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Things PR Pros Hate to Hear from Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

Things PR Pros Hate to Hear from Clients written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If I had to narrow it down to four things PR pros hate to hear, they are: 1. I’d love to just get on the Today Show or Good Morning America.”. It’s one of those things that goes without saying. “How can we make a viral video?”.

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What Your Posts Really Say About You

Rembrandt Communications

After all, we’ve all felt that little tinge of sadness, jealously or insecurity when reading posts by others, especially when negative posts go viral and the media covers them a d nauseam. We’re leading businesses and industries and are making most of the buying decisions in America. Now, you probably already knew this.

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How Does LinkedIn Manage News: Five Questions With Their Managing Editor Katie Carroll

Hunter Walker

Well, I’ve had similar questions and to get some insight, reached out to Katie Carroll , LI’s Managing Editor for UK and Daily News, Americas. One of the biggest facets of my role is overseeing that news coverage for the UK and North America. HW: Do people pitch you company PR that’s dressed up as news?

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The Crazy Marketing Campaigns That Actually Worked

YoungUpstarts

The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. For just $100,000, 20 computers and a free website design, the company bought the naming rights to the small Oregon town of Halfway for one year – renaming the town Half.com, becoming the first dotcom city in America. Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. Confused.com.

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The Year’s 10 Best Movies for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

Jon Favreau (who also wrote and directed the film) stars as Carl Casper, a head chef who is fired after a video of his spat with a food critic goes viral. ” Perhaps you’ve seen reports that suggest the entrepreneurial spirit is dying in America. Chef (May 2014); Open Road Films.

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Super Bowl Advertising – Tor Myhren

Start Up Blog

The PR and buzz is unparalleled. Last year the E*Trade baby was being talked about by Jon Stewart, ESPN, Good Morning America, The Colbert Show and The O’Reilly Factor—all before the Super Bowl even started. Pregame buzz – You’re not buying 30 seconds; you’re buying two weeks of pregame hype as well.

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5 historic billboard campaigns (or everything old is new again)!

crowdSPRING Blog

Billboards and outdoor advertising have been around for almost 150 years now and in many ways are precursors to, and cousins of, today’s online campaigns, both paid and viral. In 1925 roadside advertisements started appearing along highways across America and by the mid-50s they could be found in virtually all of the 48 states.

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