At the end of September, Amazon made an announcement for a brand new product, which is supposed to make the company’s home assistant moveable, by putting it on wheels, called Astro. The company had been rumored that it would be introducing a home assistant robot for a...
Is personalization working? Wide disconnect between brand and consumer perceptions revealed
Brand communicators have had in hammered into their heads for months now—personalization is the critical differentiator between marketing success and failure with today’s consumers. And comms pros have been trying to hammer the concept into their own strategies as a...
14 ways to PR your personal brand as an industry pro on a budget
A professional brand is essential in business, especially with online marketing, but it takes time and money. When done right, creating a personal brand will pay dividends for your business by attracting more potential customers. The following branding tactics are...
Podcast ‘power subscribers’ trust product messaging—the more they subscribe, the more they buy
Podcasting could have more momentum right now than any other media format—and the opportunities for brand marketers is booming as well. New research from ad effectiveness improvement firm NCSolutions (NCS) affirms that podcasts are going mainstream—and consumers who...
3 ways more effective marketing strategies can reconnect disloyal consumers with brands
As consumers leap from brand to brand in these times where trust is hard-earned, a new study from marketing solutions firm Vericastoffers new insights into this increasingly fickle behavior—revealing that consumers are ever-cautious and price sensitive, and are...
4 important benefits of building a sustainable brand image
The climate crisis has never been a bigger issue than it is today, as everyone from politicians to school children are taking notice. As the environment is at the forefront of many people’s mind, its cultural capital is extended to influence people’s purchasing...
Half of consumers feel unseen by the brands they interact with—how marketers must adapt
Although the marketer/consumer gap is narrowing, there is a continued disconnect in perceptions and expectations between the two groups, as well as a misalignment across key CX dimensions. For consumers, the most important element is consistency of experience. Lack of...
2021 brand loyalty leaders: New shifts emerge amid desperation for return to normalcy—who’s leading?
In an unstable year fraught with health and financial fragility, consumers chose to recognize brands with established loyalty bona fides rather than acknowledge new brands, according to the 2021 Loyalty Leaders List, an annual report from customer loyalty and...
5 clever ways to use signage to promote your brand
Are you looking for new and improved ways to get your brand noticed? If yes, then you have come to the right place. Although not as sexy as social media marketing and other digital marketing strategies, the right signage can be highly effective in getting your...
Brands in motion: New WE Comms study finds consumers want brands to fix our broken world
It’s hard to argue against the notion that we’re living in a broken world in 2021—and for brands and businesses that are wondering who bears the onus of fixing it, you need look no further than new research from comms leaders at WE Communications, which exposes...
Half of marketers say they are ill-prepared for Black Friday and the holiday season
Tis the season, and the pressure is on! Although the holiday sales season is highlighted by retailers as the biggest revenue driver of the year, 50 percent of marketers say they don’t feel prepared and Black Friday, which is just 10 weeks away—and that pressure is...
How 4 generations created a new digital normal during COVID—and new challenges for brands
The COVID crisis and resulting lockdowns ushered in a new era of digital use and consumption, and the varying ways and degrees that Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers embraced this new digital normal has created new challenges for brands in reaching and...












