 10) Zlatan Ibrahimović (@ibra_official) – Twitter: 4.44m /Instagram: 24.7m.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Whether a brand’s focus is fitness, fashion, food, or anything else, TikTok can connect it to a highly desirable and sometimes elusive audience. . New and creative social channels should be key elements for consideration in any PR plan , especially for brands aiming to reach a younger audience. Branded hashtags drive discovery.

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PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

The ways companies and leaders behave — or misbehave — have made major headlines in an unprecedented fashion this past year,” they write. A company’s culture doesn’t just matter to employees — it matters to consumers, too. Social media is changing the way companies communicate internally and externally.

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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. Look at companies that disrupt. Some of the top content publishers in the big brand area that are worth keeping an eye on are Red Bull and LEGO. Competition for attention and business has never been fiercer…ever.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Data and analytics capabilities will mature to allow companies to predict the best possible experience and communication touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey. 3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For public relations and reputation experts, it’s easy to point out the brands and personalities who mishandled bad news or missed opportunities after public mistakes. Marketers may have differing opinions on Nike’s brand advertising campaign around former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this year. Believe in something.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

However, by combining the creation of newsworthy content campaigns with the importance of building brand awareness, we are able to gain linked client coverage on these platforms. Building awareness of your brand/products/services and boosting your credibility. Improving their brand awareness and reputation. Supercharging SEO.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 15, 2019

Generally speaking, marketers tend to focus on high-quality images and videos, alongside posts that have the potential to go viral. Currently, Instagram has over 300 million daily users, which means that each Story has great potential to be seen by a handful of people, especially if they are viral. 5% are taken to a campaign page.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When it comes to companies seeking out influencers to bolster a marketing campaign, employing the help of an influencer marketing agency can help amplify the voice of the brand and extend its reach. An influencer marketing agency is dedicated to the connecting of businesses and brands with influencers or viral platforms.

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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. Look at companies that disrupt. You can find out what they do behind the scenes if you look for case studies (do a search for “case studies for company ’x’”) that take a deep dive into their innovative tactics. Define goals.

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Flatiron Communications

MAY 29, 2015

Suddenly, one of America’s hippest retailers found itself in a crisis of confidence that impacted its stock price, incurred a $10 million settlement , and perhaps most importantly, gave a black bullseye to the brand esteem the company so carefully forged over the years. Photo: via Forbes.com.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

My primary issue with the Four Models of Public Relations and the Excellence Theory is the use of a simple construct that seemingly places an organisation or brand at the centre of every diagram, appearing to control communication and relationships. People have always talked about organisations and brands. I’m a PG Tips drinker myself.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 13, 2024

I’ve spent the last ten years helping companies grow their digital presence with digital PR, and I’ve seen first-hand the impact and value digital PR can drive for a brand’s growth. This post will help you understand everything you need about digital PR to decide if it’s right for you and your brand. What is Digital PR?

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Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Growth hackers focus on low-cost and innovative alternatives to traditional marketing, e.g. utilizing social media and viral marketing instead of buying advertising through more traditional media such as radio , newspaper , and television. [3] Themes in Growth Hacking.

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NewsWhip

AUGUST 11, 2021

With this shift, it has become ever more important to understand how narratives are framed online, how that might affect your brands or the wider areas where you are taking a stand, and to have early alerts when narrative threats are emerging. . This same agile philosophy is being adopted by brands too. So it goes. Perhaps so.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JANUARY 22, 2010

And so this will be an unwinnable public fight that an old-fashioned conglomerate will regret. brand from doom. It''s a corporate error still mass-produced by many media companies as they leak news to same-size media companies and believe we will accept the verdict because it''s all business and nothing is personal.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Your teacher today will be America’s #1 Online Brand Strategist, Professor Taylor Swift (Cue: Insane, utterly-abandoned shrieking, evolving into wild explosive screaming and rhythmic chants of, ‘Taylor, We Love You!’) Lesson #2 - Keep Your Brand Name Simple. Welcome to your Taylor Swift Master Class in Social Media Marketing!

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Flatiron Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In fact, Facebook has grown so pervasive that mainstream news orgs, and just about every other content company, have taken notice, as The New York Times story reported in its piece “ How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism “: “Facebook now has a fifth of the world — about 1.3

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Flatiron Communications

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In fact, Facebook has grown so pervasive that mainstream news orgs, and just about every other content company, have taken notice, as The New York Times story reported in its piece “ How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism “: “Facebook now has a fifth of the world — about 1.3

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

She subsequently developed her own fashion brand and became a successful businesswoman. For example, an age group in a workplace might feel one company policy benefits another age group and actively disadvantages them. Therefore, they portray the company and what it sells in the best possible light to get the audience to buy it.

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