Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Financial services, as an industry umbrella term, includes personal finance, M&A, credit card related services, and robo advisors—just to name a few. What does Shadow Banking mean for a financial PR program? Consider in-app advertising to fintech/finserv related sites. The Rise of Shadow Banking. Pivot Your PR Program.

Banking 79

Banking Financial Advertising Advertising 79

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

On the agency side, it’s sometimes because the team overpromises in their eagerness to win a new client. Fortunately, most collaborative ideas can be successful, — with research, work, and creativity. With this, my mind is fresh everyday to think creatively for clients. Explain what is required .

Publicity 334

Publicity How To Agency Product Launch 334

Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Amongst the predicted marketing trends for 2021 , few could have anticipated Apple’s announcement that it will implement privacy changes with its iOS 14 update which will impact every brand advertising via Facebook. What Does The Update Mean For Advertisers? What Does The Update Mean For Advertisers?

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Web Privacy 52

5W PR

JANUARY 24, 2024

They can then promote playful learning kits fostering independent exploration, open-ended art supplies sparking creativity, or board games designed for collaborative problem-solving. They can showcase products that help with joint activities, creative expression, and open dialogue. Be respectful and promote inclusivity.

Trends 78

Trends Brand Branding Policies 78

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. As HubSpot’s first agency partner back in 2008 , we’ve built our firm on the back of automation and have witnessed it transform the industry over the last decade. Are you ready?

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Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

5W PR

APRIL 11, 2023

Paid social media advertising is another route to reach a wider audience. Creating a Publicity Stunt Companies can use creative publicity stunts to generate attention and buzz around their stock. Investment banks or other financial institutions can organize roadshows.

Publicity 88

Publicity Financial Banking Social Media 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 19, 2019

It doesn’t compare to paid advertising when it comes to frequency of message, and it will never offer the type of control that paid content will. What we call PR can include paid influencer marketing, content or inbound marketing, social content, and other varieties of paid creative services. Today’s PR is specialized.

Nonprofit 271

Nonprofit Crisis Management Fashion Advertising 271

MaccaPR

JULY 13, 2017

What does it take to build a national public relations agency powerhouse from scratch that earns 250 industry awards, competes against the world’s largest PR firms, achieves a double-digit compounded annual growth rate, and still maintains a vibrant agency culture of ‘Spongsters?’. So what was your favorite campaign?

Agency 97

Agency Interviews Film Advertising 97

MaccaPR

JANUARY 4, 2018

Does your PR agency love you? Does your PR agency explode with joy when they come by your office, as they lavish you with their best ideas, assign their strongest talent to your account, surprise you with above-and-beyond ideas, and relentlessly share strategies that will push your brand and your business forward? To be honest, yes.

Agency 0

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future.

Agency 99

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 99

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. I was 27, and my wife and I didn’t have any personal savings to fall back on, so the loan gave me a six-month financial runway to make it work.

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Google reached into its deep pockets and rolled out an $800 million program of direct financial assistance , ad credits, and grants to businesses with active Google Adwords accounts. Sure, what helps its advertisers helps Google, but it’s real money where it’s needed. Self-serving?

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

Becky Saeger, Board of Directors, E*Trade Financial. “I I got an MBA and went into advertising back when we basically had general advertising agencies that did your research, media planning and buying, and creative, and we had direct marketing agencies.

Banking 199

Banking Marketing Measurement Leadership 199

Konnect Agency

APRIL 20, 2023

The trend originated due to increasing concerns from followers that influencers were not being genuine, merely partnering with brands for financial gain rather than genuinely liking the products. Leaning into Deinfluencing with an Influencer Marketing Agency So, how can brands and marketers lean into the trend of deinfluencing?

Trends 52

Trends Marketing Ethics Consumer 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. These pros will continue to be in demand – and those in need of public relations assistance should be aware of all the options available to them, including consultants, agencies, and of course hiring in-house.”. Fast-vertising.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

The study suggests announcements about financial transactions like funding or acquisitions didn’t convert. c) Financial transaction releases do not underperform. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness. It’s not a matter of PR being better than advertising, they each have their own benefits and drawbacks.

Study 146

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 146

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

And it’s killing your ability to be creative with your campaigns. Recently, a CMO from a leading financial services firm was telling me how she’d doubled her brand’s digital ad budget — I asked her whether the company was utilizing the wealth of content it already produces. Staying Creative With Content.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) came out with guidelines regarding disclosure of endorsements that were significantly updated to take into account the ever-expanding domain of online advertising and social media. Since that time in 2009, the world of social media and social media marketing has grown and changed dramatically.

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Guidelines Agency Pinterest Privacy 60

Stuart Bruce

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

New York advertising agency McCann boasts on its website about the awesome creativity of its guerilla campaign that saw it sneak in the middle of the night to drop off without permission the statue of a girl to face up the famous Wall Street charging bull. It was lauded by the media and politicians alike.

Case Study 99

Case Study Crisis Communications Corporate Leadership 99

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most PR practitioners quickly learn that the wall protecting editorial integrity from the influence of paid advertising can be, like the Pirate Code , “more of a guideline than an actual rule.” For better or worse, at a great number of well-known and respected media sources, advertisers are often given preference in coverage.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Ethics Conference 52

Shift Communications

MAY 22, 2017

Legacy publications find themselves more under the gun every day, with declining subscribers and decreasing advertising revenues. One of the most impressive demonstrations of managing unstructured data was IBM Watson’s ability to read and interpret legal and financial regulations, then compare a company’s compliance with those regulations.

Publicity 166

Publicity Analytics Data Advertising 166

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Advertising is a distant third. Read more: Separating Creativity from Technology in Thinking about Marketing Innovation [UML]. Read more: Separating Creativity from Technology in Thinking about Marketing Innovation [UML]. 17% more likely to be expanding beyond traditional agency partners.”. “18%

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

The freelance PR market shut down in the first week of April as agencies and in-house teams reacted to the markets they serve and cut costs. Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Those insights will lead to better briefs to inform creative and content.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Value of the environment - The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review by Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta describes how free markets driven by financial metrics are damaging the natural environment by failing to place a value on natural assets. 30 agencies submitted data to the project. None of the top 20 agencies participated.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. I was 27, and my wife and I didn’t have any personal savings to fall back on, so the loan gave me a six-month financial runway to make it work.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

” This enables teams to better identify what works and what doesn’t, creating more fruitful agency-client partnerships. More PR agencies today are designating a measurement guru on its team to own analytics. That’s a goal we can all get behind. Take, for example, just how hot Domino’s Pizza is today.

Measurement 120

Measurement Study Data Agency 120

Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s my favorite from a strategic point of view, but it can be challenging to get very creative. It’s an advertisement for Signs.com. If you have a data-savvy team, you can get creative with collecting data in other ways. Bankrate covers all things financial. But keyword-driven content is just the tip of the iceberg.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Examples Strategy Survey 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Interestingly, a separate study of 400 in-house creatives and marketers by inMotionNow * put award programs at bottom of the list of results that matter. For any agency – marketing, advertising, PR, creative or otherwise – the message behind the data is pretty clear: clients value results not your awards. Click To Tweet.

Survey 76

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 76

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. In-house and agency teams will be hard at work supporting Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) with messaging that convinces their leadership colleagues and board of directors that preparing for cyber-attacks is critical. .

Marketing 198

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 198

Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Hispanic public relations professionals, I’m excited to work with this year’s diverse volunteer board representing corporate, agency, consultants, and media entities, to help cultivate our future leaders and propel our industry. . As the only non-profit organization for U.S. We also host our annual National ¡Bravo!

Automotive 245

Automotive Resources Strategy Consumer 245

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Indeed, many of the hottest public relations agencies such as Manifest and the Romans, and large international networks such as Golin, Ketchum, and Weber Shandwick, proudly lead with earned media. Advertising, production, and distribution have all fundamentally changed. The number hasn’t moved in 12 months.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. Yes, they can help you add a financial value to your reporting. When I left comms agency work for PR technology I felt I had to unlearn many of the techniques I’d built up over 13 years. What do you guys think?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In this narrative podcast, Buffer explores the history and approach of an agency that’s helped launch or expand some of the world’s most unexpected and iconic brands, like quip, Harry’s, SmileDirectClub, and Warby Parker. Each episode explores what makes the agency so effective, including its culture, and approach to marketing and brand.

Marketing 74

Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. It’s impossible to keep coming up with creative ideas to reach and resonate with audiences who are not represented by a PR team. The issue lies in the inability of PR to achieve its value.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To start, the launch of 'Fearless Girl' by agency McCann New York for its financial client, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), generated 4.6 In those financial circles for the audience of investors that SSGA cared about, you have to be heroic – and 'Fearless Girl' transformed that client into heroes.”.

Marketing 76

Marketing Consumer Measurement Viral 76

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

If they don’t stop, and you feel you are suffering real economic or reputational harm, you may want to consult with an attorney familiar with intellectual property law.The case of Agence France Presse v. How to find video content that has Creative Commons licenses; and. Morel is an extreme, and costly, example. But it’s not.

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Video Creativity Internal International 85