Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The posts were accented with liberal subheads, short paragraphs, and spotted with lots of bulleted lists – classic web writing if such a thing exists. While the social share counts were quite low the web analytics were displaying sizable volume of traffic. Dark Social: Antimatter to Viral Fixation.

Viral 115

Viral Marketing Web Case Study 115

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This analysis includes English-language content from publishers, ranked by Facebook likes, shares, and comments to their web content, ranked by domain. None of the articles from the top three publishers saw more than a million engagements in January, but there were two pieces of web content that did. .

Facebook 145

Facebook Web Viral Sports 145

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In June, an article claiming people were refusing to use self-checkout at the store because they didn’t want to kill jobs went viral. It was widely circulated around the web and garnered nearly half a million engagements alone. Top Web Publishers Covering Automation in 2019. Engagements to automation in the workplace content.

Technology 84

Technology Viral Web Analytics 84

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The updates mainly affect web traffic, conversions and content, leading to SEO and PR professionals scurrying for changing their existing strategies. This includes tracking minor changes in keyword rankings and web traffic. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral.

Google 259

Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 259

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

The quality of queries changed too as the web evolved. sent out a tweet that went viral so quickly – the CMO came to my desk to see if I was okay. “He It was, and continues to be, one of the coolest announcements I’ve had the privilege to contribute to in my PR career. Om Malik , who was behind the very popular Business 2.0

Reddit 174

Reddit Software B2B Technology 174

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

This video quickly went viral and has more than 40 million views on YouTube. The video went viral after its launch with over 600,000 views on YouTube. ContentAdore’s goal is to increase web traffic and leads through valuable content marketing strategies. IT remake featured a themed horror house. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

Film 131

Film Viral YouTube eBook 131

NewsWhip

JUNE 21, 2022

We have taken their findings and created our own rankings of the top brands, instead measuring their impact based on the level of public interest they generate across the web and social media. . Below are the most popular brands, ranked by engagements to articles about them. It was later revealed that she safely made the journey to Poland. .

Facebook 138

Facebook Brand Branding Measurement 138

NewsWhip

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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. . Media and Public interest to articles about the F1 Controversy. On the day of the race, both public and media interest soared.

Reputation 148

Reputation Sports YouTube Web 148

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 23, 2019

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

Facebook Web Analysis Film 106

NewsWhip

JUNE 20, 2022

In 2021, Reuter’s Digital News Report showed that our European neighbors were increasingly active online, with 69% of Germans , 76% of Italians , and 78% of Spaniards sourcing their news from the web and social media. Spain’s top Facebook Pages. PlayGroundMag narrowly missed the top spot with 16M page likes respectfully. .

Facebook 78

Facebook Newspapers Sports Television 78

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

.” While many top-performing pages in the report were re-sharing sensationalized content or misinformation related to political issues, the lack of consequences faced by those page admins demonstrated the ease—and potential value—of plagiarizing viral content to reach a larger social audience. Look at the optics.

Ethics 73

Ethics Social Media Trends Viral 73

NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

We recently published a report focused on which brands and publishers are driving the conversation around mental health initiatives on the web and social. Top Web Publishers by Engagement. These were the top publishers on the web ranked by engagements to mental health stories. Here are some of our key takeaways.

Web 68

Web Exercises Employee Viral 68

NewsWhip

APRIL 28, 2021

The chart above shows the total engagement (which comprises Facebook likes, comments, and shares, Twitter influencer shares, and Pinterest pins) to web coverage of the Oscars over the last 48 hours on the day of the event through the following day. The viral stories about the 2021 Oscars. NewsWhip users can access the dashboard here.

Publicity 78

Publicity Comparison Pinterest Web 78

NewsWhip

AUGUST 10, 2022

Across the web and social media the movie dominated in terms of public interest, easily making it the most popular movie of the summer. Even if the new Minions movie, The Rise of Gru, wasn’t on your list of must-sees this summer, you might have caught wind of a viral trend that made waves on TikTok.

Comparison 78

Comparison Film Viral Trends 78

NewsWhip

APRIL 6, 2022

This analysis includes English-language content from publishers, ranked by Facebook likes, shares, and comments to their web content, ranked by domain. As always, we used our API and NewsWhip Spike to gather these rankings, which you can read about on our developer hub.

Facebook 88

Facebook Viral Sports Analysis 88

Cision

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

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.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Viral Social Media 120

PR in High Definition

MARCH 31, 2022

The story of how the fake design agency Madbird ensnared unsuspecting job seekers into its web has gone viral, leaving readers shocked at the façade that was created. Can you blame these unsuspecting employees who trusted that the company they were working for was in fact legitimate?

Agency 62

Agency Case Study Technology Viral 62

NewsWhip

JULY 7, 2021

Since June 1st, the story has resulted in almost 400k interactions across the web. Roger’s dresses blew up on the popular app Tik Tok, especially after a video went viral of two women calling the pieces “ hideous.” Balenciaga x Crocs.

Consumer 78

Consumer Brand Branding Fashion 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 14, 2014

What is certain is that whatever remaining sentiment of organic appeal is left – the ability for content to move around the web on the merit of its very idea – is eroding in favor of the highest bidder. Virality, or appearance of virality, can be fabricated for a price. Rethinking How Advertising is Bought and Sold.

Facebook 118

Facebook Real Estate Advertising Advertising 118

NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At Candy Palace visitors can try Mummy Marshmallow Wands, Jack Skeleton Cake Pops, and a Spider Web Crispy. From pumpkins to skeletons , the platters traditionally used for hosting are transitioning towards the October holiday for many, having become a viral sensation last year with charcuterie chalets. . The blog has received over 3.6k

Trends 78

Trends Instagram Viral Brand 78

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 30, 2015

5 Clever Social Media Marketing Campaigns that Went Viral. Most viral April Fools videos of 2014. Around the Web Business Building Marketing buzz marketing viral marketing' What about you? And is there a way you can use (any of) these to your advantage? Winning the Marketing Battle Between Help and Hype.

Viral 40

Viral Marketing Web Big Data 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2017

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].

Marketing 60

Marketing Web Viral Social Media 60

NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nicholson explains that in 2016 “outright false stories were going viral” and now it has become harder to identify. First person perspectives, specifically those published by VICE, traveled around the social web more often. Rising audience-side misinformation. Certain pieces about worker strikes also resonated more than others.

Crisis 78

Crisis Brand Branding Airlines 78

5W PR

JANUARY 2, 2017

This will make the content searchable – when someone goes online to find information related to what you’re promoting, your web pages are more likely to show up if they include the right keywords and phrases. By setting your content up in a way that’s shareable (or even viral), media will take notice. Optimize News Releases.

SEO 84

SEO Viral Engineering Web 84

Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In his book, Public Relations and the Social Web, Rob Brown describes one of the biggest fallacies of communication on the social web: corporate speak. In his book, Contagious, Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger describes what makes online videos go viral. Don’t Write Like a (Corporate) Robot. Practical Value.

Writing 144

Writing Study Viral Consumer 144

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 21, 2018

This chart is a ranking of publishers based on the total engagements their web content about machine learning drove. So within a matter of minutes of publication, we’ll have an idea of what’s pre-viral, as it were, what everyone’s going to be sharing in the next few hours. What forms of engagement does it cover?

Data 136

Data Pinterest Viral Facebook 136

NewsWhip

JANUARY 9, 2020

As shown in the graph there, CNN had an unrivaled year for much of 2019, consistently topping our publisher rankings for the majority of the year, and garnering as many as 16 million engagements per week to its web content. . Who says politics has to be so serious? . Dave Jorgenson (@davejorgenson) October 29, 2019.

Reddit 88

Reddit Facebook Viral Data 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 6, 2016

By attacking the advertising model that supports sites like World News Daily Report and NewsBuzzDaily, they might help slow the viral spread of false, defamatory, and even dangerous stories. Like many PR professionals, we’ve had experience with web-based rumors that threaten a brand’s reputation. Everything counts.

Publicity 120

Publicity Storytelling Journalism Viral 120

Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

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. Organic shares are really what make a story go viral. You can see the discussion on Twitter via #BWChat. What is Millennial Media anyway?

Reddit 159

Reddit Media Analytics Trends 159

Shift Communications

JANUARY 21, 2015

That’s almost a quarter of ALL web traffic coming from Facebook alone. Although we can’t ensure your next post will go viral, incorporating these best practices will help users easily share and engage with your content, whether it be on mobile, social media or the web. Share Buttons + Click-to-Tweet Links. People are busy.

Mobile 60

Mobile Web Viral Social Media 60

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

When their followers share your post again, it’s considered viral content. SEOmoz recently did a great study on the theory and proof of why content goes viral. In it they concluded that the following criteria were generally associated with their most viral posts: Long, in-depth posts. Using a tone that conveys emotion.

B2B 92

B2B Community Facebook How To 92

David PR Group

MAY 26, 2017

The web is the front door to all our businesses, so if how you appear online looks questionable, then spiffy offices, tailored shirts and luxury cars don’t really matter. This includes search results which may be the first to publish negative news stories, hate blogs and social media posts that are building viral strength.

Reputation 44

Reputation Policies Web Employee 44

Cision

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Social media can help make one disappointed customer’s complaint go viral in hours and your brand needs to be paying attention because everyone else already is. This is a marvelous, inspiring period of history when anyone can shed the traditional burdens of authority and build true influence on the web through their own merits.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Employee Reputation 120

ISEBOX

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Anything that is worth being on the web for public consumption is worth making shareable, for the purpose of being used on Social Media. It is, after all, where an estimated 52% of people get their news, where things go “viral”, and where your brand ambassadors can help you most effectively, by sharing with their own friends and family.

Pinterest 70

Pinterest LinkedIn Facebook Writing 70

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

Drop “going viral” as a goal. If a brand focuses on viral, it’ll wade through disappointment after disappointment before, if ever, achieving viral success. Focus on base hits not homeruns and what we learn in the process over time, will bring us far closer to viral than an outright declaration.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Today a kid in a garage can start a company, that goes viral and can touch a billion people,” as one technologist put it eloquently recently. Distribution – a tragic term for the ability to move content on the web – it’s an important part of the job. Ello is a great example.

Viral 116

Viral Technology Google Pitching 116

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 16, 2017

Yet, the way the social web is going, that might be a foolish proposition. And shares provide the virality we all crave as marketers/communicators. Take a peek at any corporate social media program and you will likely see “engagement” listed as a KPI in some way, shape or form. They spur conversation. They provide feedback.

B2B 60

B2B Twitter Viral Trends 60