The COVID-19 pandemic has brought countless challenges to Americans over the past year. From the everyday issues of social distancing, sickness and childcare, to the financial issues of concern over jobs / personal finances and understanding the stimulus – the past...
COVID-19 had a major impact on the global business landscape. Almost overnight, thousands of businesses had to adapt and adjust the way that they operate. This article will explore four ways that COVID-19 has changed B2B marketing. I’ll discuss some of the short-term...
Without a diverse group of voices in the newsroom, journalism can’t function the way it’s supposed to. It can’t be the essential, fair, impartial information source that it aspires to be. News outlets will miss important stories, and other stories, according to the...
As public relations professionals, we wear many hats. We are the image shapers, the brand builders, the media handlers, the crisis managers. We are also tasked with communicating quickly with a range of stakeholders—from customers and investors to business leaders,...
The pandemic has touched on every single business and industry around the globe. While some ended up benefitting from people increasingly relying on digital services, others ended up in seemingly impossible situations where they couldn’t operate properly with the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed both content marketers and PR professionals in an awkward position. Creating marketing or PR content that ignores the coronavirus is virtually impossible; the impact it’s had on humanity is simply too significant. At this point, it’s...
With a continuously growing number of media outlets cutting back on staff and even closing their doors, where do public relations and marketing folks go to pitch their brands? Do they have other options? A February 2021 media update by the Poynter Institute reported...
The production and dissemination of compelling content has grown in significance throughout the growth of the internet. What began as a fun way for people to share information and opinions morphed into a key marketing and branding tool for the business world—and...
The last year has been fraught with challenges for every business. Employees have been working from their dining room, many have been furloughed and others have lost their jobs and source of income. In the grand scheme of things, PR and marketing may have come off...
Teams across the world were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and marketing teams were no exception. As we enter 2021, it’s more crucial than ever that businesses pivot their communications strategies to survive and grow in these continued chaotic times. With so many...
The new normal is bringing a big platter of company changes to the table in 2021. Among them is a move to encourage and promote more diversity in the workplace, as reported in an earlier article. In mid-December, career site Comparably released the results of its...
2020 was a year of radical change for nearly every industry—to put it kindly. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted how we all live and work seemingly overnight. Mandated closures, concerns over the virus, and other factors led to an increase in ecommerce adoption, a rise in...