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Facebook And The Perils Of Opposition PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Is it ethical for a PR agency to smear a competitor? The picture is one of a company doing its damnedest to work all contacts, tap all allies, and thwart all critics to salvage its reputation. The picture is one of a company doing its damnedest to work all contacts, tap all allies, and thwart all critics to salvage its reputation.

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Smear Tactics: Great for BBQ, but PR? Not So Much

Waxing UnLyrical

According to the article, Mark Zuckerberg and his team hired Burson-Marsteller , a well-known public relations firm, to plant negative stories accusing Google of being careless with Gmail users privacy. I’ll wait for you to stop laughing at the obvious irony of Facebook criticizing another company’s user privacy policy.

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

Sword and the Script

There are ethical and practical issues around it, but it’s a breakthrough that’s all the more impressive given the expectation of an improved, next-gen model next year. PR adopts AI as a research and content tool. However, growth in global ad spend is expected to slow to about 5.9% next year, down from 6.4% estimated in June.

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26 Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success

Sword and the Script

This, in turn, will make consumers more reliant on companies for their news and less reliant on mass media as less and less content is pitched to 3rd parties.”. – Aub Driver | Shelf Life Agency. Calls for GDPR style American laws to codify privacy as a human right will increase, culminating in American laws in 2020.

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Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? 42 marketing and communications predictions for 2024

Sword and the Script

There’s no point in building a reputation if the startup is facing an existential threat. My hope is that companies will take a step back to consider how focusing on using their unique voice in their PR and marketing efforts will help them stand out from those utilizing generic AI-generated content and pitches. ” ~ Prof.

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