Even though I covered sports for about a decade as a journalist prior to entering the PR business, and was also the sports marketing specialist for many years at Burson-Marsteller (in addition to playing key roles on none sports accounts), I always cautioned clients...
Over a third of CMOs say they don't trust their marketing data, according to the latest research from marketing data analytics platform Adverity. What's more, there is a growing divide between data analysts and marketers when it comes to trusting their data. A third...
The digitization of the economy revolutionized operations in the financial services industry. It was when transactions moved from tellers to ATMs, and from computers to mobile services. Today, a lot of financial services are available online and it’s easier for...
Purpose has become a critical metric in brand success, and leading brands and businesses are not only figuring out how to incorporate purpose into their overall strategy, but also to clearly communicate those intentions to their audiences. But many are having a hard...
Is your business struggling to reach customers? That’s probably because of poor SEO practices. Customers use search engines like Google to look for products and services. If your business doesn’t show up on the top of the search results page, there’s an extremely low...
Gen Z's disposable income in 2021 has reached an estimated $360 billion. This figure represents the income Gen Zers earn from full-time or part-time employment ($263 billion), discretionary spending money from their parents ($57 billion), and the income they generate...
Your business brand plays a significant role in how you will market. Having the right strategies will play a key role in building a thriving brand. With competition everywhere, you want your company to stand out and be known. Finding the right customers for your...
Gen Z has historically been the most vocal about the health of the planet. Fully three-quarters of Gen Z consumers say that sustainability is more important to them than a brand name when making purchase decisions—and as sustainability and climate change dominate the...
People-based adaptive marketing takes a personal approach to marketing, allowing businesses to customize messaging and deliver campaigns at optimal times. People-based adaptive marketers sponsor hackathons these days. Hackathons are events that bring together internal...
“I started my career in the boiler room of a small financial services practice making over a hundred cold calls most days,” says Brian Hart, the founder of Flackable, an award-winning PR agency in Philadelphia. For a recent college grad who had just interned at a...
Today’s consumers want more engagement from the brands and businesses they shop with, and many have expressed interest in texting with those companies. And despite the “Main Street” type of relationship they may have with local businesses, consumers are making the...
Combining social media and digital public relations helps you leverage the strengths of both communication channels to create a memorable and distinctive brand. Social and digital PR can help you amplify growth by targeting the right audience, telling compelling...