Communications Conversations

MAY 29, 2019

Last week, Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes wrote an outstanding piece about how the rules of social media marketing have changed. As Holmes states, years ago the frequent ask from brands and clients was: “We want this to go viral.” One example: One of my clients is a large dental organization. First, go back to 2010.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Earned Media provides an abundance of PR and marketing advantages to many businesses, organizations and individuals. Stay a step ahead of your competitors in the new year by using lightning-fast media monitoring to go viral. . Keeping track of your mentions is a great way to see what PR and marketing efforts evoke positive responses.

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Buchanan PR

JANUARY 8, 2024

Good taste and notable presentation – important factors to consider both when whipping up a dish, and when constructing a marketing campaign in the food and beverage industry. To kick off 2024, we are reflecting on some of the most memorable food and beverage marketing campaigns from 2023.

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2024

Ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony on March 10, when “Barbie” is up for several awards, including Best Picture, let’s reflect on the film’s marketing campaign to extract valuable insights for practitioners. This retrospective examination could offer key learnings for those in the field. He’s just Ken.”

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing When students approach me after class it’s often because they missed a quiz, have a question about an assignment, or want to chat about a topic of mutual interest.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2023

social media marketing efforts, social media marketing campaigns, entire video, many brands, drive traffic In today’s digital age, social media video marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to engage with their target audience. Failing to adapt and staying stagnant can lead to a decline in relevance.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales. One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how John Wall put it on a recent episode of Marketing Over Coffee.

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Prohibition

JUNE 27, 2023

However, as the platform continues to grow and its user base skews towards the younger generation, luxury brands are starting to recognise the potential of TikTok as a marketing tool to connect with their target audience. million users in 2021. gucci Visit the temporary exhibition in Milan open until Sunday June 18 at 6 p.m.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. For example, despite existing platform policies that expressly prohibit the posting of stolen content, Facebook was reluctant to remove stolen content related to anti-vaccination and QAnon conspiracies.

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Onclusive

JULY 27, 2021

A lot of effort in public relations and marketing communications goes into influencing what people think, but influencing what people think about is equally, if not more important. He goes on to dissect how various stories go viral and what their significant economic impact can be.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 4, 2020

by Dr. Sonja Martin Poole , associate professor of marketing, University of San Francisco Our nation is clearly in crisis. During a time focused on re-opening the economy after the onset of a viral pandemic, there are glaring signs that the United States is suffering from another type of pandemic—racism.

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Buchanan PR

JUNE 30, 2023

McDonald’s marketing campaign was clearly targeted at a younger generation. For example, this tweet served up the perfect meme template. McDonald’s put on a masterclass on how to create buzz for a new product with a younger generation, but it couldn’t have predicted its virality. The result?

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Cision

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Influencer marketing has been around for a while, but it’s become a truly epic wave in 2015. More are joining them every day from every possible angle: PR, marketing, social media…Everyone wants in on the trend. For example, if you want to grow brand recognition in San Francisco, seek out the influencers in that geographic region.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 4, 2022

The companies that pledged support for female employees after the Dobbs decision, for example, are expressing an authentic position in response to court ruling that will affect millions. But the joke infuriated many TikTok users, including our very own Chris Harihar, whose tweet went viral. Same goes for the Holocaust.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Storytelling: Telling a story that resonates with your target market is essential if you want to cut through the noise online. One example of this is the rise of the buzzwords “Quiet Quitting” and “Moonlighting multiple jobs.” So, it is no wonder that 89 percent of marketing professionals report using videos as a marketing tool.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Barbie’s marketing was the talk of the town on social media , with several partnerships becoming part of the discourse in their own right, but the coverage of the movie never really slowed down either. It’s worth stepping back and looking at just how much of a cultural event the movie has been.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 2, 2023

Brands realize this, and as a result, nine out of 10 marketers who leveraged short-form video in 2022 plan to continue doing it in 2023. With that in mind, here are five best practices—with some examples—for delivering engaging and relevant social Reels on Instagram and Facebook. with clear steps. Always use on-screen text.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

HubSpot’s recent survey on 2022 marketing trends found that short-form video has the highest return on investment. followers, it’s in the same viral sphere as Duolingo. Take Panera Bread as an example. Instagram carousels lack the quick, “get to the point” advertising that so many want to see. Data backs it up.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 10, 2021

But which sites are producing viral articles? The other prominent websites are a mix of the traditional and food-specific websites, with NBC the biggest of the former and Plant Based News and Eater prominent examples of the latter. As the market expands, highly engaged coverage is only likely to get more common.

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5W PR

MAY 18, 2018

Marketing comes in many different shapes and sizes. Since the dawn of the online world, we’ve seen people interact with business marketing initiatives through everything from YouTube videos, to social media campaigns. However, digital marketing isn’t the only way to connect with your audience.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. Leveraging a viral social media moment has to start with listening,” says Arik. Influencer Marketing Goes Beyond Selling. What about Twitch?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Every day, your audience is asking questions, sharing their opinions and offering insight on what you can do to improve your social media marketing strategies. At their recent “ Practice Listening: From Competitors to Customers ” webinar, Jay and his peers were posed tons of questions about social media marketing.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. But what exactly constitutes a PR stunt, and how does it differ from standard marketing tactics? The key is synergy.

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ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

They say the only thing constant is change, and that’s certainly true in the world of content marketing. Every month, or so it seems, there’s a new must-do-or-you’re-toast trend in content marketing. So, how do you keep up, or better yet keep ahead, with your content marketing strategy? So, what does this have to do with you?

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This immediacy brought on by the rise of social media and all things digital has led to real-time marketing (RTM) becoming one of the biggest industry trends in recent years. One of the classic examples comes from my favorite cookie brand, Oreo, which took to social with this tweet spoofing the notorious 2013 Super Bowl blackout.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 31, 2019

Everyone remembers their viral, bro-y YouTube ad in 2011 , for example. Previous Crenshaw client Sundial Brands, makers of inclusive personal care and beauty products, is another example. Sundial (marketers of the Shea Moisture and Nubian Heritage lines) identified an underserved market and developed products for it.

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PRSay

MAY 10, 2021

Probably because contrary to some pretty heavy marketing hype out there, we are not seeing many successful uses for AI in the communications function yet. AI is also pretty good at predicting patterns, like analyzing the social sharing of coverage to predict if a story will be going viral in social media. Why might that be?

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PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A viral clip of an Irish rugby coach leading La Rochelle through France’s Top 14 competition got me thinking about this very topic. These stories demonstrate how a global brand is having an impact locally, which is especially important in European markets. But then, what happens when a word isn’t translatable?

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. However, not all of them may be the key to boost your digital PR.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Bert’s Books’ viral display of the Prince Harry autobiography It felt like Prince Harry’s autobiography was everywhere at the beginning of the year – and one independent bookstore in Swindon capitalised on its success in a very clever way. This is a great example of how simple but well done content can go viral.

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Brand Branding Viral Fashion 62

5W PR

APRIL 13, 2022

Companies in the SaaS industry can use all of this data to provide insights into their target market or predict industry trends, which can then be pitched to relevant outlets or journalists. The article ended up getting picked up by many other outlets and went viral, while the original generated millions of views.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Your prospects are engaging in dialogue, especially on social media , that is a gold mine for your content marketing strategy. Here’s an example. It’s not just the naysaying customers who can help you improve your content marketing.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

As an example, Twitter is currently fixated on the recent Elon Musk board scandal but people will quickly move on to the next thing. Positive content is more viral. The post The marketer’s challenge of the shrinking attention span appeared first on Firefly Communications.

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Onclusive

JULY 18, 2017

Most marketers are obsessed with attribution—and with good reason: not only are they being held accountable for campaign performance, but they’re also on a mission to continually optimize that performance. PR is playing an increasingly integral role in the marketing mix. Those marketers are going to want to know it’s money well spent.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 12, 2014

For marketers, memes may have come to represent something very different: an “in” with the “Internet culture” crowd. What we’re talking about here is memejacking: another of those made-up-sounding words that has come to have a welcome place in the marketer’s toolkit. Memes are a perfect way to cash in on existing viral trends.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

For example, a company might hire a “white hat” hacker to intentionally hack into its IT infrastructure and flag weak spots. In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. Build the camaraderie needed to face crises.

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