Super Bowl ads used to be tightly guarded secrets, revealed only during the game to maximize impact and surprise. But these days, brands seem to release them days or even weeks before the big game. Our author proposes the answer is rooted in two things: marketing ROI and the advent of viral social media content.
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PR Roundup: McDonald’s Too Expensive, New AI Guidelines, and the Best Super Bowl Activation We’ve Seen Yet
February 9th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at customers pushing back on McDonald’s rising prices, the PR Council’s latest update to their AI guidelines, and a chapel in Las Vegas looks to marry the most famous couple of the year on Super Bowl Sunday.
Top Tips: How to Leverage the Super Bowl for an Unlikely Audience
February 7th, 2024 by Nicole SchumanHow can one decide to enter the conversation—especially as an outlier—and appeal to that broad of a base (such as the Super Bowl audience)?
PR Roundup: Elmo’s Empathy, Super Bowl Ad Preview, Higher Ed Crisis Prep
February 1st, 2024 by Nicole SchumanThis week’s PR Roundup looks at Elmo’s impact on mental health, a preview of Super Bowl advertising themes and a new frontier for niche PR: Higher education.
Explainer: A Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications
January 31st, 2024 by Kayla HannemannIMC, also referred to as integrated marketing or integrated marketing communications, is a holistic approach to communication in which unified messages are shared across multiple channels. Our author breaks down the concept in the latest installment of our Explainer series.
AI Brand-Building: Navigating Hype Cycles, Job Fears and Tech Storytelling
January 24th, 2024 by Vijay Chattha and Daniela RodriguezOur author explores some of the key challenges in building AI brands, including navigating hype cycles, job-displacement fears and diving deep into the real scope of this technology.
How CEOs Can Be Better Partners to Their PR Team (and Why It Matters)
January 16th, 2024 by Gregory GalantIt’s clear many CEOs know how important earned media, including PR, is to trust and credibility, but not all fully grasp its impact on the bottom line.
PR Lessons Learned From Four Tentpole Sporting Events, Past and Present
December 18th, 2023 by Arthur SolomonAs we approach the PR barrage of promotions for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, here are a few lessons from past and present major sporting events that apply to all PR accounts.
PR for Experiential Campaigns: Making Your Activation Stand Out
December 14th, 2023 by PRNEWSAttendees of “PR for Experiential Campaigns” learned about the difference between event and experiential PR, strategies for multi-city tours, the importance of defining stakeholders in experiential, top-notch case studies and much more.
Reading the Room: (When) Businesses Should Comment on Sensitive Issues
November 30th, 2023 by Shahar SilbershatzIn our ever-faster news cycle, hot-button topics dominate our media feeds, demanding our attention. The dilemma is knowing what to say and when—or whether silence is indeed golden.