Cision

JULY 5, 2016

Our talented leadership team—among the best with whom I’ve ever worked–also positions us well to serve clients, both proactively and reactively, in building, strengthening and defending their reputations. Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result?

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The fact that we’re never quite sure when something may or may not go viral against us in a negative way makes us feel as though we’re not in control, it makes us feel vulnerable and exposed, and it’s one of the biggest setbacks resulting in a lack of proactive action that needs to take place. What makes something go viral?

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the new era of corporate responsibility, large organizations increasingly turn on a dime when faced with criticism on social media. As social media has empowered popular movements, large corporations have learned to react with increasing agility in their communications — and in their internal decision-making. Photo by Andrew D.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2022

With its splashy headlines and viral tweets, consumer PR gets all the attention. Thought leadership events, too, can support an expert positioning. But a well crafted PR program can have a powerful impact on B2B businesses, too. And it’s often very cost-effective relative to consumer public relations. B2B PR conveys expertise.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Everything happens in real-time today and, unless your actively listening and paying attention, it has become increasingly hard to stay ahead of the news cycle and position your organization as the voice of credibility and leadership in a crisis. Never knowing if something is going to go viral against you in a negative way… but wait!

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 6, 2018

This process is based off of the Crisis Ready Model, which is a model I’ve developed throughout my years of helping organizations—from international corporations, to government agencies around the world, to businesses just like yours—become crisis ready. Phase 2: Understand the different variables and impacts.

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PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

” For the10company, this influence is directly tied to today’s heightened scrutiny of corporations and C-suite politics. According to thecompany10, “Who can say exactly why a video or story goes viral? Here are three main takeaways from their report: 1.

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Everything has viral potential. If your crisis is news worthy, relatable and has an emotional impact, it has a good chance of going viral – quicker than you can imagine. If images and/or videos are involved, than your chances of experiencing a viral crisis heighten significantly. I won’t lie.

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 16, 2025

” A misstep in one market, amplified by social media, can ignite a viral backlash that swiftly erodes reputation across continents, demonstrating the interconnectedness and fragility of global brand image. This complexity bleeds into corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 15, 2018

First statements say a lot about what a brand stands for, and they reflect on the quality of its leadership. 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. Five crisis PR first responses.

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5W PR

JULY 7, 2021

Although big brands and corporations can afford to collaborate with professional PR agencies and have tailored campaigns, startups don’t usually have the budget to do the same. At its core, public relations is the best way for startups to develop mutually beneficial relationships both with journalists and with the target audience.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. Corporate leaders need to guide their workers on how they should (and should not) represent their brand their online. 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

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. Corporate malfeasance. Donnelly authored the opening chapter in a new e-book, “The New Rules of Crisis Management – Issues & Crisis Planning and Response in the Digital Age,” published by RockDove, with distribution support from PRSA Corporate Development. United Airlines. Wells Fargo. Cyber thefts.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

This also works for viral content – like a retweet on Twitter. A manual send is useful for those wise PR pros that want to review such summaries before they go out to leadership. In doing customer UX research, Truescope found a lot of corporate communications people gravitate toward an “inbox.”. Workspaces.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 12, 2019

But, at the same time, I continue to hear and see people ramming corporate messages into content ideas that simply don’t need it. But, it’s our jobs to push back on our corporate leader partners. It’s our job to say, “maybe we don’t need another corporate message here.” Many times.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 14, 2021

Maybe it will be like LinkedIn where company leaders participate vs. a “corporate account.” What I don’t see, so far, are rooms where brands could add real value–rooms around thought leadership topics for B2B brands or topics around food, for example. Maybe they won’t participate at all.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the time, the data showed large corporate clients were shifting money away from the biggest law firms – their traditional source of legal advice – to smaller (but not small) law firms. The story went viral in our market niche. Social proof was at work here too. Image credit: Unsplash.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 13, 2013

When I talk about value, I don’t mean necessarily mean huge numbers of new business inquiries immediately (though those would be nice, and almost all the speaking I do does ultimately result in those, or in thought leadership positioning, or both). Can you prepare for a possible viral social media disaster?

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Prohibition

AUGUST 19, 2021

It is not uncommon for reputation issues to lurk on the internet indefinitely, to explode virally to an audience of millions, or to carry someone from public support to public criticism within the span of a few hours. Corporate recruiters often blacklist individuals with negative reputations. Managing Reputational Risks.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

But for PR professionals, the Olympics are also an opportunity to monitor a variety of communications-related topics — personal branding, corporate sponsorships, new technology — on a universal stage. Adam Rippon has been a viral sensation this year despite not being the most spectacular figure skater at the Games.

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NewsWhip

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Corporations have a pretty good handle on the issues that pertain to their industry. That shows us that based on what’s happened over the last couple of hours, here’s a projection on how viral this particular story or storyline may be.” . Matt explains it like this: “. That’s where Fleishman and their use of NewsWhip comes in.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The possibilities are endless, from staging a record-breaking event to aligning with the Guinness World Records to launching a seemingly bizarre campaign that goes viral on social media. Its primary aim is to create a stir, provoke conversation, and gain attention in a way that traditional advertising often can’t.

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Prohibition

MARCH 30, 2021

The viral tweet has now been liked over 130 thousand times and shared over 106 thousand times. When positivity and leadership was lacking during the first national lockdown of 2020, Sir Tom was there to lift spirits and raise a whopping £33 million for the NHS. Tributes pour in for Captain Sir Tom. Matt Hancock Vs Pfizer.

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NewsWhip

MAY 12, 2021

Monitoring for corporate social responsibility | 13:13-14:58. Paul: And, I suppose related as well, does the Creators Studio have a briefing around purpose and corporate social responsibility, those other dimensions? There’s no expectation that this needs to go viral or it needs to do this, but you learn a lot from that.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

In the first playbook, we revealed how athenahealth recently reset the voice and tone of its content, even after years of successful thought leadership. There are certain rules that we’ve worked on with legal,” said Darin Diehl, Tangerine’s director of content marketing and corporate communications.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

To counteract these search results you should create a content marketing plan for your brand name and targeted search terms – through blogging, contributing to industry-leading publications and promoting good news through press releases and effective corporate communications. Has your management or leadership team had to get involved?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2022

What causes a crisis to go viral? During a crisis, leadership, internal communications, and public relations teams may use employee communication platforms to disseminate updates and critical company information. And don’t forget that there’s a human on the other end of every incident.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

In today’s world, a negative story about your brand or organisation could go viral in an instant. The purpose of a PR Crisis Plan is to help you make quick and effective decisions when faced with negative publicity from a wide range of sources, including customer complaints, faulty products, product recalls and corporate scandals.

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PRSay

APRIL 18, 2024

Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated album, The Tortured Poets Department (out April 19), sounds like it should be about a corporate communications team. In addition to Swift’s mastery of public relations, have you noticed that her catalog of leadership lessons is almost as extensive as her collection of songs? Let’s face it. Be authentic.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

James Grunig assembled a team of six public relations academics and practitioners under his leadership. But devising an idea that is meme-friendly that inspires an audience to develop and share so that it goes viral is as tough as it gets. The Internet is littered with failed attempts.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

With Yellowberry, when our founder launched the business and it went viral via the Kickstarter community, we embraced fans and used them as part of the story. 22. “One use of social media is to help you calm down senior leadership. I also think you should never allow agencies to register accounts on your behalf.”

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

With Yellowberry, when our founder launched the business and it went viral via the Kickstarter community, we embraced fans and used them as part of the story. 22. “One use of social media is to help you calm down senior leadership. I also think you should never allow agencies to register accounts on your behalf.”

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Unconventional, yet humorous, they've created viral content that resonated with audiences far beyond traditional PR. Since he established credibility and thought leadership first, he attracted media attention naturally, making him a frequently quoted expert in the industry.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

In response to a hypothetical breakdown in a company’s supply chain, a red team could simulate a scathing social media post that is meant to go viral. In his current role as senior manager for global corporate communications at Hansen Technologies, he oversees external, executive and internal communications for the software firm.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. Your corporate story can prove that sound business decisions have been made along the way, pay respect to your employees, build goodwill, and demonstrate long-lasting corporate strength. Legos' Corporate History Video.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This work-from-home revolution has given way to another revolution in corporate and organizational communications: “informal everything.”. His viral moment isn’t a thing anymore; it’s the stuff every working day is made of. Redefining professionalism has been a healthy response to the tragedies we’ve faced this year.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Dimond recalled writing a piece about how the parents of transgender children have translated their parenting lessons into business and leadership decisions. Ensuring accurate details helps tell the bigger picture, whether for a journalistic publication or a corporate entity. “I’m really proud of the final product.”

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