Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2024

He’s obviously got street cred and I’ve been following him for a while on LinkedIn and Twitter because I can learn from him. I got fed up with the attention span of goldfish statistic a couple of years ago; it’s 100% fictitious and yet went viral). This is a deceptively simple fact, but it has a profound implication for advertising.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

A Harvard marketing professor named Thales Texeira has done some recent studies of content virality and sharing. In his research on viral advertising videos , he found that a very small percentage of advertising videos (0.1%) actually go “viral.” His findings are pretty illuminating. Why we share.

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Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The best way to go about it is to find ad placements by listing the websites where you want to advertise or search for placements that are in-sync with your client’s themes or topics. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral. Connect with him on Twitter @connect2taral.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. You can find him on Twitter: @AviNair52. When your target audience feels entertained and happy, they are more likely to share the content.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In just two weeks, the chicken mayhem had earned Popeye’s a boatload of new Twitter followers , a huge boost in profits and an estimated $65 million in free advertising. The launch video now has 100,000 views on Twitter and another 20,000 on YouTube. Connect with Lisa on Twitter: @LisaArledge.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Doritos is a perennial Super Bowl performer, consistently creating viral campaigns. Mountain Dew created this year’s most viral ad, a terrifying creation centering around a hallucinatory puppy-monkey-baby, a single being made up of three creatures that individually have been characters in the Super Bowl’s most popular commercials.

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Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2022

hours per day clicking through sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. Here we share five top tips when it comes to social media advertising for small businesses to help promote the brand, product or service through advertising: Start with a plan for you social media advertising .

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Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

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. This ongoing case has the public contemplating the way viral content hubs choose and use images in their listicles and articles.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In their book, “Think Like a Freak,” Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt describe an group of marketers who assert that video advertising is four times as effective as their print advertising. Berger describes six attributes that most “viral” word-of-mouth brands and products share: Social Currency.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Unconventional, yet humorous, they've created viral content that resonated with audiences far beyond traditional PR. Begin with micro-communities, Slack groups, Discord servers, Reddit channels, and Twitter (X) to foster genuine connections with a niche target audience. The key thing is, you don't need to start big.

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As social media platforms continue to emerge and evolve, each innovation drives industry trends, and advertisers must quickly adapt to create and maintain relevancy with consumers in order to keep their brands top of mind. TikTok is well-known for it’s short-form, highly authentic, and oftentimes humorous content.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2014

People can sense desperation and self-promotion in advertising in much the same way as when we watch The Bachelor. Another great example comes from Starbucks, which saw the potential around the worldwide sensation of the Royal Baby and rode the wave on Twitter with this clever tweet celebrating his birth.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Recently, PR teams have been pressed into crisis duty in a series of corporate missteps that have something in common: marketing or advertising departments that shows a type of “cultural appropriation” – borrowing a sensitive ethnic or cultural theme for commercial purposes.

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Cision

AUGUST 1, 2016

Virality is a fascinating pursuit, but doesn’t deliver the consistent attention that we need to accomplish our everyday objectives. For example, you may want to target fans of 80s pop sensation Michael Damian or Twitter followers of Michael Damian. Attention is finite and our need for attention is not. Where do we go from here?

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Don’t fire an employee and then leave them in control of the Twitter account,” said Regina Luttrell, Ph.D. Dunkin’ decided to use “ Dancing Pumpkin Man ” in a commercial rolling out their fall products, turning a viral moment into a piece of paid media. “In What’s driven the convergence of PR + marketing + advertising?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Before Marcxx, Peggs worked at Google in business development, forming digital media and advertising partnerships in the United States and Asia. You can connect with Michael ( @MichaelPeggs ) on Twitter. If you’re on Twitter, be sure to ‘favorite’ and ‘reply’ to posts related to your niche.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The same opportunities – and challenges – exist for B2B services and products on LinkedIn, Twitter, or other, more niched social platforms. Paid reach has its place, but we’re still chasing “viral” or highly shareable content. B2B content must be shareable.

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PR for Anyone

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Is there a viral video on Tik Tok that you can be the expert saying why it’s something you should or shouldn’t do? What are people talking about on Twitter? Here’s a video I did on this: It doesn’t get any easier than this. See my story in the video about Steve and what he did. But see what is happening, trends.google dot com.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In our October edition of the top brand stories we highlighted how Elon Musk steered conversations about Twitter online, with the media reporting broadly about the unfolding situation since he acquired the platform. Musk replied saying that he would make an alternative phone if that’s what it came to. . engagements.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

When a passenger’s video of water flooding a Carnival cruise ship hallway went viral on May 3, it spawned thousands of references to Titanic and some sensational news headlines. Southwest later showed good taste along with solid PR judgment by suspending its marketing and advertising. Carnival Cruise – the unsinkable PR ship.

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Prohibition

MAY 23, 2022

Twitter hints at moving towards pay to play. With the Elon Musk Twitter takeover in April, it’s been rumoured that impending changes on the platform will focus on allowing free speech, including bringing back banned accounts, and also more transparency with users about the algorithm and how tweets are shown to them.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Facebook was not initially built to monetize; it was built to go viral. The company is betting on huge advertising growth in the next five years, and many people, including myself, are skeptical. If you enjoyed it, be sure to connect with Shonali on Twitter , Facebook , or Google+. 5 Social Sites That Aren’t Facebook.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Over the past three-four years, we witnessed the rapid adoption of social media sites like Twitter and Facebook and, consequently, a growing number of our customers talking about our business online. We launched into Twitter on 25 August 2010 and into Facebook on the 7 February 2011. You can follow him on Twitter @hillank.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Triberr does this exceptionally by networking bloggers into tribes and giving them a low-friction way to distribute each other’s posts on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Every product can’t go viral or generate a lot of word-of-mouth buzz. Conclusions.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

I’ve had tons of local outreach through Twitter lately too. What are hits and misses you’ve experienced with PR and advertising professionals? Sally has ONE viral post that brings in all those views. I love Instagram and Facebook! One connection resulted in a recipe creation ambassadorship with a brand.

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Reputation Us

APRIL 12, 2017

The speed and “viralness” of this week’s news puts the importance of prompt communication at the forefront. Regardless, this unique controversy has made me hit the pause button to remind businesses of all sizes of how to prepare and respond to a crisis in today’s viral media world. CRISIS IDENTIFICATION PROCESS.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2014

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. Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content. Gangnam Style was a concentrated publicity effort based on the work of Psy and his PR team.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the case of X, it’s the reverse question we can ask: Was it not enough that Elon Musk threatened to take over , then sue , then finally buy the unrivaled global social platform Twitter, dragging its value through the mud so he vastly overpaid? But it was not enough for Musk.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 25, 2014

Social media is very susceptible to human error, things are said in the heat of the moment without enough forward planning, and a large follower base can mean something goes viral in minutes. Client Relations Guest Posts Social Media Twitter effective social campaigns' Watch out for #fails. How NOT to Run Your Social Media.

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Lauri Pehar Borsh

APRIL 30, 2014

So, rather than looking at using your posts in social media networks as just another overt sales pitch method, try deploying a personal “broadcasting” campaign to encourage the people in your networks (LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and so forth) to look forward to hearing from you. That will only add to your new business development process.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

billion Twitter impressions, over 215,000 Instagram posts and a 379 percent increase in SSGA’s share of voice in the first month. Compared to how you measure traditional advertising, with experiential marketing we measure buzz, impact, engagement and conversations generated by a campaign. More metrics, eh? Maybe yes, but maybe no.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 12, 2024

Posting organically to social sites like Facebook and TikTok can quickly boost your brand recognition at a fraction of the price required for paid advertising. When crafting social content, lean on trends and publish content with a high virality rate. To connect with Katie, you can follow her on Twitter.

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

The commercial went viral, was featured in almost all national publications and generated more than four million views on YouTube in just two days. However, despite the increasingly high views, many people found the advertisement offensive and full of nasty stereotypes. 3) A sour end for the sweet brand: Cadbury’s treasure hunt.

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Mark My Words

MAY 8, 2015

It went viral. Twitter exploded with shares comparing the new fast food bandit to celebrities ranging from wrestlers to politicians. As seen on The Guardian. Who said juggernaut brands can’t self-reflex their muscles? On Wednesday McDonald’s supersized on nostalgia with the re-launch of the Hamburglar.

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Mark My Words

APRIL 18, 2018

Could this partly account for why its chairman Tim Martin announced this week that all 900 plus of the chain’s social media accounts -mainly facebook pages but also its corporate twitter and Instagram accounts- have been deactivated? Its distinctive carpets have a cult following (and their own unofficial twitter account).

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Paid social advertising has evolved into an integral part of advertising on social media platforms. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram are the primary social media platforms that support paid posts. What is Paid Social? When money is used to promote a post, it is termed “paid.” Benefits of Organic Social.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 27, 2015

It wasn’t the message (smile and dial) that captured my attention, but rather as regular Twitter advertiser , it was the realization I was the target – and by a firm with which I’m familiar (I’ve seen some ads on Facebook too ). These four categories correspond roughly to the areas of advertising, PR, marketing, and sales.

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