article thumbnail

3 Tips for Pulling Off a Viral Event, According to the Founder of the Fraud Street Run

Solo PR Pro

Though Jeff does have a marketing background — he works in web development at a local university — this was by no means a planned marketing campaign. When you’re doing this sort of viral, online guerilla marketing,” Jeff says, “you’ve got to get out quick and strike while the iron’s hot.” Move quickly and ask for help.

Viral 82
article thumbnail

How Formula 1’s reputation was impacted by the controversial finale

NewsWhip

We watched as this story sent both the public and the media into a frenzy, and how this story spread like wildfire across the web, and how it may have damaged Formula 1’s reputation. . On the last day of the season they meet & City are 3 up with just minutes to go. interactions. . That’s @F1. Gary Lineker ??

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Who were the top publishers on Facebook in September 2019?

NewsWhip

This analysis includes English-language content from publishers, ranked by Facebook likes, shares, and comments to their web content, ranked by domain. CNN was again in the top spot in our engagement rankings to its web content for the month of September, albeit with a fairly significant dip in engagement numbers compared to August.

Facebook 106
article thumbnail

Mental Health Initiatives in 2019

NewsWhip

We recently published a report focused on which brands and publishers are driving the conversation around mental health initiatives on the web and social. Another study revealed that 46 percent of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life. Top Web Publishers by Engagement.

Web 68
article thumbnail

Tips for Working with Millennial Media Outlets

Business Wire

Collins , and Buzzfeed writer/editor Norberto Briceno at Business Wire’s Meet the Media: Mastering Millennial Media Breakfast in Los Angeles. When asked to define millennial media, the panelists said it was all about meeting the readers where they are; on social media video, web and mobile. What is Millennial Media anyway?

Reddit 158
article thumbnail

Get Inspired by These 3 Content Marketing Innovators

Cision

What helps BuzzFeed’s content go viral — whether it’s a listicle, news story or quiz — is the way it writes in different forms depending on which social media platform will share the story. Here are three big names to take a look at for content marketing inspiration: BuzzFeed. Change is a constant in today’s digital world.

article thumbnail

The Ability to Focus is Becoming an Essential Marketing Skill

Sword and the Script

We lost focus to the web, a splendid invention of hyperlinks engineered to capture our attention…and keep it. We might search the web with purpose, but get lost in the parade of pages. Viral Marketing: The Hope, Hype and Helplessness. See these related posts: 7 Takeaways from Mindful Social Media Marketing [Book Review].