Although there has been ample warning, economic headwinds have arrived and chances are marketers aren’t prepared. New research from the CMO Council finds that just a mere 10 percent of marketing leaders strongly believe their marketing investments—whose reins are...
You've got a killer idea and a creative startup pitch. Yet, there's one looming challenge: securing funding to lift your startup off the ground. Many entrepreneurs face the same uphill battle. The competition for investor attention is fierce. Imagine you're in a room...
Every holiday shopping season holds great promise for brands and retailers, and the smart ones watch the early trend predictions and adjust accordingly—and this year (besides affordable pricing), it looks like sharpening up website performance, smoothing out the...
Today's fiercely competitive market has made brand recognition a necessity. Standing out is pivotal for survival, and an innovative tactic that many brands use is the allure of freebies. By offering something for nothing (or seemingly nothing), brands can capture...
So, you’ve finished development on your new mobile app. Congratulations! Now you need to find a way to market it. You have lots of options. You could set up billboards, post on social media, or use a hosted VoIP to contact customers. Yet with 3.4 million apps on the...
Communicators around the world have more in common than their diverse geographies might indicate. New research from global communications network IPREX reveals that budget challenges, staffing shortages, and language barriers are top challenges across the board. But...
Brand building is like a coin—it has two sides. One is all about building customer loyalty, while the other (and equally important) is creating brand advocates. Brand advocates are happy customers who step up the game for you by spreading good words about your brand....
It should come as no surprise that AI can be a scamming goldmine for malicious e-predators, and businesses and consumers alike can easily fall prey to these evolving threats. New research from passwordless, phishing-resistant MFA provider Beyond Identity explores the...
The modern business environment widely recognizes remote working as a practical and advantageous mode of operation. In fact, studies show that remote work productivity increased by 47 percent during the pandemic and today’s workers—as much as 87 percent—would take the...
For marketers, B2B has always been a different animal—it’s a challenge that requires sharper focus as it’s typically a higher-end product marketed to a much narrower group of well-informed prospects. But new research from open SaaS ecommerce platform BigCommerce...
As a seasoned public relations professional, you know that any PR strategy worth its salt includes creating and distributing press releases when a newsworthy story emerges. But writing a good press release is no easy feat—especially when pressed for time. Even if you...
Can you picture navigating a ship without a compass? That’s how PR professionals operate without social listening in the current digital landscape. As conversations shift online, brands face the challenge of keeping up with real-time chatter that can make or break...