After a year of unfounded challenges, developments and solutions, health tech journalists today are ready to move beyond the COVID-centric coverage in which they’ve been embroiled. New research from PR and digital comms agency V2 Communications uncovers the issues,...
3 free and fast marketing strategies for businesses
Although many small businesses tend to have smaller budgets in general, which means smaller marketing and PR budgets, implementing a campaign doesn’t have to be a challenge. There are many ways that smaller businesses can market themselves to their consumers without...
Getting on the same page: Company alignment around customer journeys critical to CX success
Communicators are well aware that the customer experience is the most meaningful objective in building brand loyalty and trust today, but what about the rest of your organization’s leaders? New research from customer journey management firm Pointillist reveals that...
How effective is email marketing in 2021? Trends to watch
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic that took the world to its knees in 2020, we have been experiencing what can be called a frenzied society with its roles, rules, and the ways of operation altering regularly. The world has gone digital, work is no longer confined to...
Do consumers trust social media influencers? Overcoming barriers to IM success
Even though there are plenty of communicators who will tell you influencer marketing is overhyped (and we’re not saying it isn’t), the fact is influencers have been proven to boost campaign efforts when used effectively. As businesses adopt digital marketing...
5 tips for building closer relationships with your older customers
Although your business might be successful, to ensure that this success lasts, you need to make sure that you develop close relationships with your older customers that will keep them returning to your company. In addition, developing these relationships can help you...
Authenticity gap: Brands are failing on nearly half of what consumers expect from them
Consumers are putting extraordinary pressure on brands and businesses to meet their expectations and make their buyer journeys seamless, but new research from comms giant FleishmanHillard reveals that a large majority of brands and industries around the world are...
Post-COVID consumer optimism, anxiety and resilience: What communicators need to know
We’re finally moving out of the COVID darkness and back to a brighter, more “normal” world, so it’s a perfect time to evaluate how consumers are thinking now and how they have adapted their shopping behaviors and lifestyles. New research from marketing solutions firm...
PR positioning: 5 ways to appeal to the disability market
About one in five people in the U.S. have a disability. Companies can do well if they target their marketing and public relations efforts to this growing market. Some ways to do this are highlighted below, and there are options to improve and enhance your public...
Despite the challenges of COVID, PR agencies report stronger profitability than in 2019
The walls came tumbling down for all sectors of business in 2020, but many PR agencies managed to buck the trend, according to PR professionals responding to the latest benchmarking survey conducted by Gould+Partners. The new data shows U.S. PR agency profitability...
Consumers want companies publicly committed to green practices
While most Americans have never heard of the term "ESG," but according to a recent survey from multi-national manufacturing and service companies network SK Group, the majority of U.S. adults say they want to work for a company that places a priority on...
Are Americans fed up with Big Tech? New survey reveals 86% don’t trust the industry giants
Big Tech is in big trouble, at least from a reputational standpoint—the more we find out about the inner workings of the industry, the more skeptical we become. And new survey research conducted by The Kim Komando Show, one of the country’s most popular weekend radio...












