Video podcasts can be an effective way to build a strong connection with an audience, facilitate business growth, and reinforce your perceived authority in a specific niche. They can also generate a constant stream of income, especially if you put the right podcast...
Journalists speak out on 2020’s impact on media—and how PR can build coverage inroads
As we work through a rocky year fraught with crisis, misinformation and upheaval, today’s journalists believe 2020 has left a permanent mark on the way they report the news—even in a year with a presidential election. According to new research from veteran comms...
10 social media blunders you’re probably making
Social media marketing has the potential to be the most cost-effective form of advertising any business puts together. It builds connections with potential brand advocates, maintains a feeling of meaningful partnership, and holds the possibility of viral spread for...
New research analyzes B2B buying intent in 2020 and 2021
A new report from strategic B2B marketing agency Mission Control Marketing delves into how the current global economic situation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the B2B buying cycle—and these organizations’ intent to engage with new and existing...
5 things to know when running and promoting a startup
Owning a startup company has its share of benefits. From being the one in charge of all the decisions, the accomplished feeling you get when everything goes right and just doing something you love to do, it is a dream for many people. Here are five things you need to...
Despite mandate for diversity, employees say they haven’t seen a change at their company in 2020
A growing mandate for diversity, equity, and inclusion standards and policy in the workplace has been simmering for many years, and recently kick-started by racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd. New research from business news and how-to website...
7 tools for a healthcare marketing strategy that builds patient trust
It’s clear that the way people approach healthcare providers is changing, but the stakes are higher than you might think. When it comes to health, growing distrust means consumers no longer take your brand at its word on reliability and safety. If you are part of a...
Five 2020 AP Stylebook updates content marketers need to know
As communicators, Tier One takes great delight in finding new ways to craft our clients’ stories. As writers, we’re massive word nerds who strive to be clear, concise, and up to date on the latest grammar and punctuation guidelines. Translation: We have the AP...
Brand language is more important than ever—but creating quality content poses challenges
Brand marketers are facing tough times in an age of trust and transparency issues, and that calls for tough messaging to break through that clutter and engage audiences with well-crafted, on-point content. However, new research from AI-powered copywriting technology...
4 steps to building inroads with new media contacts
In 2020, much of the media landscape is made up of new media. What once felt new and exciting has been so heavily integrated into our lives and how we consume information that it’s hard to tell the difference between an underground podcast and the product of a...
Why it’s critical for brands to ramp up YouTube marketing
Brands that market to Gen Zers (ages 5-25) had to have been elated over the results of a recent Hootsuite study that extolled the popularity of YouTube. That study revealed that 81 percent of Gen Zers between 15 and 25 use YouTube, and that doesn’t include the ones...
The state of healthcare communications in 2020
The healthcare industry has faced crisis at every turn in 2020, constantly challenged by COVID flare-ups all over the world, battling for provisions, struggling to keep frontline workers safe, and bearing the onus of reliance on a vaccine and societal stability. In...