Is Brand Building Becoming Cool in Marketing Again?
Strategic marketing initiatives like brand building are back in style because the pandemic and politics have put trust top-of-mind; zero-click searches are just adding to the business case Last year, 65% of Google searches did not result in a click,...Read More
Optimism Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels Among Marketing Leaders: 5 Statistics from a Survey of CMOs
CMOs say strategies performed well during the pandemic, both prestige and budgets have grown; inclusive decision-making is a blind spot “Marketers’ overall economic optimism has rebounded beyond mid-pandemic and even pre-pandemic levels,” according to a new survey. The CMO Survey,...Read More
8 Innovations in Public Relations Technology to Watch
Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for...Read More
6 Reasons B2B Marketers are Unsatisfied with their Own Content
B2B marketers say too much work, too few resources and too much interference forces them to choose between quality and completion Most B2B marketers aren’t thrilled with their own content. According to a survey by Radix Communications, “68% of B2B...Read More
Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys
Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like...Read More
Should the Public Relations Report to the CEO or CMO?
Many corporate public relations shops report to the CMO but PR professionals argue the function should report to the CEO; the “right” answer probably depends on the organization Whenever an organization gets an inquiry it isn’t sure how to deal...Read More
Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds
72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. Some 72% of professionals believe...Read More
3 Studies on the State of Branding, Marketing and the Marketing Organization [UML]
To borrow from a quote, the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. There have been a lot of new surveys and reports launched since the beginning of the year. As...Read More
Storytelling is the Essence of Brand Development; Off Script No. 44: Jeffrey Crow, 2x CMO
Can a good story create value for a brand? It can, according to Jeffrey Crow, who has twice served as the CMO for fairly large enterprises. The reputation the network services and solutions provider Earthlink gained for customer service is...Read More
2020 Marketing Budget Planning: Here’s How Marketers Say Spending is Shaping Up
October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. For starters, it’s the beginning of Q4 and all the pressure that comes with trying to make the numbers for the year. At the same time,...Read More
