In an era where likes and shares dominate the social media landscape, it's easy for businesses to become fixated on these surface-level metrics. However, beneath the facade of popularity lies a more complex reality: The true impact of social media on brand success is...
When you’re considering the buyer journey, you can’t expect all customers to follow the same path. This is especially true in 2024. There are more channels than ever through which customers interact with a brand. Take a second and think about all of the platforms that...
With over five billion users worldwide, social media remains a powerhouse for lead generation. By using the right tactics at the right time, businesses can pinpoint and captivate potential leads on social media effectively. According to research, nearly 70 percent of...
While marketing agencies have a complex set of challenges, not the least of which is driving new business, those that in-house departments face are different but no less challenging. New research from creative, marketing and digital staffing solutions firm Cella by...
Is the PR industry in danger of losing access to budgets and being pushed further to the edge of the marketing matrix? For the third time? Yes, but we can stop it. The answer is for public relations agencies and internal PR teams to own the affiliate networks critical...
AI is here and it’s not showing any signs of going anywhere soon. So communicators need to look at AI as a tool that can support, speed up, and even improve the way you work, including how you manage your PR strategy. Crucially, AI is changing the way searches are...
We’ve seen a lengthy period of generative AI trial-and-error experimentation in marketing and communications over the last 18 months, and while automation and productivity boosts have been affirmed by many, there hasn’t been a lot of data about AI’s actual bottom-line...
When you hear the word “trust”, what—or, better, who—comes to mind? It’s likely you’ve pictured the people who make you feel safe, secure, and respected. The kind of people that you can rely on because you know they truly care about you. Those are also the kind of...
As e-commerce becomes riskier in an increasingly vulnerable world of e-predator sophistication, new research finds that Americans are turning more attention to small businesses in their communities and, in wanting to see their Main Streets thriving, many are willing...
Content marketing is all about reaching audiences on a personal and emotional level. But imagine if you came across an intriguing social media post in a language you were only semi-proficient in. So much is lost in translation, and you might not pick up on all the...
When running a PR campaign, like it or not you’re going to be using a lot of software. That’s easy if you’re computer savvy or maybe an early adopter of new technology. But there are people who are great at PR content, copywriting, analytics, and dealing with...
As the owner of a tech-focused PR agency, I know that I speak for many of us when I say the following: hiring a PR agency is not a magic wand that will suddenly make your company the envy of the world, nor will it miraculously increase sales or get you on the cover of...