FIR #224: Viral and Unhinged
What does it take for a business to get attention on TikTok? In the case of Duolingo, the language training app, it’s a giant green owl and the…
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What does it take for a business to get attention on TikTok? In the case of Duolingo, the language training app, it’s a giant green owl and the…
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LinkedIn labeled its news item, “Do we have a failure to communicate?” The article expanded on details shared in a Bloomberg article that found “after so many fits…
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An artist is selling NFTs of Hermès Birkin bags which (unsurprisingly) provoked a response from the company in the form of a cease-and-desist letter. The artist, Mason Rothchild,…
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The world’s first multicultural podcast agency network has signed a multi-year deal with McDonald’s to produce custom segments and content feature McDonald’s menu items along with specialized targeted…
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In the January Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel dive into the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. Also in this episode, disinformation is now available as a service…
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Selfridges — the high-end UK fashion retailer — is making NFTs available at its retail stores. It’s not alone. Can NFTs at the Walmart checkout counter be far…
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The Walt Disney Company’s parks division is looking for two part-time, on-site TikTok creators to generate content. The Disney Parks Experiences and Products account on TikTok may be…
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The Associated Press has announced it will launch an NFT marketplace for some of its most iconic photos, including some that have won Pulitzer Prizes. The possibilities for…
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The “For Immediate Release” podcast is joining the Marketing Podcast Network (MPN), the new podcast network from Jason Falls. What does this mean to current listeners? Not a…
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Neville and Shel list 10 trends communicator about which communicators should be aware as 2022 begins.
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