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How to Turn Your Brand Crisis into PR Success with Ease

Cision

United Airlines came under fire for forcefully dragging a passenger out from the overbooked flight number 3411 as a video recording of the incident went viral on social media. — United (@united) April 10, 2017. — United (@united) April 11, 2017. — GitLab.com Status (@gitlabstatus) January 31, 2017.

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What’s New In B2B Tech PR For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content must be shareable. What’s next?

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Why Lies Beat The Truth On Social Media

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It seems lies are more viral than truth – at least on Twitter. Conducted by the MIT Media Lab, it was unprecedented in scope, analyzing 126,000 distinct “rumor cascades” that spread on Twitter from 2006 to 2017. Most striking were the factors that do not explain the virality of false information.

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Social Media Reputation Management: How to Control Your Online Image

Prowly

A single incident can go viral and damage your brand image significantly. Example #4: United Airlines Source In 2017, United Airlines faced a major backlash after a passenger was violently removed from an overbooked flight. Once something goes viral on social media, an online reputation may not recover promptly.

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2018 Predictions: Consumer PR Edition

Shift Communications

It’s hard to believe that 2017 has come and gone. We need to integrate consumer clients into trending conversations, valuable insights into our pitches and data into how we’re benchmarking best practices and measuring success. Now we turn to the new year and think about impending industry evolutions and how to get ahead of them.

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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4 billion between 2016 and 2017. This video quickly went viral and has more than 40 million views on YouTube. After the infamous horror film “IT” was remade in 2017, Warner Bros. billion to $9.1 IT remake featured a themed horror house.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

For instance, 48% of consumers start mobile research with a search engine and on an average, smartphone conversions are up by 64% as compared to the average desktop conversion rates. The core algorithm linked to quality appeared around March 8, 2017. In short, people want to get the news, views, and opinions on their fingertips.

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