You may already have a great content creation strategy, whether it’s in-house or outsourced to freelancers or an agency. That content is primarily designed to entice potential customers, inform and educate them, and ultimately drive them through your sales funnel on a...
Content is king in this digital age, and brands with a solid content strategy are poised to gain a strong competitive advantage. But, at any one time, a brand devoted to content is likely to have several different people (or even departments) working on different...
Content marketing is all about reaching audiences on a personal and emotional level. But imagine if you came across an intriguing social media post in a language you were only semi-proficient in. So much is lost in translation, and you might not pick up on all the...
YouTube is the go-to social media application for videos. Whether it’s long-form or YouTube Shorts, they have penetrated the video market significantly and are the leaders. Did you know YouTube remains the most widely used social media platform, with a whopping 90...
As a startup founder, you know that producing content is crucial for your marketing strategy. However, creating content is only half the battle; the other half is making sure it reaches and resonates with your target audience. This is where amplifying your content...
With more than 464 million listeners worldwide, the podcasting space has erupted over the past decade—and they have come a long way from the original era of podcasting in the late 2000s to what we see today on social media. Today’s podcasts have evolved into a more...
Unless they’re watching the Super Bowl, a great many viewers and listeners tend to tune out ad messages on TV, radio and other media with audio—and increasingly so in this age of hyper-skeptical consumers. But new research from digital audio industry resource Sounds...
American consumers' evolving needs, behaviors, expectations and demographics—particularly those of Gen Zs and millennials—are continuing to influence the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, and new research from Deloitte takes a deep dive into how these shifts...
The media landscape continues to morph as a new report from strategic consultancy and marketing research firm KS&R reveals that traditional media is losing more ground to other sources as all generations, spearheaded by millennials and Gen Z, are increasingly...
In just the first two months of 2024, more than 500 journalists have been laid off at top publications, including the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and Business Insider. While some publications are downsizing to protect themselves from the tides of...
If you've spent some time online, you've probably witnessed many instances of trendjacking. Trendjacking can come in many forms. For example, when people are talking about an event like Thanksgiving, a grocery brand could invite their users to share their favorite or...
Way back in 2017, I predicted in a VentureBeat guest post that PR people will be getting superpowers in a single year. Unfortunately, I was off by about seven years. Regardless, it’s here now, and it’s far bigger than I imagined. The influence of AI on journalism...