Category Archives: Public Relations

Why Some of Instagram’s Biggest Memers Are Locking Their Accounts – The Atlantic

More meme accounts are going private. Their owners say it’s a new way to gain followers on a crowded platform.

Over the past six months, some of Instagram’s biggest meme pages—like Shithead Steve, with more than 2.5 million followers, howitlook.s (8 million), couplesnote, (8.2 million) greatercomedy, (5.3 million), Pubity (5.1 million), and more—have locked down their accounts, forcing non-followers to request access in order to view their content.

— Read on www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/why-some-of-instagrams-biggest-memers-are-locking-their-accounts/564995/

A new strategy to get more followers.

IHOP Says Its IHOB Burger-Rebranding Was Publicity Gimmick | Fortune

IHOP said on its IHOB Twitter account that the new name was just a gimmick to promote its burgers.
— Read on fortune.com/2018/07/09/ihob-ihop-rebranding-gimmick-scam/

You’ve been punked!

Dumb Things Execs Say

BillGates“TWO YEARS FROM NOW, SPAM WILL BE SOLVED.”

–BILL GATES AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN 2004

Ahhh… Bill?  Most of our email is spam.  It’s 2018.

Facebook’s Political Rule Blocks Ads for Bush’s Beans, Singers Named Clinton – Bloomberg

Under rules for the new archive that strives for transparency in politics, all sorts of organizations with names linked to presidents are finding their promotions blocked.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-02/facebook-s-algorithm-blocks-ads-for-bush-s-beans-singers-named-clinton

Say what?

You Shall Be Judged By the Company You Keep!

You Shall Be Judged By the Company You Keep!
— Read on www.entrepreneur.com/amphtml/275927

My mother was right!

7 Secrets To Producing Engaging Podcast Content

7 Secrets To Producing Engaging Podcast Content
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jonlevy/2017/12/18/7-secrets-to-produce-engaging-podcast-content/amp/

Produce engaging podcast content, from Forbes

Four Strategies to survive automated writing and content bots

Four Strategies to survive automated writing and content bots
— Read on www.businessesgrow.com/2016/07/04/automated-writing/amp/

Beware of the bot-speak.