Samsung 837 brings the story of a marathoner, Tsepo Mathibelle, from Lesotho to the world. ‪#‎RioOlympics2016‬

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Watch: Samsung brings the story of marathoner from Lesotho to the world. From PR Week
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Live on Facebook: The PRWeek Podcast! M&C Saatchi's global CEO Molly Aldridge, news editor Frank Washkuch, plus PRWeek EIC Steve Barrett does the 22 Pushup Challenge live to raise awareness of PTSD and the fact over 20 U.S. veterans commit suicide every day ‪#‎22PushupChallenge‬ ‪#‎22Kill‬ Richard Edelman is nominated to take up the challenge next.

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Cleveland Clinic survey: 19% of men admit to going to the doctor to stop a loved one from nagging.

Who knew pizza could be so controversial?

Italian restaurant draws social media ire for selling 'Black Olives Matter' merchandise. From PR Week
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You might say they went from 0-100 real quick...

The burger chain rode a jet stream of social media chatter to hype its 100th location in Boston.
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The car-sharing brand created its own version of Anonymous to help visitors to San Diego get around surge pricing - and win rare comic book editions.

Why Car2Go hacked itself for San Diego Comic-Con. From PR Week
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Many initially dismissed virtual reality (VR) as a gimmick, soon to be confined solely to the realms of gaming. PRWeek tests the tech on Sir Steve Redgrave (in Rio) at M&C Saatchi London & assesses what place it might have in the future of comms...

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Gimmick or gamechanger? How my virtual reality interview with Steve Redgrave panned out. From PR Week
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‪#‎TeamGB‬ threatened to sue Leave.EU if they didn't remove ‪#‎Rio2016‬ posts & video.

Leave.EU said no.

Story here: http://bit.ly/2b1g811

Leave.EU rejects request to stop Team GB intellectual property 'violation' in Rio posts. From PR Week
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Six-time Olympic track cycling champion Jason Kenny recently said he "wasn't very marketable", but why is that the case?

Six reasons here: http://bit.ly/2b3G5eX

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From Usain Bolt to Simone Biles: Six things that make an athlete a sponsor magnet. From PR Week
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Online food delivery firm Deliveroo has backtracked in the row over drivers in London protesting at a new pay scheme. PR professionals assess the reputational damage - and whether these problems are becoming too common for today's startups: http://bit.ly/2bk4Ozf

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Will Deliveroo's minimum wage saga leave a bad taste for customers?. From PR Week
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Engine Group's ‪#‎MissingType‬ campaign for NHS Blood & Transport (NHSBT) is relaunching, this time reaching beyond England & Wales by involving 21 countries globally...

See more, including the video, here: http://bit.ly/2buzRoq

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Engine Group's #MissingType campaign relaunches and this time it's global. From PR Week
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The repositioning will underline the company's heritage as an American brand and try to dispel the notion that a good looking shoe for women can't be comfortable.

Shoe brand Rockport tries on Shift as PR AOR amid brand revamp. From PR Week
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In a year, Europeans eat 40 pounds of yogurt. Americans eat 12. Peter McGuinness, Chobani's chief marketing and brand officer, tells Diana Bradley how the brand is making the product more enticing to Americans.

CMO Q&A: Inside Chobani's plan to get Americans to eat as much yogurt as Europeans. From PR Week
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The Olympic diving pool turned bright green Tuesday and brands attempted to solve the mystery.

Brands dive into the mysterious green Olympic pool on Twitter. From PR Week
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