Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 22, 2014

But, there are a number of other ways brands are “distributing” content on the web today. And, one of those strategies that’s flying under the radar is brands using executives and their LinkedIn profiles to advance PR goals and organizational priorities. Goal: Employee recruiting. Organization: Edelman.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 30, 2018

So, it’s no surprise brands are starting to spend more time there. As I’ve talked about before, the benefits of execs using their LinkedIn profiles as brand platforms are significant: LinkedIn Published posts are often seen as more authentic than traditional corporate communications channels (read: email, intranet).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

We admire brands that leverage good opportunities into great ones. Now, as the summer vacation season lifts off, the Spirit brand is flying high and going one step further to let customers in on the celebration with a smart, baby-inspired price promotion. Let’s see how some companies enhanced and amplified recent positive news.

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Airlines Insurance Insurance Exercises 147

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 15, 2019

And, more than half (54%) believe it’s easier to get brands to address social problems than to get government to take action. First trend : Employees wanting to see more of their leaders online/on social media. First trend : Employees wanting to see more of their leaders online/on social media. I’m just not buying it.

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Government Employee LinkedIn Insurance 74

MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

Name a prominent medical product or healthcare brand – from Medtronic, Hennepin Healthcare, Prime Therapeutics, Upsher-Smith Labs and Provation to Vigilanz, Philips, 3M, Hill-Rom and Teleflex – and the Minneapolis-based healthcare marketing agency StoneArch has probably been involved.

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Agency Healthcare Interviews Insurance 54

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In less than 50 words, Live Nation sums up their purpose, names their brands, and gives readers a place to go to find more information. And it’s true – Live Nation and their brands are household names, so it’s not necessary to waste words explaining themselves. Farmers Insurance : [link]. Live Nation Entertainment : [link].

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Examples Insurance Insurance Fashion 65

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 12, 2021

Others are brand new to me. Brian Grace, Nationwide Insurance. He was a relatively new employee at the time, and I didn’t have a chance to connect with him. But, someone who’s on the cutting edge of what brands are doing with influencer marketing (including her work with Rosedale Center). New Job for Kristina!

Banking 78

Banking Sports Meeting Insurance 78

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Insurtech startups and insurance carriers: it’s a combo made in heaven. Startups love the budgets, distribution and big brand cred of the major insurance carriers. If it’s the proverbial match made in heaven, dancing with insurance stars can be challenging and frustrating for both sides. moderated the session.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

You have a responsibility to your customers, clients, members, employees and even to your organization to take this initiative. And you don’t need to be a major brand or organization to have this risk threaten your very livelihood. Do you and your employees use smart phones and tablets? Tweet this!). Until it does.

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Crisis Communications Crisis Data Communications 180

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2020

It’s feasible, your car seat could potentially catalog how much you weight and report that data to your health insurer – or anyone else willing to pay for the data. I wanted to tackle the challenge of making our brand more prominent in mainstream media. Data collection about your car – and how you drive and where you go.

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Marketing Data Wireless Industry 79

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The goal of crisis management is to minimise the possible short-term and long-term damage from the widespread knowledge of that crisis to the reputation of your brand. You can do this by publishing a newsletter, which will inform employees and everyone else about what’s going on. Man-made disasters.

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Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Following is a play-by-play of what you can – and should – do now, to ensure successful crisis communications in the event of a corporate crisis. Subsidiary brands. This list will not only serve as a crisis communications check list, but it will also serve as a type of insurance for your organization. Candidates.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 7, 2022

Don’t think for a second that your company couldn’t be at risk for such a thing happening – let alone what kind of damage would befall your brand should an unforeseen event occur. You will also have to pay for things such as insurance deductibles and additional security. It’s said that if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.

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Crisis Management Crisis Reputation Financial 62

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

At Blue Cross we know that many of our key stakeholders (members, agents and regulators to name a few) respond to what they see in the news so our relationships with media are key to managing corporate reputation. How has insurance becoming interesting and fun for you? How has that played out for you at BCBS?

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Energy Agency Insurance Insurance 60

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 23, 2023

A well-known fast-food chain seems to think so, or at least it believes roasting others is the recipe for building its brand. Insurance companies like Aflac, Geico, and Progressive are well-known for luring consumers with levity via advertising slapstick, usually at the expense of their own corporate characters: Duck, Gecko, and Flo.

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Insurance Insurance Social Media Comparison 99

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 10, 2017

When you think of brands that are absolutely crushing it on social media, the top 10 names (or 20) you think of are probably B2C, so there is little to no point in B2B companies embarking on them, right? And this transparency has helped build their brand and their following to more than 74,900 followers to date.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 8, 2013

health insurance cost and affordability (certainly something I know I will be thinking about in the future, as and when I start hiring employees). You saw (I hope) my post on Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign. Some of them: the state of the economy (no surprise). Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Internal International Case Study Insurance 96

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. Oscar, founded in 2012, has a very simple tagline: “Health insurance made easy.”

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Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. Oscar, founded in 2012, has a very simple tagline: “Health insurance made easy.”

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Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 59

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2019

They may be about the brand that punches above its weight, one that makes a comeback against the odds, or even the crisis that didn’t happen. This one’s a controversial entry for the winners’ column because reaction to the brand’s 2019 ad campaign was sharply divided. Those are harder to assess. Gillette Gets Woke.

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Crisis Management Insurance Insurance Crisis 218

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They may be about the brand that punches above its weight, one that makes a comeback against the odds, or even the crisis that didn’t happen. This one’s a controversial entry for the winners’ column because reaction to the brand’s 2019 ad campaign was sharply divided. Those are harder to assess. Gillette Gets Woke.

Crisis Management 156

Crisis Management Insurance Insurance Crisis 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Here’s our list for the top stories that damaged brand reputations, wrecked careers, and kept media and PRs working overtime. But Stumpf at first seemed to blame rank-and-file employees, 5300 of whom were fired over the scandal. 2016 had plenty of the kind of the kinds of news-making crises that public relations people dread.

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Banking Pharmaceuticals Crisis Management Journalism 202