Communicators measuring digital media effectiveness—in silos only—will miss crucial ad exposure data, creating a distorted view of performance insights, or “mutant data,” new research from audience insights platform DISQO reveals. The firm’s new study uncovers the...

Consumer opinions influenced by a range of branding strategies—reviewing the top types
The value of corporate branding has never really been in doubt, but new research from B2B service provider guide Visual Objects reveals that, in an age of scrutiny about every brand’s goal and mission, along with the widespread availability of customer reviews, a full...
Main Street Revival: 41% of consumers went local during COVID–and 94% plan to continue
Although the COVID crisis was a catastrophic and even fatal event for many small business owners, others were able to take advantage of these trying times by drawing consumers to their shops with the magic wand of 2020—excellent customer service. New research from...
‘Have Shot, Will Travel’: Who’s on the move, and where are they going?
In an increasingly safer world, people are now getting the travel bug, according to new research from leading travel guidance platform Tripadvisor. The company’s newly released report reveals that vaccine rollouts globally are driving increasing demand for summer...
Social media becoming critical infrastructure for crisis comms: Is social part of your crisis plan?
Crisis situations happen fast, and before PR teams even have a chance to get organized, even minor issues can blow up like balloons—and social media is a big reason why. Complaints and revelations hit this medium at lightning speed, and comments and replies to these...
Health tech reporters speak out on where they’re focused now
After a year of unfounded challenges, developments and solutions, health tech journalists today are ready to move beyond the COVID-centric coverage in which they’ve been embroiled. New research from PR and digital comms agency V2 Communications uncovers the issues,...
Getting on the same page: Company alignment around customer journeys critical to CX success
Communicators are well aware that the customer experience is the most meaningful objective in building brand loyalty and trust today, but what about the rest of your organization’s leaders? New research from customer journey management firm Pointillist reveals that...
Do consumers trust social media influencers? Overcoming barriers to IM success
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...
CMOs’ marketing effectiveness graded in new C-Suite Scorecard
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...
Authenticity gap: Brands are failing on nearly half of what consumers expect from them
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...
Post-COVID consumer optimism, anxiety and resilience: What communicators need to know
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...
How marketers are driving in-store sales as pandemic restrictions ease
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...












