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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

We see an example of this every Thanksgiving with a story about a grandmother accidentally inviting a stranger to dinner , which goes viral each year because they’ve kept their tradition alive. All in all, not a great month for Nike’s reputation.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Everything has viral potential. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine.

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Who Were The PR Winners And Losers of 2017?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Here’s a look at those who came out on top, and others who took a reputation beating last year. The HQ2 search generated a frenzy of positive media coverage as well as 238 proposals from individual North American cities, and it helped cement Amazon’s status as a desired corporate neighbor and employer. The Winners.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

In traditional journalism, diligent fact-checking is a given. This type of work is not journalism, strictly speaking. Snopes : One of the oldest fact-checking services around, Snopes helps combat misinformation and disinformation, particularly when it concerns viral posts, urban legends, hoaxes, or folklore.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Everything has viral potential. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine.

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“Social Media Crisis” and Other Buzzwords that Need to Go

Melissa Agnes

The definition of a crisis: A negative situation / event that threatens to have long-term repercussions on the organization’s reputation and/or bottom line. A crisis is a crisis and when it goes viral it goes viral everywhere, not just on social media. The fact of the matter is that a crisis is a crisis.

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7 Lessons That Ryan Lochte’s Olympic Crisis Can Teach PR Pros

MaccaPR

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. The reporter posted the mother’s story on Twitter, which went viral with over 3,000 retweets. The cover-up cost him four sponsors, his reputation and – maybe – his career.”.

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