There’s no doubt that the pandemic modified travel—but that’s just part of the story. New research from Hilton unpacks how the pandemic changed people. The hospitality chain’s newly released 2022 Traveler: Emerging Trends and the Redefined Traveler dives into an...
5 trends retail marketers must embrace to transform into customer-first organizations in 2022
With consumer retail habits and behaviors in a state of flux, brand and retail marketers can bet that some serious adaptation and agility will be necessary as we head into a “new normal” future. New research from digital business transformation firm Publicis Sapient...
4 ways marketing analytics can drive your brand’s sales
The rise of data-driven businesses has made it necessary for anyone who wants to succeed to utilize analytics tools. No area of business is exempt from requiring data to drive decisions, but marketing is the ultimate place where analytics can be used to their fullest...
Social/influencer marketing channels will grow in 2022—here’s how to capitalize
It should come as no surprise that social media and influencer marketing are expected to play larger roles in marketing plans as part of a pandemic-accelerated shift to digital, with a net 70 percent of marketers estimating increased spend on social in 2022, according...
How embracing change helps you face fewer obstacles during disruptions
Organizations with a deep-rooted culture of innovation are more likely to experience 15 percent more benefits and fewer obstacles from large or sudden change events. However, more than 40 percent of executives and employees surveyed indicate that their organizations...
New research affirms marketers are not focused on company goals
Communicators are proving their value in the C-suite and earning more accolades and empowerment in the process, yet a new survey reveals that marketers continue to struggle to align goals with company objectives, according to new data released from Plannuh, a...
7 tips to engage your audience with interactive marketing
Gone are the days of television and print ads being the do-all and end-all of marketing. With the rise of social media and customers becoming increasingly vocal about what they want from their products, static marketing is simply a thing of the past. Interactive...
Travel is back, but expectations have changed—4 insights for marketers
New research from vacation rental hospitality firm Evolve makes it clear that travel will return in 2022—but with some important shifts. The firm’s newly released 2022 Travel Trends Forecast finds that while consumers are making travel plans—multiple at a time in many...
4 ways virtually any job in digital marketing will advance your career
Technology and automation have allowed businesses to streamline both their processes and their workforces. Because of this, 21st-Century job seekers may notice a recurring theme as they look for work. Employers are expecting candidates to be specialists in several...
5 modern ways to market your website
If you operate a business or offer a service to provide to others, making a website is the first step toward raising visibility of your image. After you have designed your website, the next step is getting traffic. Getting your name out into the public eye can be a...
Why engagement must be the top priority for events in 2022
Although in-person events are returning, uncertainty with COVID-19 remains and events are not likely to return to as they once were in the pre-COVID era—nearly seven in 10 (69 percent) respondents in a new survey from virtual/hybrid event platform Hubilo agree that a...
Businesses have less than 10 minutes to establish trust online or risk losing customers
New research from identity verification and authentication company Onfido explores internet users' relationship to digital services and digital identity—and reveals that businesses have just 10 minutes to set up digital accounts or risk losing consumer trust. The...












