What’s the best path forward for businesses in the post-COVID era? Has risk taking become even riskier in the new economy? These are then questions that today’s decision makers are facing. More than 18 months since the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, new...
My dislike of trite words and phrases is personal: When I was a reporter for several years prior to jumping over the journalism fence to the PR side, a “kindly old editor” told me, “Son, if you want to keep working for me, stop using trite phrases in your copy.” And...
People are more connected than ever before thanks to the internet, yet there are still some business-to-business (B2B) companies that haven’t been able to find a balance between their offline and online marketing efforts. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways that...
In today’s volatile marketplace notable for heightened consumer distrust and poor brand communication, new research from marketing and business communications firm R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) uncovers significant differences between marketer assumptions...
After we launched our product, Postaga, on Product Hunt, we ended up being #1 for the day and #2 for the week. That brought in a ton of traffic, visibility, and early traction for our new business. If we were to do a Product Hunt launch again for another product, this...
So, you have dreams of a career in public relations, yet you live in one of the most conflicted times of human history. This reality creates a riddle: what is the difference between a missionary and a PR person? A missionary goes to heaven. The PR person just goes to...
Mobile traffic is quickly becoming the lifeblood of the internet. As more and more people adopt smartphones as a way of life, browsing on the move has become the norm. Mobile traffic nowadays represents a vast portion of all internet use, so it stands to reason that...
Brand communicators have had in hammered into their heads for months now—personalization is the critical differentiator between marketing success and failure with today’s consumers. And comms pros have been trying to hammer the concept into their own strategies as a...
One of the dangers of running a company is forgetting to check in with your sales team. This does not mean just checking how many sales they do per month. There is a lot of pressure on salespeople because they communicate with clients and bring in the money. Due to...
Crowdfunding has emerged as one of the effective ways for entrepreneurs to test a market while gaining the financial support needed to turn their idea into reality. With tens of thousands of campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter, Patreon, and IndieGogo, you may be...
Your public relations team designs the first image that consumers see when they learn about your company. These individuals must be highly creative to attract your customers' attention and draw them to your products. There are many ways to enhance their imagination...
We kept the Bulldog train rolling along in September with a solid mix of high-performing original research posts and insightful guest contributions. The central theme was rebuilding brands, businesses and strategies in a looming post-COVID world, and our posts tackled...