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PR Insights: Is HBO’s hit show Succession actually a love letter to the PR industry?

Champion Communications

But did you know that PR has inspired some of the most popular TV shows over the last decade? Shows such as Succession, Emily in Paris , and Gossip Girl have captured the essence of the PR industry and portrayed it on screen in a way that has garnered millions of viewers worldwide. What is Succession and how does it relate to PR?

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User-Generated Content: How to Use It for Good and Avoid a PR Crisis

Contently

The song quickly went viral and received over 17 million views in the first year. “Word of mouth” marketing is key for creating community and virality. A charity organization raising money to fund research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, started this viral marketing campaign in 2014.

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Does Going Viral Help With SEO? Not Really

Ahrefs

Even Google’s John Mueller seems to be on board with digital PR. Spoiler alert: I was wrong. There has to be some merit to it though, right? To learn more, I looked at dozens of sites. Some are from when … Read more ›

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How can PR and influencer marketing work together in a crisis?

Sprout Social

It’s little wonder, then, that influencer marketing has become an indispensable part of the PR and crisis management approach for most brands. Here are five ways to make PR and influencer marketing work for your brand during a crisis. Influencer marketing has grown from a $1.7 billion industry in 2016 to a projected $16.4

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Weekend Reading: “The New Rules of Marketing and PR” by David Meerman Scott

Marketing Insider Group

For the 136th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly. The 6th edition has just released, 10 years after the book’s debut.

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Branded Content Smarts: How to Turn Your Insights into PR

DivvyHQ

With so much to be gleaned from your content analytics, it's smart to put your PR hat on to determine how those insights (and your owned assets) might be transformed or repackaged into earned media opportunities. Let's dive into how to make this approach a regular part of your content mix.

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How to Make News Content Viral Using People-Based Marketing

Webbiquity

There are a lot of resources online that can help you move from newsjacking – “stealing” potentially viral news items before they become viral – to creating potentially viral news yourself. PPC Marketing for PR Pitching. Value of Virality through PPC. Guest post by Jack Dawson.