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When breaking news happen, companies often put out press releases to comment on them. This allows them to voice their opinions, explain how it affects them, and invite the media to explore the topic more. Demonstrating this are three organizations that responded to a recently issued draft notice by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on fish consumption. [caption id="attachment_1624" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Source: [puamelia]; Flickr[/caption]On June 10, 2014, the FDA and EPA released a draft notice encouraging young children, pregnant, and breastfeeding women…

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According to an Oxford Economics study commissioned by Amadeus: Shaping the Future of Travel, they predict that Asia-Pacific’s overnight visitor flows will nearly double the rate of that in 2002-2012 and that Asia will drive future growth in business travel. [caption id="attachment_1568" align="aligncenter" width="797"] Source: Oxford Economics report commissioned by Amadeus:Shaping the Future of Travel[/caption] With such compelling data, is your branded content being seen or discovered by travelers? One of the most important channels that marketers should not overlook is “search.” Bronwyn White, director of MyTravelResearch.com, at the EyeforTravel…

Research conducted by Jonah Berger and Katherine Milkman?shows that there is a direct correlation between how viral a piece of content becomes and how much emotion it evokes. The top 10 emotions that drive content-sharing are positive ones, such as amusement, happiness, hope, affection, and excitement. [caption id="attachment_1480" align="alignleft" width="300"] Source: WhoIsHostingThis?[/caption] However, these emotions may not be evoked in the same ways that strike a chord in America or the UK.? Different themes and cultural values may be the different triggers for these emotions. Despite a slow erosion of…