The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has presented multiple unprecedented challenges for businesses across the globe, with the immediate adoption of remote work culture being one of them. Nearly eight months in, virtual events are quickly replacing in-person events. With...
A lot has changed this year. First, the pandemic with its rules, travel bans, and restrictions, then BLM and subsequent logo and mascot name changes, and all this against the backdrop of a hotly contested presidential election. The common denominator is that all these...
These days, it takes a special kind of presentation to impress clients and investors. With the proliferation of online stores and services, businesses have developed an improved understanding of the available technology. Even now, the e-commerce industry has seen...
Some news sources operate under the mistaken assumption that reporters detest them. That’s not necessarily so unless past transactions have led to heightened tensions. If a reporter writes something negative about your company, it’s not personal. It’s a business deal....
Future-proofing your business is just as important as finding the right team members and advertising platforms. In a world still reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, future-proofing a business has developed new meaning. While it’s still vital to stay...
With very few in-person meetings since March, COVID-19 has made building rapport more difficult than ever. No face-to-face meetings, events, or conferences to attend. No hands to shake. To some extent, what connects us as humans has been lost. And many in comms and PR...
How likely are you to ask a roomful of your company’s top sales professionals, “Are we making your life easier? Do we help you close business?” If you’d hesitate to ask, the old adage “Don’t ask a question you already know the answer to” may have sprung to mind....
Digital PR is an approach utilized to improve awareness of a brand using online techniques. Indeed, it is somehow similar to traditional PR in multiple ways. However, it is the best way to reach a broader audience that is impossible to reach using offline approaches....
The recent surge in video conferencing brought on by the COVID pandemic has provided a wealth of comedic material for social media – from bosses transforming themselves into potatoes to Saturday Night Live’s take on the ubiquitous Zoom call, and many fails and awkward...
Despite the best efforts of PR practitioners to help clients during a crisis with a by-the-book, supposedly proven crisis plan, history shows four realities: Clients want negative news stories stopped, but crisis PR pros have no control of the press and negative...
Social media has become a crucial channel for marketers. It can help you boost your brand’s reach, generate leads, build a loyal following, and remain competitive. But can you prove that your social media efforts are generating results? It’s extremely critical for you...
Brands seeking to generate more sales and grow their markets need to focus on social media. Pre-pandemic numbers gathered by a Pew Research Center survey showed 72 percent of Americans use it to connect with others, follow the news, share information, and be...