The online shopping space can feel like a world of chaos, especially when you’re trying to outrank scores of other websites selling the same merchandise as you. No matter how tough it is, you’ve decided to join this race and are determined to take the lead on search...
Leverage it or lose it—top 5 uses for your next video
While social media might be the obvious choice as the go-to channel for video, video can and should be utilized more broadly to support other outbound communications efforts because we live in a visual world now. Forbes covered it and we’re living it—video content is...
What would famous historical figures Google if they were alive today?
If Albert Einstein, Cleopatra, Audrey Hepburn, Henry VIII, Napoleon, and Florence Nightingale woke up in 2018, what would they Google? <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47446"...
Nielsen finds quality journalism helps drive brand advertising engagement
For some communicators, today’s political climate and other catastrophes can make the news space seem perilous to navigate. However, new Nielsen research finds that millions of consumers see tremendous value in staying informed and actively engage with news every...
How to create engaging video training content on a budget
Today’s young, tech-based workforce has pushed the demand for online training and eLearning to unprecedented heights. Perhaps the biggest driver is video content. Video training is an effective means to facilitate learning, appealing to multiple brain functions at...
The 6 types of traffic good PR can bring you
Public relations is one of the best overall strategies you can incorporate into your business. It can help you improve your reputation, get ahead of bad news and scandals, and maintain a relationship with the media and your customer base alike. But most importantly,...
It’s a fact: Instagram is the new brand homepage
When was the last time you went to a brand’s website before checking out their Instagram feed? It’s 2018—and Instagram is the new homepage. “Followers” are the new customers, “likes” are the new reviews, and “engagement” is the new client testimonial. Consumers are...
Is your B2B content audience ‘active’ or ‘in-demand’? Here’s the difference
New research from NetLine Corporation reveals an important disparity between B2B content consumption trends of the “active audience” and the “in-demand audience.” The active audience is comprised of users who are actively seeking content, but did not meet the...
3 tips for writing content that brings in new customers
Today, most businesses are aware that content marketing is an effective way to boost brand awareness and engage with potential customers. But just because they are aware doesn’t mean they know how to use content in order to successfully generate interest from...
4 PR tips for managing fake news
It’s been said a lie can make it halfway around the world before the truth has time to put on its shoes. The point is that people tend to latch onto lies before the truth has a chance to be heard. This truism is being tested—and reinforced—on a daily basis in this age...
Personalized branded content demand is growing—is your brand responding?
Consumers are increasingly interested in content that reflects their personality type, and is delivered in their preferred tone and style, according to new research published by branded content studio and multimedia news provider Reuters Plus. The org’s Content...
Original digital video connects brands with young, diverse, techie consumers
New research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) finds that brands have huge opportunities to leverage original digital video (ODV) as an advertising and engagement platform. The results of the org’s new study, Digital Video Viewers and Brand Connection,...












