PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2023

As Labor Day approaches and summer winds down, PR professionals can learn from the marketing phenomenon that exploded from the season’s two biggest movies: “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” The success of “Barbenheimer” can inspire communicators to find new and creative approaches to brand partnerships and cross-promotions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 23, 2020

One irony of the situation was that Unanue was at the White House to announce Goya’s donation of a million cans of chickpeas and another million pounds of goods to food banks – a part of its admirable history of charitable contributions that was lost in the sauce of mutual recrimination. Brand boycotts rarely succeed.

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Brand Branding Banking Interviews 297

The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Changing the traditional PR structure and workflow isn’t easy so when we heard about the success of ING Bank communications team in Amsterdam, we had to find out more. Here we speak to ING Bank communications director, Johan van der Zanden to find out how his comms team became Agile and the success they have felt since.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 3, 2024

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “When is it okay to swear in an ad?” ” This headline from one of my favorite marketing publications surprised me as thought, ‘Isn’t the answer obvious?’

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

What makes a brand “best in class” when it comes to social media marketing? Clients are constantly asking me what other companies are doing in terms of social media marketing best practices. Companies want to learn and get better at social media marketing–yes, even in 2021. Almost the opposite.

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Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

New research from customer engagement platform Braze provides guidance for financial services brands, specifically those that provide banking, budgeting, and wealth management services, to better understand and meet shifting customer needs.

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Financial Consumer Banking Brand 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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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Banking Nonprofit Twitter Advertising 212

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

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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Banking Financial Advertising Advertising 79

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Canadian brands know this. If you want to appeal to Canadians, connecting your brand to the game has always been a safe bet. . For context, Tim Hortons’ brand DNA is hockey so their departure made headline news. Tools like NewsWhip’s real-time and predictive alerts can keep you informed when a story about your brand breaks.

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Brand Branding Sports Crisis 148

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 27, 2021

.” Mint became one of content marketing’s first rags-to-riches story when Intuit acquired the company for $170 million in 2009, in large part because of how the blog had helped them establish a strong brand, acquire users, and earn their brand loyalty. bank to offer clients a crypto fund.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ask a marketer to describe the ideal brand voice, and you’re bound to hear one word: conversational. But marketers may be conflating conversational and agreeable, which is leading to blander stories that lack in-depth advice. In general, marketers may have misconceptions about what they sound like and what audiences want.

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Study Brand Branding B2B 145

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

What makes a brand “best in class” when it comes to social media marketing? Clients are constantly asking me what other companies are doing in terms of social media marketing best practices. Companies want to learn and get better at social media marketing–yes, even in 2021. Almost the opposite.

Customer Service 158

Customer Service Social Media Marketing Media 158

Critical Mention

JANUARY 29, 2021

World Bank forecasts a 5.2 It is in this context that digital marketing gains salience. This piece focuses on one such aspect of Digital Marketing — Influencer Marketing. According to Influencer Marketing Hub, the ROI for every dollar spent on IM in 2020 is $5.78. Content is the lifeblood of Influencer Marketing.

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Brand Branding How To Radio 135

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

The volume of PR and marketing predictions reached an apex as we rounded the corner on a New Year and into 2016. Goldy Hyder , Hill & Knowlton | Marketing: Portraits in PR. Popularity is not influence and brands that use influencer marketing will expect more than mentions and social shares. by Frank Strong.

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Banking Marketing Wireless Advertising 60

Cision

JANUARY 25, 2016

Last year, 90 percent of B2C marketers used content marketing, but only 34 percent felt they were successful. They can afford to ignore us,” says Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute. Social has brought an explosion of content distribution channels, and brands are struggling to make their content stand out.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The best email newsletters are like holy grails for content marketers. Many forms of financial content marketing from banks take on an advisory role , educating readers on touchy topics like debt and investments. But building an engaged email audience takes a great deal of time. It’s a winning formula.

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Financial Content Marketing Marketing Banking 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 12, 2017

The common public relations wisdom about brands and politics is that they don’t mix. The bigger the brand, the more risk-averse the marketing team tends to be, with good reason. But nowadays there’s pressure for brands to take a stand. Even Shakespeare had his time in the barrel recently.

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Brand Branding Fashion Advertising 174

Cision

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Over the past decade, the lines between PR and marketing have blurred. PR professionals aim to create more content and drive visibility beyond earned media, and marketers place more of an emphasis on earned and influencer coverage. Read on to learn how PR and marketing professionals can better blend the lines to drive better outcomes.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is particularly true for marketing, and the same applies to brand and corporate communications. The future of event marketing will be in hybrid happenings that attract both physical and virtual participants and attendees. Marketing and corporate communications will overlap. DEI becomes mission-critical.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The best PR programs are designed to meet business objectives, from product visibility to expansion into new markets. Some executives are reluctant to share their end game, due to the unpredictability of market conditions or because they don’t want employees to be unsettled. PR helps a brand punch above its weight.

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Banking Financial Employee Technology 327

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 5, 2019

In today’s frothy tech market, where the venture dollars are flowing and 32 new unicorns were created last year, PR can be a strategic weapon. Yet even if the PR program is executed internally, public relations and influencer marketing can help put a tech company on the map. Earned media drives brand differentiation.

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Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Don’t bank on the banking industry to get its brand-intimacy act together anytime soon—new research reveals the financial services industry dropped four spots—from ranking sixth in 2017 to 10th this year—in the latest Brand Intimacy 2018 Report from marketing intimacy firm MBLM, which is the largest study of brands based on emotions.

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Mark My Words

DECEMBER 3, 2020

And 27 years later she is still marketable, with her main company Kate Moss Ltd worth £12million. Brand expert Mark Borkowski says Kate — who has dated actor Johnny Depp, 57, Libertines front man Pete Doherty, 41, and was married to Jamie Hince, 51, until 2016 — has an enduring appeal that younger models can’t match. .

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Banking Fashion Interviews Instagram 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 22, 2019

That experience, he says, taught him “an appreciation for both the software development side of things as well as for digital marketing and advertising.” He is Greg Kihlström and his latest book is The Agile Brand: Creating authentic relationships between companies and consumers. 2) Do customers really want relationships with brands?

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Brand Branding Banking Consumer 79

NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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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Instagram Brand Branding Fashion 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 24, 2023

” So, even as a former power Twitter user, I don’t feel very sentimental about Elon Musk’s recent decision to change its brand to “X.” However aspirationally, Twitter has tried to link the new brand to coming attractions, and in fairness, Elon Musk has previously mentioned adding new services to the platform.

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Twitter Banking Brand Branding 156

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 17, 2019

Aesop wasn’t a marketer. Most of his lessons concern life in general, but some apply neatly to business and marketing. It sounds like an off-brand Dilbert that Xerox created in the ’90s to connect with Gen X. (It’s Marketers care about growth. Most marketing tasks start with “how” questions.

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Content Marketing How To Marketing Banking 109

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

From the November 28, 2022 issue of Financial Brand. Whether or not Musk succeeds remains to be seen, but behind those headlines is a mission-oriented strategy, a performance initiative, and a customer plan that bank and credit union leaders should learn from. His leadership decisions have spilled even more. He’s got a long way to go.

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Twitter Banking Financial Employee 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 23, 2020

That’s probably because I started my career at consumer marketing PR agencies and enjoyed the work immensely for many years. For young practitioners especially, it’s heady to have bragging rights about working with brands like Starbucks, Apple, or Netflix. The rise of Direct-to-Consumer brands was a big factor in the shift.

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Frederik Vincx

JULY 25, 2023

Clientele includes heavyweights such as Audi, Axa Bank, Danone, IKEA, Samsung. Lead product design and marketing. The challenge Back in 2009, in an increasingly fragmented media landscape, brands needed more effective ways to share their stories. Driving around the country to sell it to brands.

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Software Banking Resources Government 78

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape have altered PR and marketing in recent years. Established publications that link to a brand will boost search listings due to their domain authority, and ever since Google determined that brand mentions are “implied links,” they work harder to drive SEO. Goodwill has value.

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Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

PRSay

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Global consumer products giant Keurig Dr Pepper — which includes recognizable brands 7up, Canada Dry, Sunkist, Schweppes, Snapple, and Dr Pepper, and at-home coffee products for Cinnabon, Krispy Kreme, McDonald’s, and Newman’s Own Organics — has ruffled some agency feathers. In a recent request for proposals (RFP) for a U.S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Against the backdrop of an ever-faster news cycle, 2018 has featured brands and personalities who seized unexpected opportunities to generate positive PR. There have been too many apologies that later rang hollow, and its bank of good will is nearly empty. but in 2018, his behavior was a nightmare for the brand he created.

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Banking Facebook Reputation Crisis 257

Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

On occasion, we’ve even been enlisted to advise credit unions about expensive marketing campaigns proposed by outside creative agencies to grow membership through community involvement and cause marketing. For banking, at least, low fees, mobile banking services, service reputation and convenience are what matter most to consumers.

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