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Walmart’s suspension of advertising on X became last month’s biggest brand story

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That was Elon Musk’s somewhat predictable response to the announcement that Walmart was the latest brand to suspend advertising on X, following other major companies who left the platform back in November when the issue first began. If you’d like to find out more about how you can monitor your brand, check out our networks here.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. To urge people to give their eyes periodic breaks from screens, it filmed a series of snappy, fun viral videos called 20 Second Daydreams.

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ICON 2021 Recap: Drew Herdener on the Evolution of Amazon’s Comms Team

PRSay

In his nearly 19 years at Amazon, Herdener has seen Amazon’s PR function move from a retail-consumer focus to a multifaceted approach that includes employee communications, social media, executive communications and reputational marketing. That is traditionally the advertising and marketing function.

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Thanksgiving and Black Friday bring Target the most brand coverage in November

NewsWhip

That’s what happened to Target last month as the holiday shopping season had the retailer making headlines for its good and not so good actions. Target was one of the first retailers to close its doors on Thanksgiving during the pandemic to give its workers more time with their families, and has continued to do so every year since.

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How a Digital PR Campaign About Fast Food Went Viral

Buzzstream

This, to me, is the definition of viral. So, in this conversation, Chris outlined the step-by-step process for getting this data-driven digital PR content to go viral. For instance, Chriss team compared newly launched value meals after their fast food inflation study went viral. Dont fear failure Not every campaign will hit.

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5 Common Misperceptions of Social Customers

Cision

Black Friday 2015 has come and gone, and one trend dominated all others: more and more people are purchasing online rather than shopping at brink-and-mortar retailers. Berger describes six attributes that most “viral” word-of-mouth brands and products share: Social Currency. Practical Value.

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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

Waxing UnLyrical

The Harlem Shake dance video craze largely took off based on the whims of students, employees and other everyday folk interested in making a funny viral video. Retail companies the world over are taking to holistic commerce and everything it brings to the table. So which one garnered more interest according to Google trends?

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