How is it that a concept that once appealed to a target audience of kids has now skyrocketed to such popularity amongst grown adults in just a matter of weeks, 20 years after its first launch? My hunch is that it boils down to a bit of nostalgia and a bit of ingenious marketing principles. Here’s what Pokémon Go has taught us marketers to remember...
Before you put your “out of office” on and bid a smug farewell to your colleagues for a week or two, now is a great time to reflect on the trends, highlights and events of 2016 so far...
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Johanna Snickars, Communications Lead at Microsoft, discusses the importance of exclusives, the role of PR and why social media is a fundamental tool for media relations.
With International Andy Awards and Eurobest trophies already in the bag, Co-op continued their winning streak at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival, picking up the PR Grand Prix for their campaign “The Organic Effect”. But that wasn’t without creative collaborations, innovation and a clear story to tell.
Mynewsdesk launched their #100Million Reach Challenge, setting themselves the task of reaching 100 million people with a campaign for one of their customers. The story reached 100 million people and over 2,200 “beeps” to the mayor have been registered. And now, Hövding is planning to roll-out the initiative on a global scale.
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The overarching theme, which seemed to resonate, was that communication is all about telling a good story well. All of us in the profession are simply storytellers, or should strive to be – that is one timeless factor. Let me explain...
As we're in the process of helping our customer and the winner of the #100Million campaign, Hövding, manage their newsroom, we thought we'd give you a little insight into our thought processes behind each step...
Paul Sutton, an independent Social & Digital Media Consultant and Head of Social at Popcorn PR, gives us a glimpse into what to expect from his talk at FutureComms16 on 15th June...
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here at Mynewsdesk we often encourage you, our customers, to make your stories come alive by using a lot of images. To further help you stay on top of your game, Mynewsdesk has now made it even easier for you to handle them. For the creation of those captivating stories, a faster, and more fluent Image Handling is now a reality!
With their unique airbags for urban cyclists, the Swedish company Hövding has revolutionised the cycling world. Now, the company wants to help turn London into a cycle-friendly city. By using a digital button, cyclists will be giving a beep to show the Mayor of London that the city’s dangerous streets are in great need of improvement.
Travelzoo's European Head of Comms, Louise Hodges talks to us ahead of FutureComms16. Here's what she had to say about her talk and the state of PR and comms...
At FutureComms16 on 15th June, Sharon Flaherty, the Founder of BrandContent and former Head of PR and Social at MoneySuperMarket.com will be lifting the lid on how vloggers and bloggers want to work with brands.
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