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Today, we say goodbye to HARO [PR Tech Sum 52]

Sword and the Script

The founding HARO was founded by Peter Shankman in 2008 as a Facebook group for journalists in need of sources. sent out a tweet that went viral so quickly – the CMO came to my desk to see if I was okay. “He The change will take effect on April 2, 2024. Small text ads – written by Shankman – were included at the top of every email.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

Social media monitoring involves tracking brand mentions, conversations, and sentiment across social platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.). What are the Basics of Crisis Communication Planning? Crisis communication planning involves preparing for unexpected events that could harm an organization’s reputation.

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Top five PR Disasters of 2022 so far

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Not only did her comments go viral, but it was also picked up by the media too, gaining even more traction than the original 50 second podcast clip. Molly Mae did an interview on my podcast, yesterday a soundbite from that interview went viral, she trended No.1 1 on Twitter, every newspaper covered it and MP's weighed in.

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Misinformation 2.0: Deepfakes are the biggest threat to media today

PR in High Definition

The phrase went viral back in May when a doctored video appeared to show US politician Nancy Pelosi drunk in a TV interview. Imagine waking up to find a doctored video of you has gone viral, you’re being showered with vile abuse and you’re almost powerless in disproving its authenticity.

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The Empire Strikes Back:  3 Reactions to Amazon vs. NYT

Sword and the Script

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?

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7 Lessons Every Marketer Can Learn From The CrossFit Instagram Crisis

MaccaPR

When the inevitable social media backlash erupted, the CrossFit gym owner compounded the crisis by posting a profanity-laden response that called criticism by outraged women “b t,” “delusional and ignorant” and “feeble minded garbage.” Facebook page ) and. Needless to say, that message was shared widely across Facebook.

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How to Prepare a PR Crisis Plan

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In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. Your customers could make their displeasure known on your Facebook page and Twitter feed. Trying to control a crisis is almost impossible. What if someone made an offensive statement on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram?

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