The Bulldog train steamrolls into summer with more record-high traffic in May, and this time almost exclusively penned by our brilliant contributors. One incredibly popular research piece was the lone exception, examining the stressful outlook of millennials and...
How to build a digital marketing team: Attract, hire, and retain top talents
If someone asked whether you’d like superpowers, I think it’s a pretty safe ‘yes.’ Why wouldn’t you want to do extraordinary things, after all? It sounds like an odd opening salvo to a discussion on digital marketing, but the truth is that an all-star digital...
5 critical website issues that can harm your brand reputation
It’s hard to know who’s worth your while on the internet. Everyone presents themselves in the best light online, so you have to come to a conclusion based on the little information you have. This is what the decision-making process looks like from the perspective of...
How zero trust and IAM security work together to enhance cybersecurity
In a network with no boundaries, understanding who is on the network and why they are there is critical to maintaining organizational security. That’s why a strong policy is fundamental to successfully deploying zero trust and IAM security infrastructure. Zero trust...
Brand identity becomes an imperative—and a struggle: More than 8 in 10 leaders and employees agree their company identity must change
Building a successful and trustworthy brand identity was never easy, but it’s certainly gotten more complex in the post-pandemic age, as the variables that define it have multiplied exponentially—sustainability, DEI, stances on political and societal issues, and other...
5 steps to developing a content style guide for consistent brand messaging
Content is king in this digital age, and brands with a solid content strategy are poised to gain a strong competitive advantage. But, at any one time, a brand devoted to content is likely to have several different people (or even departments) working on different...
6 unconventional growth hacks for breaking crypto PR marketing plateaus
If you’re marketing a crypto project, you know how difficult it can be to keep up momentum. The space moves incredibly fast, attention spans are fleeting, and there’s always some new coin or token vying for the spotlight (or maybe some scandal stealing the headlines)....
3 ways to use generative AI to craft an impactful PR strategy
PR professionals spend countless hours curating content, ensuring consistent messaging, and engaging with stakeholders across various channels. This process, while effective, is often time-consuming, requiring a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the...
Is your data AI-ready? 2 out of 3 data leaders have serious doubts about their own—but feel pressured by the C-suite to move forward anyway
Data preparedness has become the next critical obstacle in a long queue of generative AI-implementation roadblocks. But unlike the skills gap, responsible use, inaccuracies, job threats and other hurdles we’re still working on getting past, this one looks to be more...
Innovative branding: 6 unconventional strategies for brand recognition and promotion
With consumers being bombarded with advertisements and marketing messages at every turn, standing out can feel like an impossible task. The market is saturated with brands all vying for the same fleeting attention. Traditional branding techniques often fail to create...
Using athletes as brand spokespersons can be risky—why Olympians are not the best choices
If history repeats itself, and it certainly will during the Summer Olympic Games in Paris (from July 26 to August 11), some athletes will not only take home gold medals, but will win another type of gold—lucrative endorsement deals with brands. Also if history repeats...
According to Gen Z, your brand is a joke—but also an opportunity: New academic research digs deep into their unique idea of engagement
Generation Z is a pretty savvy group—these highly informed digital natives have been exposed to marketing messaging all their lives on their cellphones, so they learned young what brand authenticity looks like—and they can smell a rat from a mile away. So traditional...