Infotainment has become the new normal in media consumption. The consumer public has spoken, denouncing news purists and industry critics resoundingly, again and again. Stop me if you’ve heard this one, “More Millennials get their news from Comedy Central...
With so many marketers using storytelling to engage their audiences, how do brands stand out among the competition? Humor is one way. Not only are consumers wired to read and listen to stories, but they’re also highly receptive to...
Famed author Mark Twain was once quoted as saying, “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Strange? What Twain meant was that it was easier to blab on and on...
Most brands understand they would benefit from a dedicated public relations team. Whether that might be an in-house team or a contracted team depends a lot on the brand’s goals, budget, administration and intentions. These factors also play a...
It doesn’t matter which platform a brand’s customers frequent because wherever they are, video is king.
Cisco’s latest annual internet report forecasted that by 2021, video is expected to make up 80% of all internet traffic.
A recent survey by video...
Brian Solis, the person Salesforce calls a global innovation evangelist, hit the proverbial nail on the head with regards to the state of today’s customer service when he said, “Social media is about sociology and psychology more than technology.”
COVID-19...
Famed American poet Walt Whitman said it best, “Nothing endures but personal qualities.” Whitman wrote that over 200 years ago. Performance marketing agency Merkle teamed with research firm Marketing Dive which conducted a survey just a month before the...
The year was 1987. In a year that saw the release of great musical albums such as U2’s Joshua Tree and Michael Jackson’s Bad, we were introduced to the sultry smooth sounds of a new singer, Terence Trent D’Arby...
The top priority for every crisis communication strategy is to allow for seamless communication during a company crisis. The messages used in crisis communication are supposed to provide the employees with all the necessary knowledge for them to make...
Brands are rethinking how they plan to do business as cities, countries, and states come out of stay-at-home orders. There’s no doubt that what we knew before this global pandemic is not what we’re going back to, at least...