Richard Carufel

Richard Carufel
Richard Carufel is editor of Bulldog Reporter and the Daily ’Dog, one of the web’s leading sources of PR and marketing communications news and opinions. He has been reporting on the PR and communications industry for over 17 years, and has interviewed hundreds of journalists and PR industry leaders. Reach him at richard.carufel@bulldogreporter.com; @BulldogReporter
Fast food industry serves up decent brand intimacy—which brands lead?

Fast food industry serves up decent brand intimacy—which brands lead?

During the COVID crisis, brands have relied more on developing emotional connections with consumers for success. The fast food industry maintained its sixth-place ranking in the second year of the pandemic, according to marketing intimacy agency MBLM’s Brand Intimacy...

Marketers see opportunity to optimize outcomes in new era of events

Marketers see opportunity to optimize outcomes in new era of events

Like so many other business practices, the event marketing industry has been transformed in the COVID age. Taking lessons from the pandemic, companies have an opportunity to reset and reimagine their event programs to better align them to marketing outcomes, according...

ICYMI: Bulldog’s Top 10 most popular posts in January

ICYMI: Bulldog’s Top 10 most popular posts in January

The first month of 2022 was another stellar one for Bulldog posts, ushering in another great year of Bulldog Reporter content. Leading the charge in January were (not surprisingly) many year-in-review and looking ahead to 2022 pieces, including posts about boosting...

Financial services continues to struggle with brand intimacy

Financial services continues to struggle with brand intimacy

Although there were some signs of positivity, the financial services industry continues to rank near the bottom of the 10 industries reviewed in the latest Brand Intimacy COVID Study from marketing intimacy agency MBLM. The research, which analyzes brands based on...