ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Public relations teams and their agencies typically want to advise a CEO directly, and we routinely urge leaders to build a public profile through social media and high-level content. It’s good news that corporate leaders are starting to appreciate the power of social media, but progress has been slow.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 15, 2025

It prompted thousands of social media posts, news discussions, a press release from McDonalds, and a new $5 value meal. 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. It was getting great results.

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Marketwired

APRIL 21, 2016

However, some brands are looking at methods to capture the things that appeal to frequent users of social media in a way that grabs their interest and makes the content the center of the story, with the brand name tagging along. When most brands invest in social media, they make the same mistakes often.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 13, 2018

Every two years, the New York-based Corporate Communication International ( CCI ), conducts an in-depth survey of senior PR and communications officers at Fortune 500 companies about the latest global PR trends. Major organizations can be shaken by a careless tweet or a viral customer complaint. Focusing Inward.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 25, 2017

” For example, there’s an assumption that the internet or social media are not the best tools for reaching low-income Americans. 3 Ways to Maintain Control of Your Corporate Social Media. The speed and accessibility of social media means that brands are always teetering on the edge of a crisis.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Part 1: Debunking the Unpredictability of Social Media and the Digital Landscape. Social media’s impact on crisis doesn’t just exist for organizational crises or emergencies such as natural disasters. World leaders are currently fighting in a war of ideas where social media plays a threatening role.

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The YouTube Shooting Crisis: How Mountain View Police Department quickly regained control of the narrative that was going viral against their agency. You can also listen to this episode on iTunes , Spotify , and Stitcher.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2023

social media marketing efforts, social media marketing campaigns, entire video, many brands, drive traffic In today’s digital age, social media video marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to engage with their target audience.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 20, 2018

Social media and communications professional. Just a few of the terms I’d use to describe this month’s Social Media Rock Star: Kendall Bird. I am the social media manager at Collegis Education , and report through the Public Relations/Communications department of the company. And movie buff.

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Cision

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. Social media works to display your news to existing fans, and potentially their followers too.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Over the last few years, particularly with the onset of social media, emotional reactions from consumers have changed the face of public relations. Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. People have started to react much more strongly to different types of information.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 9, 2014

It was also an illustration of what is – perhaps overdramatically – being called “dark social.”. Dark Social: Antimatter to Viral Fixation. This phenomenon is what VentureBeat , citing a study by RadiumOne, is calling “dark social.”. Social Media social media marketing social sharing viral marketing'

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Cision

JULY 5, 2016

Knowing what is being said is the first step, and that can be as simple as setting up Google alerts, social media notifications—and yes, daily forwards from Cision !–to Having a social media initiative go viral is not a good goal – what is the intended net result?

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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.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 5, 2021

You may have missed it, but Walmart’s social media team got itself in a bit of hot water last week when someone inadvertently tweeted a personal opinion from the corporate Walmart handle. Because many companies simply don’t have good social media governance guidelines in place. It was a response to Rep.

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Chief marketing officers are in love with the idea of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® event record and having their brands bask in the seemingly viral eruption of TV, radio, print and online buzz that comes from that honor. Here’s a link to the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS services for brands and corporations: [link].

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The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A negative news story can get published online and go viral in minutes, spinning out of control and triggering a PR crisis before an organization even has time to contemplate its response. There are many instances of corporations falling short with their communications. The way that we transfer ideas to others is via communication.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Here are some of the most common PR campaign goals: Improving brand awareness Driving new website traffic Increasing the number of media mentions Improving your impressions Increasing social media reach And similar goals Before setting out on your PR campaign, make sure to have a previous track record of similar KPIs for comparison. #2

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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. . The great advantage of having access to real-time media monitoring is that you can get notified of your specific mentions seconds after they appear on tv, radio, online news sites and social media channels.

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PRSay

MARCH 11, 2019

“Whether you are an impassioned employee or a socially conscious consumer, internal and external audiences are making their voices heard as never before.” ” For the10company, this influence is directly tied to today’s heightened scrutiny of corporations and C-suite politics.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Unconventional, yet humorous, they've created viral content that resonated with audiences far beyond traditional PR. Brand metrics Social mentions - see how many times your brand is talked about on social media platforms, discussion forums and so on. This is important and measures general brand awareness.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

As technology, social media and the online world continue to evolve, unfortunately, so do the risks that leave your organization vulnerable. If a viral crisis were to strike and hundreds (or more) of people were to navigate to your corporate website for more information, would your website crash due to an overload of traffic?

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Media fires that communicators could have doused before the 6 o’clock news, even a decade ago, can now erupt into global conflagrations, thanks to smartphones and social media. 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.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2024

Sometimes statistics shared on social media take on a life of their own – that’s a problem if we don’t understand the source and methodology; here’s the source on the “95:5 rule” Only 5% of B2B prospects that vendors are trying to reach are in the market for a product. How can this be? I couldn’t agree more. >>>

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MaccaPR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Fried Chicken Sandwich battle went viral on Twitter — and led to a complete sell-out of the sandwich in all 2,400 Popeyes stores across the U.S. And the feud began, spilling out from social media into the chain's brick and mortar stores. 2 – Act at the Speed of Social Media.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 8, 2021

From TikTok, LinkedIn and Twitter to Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook – if you’re in marketing, you’re eager to predict how your brand can more effectively use social media in 2021. Leveraging a viral social media moment has to start with listening,” says Arik. Corporate Blogs Are Making a Comeback – Big Time.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

In fact, happy news is a main driver for social media sharing. Emotions layered with happiness make up the majority of top drivers of viral content. We can then decide to simply share through social media or, when warranted, to make a bigger media splash. We recommend creating a storybank of your own.

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PRSay

APRIL 6, 2018

Viral videos. Corporate malfeasance. Everyone’s now on social media. They make the point time and time again that the old guidebooks and teachings for crisis management are becoming increasingly irrelevant given the nature and speed of how issues emerge and escalate in the age of social media. Cyber thefts.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 8, 2016

A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune over the weekend highlighted for me a trend I’ve been thinking a lot about lately: The chasm between senior leaders and employees has never been wider–thanks (in a larger way than you might think) to social media. How does this illustrate my point? Chatman is not unusual.

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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? Tim Martin Luther nailed myriad theses at the door of social media.

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Engage PR

JANUARY 6, 2018

And with social media spend within marketing budgets expected to increase 128% to 21.4% in the next five years (1* Chief Marketing Officers Survey, 2014 ) social activity is becoming more integral to brand perception and business performance. Cue social backlash across the internet.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 3, 2015

The refugee crisis in Europe has once again seen the widespread distribution of misinformation by social media. It was part of the CIPR’s Social Shorts season so had to be a 12 minute whistle stop tour. The photo above purports to show refugees in Germany attacking the police and brandishing an ISIS flag.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. It was increasingly filled with queries from corporate bloggers with commercial interests rather than journalists with stories to complete on a deadline. Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media.

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The Resolution Blog

JUNE 24, 2015

And working in this way means organisations will be better equipped to take advantage of breaking news stories, deal with the many different social media channels their audiences use to communicate and better engage with journalists. Going viral is great - but actions are more important. What does success look like to you?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2013

A bright spot was that we were due to talk with my friend John Friedman , who recently moved into the role of Corporate Citizenship Communications Director for Sodexo (for whom he’s worked for years). On how Sodexo specifically measures its Corporate Citizenship efforts: A3: #Sodexo uses 3 year survey of stakeholders.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here’s a question for PR and marketing pros: Which was the most significant corporate communications cri sis recently ? One defender of the gym owner protested: "it was never intended to be posted to Facebook or go ‘viral.’" CRISIS LESSON #2: ESTABLISH CLEAR SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES AT EVERY LEVEL OF YOUR COMPANY.

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