Public relations is a big part of any business, and understanding how to utilize it carefully is one of the keys to successful business management. It's important to understand and accept the truth that you want your business to grow. You might not want to take your...
As communicators are increasingly aware, the majority of shoppers do their homework online prior to purchase, with nearly 70 percent reading between one and 25 consumer product reviews. But according to the latest research from conversion-first UGC vendor...
The new year is off and running. You know what that means: it's time for businesses to develop a new (and hopefully better) annual plan. As always, preparation will get you halfway there. So don't waste any time—start preparing your digital marketing strategy for 2022...
Public relations is a big part of any business. This is simply the process of how a business takes information from another hub or organization that might be geared to their company, and then crafts that information to be displayed to the public. The reason why this...
The symbiotic advertising agency/marketer relationship has always been fraught with a certain level of division, but a new report from marketing agency business firm RSW/US shows marketers and agencies are miles apart when it comes to planned 2022 investments in their...
Social media platforms are a great place for sharing content and communicating with others, but they’re also a great place for misinformation and conspiracy theories. Unfortunately, in the last few years, many consumers have lost a lot of trust in brands, and trust...
With employee turnover on the rise amidst the Great Resignation, business leaders need to double-down on what incentivizes their talent in the long-term. The labor and skills shortage is now so severe that according to Deloitte, CEOs rank it as the number one issue...
Even the mightiest companies and the biggest brands need a little help from the wonderful world of freelancing sometimes. If you’ve found yourself at a crossroads with your own company, and you are torn between whether or not the time is right to engage a freelance...
In the pandemic age, digital shopping has become even more ubiquitous in almost every household, and social media is playing a big part. New research from professional services firm Accenture finds that the $492 billion global social commerce industry is expected to...
After several years of being a freelance reporter for a number of New York daily newspapers, I was offered a full-time job at one of them. But it wasn’t as a reporter. I was assigned to a news desk, where I had to read all of the competing newspapers to see if they...
Mixing business and politics these days is akin to walking through a minefield—and in 2021, corporate political action committees (PACs) suspended contributions and reassessed their policies. Yet consumers generally want brands and businesses to be more outspoken on...
Developing a smart IT strategy for your business can help you achieve the long-term vision you have established. Creating a comprehensive IT strategy will help you handle various projects and provide you with a holistic vision for your business's technological needs....