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Convergence of Marketing & Comms: Insights From E*Trade, Dolby, BitGo,  Bank of the West

Onclusive

At the recent Growth PR Conference from AirPR, leadership from E*Trade, Dolby, BitGo, and Bank of the West shared their personal experiences and thoughts on what works… and what doesn’t. Ben Stuart, CMO, Bank of the West. “I Becky Saeger, Board of Directors, E*Trade Financial. “I

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Only 5% of B2B buyers are in market today; but where did that statistic come from?

Sword and the Script

He wrote it up in a paper published online titled, Advertising effectiveness and the 95-5 rule: most B2B buyers are not in the market right now. This is a deceptively simple fact, but it has a profound implication for advertising. It means that advertising mostly hits B2B buyers who aren’t going to buy anytime soon.

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PR Lessons From The Biggest Failures of 2023

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

As always, this year brought some truly spectacular “PR failures” by high-profile organizations and brands. Don’t be wishy-washy: Bud Light and Target Like many brand-watchers, I thought the backlash against Bud Light over its partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney would fade away. It was a lose-lose.

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What Shadow Banking Means for Your Financial Services PR Program

Shift Communications

The Rise of Shadow Banking. As expected, the “big” banks offer something in all of these areas. According to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, the market share of shadow banks in the mortgage market nearly tripled from 2007-2015. What does Shadow Banking mean for a financial PR program?

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These were the most engaged brand partnerships on Instagram in October

NewsWhip

Beyond daily snapshots, the app has become a breeding ground for brands to advertise their products to a wider audience with brand partnerships. Utilizing top talent, many brands pay influencers to promote their products in posts, stories, or live streams. Notable influencers with brand partnerships.

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How The Right PR Makes Better Business Deals

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Although some call it “free advertising,” public relations isn’t free. We wrapped the campaign in a thought leadership banner carried by the CEO, in contrast to competitive banking institutions. The campaign issued a call-to-action for users to “Break Up With Your Bank.” PR helps a brand punch above its weight.

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Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]

Sword and the Script

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. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust.