7 Media Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse of their Mindset
If you work in PR and engage in media relations, it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report... Read More
Here’s Why GDPR is Good News for PR and Content Marketing
Like many American marketers, I didn’t pay too much attention to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) until recently. However, the noise level grew so loud and so hysterical over the last six weeks, that, deadline notwithstanding, I could no... Read More
Trust is a Flywheel of B2B Marketing and a Key Point of Differentiation
No matter what vertical market you are in, there is no shortage of competition. And more is cropping up seemingly every day. Consider the following: Cybersecurity. There are 200 cybersecurity startups that received VC funding in 2017; that’s in addition to... Read More
PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer
A friend of mine was telling me about a political news story last year. I don’t remember the precise angle, but I remember thinking it was outlandish and indicated didn’t think it was true. To prove otherwise, she pulled out... Read More
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Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]
Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. But marketing is anything but stagnant. While that maxim... Read More
Warren Buffet Underscores the Value of Reputation
It may be hard to quantify the value of a reputation but it sure is meaningful when one of the world’s most prominent financiers says it’s important. Reputation was a key message billionaire Warren Buffet conveyed in “biennial” memo to... Read More
