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Board members with marketing experience improve shareholder returns by 3% [benchmark]

Sword and the Script

of boards have directors with marketing experience, but 100% have directors with finance experience Companies that have board members with marketing experience outperform companies that do not. In other words, companies that have a member of their board with marketing experience yield higher shareholder returns.

Marketing 138
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Social Media Lead Generation

Ronn Torossian

In 2012, when marketing research company Marketing Sherpa released its study of just how important social media is to marketing, 72% of marketers reported they had already recognized its value and were employing it to generate leads.

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Edelman Trust Barometer: People Trust Business, But Not Executives

PRSay

How businesses treated workers during the pandemic and the 1,000-plus companies that left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine helped fuel a 20-point jump in perceptions of business ethics over the past three years. Among respondents earning high incomes, average trust in societal institutions has soared to 62%, from 50% in 2012.

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Crenshaw Communications Reports Record Growth for 2021

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Cliff Maroney named Vice President and Sasha Dookhoo named Director of B2B Tech to support expanding client roster and company growth. He was previously a Director and has been with Crenshaw since 2012 where he has worked on B2B brands in cybersecurity, ecommerce, AI, and enterprise technology. About Crenshaw Communications.

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PART 1: The Value of Reputation Management – The Financial$

Reputation Us

Financial Impact Recent studies confirm that corporate reputation is an invaluable asset with an appreciable impact on a company’s bottom line. Back in 2012, a World Economic Forum study estimated that reputation accounted for more than 25 percent of a company’s market value, according to Global Finance magazine.

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The evolution of mainstream media and the need for every company to become a media company

Presspage

Here’s a scary stat I read in Wired magazine regarding national election reporting: In November 2012, it took four employees at the Washington Post, 25 hours to compile and post a fraction of the election results. In 2016, Heliograf created more than 500 articles in the same time frame. .”

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Social Media Strategy Template

The Proactive Report

Pinterest has seen remarkable growth in the last three years: 11 (2%) F500 companies had a Pinterest account in 2012. That grew to 45 companies (9%) in 2013 and 2014 saw a massive jump to 178 (36%). However, only 38 percent of companies say they have a defined social media strategy.