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How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis

Onclusive

KFC is apologized with a creative stunt: rearranging its name to spell “FCK” in a full-page ad in top newspapers. He was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Shasta Ventures focused on consumer internet and the social graph. KFC went through a highly publicized, somewhat bizarre crisis in the U.K.

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Behind the Headlines With Brandon Puttbrese

Cision

Working at newspapers for a few years taught me to always consider the audience when you’re writing. In maintaining and building brand reputation, social media also allows public relations professionals to empower their customer advocates with shareable information. Start simple by asking: Who cares?

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

Prohibition

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. You can do this by using tools that track keywords related to your brand and monitor consumer behaviour and sentiment on the web.

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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Employees – Hiring, Training, Leading – is this Boring Or…?

PR Fuel

Below are some thoughts on employees, and the “boring” work of creating a business that succeeds with both engaged customers and employees – enjoy! Hiring the Right Customer Service Agents to Represent Your Brand. Your customer service agents are your front line employees. Probably not.

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10 Video Optimization Cures for Your Brand’s Ailing YouTube Channel

MaccaPR

Resist putting your company or brand’s name in the title of every video, given that many potential customers will be looking for your product category rather than your company’s name. ” Ensure that your video title (100 words or less) is rich in relevant keywords. The Condition: Disorienting Playlists.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

These devices have provided the means for consumers to connect to the internet wherever and whenever. It’s indicative of the fact that outside of customer service, social media engagement has largely become a paid activity. Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital.