The customer journey is made up of multiple touchpoints, and the experience at each one must meet or exceed expectations for brands and marketers to be able to move possible buyers along to the next one. A lot of attention lately has been given to the post-purchase...
9 ways to use AI tools to improve your brand performance
AI is the driving force behind the latest rapid growth in the world of marketing. This wave of innovation has brought us tools ranging from SEO analytics, content writers, AI logo generators, and more. It allows businesses to boost their ROI, personalize their...
2024’s Customer Experience Economy: New research on consumer engagement urges brands to embrace and support today’s CX expectations
Technology advancements give retail marketers and communicators some terrific advantages when it comes to understanding consumers, but it’s a double-edged sword in other ways. Tech-generated insights have continually accelerated over the years, but this has elevated...
Tapping integrated communications for brand purpose: 6 strategies for authentic messaging
Steve, a social media manager for a Martech company, handles three different platforms for his company: LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. He can easily handle these three platforms, but here’s the problem: he’s out of touch with the company’s values and unclear on how the...
New 2024 RFP impact report for marketing and business development pros examines challenges—and solutions
Marketers, communicators and client services teams depend on winning RFPs to generate new business, but new research from law firm and professional services-focused experience management platform ikaun asserts that the battle to win them actually redirects marketing...
Charting a course through PR trends in 2024: Setting sail for success
In the deep seas of public relations, it's not just about staying afloat; it's about catching the winds of change and navigating uncharted waters with finesse. As we embark on the new PR voyage of 2024, let's explore the trends that are reshaping the landscape. A...
Pulse of change: Businesses prepare for unprecedented disruption in 2024, and C-suite leaders don’t feel ready to adapt
After a wild 2023 shook the foundations of business loose, the rickety state of stability in the new year has many leaders feeling anxious about what’s sure to be another year of tech-fueled disruption. The rate of change last year was an all-time high, and it’s only...
How a cybersecurity breach impacts online reputation—and how to recover
The aftermath of a cybersecurity breach can be devastating for a business, particularly in terms of its online reputation. The consequences are not just immediate but can reverberate long into the future, impacting customer trust, financial health, legal standing, and...
3 ways to use social media to fundraise for a nonprofit
Social media has remained a powerful fundraising tool for years now, with many of the features that make it an excellent marketing tool making it great for fundraising, too. It is a cost-effective option that gives nonprofits unprecedented reach while allowing them to...
AI gold rush: Tech teams are boosting budgets to deploy generative AI at all costs—with some even willing to risk negative consequences
The AI hype rolls on—and whether it’s truly representative of the reality, it’s more than enough to send IT teams into turmoil in a mad deployment race. As great as the promise of generative AI is, so too is the threat of being left behind if businesses take a “wait...
How CRM insights inform PR strategies for improved communication
Unlocking the potential of how CRM insights inform PR strategies for improved communication is a dynamic journey. As PR professionals, we understand that harnessing the power of customer relationship management data can be a game-changer. So, let’s get into the...
TikTok hits big for small business: Nearly all say it outperforms Instagram for audience engagement
The social media platforms hierarchy is no longer as set in stone as it once was. Facebook, once the indisputable king, is more on an even par with the rising video-focused heirs to the throne, including Meta’s own Instagram. Twitter, after a rocky transition to the...












