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After The Russia Scandal, Is Facebook Growing Up?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Is the Russia scandal an ultimate comeuppance for Facebook? Will its reputation suffer real harm as a result, or will it rise to the occasion and grow up? voters, I was initially skeptical about any real impact on Facebook’s reputation or its business. Facebook has weathered many storms in its 13-year history.

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Big Tech Has A PR Problem. Can It Close The Trust Gap?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A new survey of 31,000 people in 27 countries has documented what most of us in PR know – Big Tech has a reputation problem. For years, the enormous role technology plays in our lives and our reverence for brands like Apple and Amazon shielded the sector from greater taxation and regulation. Throw in Twitter for good measure.

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How Privacy Conscious Brands Can Gain an Edge on the Competition

Beyond PR

Brands are latching onto these retargeting tactics because they provide a great opportunity to give users exactly what they’re looking for. If users show interest in so much as a pair of socks online, those socks will inundate their Facebook feed for weeks — never mind a big-ticket item like a couch or a car.

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Can you have privacy under a spotlight?

PR in High Definition

There’s no doubt that the recent revelations surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have brought the notion of personal privacy under even greater scrutiny. Do the same privacy rules apply? For many companies, this notion of privacy may not just be a personal matter but also a business one. Assess the risks.

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Mr. Zuckerberg Goes To Washington: A PR View

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to Washington this week marked a high-stakes PR challenge for the Facebook CEO as well as its brand. After months of negative coverage following the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal and a series of half-hearted public responses, Zuck faced the music. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images.

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Building brand authenticity in a world of distrust

Stephen Waddington

However a lack of trust defines much of modern life including our relationships with brands, media, organisations and governments. Hyper targeting and millions of variations of Facebook ads during the EU Referendum and US Election broke that premise,” said Pillot de Chenecey. Digital communication has become a war zone.

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5 Trends Shaping Tech PR In 2018

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Privacy regulations. The GDPR privacy rule officially blazed into our lives in May. And it won’t be the last data protection or privacy regulation we’ll see. In July, the state of California passed its own data privacy regulations called CCPA , and other states are sure to follow. Big tech’s reputation challenges.

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