For marketers, it seems like social media metrics are never-ending. Not only does an omnichannel approach involve having a presence on multiple social media platforms, but you then have to decide which metrics best reflect the level of success you are having. Yet, at...
As paper records have become a thing of the past, there has been an increased focus on digital information and how it is handled. Digital information is easier to leak than hard copies on paper, making it an easier target for hackers and creating new security...
Nothing has rocked the public relations world quite as much as the development of digital technologies. We’ve gained an arsenal of sophisticated tools to help with communicating our brands, fighting disinformation, and more. That said, our ability to assess the...
As PR professionals are aware, your PR strategy must include tracking campaign performance and measuring the results. Keeping a close eye on how your PR campaigns perform is paramount to understanding your brand, your audience, and the overall market. However, the...
They say you shouldn’t try to fix something that isn’t broken, but how can you tell if it’s broken in the first place? Also, how do you know if you’ve made things better? The most straightforward answer is, by observing available data and information, monitoring...
Digital platforms have had a huge impact on how we learn and interact with the world. Nowadays, almost everyone has a mobile device in their pocket, and many spend their free time scrolling through endless social media feeds. What’s more, is that user behavior can be...
We already know comms pros are skeptical of the data they work with, and the data managers who provide it, and now new research from data integrity firm Precisely, in collaboration with Business Application Research Centre (BARC), finds a more systemic issue. The...
As a business, not many things hit harder than a PR crisis. A PR crisis can quickly become a full-blown nightmare, whether originating through a social media blunder, an embarrassing product recall, or something more serious. With various stakeholders to appease and a...
Freedom of expression—it’s the bulwark of democracy and a lasting strength of the United States. We expect it, we want it, and we rightly rebel against the threat of losing it. So how did we get to a place where we are relying on a multi-deci-billionaire as the...
When you are taking your marketing and PR content up a level by infusing it with strong opinions and insights, underpinned by rock solid evidence of technical or market expertise, there’s a lot that can go wrong. So here are my ‘Top 10 biggest mistakes’ to avoid when...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around as a concept and practice for decades. But over the last few years, it’s been evolving into something more, bigger and potentially riskier—but with great opportunities—for companies and organizations: Corporate...
The last months of the year are the right moment to set objectives for a new cycle but also to observe what has worked and what could be done better in the year ahead. In order to implement a renewed external communications strategy that considers the needs of the...