Women are taking on greater responsibility as a result of COVID, and they also feel less supported than their male counterparts in terms of flexibility and understanding from their employer, according to new research from employee listening platform Perceptyx....
Relevance study explores serious toll COVID-19, racial strife and political divides are taking
Start with a generous helping of societal division, add a healthy dose of injustice-fueled unrest, and top it off with a merciless fatal disease running rampant, and you have America in 2020. New research fromstrategic comms firm Brodeur Partners finds that, amid this...
6 tips for improving your online PR strategy during COVID
A good PR strategy is essential for any business, but you don't have to have customers visit you. In the age of COVID, here are a few ways to create an online PR strategy to grow your business. Grow your reach One of the biggest ways an online PR strategy can help...
Lesson learned: Companies turn to technology to guard against impact of future pandemics
COVID may be an unprecedented pandemic, but that doesn’t mean another one won’t happen again sooner or later—and brands and businesses are figuring out that there’s no good reason for not being prepared just in case. New research by digital transformation software...
How can agencies drive new business during COVID? Despite obstacles, it’s out there.
2020 has been a year many of us would like to forget. COVID has upended most industries, many businesses have suffered fatal damage, and for the survivors, it remains a long road to recovery. Communications agencies are likewise paying the price, starving for elusive...
Riding the COVID thought leadership bandwagon—B2B leaders say “enough is enough”
When you think about “thought leadership,” you ideally think of the valuable, high-level insights you’re getting on an issue or topic that you likely can’t get anywhere else—and some genuine tips and takeaways that you can put into practice for your brand or business....
As countries exit lockdown phase, CEO confidence surges as leaders turn focus to new skills
Brands and businesses around the world sought to turn a corner in July as imposed lockdowns began to lift and companies reopened on a wider scale. And as a result, chief execs translated this “light at the end of the tunnel” perspective into genuine confidence—for...
COVID outlook, optimism and preferences vary greatly across generations and geographies
People across the globe remain highly concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their daily lives, but there are clear differences in outlook across age groups and countries, according to the most recent findings of an ongoing IBM Institute for Business...
COVID and disruptive technology: Which tech types will be key for redefined transformation?
The COVID crisis has proven to be disruptive to many business initiatives, and the adoption of disruptive technology is no exception. But the latest research from professional services network KPMG suggests that a majority (77 percent) of global tech executives are...
Retail PR’s next normal: Experience gap widens as consumer appetite for digital increases
As coronavirus concerns accelerate consumers' demand for digital, new research from marketing analytics firm Periscope by McKinsey reveals how tech-driven consumers are reshaping retail's next normal. The newly released report, Retail Reimagined: The New Era for...
In COVID’s catastrophic wake, CEOs struggle with corporate responsibility and purpose
The COVID crisis has cost CEOs a lot of sleep, as multiple unprecedented challenges have emerged, and continue to emerge, threatening the viability of their brands and businesses. New research from professional services network KPMG—based on two surveys, one done at...
Polling through a pandemic—methods and madness
From managing canine “coworkers” to selecting the right virtual Zoom background, many Floridians have been navigating new waters in order to do our jobs amid COVID-19. To gauge these changes, we’ve been surveying large, random samples of Florida voters weekly since...