Next to customers who rave about a brand to their friends and family and influencers with loyal followers, employees who are evangelists for a brand they work for can be most effective and credible. The pandemic produced interesting marketing results by revealing that...
Empathy in influencer marketing—the metrics that matter most
One of the key metrics when it comes to the influencer marketing industry is the size of the audience. At the same time, the fight for followers has driven the influencer marketing industry into a position where that is the only thing that matters to both brands and...
The reincarnation of blogs—and new opportunities for marketers
Although there may be disagreement about when blogging was born, one thing is clear. Blogging has been reincarnated and the pandemic deserves a lot of credit for it. The best guess is that blogging got its name in the early to mid-1990s. The 7th Annual Survey of...
Crafting a winning PR strategy from purpose to pitch
Reaching new people and attracting more consumers is best done through public relations. There are plenty of ways that brands and corporations can land great media placements in big publications and generally get great media coverage, even with a limited marketing and...
How Burger King flame-broiled its reputation with purposeful miscommunication
During its International Women’s Day campaign, Burger King UK landed in news headlines because of the company’s interesting and controversial marketing campaign choice. It happened in a single tweet that caused the public to react quickly, where the burger chain...
PR during the pandemic: How digital drives COVID success
The pandemic has touched on every single business and industry around the globe. While some ended up benefitting from people increasingly relying on digital services, others ended up in seemingly impossible situations where they couldn’t operate properly with the...
Mastering marketing efficiency: How’s your hashtag acumen?
Social media platforms seem to be changing at a rapid pace, and companies have to keep up if they want to stay relevant with consumers, and their industries at large. One of the ways that brands can get their content in front of the eyes of the consumers is through...
Traditional vs digital media in PR—key strategic differences
Over the last couple of decades, media—and with it, public relations—has both gone through monumental shifts and changes due to the ongoing evolution of the digital age. Both traditional and digital media have a lot of benefits in public relations and have their own...
Surviving a PR crisis, from first steps to resolution
The phrase “all press is good press” is not true, especially in the day and age of social media platforms where everyone can share their opinions in a matter of minutes. Most often, a PR crisis strikes when no one is expecting it—whether a business is hit with a...
Crisis communication principles: 4 benefits of having a solid plan
The plan that companies create to ensure that they have effective and efficient communication during a PR crisis is essential, which is what crisis communication entails. This plan is crucial in ensuring that a company remains functional even when going through a...
Blowing one’s own horn—an option for PR in days of declining media opportunities
With a continuously growing number of media outlets cutting back on staff and even closing their doors, where do public relations and marketing folks go to pitch their brands? Do they have other options? A February 2021 media update by the Poynter Institute reported...
Evolving social marketing and media trends in 2021
Social media platforms introduce new features and change their algorithms consistently to keep up to date and keep up with app feature trends to further improve your apps' popularity. These rapid changes present a whole new challenge for brands, digital PR firms and...