There were important lessons that PR practitioners should learn and remember from the trial of former President Donald J. Trump, some of which relate to my almost 25 years at Burson-Marsteller (now BCW), 10 years at Arthur Cantor/Advance Public Relations, at that time...
Has influencer marketing met its match in an age of increasingly skeptical younger consumers? What was once considered the most authentic marketing approach may be collapsing under the massive weight of greed, as influencers are devolving into glorified brand shills...
Public relations is a tool for building brand awareness and managing reputation. But what if I told you it can be a secret weapon for lead generation? Although generating high-quality leads is a priority in marketing campaigns, 15 percent of marketers affirm that...
As important as a holistic business infrastructure is to success today, many companies haven’t broken free from the more traditional siloed approach, where departments and functions operate on their individual agendas and strategic initiatives, often with different...
Virtual influencers are an interesting emerging trend that isn’t just about entertaining people, it’s changing how marketing works. According to a survey conducted by The Influencer Marketing Factory, 58 percent of users follow at least one virtual influencer on...
Chief marketing officers are clear, confident, and intentional in where Generative AI integration and application will deliver the best results in marketing process improvement and execution in 2024, reveals new CMO Council research. Over 40 percent of those surveyed...
Sustainability isn’t a new word. Companies have been pursuing sustainability efforts for decades, with more emboldened efforts over the last 20 years. Unfortunately, with sustainability comes greenwashing—a term first coined in the 1980s that acknowledges the false...
Content marketing is a constantly shifting landscape. Audience expectations change with the wind, with new trends rising and falling faster than PR and marketing agencies can keep up. Optimizing content marketing workflow is essential to creating relevant, timely, and...
Hey there! Ever wondered why some teams just click while others can’t seem to get on the same page? Well, here's a secret: it might all come down to how they were hired. Yup, that's right. The traditional way of hiring—going with gut feelings and old-school...
As the AI mission moves forward, a new survey of C-suite executives and AI leaders from cloud analytics and AI data platform provider Teradata shows while enterprise decision-makers trust the potential of AI, many lack confidence in their company’s strategy to...
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...