Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

Business Insider ’s Tanza Loudenback said that modern media outlets are less structured which gives reporters more flexibility for writing stories that readers want. If we don’t want to write it, no one’s going to want to read it,” Loudenback said. Organic shares are really what make a story go viral.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Sugru, a useful putty-like material that hardens, has gone viral as fans of the product share their own tips for how to use it on sites like Pinterest. Where to listen: Simply Google your competitors, and spend some time on their sites, blogs, and social channels to see what they’re up to. What is nobody covering in their content?

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Content Marketing Marketing Employee Pinterest 126

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. and it holds the top spot on Google ). Though, spending hours writing and researching a high-quality white paper does not automatically translate to inbound leads. What does Google mean to you? Ah, video. How-To-Guides.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

David PR Group

OCTOBER 9, 2014

For example, when writing for the general “newspaper-reading” public, you need to make sure your text is crafted at no more than an eleventh-grade reading level. And while writing an article in a journalism class, if you throw-in a bunch of heavy-duty words, you’ll get crucified by the professor. That copy was crap.).

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SEO Google Storytelling Writing 94

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google frequently changes its algorithms, and several minor updates are rolled out each year, which make their presence felt without any prior announcement. Google Fred Update. Image Source: [link].

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In our newsjacking guide, I recommend finding your news using the following: Google Trends Trending hashtags on social channels News sites (both general and industry-specific) Industry newsletters Google Alerts or Talkwalker alerts Google Trends has become particularly useful lately with its update on the Trending Now tool.

Pitching 62

Pitching Trends Google Data 62

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Eric Enge and I are the main performers/presenters, and I also write the scripts and handle social promotion. Our most popular video ever was not a Here’s Why video, but amazingly enough a very rough video we shot at the last moment to include in our first major study that went viral. discussion of weird Google results we had observed.

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Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Given all of Google’s wild things, like AI Overviews, Site Reputation Abuse, Helpful Content Updates, and ChatGPT’s emergence, his post resonated with me, so I asked him to come on the pod to discuss it. Instead of working in a silo, we need to work together to build brand awareness outside of just Google.

SEO 62

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 23, 2013

Facebook memes are scary because they can be used to justify almost any fact, are easy to make viral, and are hard to argue with due to the speed with which they are created. The quote went viral, thus crediting the tweeter. Cohen is the Founder and Lead Writer at RedShift Writers, a Houston content writing company.

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Social Media Media Facebook Viral 108

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

When their followers share your post again, it’s considered viral content. SEOmoz recently did a great study on the theory and proof of why content goes viral. In it they concluded that the following criteria were generally associated with their most viral posts: Long, in-depth posts. Using a tone that conveys emotion.

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B2B Facebook Community How To 100

Buzzstream

MARCH 31, 2020

Whilst not explicitly targeting guest posting, it was clear that Google meant business and two years later, Ex-Head of Webspam Matt Cutts explicitly wrote about it. . Those reasons existed way before Google and they’ll continue into the future. Write the right, expertly crafted content. Write the right, expertly crafted content.

SEO 124

SEO Google Hotels Blogging 124

Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Do a quick Google search and you’ll find plethora of other statistics illustrating that visual content beats out text every time. Think about how many times you’ve seen a text-based article go viral – and compare that to cute kitten photos, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or infographics. Images inspire sharing.

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Unfortunately, it takes a while—sometimes a month or more—for editors to go through story pitches, so I will not be able to write this in time. The time spent strategizing, list-building, pitch writing, and content writing is crucial to the success of holiday content. Lesson 3: Highlight Unique and Newsworthy Stories.

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Pitching Viral Data Content Marketing 105

Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

My favorite feature, however, is that Thea and Grace have been compiling and categorizing all of the campaigns featured on their list into a free, shared Google Sheet (be sure to make a copy before filtering): Why subscribe? He only has a few issues at the time of writing, but the quality is top-notch. These days, you can’t miss Mark.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR SEO Web Resources 62

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2014

I used to write here all the time. 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. So which one garnered more interest according to Google trends? Most of all, he wants to leverage writing to improve the world.

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Mobile Community System Social Media 105

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” Managed by Ann Handley, Head of Content at MarketingProfs; author of the WSJ bestseller, “Everybody Writes” The 10 Most Expensive Paid Search Keywords [link]. — ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. Again, the aim is to think like a journalist and understand the craft of writing an article. Cosmopolitan. Marie Claire. Landing the ‘right’ links. Statistics.

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Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

NewsWhip

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In November, however, it was a single tweet from the billionaire that inevitably resulted in Apple and Google making headlines for a more specific reason. It began with a tweet from political commentator Liz Wheeler who asked if Musk would consider creating his own smartphone if Apple and Google removed Twitter from their app stores.

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Brand Branding Google Instagram 78

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Two great ways to know what’s trending is through Google and social media trends. Each platform has its own trending section: Google Trends. Once you identify a trend that is going viral, you want to ensure you consider the following before you create your marketing strategy: 1) Why is the topic going viral?

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Trends Viral Analysis Crisis 61

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2013

It’s the “viral blog” (not my words, but it certainly seems to be going viral) authored by Seema Jilani for the Huffington Post, detailing her “ racist encounter at the White House Correspondents Dinner.” Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn No More Apologies. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2024

Highlights for future campaign ideation include: Tech publications covered strategic partnerships with Roku and Google and the brand’s data strategies. This was accomplished with intentional and intangible shareable content — like taglines and movie posters — that went viral and became popular memes: The tagline, “She’s everything.

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Film Marketing Sports Hotels 130

OnePitch

JANUARY 11, 2024

“It is surprising how many pitches I get that seemed to pitch me like I do write traditional consumer stories. Know what they write about. But this was related to a raw carrot salad that was going viral on TikTok.” We were looking to write it up, but we also wanted to have a professional give their input. BB: “Yes.”

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Pitching Consumer Trends Viral 104

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 30, 2022

For example, you can write one blog post and summarize the critical elements for a Twitter thread. A few questions to consider asking: Does Google Analytics tell you there’s a handful of excellent blog posts driving maximum traffic to your site? Did one of your whitepapers go viral—backlinked by many notable websites?

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eBook YouTube Video Social Media 143

Bad Pitch Blog

JUNE 25, 2014

My re-write wouldn''t draw in readers. Sites like Buzzfeed , Upworthy and Viral Nova are pretty polarizing. Love them or hate these traffic-magnet, sharing-fueled sites, Google analytics proves that headline clickbait works. Couple Killed THREE HOURS After Posting Sunset Picture to Instagram.

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Instagram Viral Web Analytics 72

Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

If you’ve got some viral posts, then you’re ready for that “ebook.”. Your website visitors are more likely to view visual content than written content no matter how interesting and engaging your writing may be. Right off the bat, you can tell whether or not the topic of your ebook will be well-received by your audience based on demand.

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eBook Infographics Pinterest How To 108

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

With social media’s marketing power increasing exponentially, brands want to create content that will go viral. Search engines like Google are constantly changing their algorithms to filter out junk posts. Having natural links on an influencer’s page to your site or blog boosts your page in Google’s search results.

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Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

More ways to view the world’s questions AnswerThePublic.com, our tool that demonstrates the way people ask questions on Google has had a refresh! Google Analytics gets responsive Google analytics users will now be able to obtain information about web traffic more easily and quickly with natural language. How’s your to do list?

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

David PR Group

JUNE 8, 2017

The story broke in the Harvard Crimson and soon went viral. Here are some highlights: You will be Googled when applying to college. 29% of college admissions officers Google applicants and 40% check social media pages. You will be Googled when applying for a job. Social media #fail of the year.”.

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Privacy Reputation Google Engineering 66

NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

We’ve been trained now over the last 10 years to Google everything extensively. We go on Yelp, we go on Google, we go on social media, we ask friends, we have that control now and we expect no less when it comes to making important decisions. But that’s where we live, we don’t want to make a decision.

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Advertising Advertising Data Reputation 131

Buzzstream

MARCH 26, 2025

One of Nathan Gotch’s email newsletter editions caught my eye: Nathan, SEO expert, creator of the Gotch SEO Academy , co-founder/CEO of Rankability , was writing about SEO for a new website, specifically about creating linkable assets. Does Google think links are valuable anymore? The podcast all started from a single email.

Brand 62

Brand Branding SEO Data 62

Buzzstream

JULY 10, 2024

With his deep SEO background, he can explain technical aspects like Google’s patents while still naturally integrating that into his agency’s digital PR and content strategy without it feeling forced. Google’s Natural Language Understanding Tool – Used for extracting entities. So on those grounds, what impact?

Digital PR 98

Digital PR SEO Google Travel 98

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

8 Google AdWords Hacks That’ll Double Your Conversion Rate. Why: “To avoid wasting your time and money on AdWords, pay attention to the factors that determine long-term success,” writes Neil Patel as he goes over ways to “be smarter with your campaigns.” 5 Smart Strategies to Make Your Content Go Viral.

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Viral Google Writing Facebook 40

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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Social Media Pitching Media LinkedIn 83

Critical Mention

JULY 18, 2018

Earned media is essentially online word-of-mouth, usually seen virally, such as shares, reposts, mentions, content picked up by 3rd-party sites or recommendations. SEO can assist in choosing links that have keywords that your company wants Google’s algorithm to recognize. Each piece works together to form a cohesive PR strategy.

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Data SEO Engineering Social Media 60

OnePitch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Collette is a news editor at Elite Daily where she’s in charge of assigning and editing trending news coverage of all things food, viral, tech, social media, and travel. They use their inbox as their own personal Google to find stuff. Our guest this week on Coffee with a Journalist is Collette Reitz.

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Pitching Trends Travel System 98

MaccaPR

JULY 16, 2014

Remember those glorious days before Twitter and Facebook, when a marketing executive could be dismissive, casually cruel and outlandishly rude without becoming a viral pariah thanks to social media? I expect Google searches for Blazek’s name will highlight her LinkedIn debacle for as long as radioactive plutonium remains lethal.

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LinkedIn Crisis Viral Banking 67

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. and it holds the top spot on Google ). Though, spending hours writing and researching a high-quality white paper does not automatically translate to inbound leads. What does Google mean to you? Ah, video. How-To-Guides.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72