Our top 2021 social media predictions
I think its safe to say we’re all glad to see the back of 2020 and eager for better things to come this year! With the rapid pivot to online last year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, social media’s importance has been crystallised. For many businesses, it was the one tool they had at their disposal to enable them to keep in touch with their customers. So, what do we think this year might have in store for us from a social media perspective?
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Our favourite Christmas campaigns of 2020 🎄
As we all start to wind down and think about the forthcoming festivities, there’s one tradition we all look forward to as the year comes to a close (particularly in the marketing world), and that’s the airing of the Christmas adverts on TV. From feel-good funny moments to emotional tear-jerkers, some of our most loved brands give us a reason to feel nostalgic and cuddle up as the big day approaches. Here’s some of our favourites this year…
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We need to build businesses that have purpose and thrive in complexity
“The pandemic represents a rare but narrow opportunity to reflect on, reimagine and reset our world”.
Klaus Schwab - Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
We are engaged!! And we have the data to prove it
2020 has shone a spotlight on work culture like nothing we’ve seen before. For the first time we have been physically disconnected from our colleagues on a daily basis and the familiarity of being in the same space as one team feels like a lifetime ago.
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PR’s role in the battle against fake news and how to maintain brand integrity
In this time of fake news and propaganda the question of ethical communication has never been more important.
As the pandemic has developed, there has been a significant increase in the posting of fake news and false information, due to the algorithms underlying social media platforms. Researchers note that people naturally repost messages on the basis of their popularity, rather than their accuracy. Fact-checking has been unable to keep pace. Such false information is particularly dangerous because, as noted above, it tends to be retained for a long time, irrespective of the facts. Source: Schalit, N., 2020. The Conversation
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Best campaigns of 2020
We all know it’s been a bit of a weird year (understatement of 2020?!), but one of the positives we’ve loved seeing is how creative some brands have become! Thinking outside of the box, planning and filming remotely, and making budgets work even harder than usual are just some of the ways we’ve adapted. In today’s blog, we take a look back over the last crazy year, and pick out some of our favourite campaigns…
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