The post-COVID consumer is still a mystery to marketers—there’s very little data on the just-emerging attitudes and behaviors of shoppers in the “new normal.” New research from geofencing marketing solutions firm Reveal Mobile is an early attempt to explore how...
Is traditional TV advertising dying—or a driver of dramatic business growth?
These days, everyone’s obsessed with digital, especially when it comes to advertising. As a result, there’s no shortage of people declaring traditional TV to be dead and gone. But if traditional TV is truly dead, why did advertisers spend more than $70 billion on the...
Agencies not responding to the technology needs of marketers
New research from RSW/US, a leading outsourced agency new business firm for marketing agencies, newly released the RSW 2021 Marketing Technology & Agency New Business Tools report, which uncovers concerning differences between what marketers say they will focus on...
Consumers more likely to rave about good CX than complain about bad CX
New research from omnichannel comms solutions firm Mitto examines consumer sentiment toward customer support, revealing an overwhelming appreciation of strong customer support from brands. In fact. American consumers said they are more likely to talk publicly about...
Most B2B buyers now make procurement decisions quicker than pre-pandemic
New research from tech PR firm ARPR reveals how COVID-19 impacted the way corporations buy and sell software—and offers glimpses of how these behavioral and organizational shifts might persist long after the pandemic is over. The firm’s new report, ARPR’s 3rd Annual...
How brands use actionable data and CX insights to market to Gen Z
As Generation Z’s consumer power accelerates—and this is happening swiftly—communicators are increasingly challenged to figure out what strategies work best for reaching this socially-conscious group of digital natives. New research from customer engagement software...
Why omnichannel PR is so important—3 reasons to work it into your strategy
It’s not a secret that when businesses keep their customers happy, they stay customers. When they are unhappy, they leave. Exceptional customer satisfaction is crucial for business growth and for maintaining brand image. Research done by American Express found that...
Only about half of marketing teams are agile—here’s how to limber up
There has been a significant increase in agile adoption among marketers as a way of handling the fast pace of digital marketing work and the increasing volatility exacerbated by the global pandemic, new research from agile marketing consulting, training, and coaching...
Presentation do’s and don’ts for PR and marketing professionals
Many people don't know how challenging marketing and PR can be. These professionals depend on the power of persuasion to sway customers to buy. Yet, the situation is a lot worse for PR practitioners. Their main tool is third-party endorsements like testimonials,...
4 ways COVID impacted e-commerce—and where we are now
In the age of COVID, it became necessary to rebrand and re-operate the overall functionalities of nearly every B2B and B2C business. The pandemic has affected, to a great extent, brands, e-commerce, and industry as a whole. Brick and mortar companies faced massive...
Achieving data health—and using it for critical decisions
New research from data integration and integrity firm Talend examines the challenges businesses face in becoming data-driven organizations and the solutions to these challenges. It's clear that business leaders know how important data is—two-thirds report that they...
Vast majority of CX and VoC programs fail to respond to customer feedback
With customer-centric marketing taking a front seat in many business strategies, new research from customer feedback firm Alchemer announced a new study exploring the effectiveness of Customer Experience (CX) and Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs. Responses to the...












