Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

Reddit 174

Reddit Software B2B Technology 174

PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The phrase is said to have originally been a satirical abbreviation for Oll Korrect (all correct) used by proofreaders in a Boston newspaper during the 1840s, before going viral across the world. Listen to your employees. Give back however you can, personally, professionally, corporately. Listen to your customers.

Creativity 116

Creativity Employee Newspapers Crisis 116

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. Your corporate story can prove that sound business decisions have been made along the way, pay respect to your employees, build goodwill, and demonstrate long-lasting corporate strength. Source: Unzipped ).

Corporate 48

Corporate Examples Storytelling Brand 48

MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? 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”). Facebook page ) and.

Instagram 98

Instagram Crisis Local Privacy 98

MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Fried Chicken Sandwich battle went viral on Twitter — and led to a complete sell-out of the sandwich in all 2,400 Popeyes stores across the U.S. Face it, most social media posts from risk-averse corporations feel as human as an IRS form. 3 – Let Go of Control on Social (Within Reason). They trusted their fans on social. #4 Pickles.

Twitter 105

Twitter Marketing Social Media Viral 105

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Then the UK chain cooked up an extraordinary ad that ran in two daily newspapers. There was no apparent hesitation, no poll-tested apologies, no mealy-mouthed mea culpa, just a corporate statement that was pitch-perfect. A webpage enabled UK customers to access updates about stores in their areas.

Fashion 255

Fashion Reputation Social Media Brand 255

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Thought the initial reaction to the Times story certainly wasn’t planned – the spontaneous and candid response of one Amazon employee went viral – I instinctively believed it worked out in Amazon’s favor. How does this very public knock-down, drag out fight help the Times sell more newspapers or Amazon more books?

Crisis Communications 60

Crisis Communications Crisis Case Study Viral 60