When most people hear the words artificial intelligence, an array of science fiction heroes and villains immediately springs to mind. Managers often struggle to connect the possibilities of this new technology with anything grounded in today's world. In fact,...
Many Americans remain unconvinced that they need to get vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a variety of tactics and directions from which the issue is approached. Which approaches are resonating most—and which are falling flat? New research from data-driven audience...
When it comes to planning your social marketing strategy, social videos are one of the most crucial pieces of the puzzle. The thing is, though, that understanding that videos are important for your campaign is only half the battle. Ask any video production company...
With all the focus on the “journey” and the “experience” in brand and retail marketing these days, you’d think that communicators would be zeroing in on some substantial strategy for delivering better CX. But consumers sure don’t think this is happening, and according...
Having a successful healthcare public relations strategy means balancing both traditional marketing efforts as well as digital marketing and PR strategies. Gone are the days when PR only amounted to sending out press releases to media outlets. These days it’s a lot...
As brand marketers anxiously bite their nails fretting over the 2021 holiday shopping forecast, new large-scale research from PowerReviews sheds new light on consumers’ plans for this critical season—and contrasts this year's consumer sentiment with its survey results...
Requiring my team at MediaSource, a public relations agency that works mainly in health care, to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was the right thing to do. That’s why I mandated that my team get the shot a full month before President Biden announced his vaccine...
Brands that made effective emotional connections with consumers during COVID saw the most success and growth during the period, according to the 2021 Brand Intimacy COVID Study from marketing intimacy agency MBLM (pronounced Emblem). In fact, the media &...
When you have experience working in public relations and marketing, you need to be strategic when creating your resume. On one hand, your skills are easily transferable between positions, and your accomplishments in both departments can be relevant to a potential...
“Experience” in brand marketing is tantamount to “location” in real estate—it’s the three most important words. According to new research released by Zendesk, in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), companies that have continued to invest in their...
Clicks and bricks. Omnichannel. Immersive retailing. Online shopping. No matter what you call it, e-commerce is here to stay, and it is lucrative. According to the 2021 Adobe Digital Economy Index, e-commerce in the United States grew by $183 billion during the 2020...
At the end of September, Amazon made an announcement for a brand new product, which is supposed to make the company’s home assistant moveable, by putting it on wheels, called Astro. The company had been rumored that it would be introducing a home assistant robot for a...