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How To Get Ahead Of A Crisis When You’re Already Behind – Invincible Brand Podcast

Melissa Agnes

The YouTube Shooting Crisis: How Mountain View Police Department quickly regained control of the narrative that was going viral against their agency. You can also listen to this episode on iTunes , Spotify , and Stitcher.

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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. The story originally totaled over 1.4 All in all, not a great month for Nike’s reputation.

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How to Leverage Emotions to Boost Digital PR

Cision

Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. From your corporate leaders to your average employees, involve the people behind your company in your digital PR campaign. This unique approach has enabled Lendistry to create an intimate bond with their consumer base and local community as well.

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" What about a local gym owner posting photos of members stretching upside down in their black spandex?

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The PR Perils Of Cultural Appropriation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes. Jack in the Box’s #MeToo Misstep.

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6 Awesome Examples of How To Leverage Corporate History in Brand Storytelling

MaccaPR

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. Legos' Corporate History Video.

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Three PR Issues Companies Will Face In 2018

The Stalwart Blog

While I can’t pass myself off as a betting man (anyone who knows me will tell you I lack any kind of poker face), I believe these will rank among the top three: Sexual Harassment Scandals Will Deluge Corporate America. These events should be centered on performing “random acts of kindness” that don’t appear overly scripted.

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