Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As social media strategy contributors, communications pros know how important it is to keep tabs on trending conversations, stay tuned to what the competition is doing, engage key audiences, and amplify brand visibility through social influencers. Want to improve your influencer engagement?

Social Media 369

Social Media Media Enterprise Viral 369

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Unfortunately, hoping to go viral is not a video strategy. Everyone from big brands to middle schooler vloggers flood the space with content. Determine how you can show your brand, product, or service impacting people’s lives. It would be really strange to see a brand blog with one article.

Viral 110

Viral Video Strategy YouTube 110

Marketwired

APRIL 21, 2016

When you think of content marketing today, the traditional way you see it in the marketplace is as a blog post, white paper, video, or some other piece of easily sharable digital content that can help you make your purchasing decisions. These brands are winning with markets that are hard to target by traditional means.

Viral 100

Viral Social Media Guidelines Groups 100

Onclusive

MARCH 24, 2022

Welcome back to our blog series on Demystifying PR Measurement! Understanding your audience and their journey so that you have clarity around who to target now and in the future, what to say and when to say it — helping you to ensure your stories resonate and contribute to improved brand reputation.

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Measurement Data Hotels Viral 396

5W PR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With its vast user base and engaging format, TikTok has revolutionized how beauty brands connect with beauty marketing agencies and consumers. TikTok has emerged as a powerful platform for beauty marketing, offering brands unprecedented opportunities to connect with consumers and drive engagement.

Trends 78

Trends Consumer Marketing Viral 78

5W PR

APRIL 8, 2025

LOral seeks brands with the potential to scale globally, but just as important is that a brand has depth and soul. Longevity is critical, brands must be more than three years old, and profitability is non-negotiable. Brands and retailers alike are now expected to create memorable experiences that transcend traditional shopping.

Retail 78

Retail Viral Community YouTube 78

5W PR

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing influencer landscape, we help brands strategically navigate where and how to show up across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitch, and beyond —ensuring impact at any scale. This ongoing investment strengthens loyalty and drives long-term brand advocacy.

Pinterest 78

Pinterest Viral Instagram Community 78

Onclusive

JULY 18, 2017

Without PR attribution, you only know the top of the funnel; i.e., which publications wrote about your brand. Use topic segmentation to determine which topics to align with your brand. It’s important to know how your own blog content fares in comparison to earned or newswire content.

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Comparison Advertising Advertising Analytics 294

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With a seemingly endless slew of platforms, daily content calendars filled with scheduled tweets and photos no longer cut it when it comes to brands making an impact. Instead, bite-sized, short-form videos are where brands will see the most engagement. We took a look at a few brands who have been paving the way.

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Video Branding Brand Instagram 148

Ronn Torossian

APRIL 29, 2019

The latest pop star has released the latest would-be viral video, featuring her next viral dance move, on social media. Brands issue their own versions […]. The post Capitalize Marketing Strategy for Trends without Losing the Long Game appeared first on 5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian Founder's Blog.

Trends 150

Trends Strategy Viral Marketing 150

Cision

JULY 10, 2017

They’re asking for advice on what products to buy, engaging in conversations about how to do things, and even pinging your brand with inquiries. Let’s say you sell human resources software solutions, and you want to hit the mark with your blog’s content. Also, comments on industry-related blogs can also provide ideas for your content.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Marketing Employee Pinterest 126

Polaris

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

After all, if your agency sends a poorly planned pitch, your brand looks bad, too. The policy should include the suggested steps for researching, evaluating and reaching out to independent bloggers: The least number of blog posts every consultant must read before reaching out to a blogger. Take time to avoid a viral disaster.

Policies 181

Policies Marketing Viral Pitching 181

Critical Mention

APRIL 12, 2019

Before digital marketing techniques came about, word of mouth was the key to brand awareness. Through this phenomenon, viral and buzz marketing were born. A more in-depth look at viral marketing. Viral marketing is a strategy that primarily relies on social media networks to spread a company’s message. Superbowl ads.

Viral 73

Viral Marketing Real Estate Travel 73

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We’ve gone from the early days of viral content driven by media organizations (think BuzzFeed and Upworthy) on one or two platforms, to today’s complex, multi-platform and multi-format environment where news pages, creators, brands, and blogs are all competing for a user’s split-second of attention.

Tools 78

Tools Reddit Viral Instagram 78

5W PR

OCTOBER 24, 2024

At the event, this movement was underscored by brands like Nexxus and TRESemmé, who demonstrated how to achieve clean, fresh looks with minimal product. Skincare and haircare brands are doubling down on science-backed ingredients that deliver real, visible results.

Product Launch 78

Product Launch Chemicals Trends Consumer 78

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I recently saw Alex publish a fantastic LinkedIn post about why every SEO should study branding. (It’s Big brands are winning. So, SEOs need to think differently about how we build and work with brands. Instead of working in a silo, we need to work together to build brand awareness outside of just Google.

SEO 62

SEO Study Branding Brand 62

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Stay a step ahead of your competitors in the new year by using lightning-fast media monitoring to go viral. . Boost your Brand Awareness. Instant notifications provide the opportunity for you to always be on top of who’s talking about your brand. Receiving instant alerts is key to boosting your brand’s name.

Viral 70

Viral Radio Media Sports 70

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

Leadership 106

Leadership Branding Brand How To 106

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The blog posts weren’t especially compelling, in fact these were a little heavy with sales messages; case studies that had been re-purposed. These were however, solid blog posts, but just not of the epic variety…or so we thought. Dark Social: Antimatter to Viral Fixation.

Viral 119

Viral Marketing Web Case Study 119

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. Blogging is no longer an experimental trend that might be a waste of time. No, there is overwhelming evidence that shows maintaining a blog yields business results. Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. You’re doing it. Case Studies.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Cision

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

If you aren’t listening on social, you’re missing out on tons of opportunities for your brand. Q: What tactics help to make a campaign go viral? Viral means something is shared, and we share things that create emotional connections somehow. That said, trying to be viral usually means that you won’t be viral.

Viral 120

Viral Nonprofit Software Social Media 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

But before you post a viral video telling your boss you’re quitting your job , it’s important to make sure you’re ready for what it takes to be a successful PR business owner. Too often, new business owners make the mistake of committing to their brand name before researching available domain names. What’s your niche?

Travel 281

Travel Technology Conference LinkedIn 281

5W PR

AUGUST 10, 2021

Many years ago, one of the currently most successful personal care brands, Old Spice, faced the problem of not appealing to a younger audience. That meant appealing to a younger target audience was going to take some rebranding, and the brand had to change its image. It did this successfully with a bold marketing campaign.

Branding 88

Branding Brand Marketing Viral 88

Buzzstream

MARCH 26, 2025

If You Don’t Have Value, Expect to Pay When youre just starting and have no brand, no content, no audience money often fills the gap. But one of the things that kind of just stood out to me was a recent email that you had sent through and as part of your newsletter, and it was really about building link to a brand new site.

Branding 62

Branding Brand SEO Data 62

5W PR

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For lifestyle brands looking to connect with this demographic and stay relevant in a rapidly changing world, following TikTok trends isn’t just a choice but a necessity. These are the consumers of today and tomorrow, making TikTok an invaluable platform for lifestyle brands to engage with a younger demographic.

Trends 78

Trends Branding Brand Viral 78

HMA Public Relations

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Viral memes for brands like Popeyes and Ocean Spray have created opportunities for individuals like 18-year-old Dieunerst Colin. Read more on how he went from memes to dreams in this blog post from Justin Liggin.

Viral 98

Viral Blogging Brand Branding 98

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

With thousands of brands competing against each other to win over customers, event-based campaigns are becoming an essential part of public relations today. Many brands are taking advantage of this spooky time of the year by launching their own Halloween campaigns to draw in customers. billion to $9.1 billion between 2016 and 2017.

Film 131

Film Viral YouTube eBook 131

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 8, 2018

You can use Newswhip to explore the performance of content on social networks, spot rising topics, see how your brand and competitors are doing, etc. You can also play your cards right and win on both counts: media prestige (which, let’s face it, can burnish a brand) and engagement.

Data 159

Data Media Software Viral 159

NewsWhip

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Barbie movie was the big story of the summer, and its success has extended well beyond its opening weekend, with the film still in cinemas as we write this blog halfway through September. Coincidentally, it was also a top story in a different sense, as it came out on top of our brands coverage analysis in August.

Branding 78

Branding Brand Viral Apparel 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Armchair PR experts get lots of mileage from critiquing crisis management by major brands and businesses this time of year. It seems almost quaint now, given the explosion of reputation-killing headlines that have followed the brand “scandal.” But what about the crisis situations that are handled well?

Crisis Management 149

Crisis Management Crisis Airlines Viral 149

Beyond PR

JUNE 13, 2017

We see it every day: fast food chains challenge devotees to gather retweets for “ nuggs ,” personal care products advocate for women’s equality and airlines get called out — for both successes and major fails — in viral videos. But without a distribution channel, your company blog is like a car without an engine. Pack Up the Trunk.

Blogging 77

Blogging Company Engineering Airlines 77

NewsWhip

JANUARY 19, 2024

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. Here are some other brands that captured attention in the news and on social media.

Advertising 78

Advertising Advertising Branding Brand 78

Marketwired

MARCH 10, 2016

If you look at the content that is most virally shared online, it is often shorter-form content, including 90-second videos, vines,gifs, and lists. Yes, content that goes the most viral often fits these demographics, but most businesses aren’t chasing viral success. Well, the numbers do sometimes lie.

Viral 116

Viral Banking Content Marketing Video 116

NewsWhip

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our monthly analysis of the top brand coverage usually reveals hundreds of stories with several varying narratives, and only every so often do we uncover a theme that’s responsible for multiple brands making headlines in a big way. This story has continued into early January following the TikTok that went viral on Dec 17th.

Branding 78

Branding Brand Viral Employee 78

NewsWhip

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In his statement, Cornell mentioned that customers would not “miss a beat of their Black Friday week shopping” even though stores would be closed on Thanksgiving, but it was Black Friday that unfortunately brought forth some negative attention for the brand, after a week of particularly positive coverage.

Branding 78

Branding Brand Retail Viral 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2022

93% of buyers “video builds trust in a brand” but success with video in B2B marketing requires a clear purpose, a plan to promote and measure results. If you want to experiment with content, copy or messages, it’s easy to do that with a blog post. Most marketing videos aren’t going viral.

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B2B Video Marketing Survey 139

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. We can’t forget about the other top brand stories for November. Here are the other brands that stood out. .

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Branding Brand Google Instagram 78