Tech-focused marketing consultancy DemandLab recently released new research that reveals how few comms pros—only 36 percent—are utilizing attribution strategies that connect marketing’s value to the bottom line. Those, however, who do have an attribution strategy in...
CEOs, chief digital officers and other senior executives are not yet aligned on business investment strategies for digital initiatives like cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and are struggling to measure return on digital investment (RODI), according to new...
Brands may think their ad’s adjacency to harmful online content may not consciously register with news consumers (although it can lead to unintended associations made by readers that steer them away from the brands involved), but according to new research from...
What a way to wrap up the year! With all the holiday hubbub and extended vacation days, December has historically not been our best month—but of course, this December was not your typical one. But as in happier years, the lion’s share of our leading posts showcased...
As COVID upended business in 2020, brands quickly found their fortunes sinking or swimming based on their level of customer attention, from consumers’ earliest research stages right up to point of purchase and beyond. New research from business communications firm...
European countries were among the best at containing and minimizing the impact of the COVID crisis over the summer, but as the pandemic sweeps the continent again, nearly half (48.9 percent) of European journalists feel that they are in some danger of losing their...
We’re all familiar with the iconic ‘Four Ps” of marketing, and since brand authenticity will play a big role in consumers’ decision-making process in 2021, a new survey by online brand protection software provider Incopro delves into shopper perspectives on the...
It’s finally over! But even though 2020 is now in the history books, be assured there were plenty of consumer behavior changes that will carry over to the new year, and quite likely into the indefinite future. New research from venture capital firm Coefficient Capital...
By any measure, 2020 was a tough year for the average worker. Employees dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home, economic upheaval, and new burdens with childcare and technology—challenges that caused the majority of American workers (55 percent) to find...
Digital tech has ushered in a new movement for the way brands operate and reach stakeholders through communications methods, but particularly in a year as transformative as the one we’re coming out of, new research from tech communications firm SourceCode...
People want to be informed, but are overwhelmed by the flood of news and deeply worried about information imposters, according to new research from news transparency consortium The Trust Project, which offers 5 questions you can ask to more easily identify reliable...
Welcome to Retail 5.0—the latest generation of retail, and the next era of the sector's evolution, characterized by marketplaces mastering personalization at scale, big data being effectively leveraged, and category domination by fast-paced, agile brand manufacturers,...