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4 Examples of Fair Use Debates in the Digital World

Cision

Forty-five percent of executives think it’s okay to share other brands’ information as either digital or print paid content. After he sent a takedown notice, the website took down the photo and updated its post, however, the photographer alleges the photo had already spread virally to other websites without proper attribution.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

Do I need to parse the fine print of a scientific study every time I cite a statistic? Finally, if the information comes from social media, make sure it’s true before you regurgitate it in print or online. But after that, it gets more nuanced. When in doubt, find another source to cite.

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4 MARKETING SECRETS FOR VIRAL GUINNESS WORLD RECORD EVENTS

MaccaPR

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. Go Online or Go Home. ’ But today?

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How to Use Dynamic Listening to Reach New Customers

Cision

With social media and access to this information being so easy, anybody with a smartphone and an idea can become a viral source of news. It’s no longer just the mainstream media that needs to be taken into account. With Cision® Media Monitoring tools, communicators have the power to listen dynamically across different media types.

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The art of controversial PR

Mark My Words

Eminent columnists – many of whom would not be seen dead with a Waterhouse print- wrote powerful condemnations. The quintessential story is when PR supremo Harry Reichenbach was hired by an art dealer who had acquired 2000 copies of a print by middling impressionist Paul Chabas. Needless to say, the gallery had to order more prints.

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Marketing as a Bona Fide Profit Center

Sword and the Script

Just imagine how popular your kid would be, joked one father showing me the item in a print catalog as our kids jumped on a trampoline, if you established a “ The Fortress ” in your backyard. Those brave enough to jump from an aircraft will upload their video to YouTube and make the photos their social media profile shots.

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

PR people often talk about ideas to make news go viral, but there is no way to predict or plan for when something will be a hit. On the day of the woman’s retirement party there were four broadcast stations and a number of print/online reporters on-site. Client: Print Syndicate. Online, print, broadcast – it all still matters.

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