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Brands, Here’s How to Captivate Consumers in the Age of Distraction

Cision

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying.

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Creative Communications: Lessons from Health and Wellness Brands

Waxing UnLyrical

These messages are tired and far from creative. Instead of following the herd to captivate and activate your audience you must flex your creative muscles. Alternatively, by creatively weaving in messages of empowerment, Uplift is gaining national recognition and appealing to a market untapped and ignored by other studios.

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Top Ad And Marketing Podcasts For PR Pros

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

While we have access to a wide breadth of digital platforms to consume our daily dose of news and information, let’s not ignore an essential medium for staying smart – podcasts. Because they’re easy to consume and offer a certain intimacy, brands are using podcasts to inform, entertain, and be visible. Podcasts are mainstream.

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What You Can Learn in 2017 from our Favorite MaccaPR Posts of 2016

MaccaPR

Now that 2016 – our Minneapolis PR agency's 20th Anniversary Year – has rocketed to a close, join us for a tour of the most popular MaccaPR blog posts of the past 12 months. with insider advice from pros at Life Time Fitness, Kuno Creative, Fast Horse, Honeywell and crisis experts Jon Austin and Jim Lukaszewski.

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

From the perspective of the consumer team in the Boston office the answer is a resounding, NO! Each member of the team has a particular hit that they are extremely proud of purely based on the fact that good old creativity, industriousness and smarts resulted in a hit that wowed the client and broke through. Annie Perkins.

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Guiding Customers from Inspiration to Action

Cision

Although being creative isn’t a tall order for marketers, we need to not just build buzz and demand attention with our campaigns — we also need to inspire action. Here are a few simple and creative ways your brand can create experiences that move people from inspiration to action. . Write good, creative content.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives will be incredibly important, but when the next crisis hits, consumers will be reminded to look back on major brands that only paid the topic lip service. We need to bring back the conversation, the private event and up our creativity to navigate the changing media landscape.

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