Despite the best efforts of PR practitioners to help clients during a crisis with a by-the-book, supposedly proven crisis plan, history shows four realities: Clients want negative news stories stopped, but crisis PR pros have no control of the press and negative...
New research from performance marketing agency Tinuiti offers insight into how the beauty industry continues to see growth, amidst the financial and economic challenges caused by COVID-19. The firm’s new survey generates a snapshot of current beauty spending and...
If you run a tech company, then odds are you’ve considered whether you need to invest in professional PR. How is your marketing strategy? Could your company be more popular? The truth is that a lot of companies, especially tech giants, need a good PR team. You may...
Social media has become a crucial channel for marketers. It can help you boost your brand’s reach, generate leads, build a loyal following, and remain competitive. But can you prove that your social media efforts are generating results? It’s extremely critical for you...
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...
For many years, the FinTech sector has been the darling of the UK economy, experiencing seemingly unstoppable growth and attracting record investment from all over the world. Yet this year, the picture is not quite as rosy. Innovate Finance reported that, while UK...
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...
Brands seeking to generate more sales and grow their markets need to focus on social media. Pre-pandemic numbers gathered by a Pew Research Center survey showed 72 percent of Americans use it to connect with others, follow the news, share information, and be...
New research from restaurant tech company OneDine highlights a three-part plan for "Restaurant Recovery" in 2020 and beyond following the impact of COVID-19. Generally speaking, most restaurants must function at 75 percent capacity in order to achieve profitability....
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...
We’ve seen how disinformation has become a major source of chaos in the media, and likewise on down the chain to the communications industry—but how does deliberately misleading or biased information spread in U.S. society, what parties are most responsible for...
The big challenge of every e-commerce business working to promote their work online is to increase its visibility as a brand. The harsh truth is that people find many, many products that, at first glance, might not be that different from yours. So, if you want your...