Even though there are plenty of communicators who will tell you influencer marketing is overhyped (and we’re not saying it isn’t), the fact is influencers have been proven to boost campaign efforts when used effectively. As businesses adopt digital marketing...
In one day, reporters and editors receive over 50 emails. To get coverage or generate interest, your pitch needs to add value, be timely and you need to follow up properly. Whether you are looking to get interviews for your spokesperson, feature on a community news...
How effective were chief marketers and their teams’ efforts during a rocky 2020? While revenue and sales growth rank as management’s top mandate for marketers, CMOs will be more than happy with grades received in a new C-Suite Scorecard of marketing value and...
Although your business might be successful, to ensure that this success lasts, you need to make sure that you develop close relationships with your older customers that will keep them returning to your company. In addition, developing these relationships can help you...
Consumers are putting extraordinary pressure on brands and businesses to meet their expectations and make their buyer journeys seamless, but new research from comms giant FleishmanHillard reveals that a large majority of brands and industries around the world are...
After a long settlement procedure, the Volkswagen Group is now set to receive about $14 million from its former chairman Martin Winterkorn. Back in March, the supervisory board for the corporation reviewed all of the findings regarding the “dieselgate” scandal from...
It's a horrible feeling when after working on a prospect for some time and following up, they drop off the deal without conversion. It happens. But it would happen less if you leveraged an email marketing funnel. Such a funnel helps you visualize your prospect's...
We’re finally moving out of the COVID darkness and back to a brighter, more “normal” world, so it’s a perfect time to evaluate how consumers are thinking now and how they have adapted their shopping behaviors and lifestyles. New research from marketing solutions firm...
Many companies are already taking advantage of AI and automation. These tools streamline workflows, resulting in greater efficiency. AI chatbots, for example, are helping with customer service. AI recruiting tools help with talent management. Hiring processes are more...
The post-COVID consumer is still a mystery to marketers—there’s very little data on the just-emerging attitudes and behaviors of shoppers in the “new normal.” New research from geofencing marketing solutions firm Reveal Mobile is an early attempt to explore how...
About one in five people in the U.S. have a disability. Companies can do well if they target their marketing and public relations efforts to this growing market. Some ways to do this are highlighted below, and there are options to improve and enhance your public...
The walls came tumbling down for all sectors of business in 2020, but many PR agencies managed to buck the trend, according to PR professionals responding to the latest benchmarking survey conducted by Gould+Partners. The new data shows U.S. PR agency profitability...