ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 30, 2020

Because they’re easy to consume and offer a certain intimacy, brands are using podcasts to inform, entertain, and be visible. Here’s a roundup of some top advertising and marketing podcasts. Scultz, this weekly podcast offers insights from industry leaders and looks at stories making waves across the marketing sector.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

3 Trends We Saw at AdWeek 2023 AdWeek, the annual advertising and marketing conference, is a crucial event that brings together industry leaders, marketers, and innovators to discuss and forecast the evolving landscape of advertising. Advertisers are actively exploring AI for personalization and automation.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If your feed is like most people’s you’ll notice a ton of: Branded graphics – Some brands’ entire feeds are made of up these graphics. Yet, brands continue to use it regularly in their social content. Yet, brands continue to use it regularly in their social content. This is just one study.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 10, 2023

How AI is transforming ad tech and marketing At Crenshaw Communications, we have a history of successfully supporting a range of ad tech brands – from high-growth startups to larger public companies. Cooler Screens (the world’s largest in-store digital media and merchandising platform for retail) is a great example.

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5W PR

JUNE 14, 2023

However, marketing cheap healthy snacks comes with unique challenges. There are a few different effective strategies that brands can employ to market cheap healthy snacks successfully. Understanding the Target Audience To effectively market cheap healthy snacks, brands must understand their target audience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

In the PR world, when we kick-start a new engagement we may ask a client, “Where do you want to see your brand? What may be one company’s tier-three can be another brand’s tier-one. . To execute a strong PR program and target the media outlets that will work best for your brand, assess your goals. Assess your audience.

Media 310

Media Retail B2B Journalism 310

Prohibition

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Struggling to make your B2B marketing ‘sexy’? In our latest podcast episode, we have the pleasure of discussing this topic with seasoned growth marketing specialist, Tom Basgil. It’s one of the biggest struggles facing marketing directors today, with over 19% of marketers saying its their biggest hurdle.

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B2B Trends Strategy Marketing 77

Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Brands know that emotions are powerful motivators and an emotional campaign can heavily influence buyer behavior. Brands that are shying away from emotion as a motivator, or merely only as a data-set to inform a marketing persona are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. . Duracell is “Trusted Everywhere”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 22, 2023

Meta, Google, and Snap are using generative AI to power augmented reality features, to create images and videos, and helping to jumpstart their marketing campaign plans. Brands can use generative AI to create new images and videos that are unique and personalized to users. Fraud costs advertisers billions of dollars each year.

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Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

How do retail marketers plan to spend their advertising budgets in 2020? suggests that social media advertising will be a primary focus for retail brands hoping to reach consumers where they are most active. New research from social ad automation firm Smartly.io

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

In my last article , I laid out the three steps to introduce marketing ventriloquism into your organization: focus on what you can control; install control systems; amplify earned media. I also speculated on some of the reasons more organizations are not connecting the dots internally to maximize marketing effectiveness in this way.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2023

Voice and tone are distinct attributes that an organization takes on to animate its brand and narrative. It is how they communicate with their vocabulary, attitude and the vibe that comes through with their visuals, advertising and customer experience. And some are using the brand narrative in adverse ways.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. You feel connected to these brands. Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

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Brand Branding Storytelling B2B 149

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. That’s why it’s the subject of this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML).

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Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 85

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 29, 2020

COVID-19 instantly upended the way brands communicate with customers. Suddenly, most marketing was irrelevant, or worse. Some channels were simply wiped out – pity the luxury brand that had signed multimillion-dollar agreements for airport screens, for example. And email campaigns work. Images reflect social distancing.

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5W PR

AUGUST 22, 2019

Alise Edgcomb, Vice President, met with dozens of brands and experts on site to assess the state of the industry, particularly as it relates to beauty, wellness and personal care. . The #1 question asked of brands on site was, “How are you different? From a conventional skin care product, and from a competing CBD skin care product?”

Brand 121

Brand Branding Retail Education 121

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

2021 was the year that several brands got multicultural marketing right. From more equitable DE&I practices (including increased budgets) to elevating more people of color, multicultural marketing took a front seat to it all. Here are a few of the winning multicultural marketing strategies we saw in 2021.

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Trends Marketing Consumer Community 78

PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of using email marketing to further your company’s goals sounds simple enough. Most believe the success of their email marketing campaign depends on compelling copy and a clean visual presentation. What strategy will work best for your brand? In theory, an automated email marketing campaign sounds great.

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Marketing Apparel Data Software 210

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

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. That’s why it’s the subject of this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML).

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 60

Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The worlds of PR, marketing and communications are ever-changing and rapidly evolving, particularly in the digital era we live in. At Konnect Agency, we touch many brands across many categories, giving us broad insights into the tactics that seem to work favorably across many client types. Affiliate Marketing Dominates Product PR.

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Trends Publicity Communications Marketing 119

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Entrepreneur and presidential contender Andrew Yang has used his 15 minutes to warn us of the hollowing-out of key industries like retail, customer service, and trucking as a result of AI. Those of us who work in public relations and marketing can benefit enormously from automation of rote tasks. What does it value? Why does it matter?

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Marketing Storytelling Creativity Privacy 173

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2018

Smart public relations can help put a new brand on the map or burnish the image of an older one. So, in the spirit of forging ahead into 2018, we offer a look at some brands poised to find their way into consumer hearts and minds this year. Brands to watch in 2018. Bulletin experiential retail stores for women.

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Brand Branding Retail Comparison 136

Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 22, 2018

With an interlocking combination of PR, marketing and advertising components, social media influencers have become a cornerstone of communicators’ digital strategy.

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Retail Advertising Advertising Consumer 156

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Once upon a time, businesses hopped on social channels to amp up their brand presence and chat with customers. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. Unlike social media marketing, social commerce lets buyers find products while strolling through their feeds.

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Social Media Media Mobile SEO 86

5W PR

JANUARY 14, 2019

In the weeks leading up to the recent edition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show , the program and the brand came under fire from critics and social activists that feel the brand is out of touch with the younger consumer market. Kudos to Rihanna for being ready to strike while the iron was hot.

Brand 68

Brand Branding Publicity Fashion 68

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

There is no better place too study a mix of key issues facing marketing such as creativity , budgets and ROI. That’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML). 1) Statistics on the Super Bowl audience and advertising. What does an advertisement in this year’s Super Bowl (54) cost? According to Ms.

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Sports Advertising Advertising Survey 111

5W PR

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Direct to customer marketing and PR has become increasingly popular in recent years. Today, merchants selling everything from mattresses to pet foods have seen that it’s more effective to speak to their customers directly, than to attempt to sell through major retailers in the modern age. Work with the Professionals.

Consumer 74

Consumer Publicity Marketing How To 74

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

In fact, they ranked third after retail and brand sites—well above online magazines and news sites. If you’re launching a new product or service, it therefore makes sense to include blogger outreach in the marketing mix. If your product falls into a niche, blogs are a terrific way to get the word out to your target market.

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Media Relations Marketing Media Fashion 232

MaccaPR

JUNE 23, 2021

What should every food & beverage marketer know now about product publicity, new digital tools and influencer marketing to drive sales in a post-pandemic marketplace? Leah Broeders PR, Partnerships, Promotions and Licensing Associate Director of Post Consumer Brands. ” #2 Embrace Food Marketing Trends .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Creativity helps express company values in a distinct brand voice. Creative PR facilitates the identification and amplification of a company’s differentiating brand voice.

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Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Tech industry.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Cision

MARCH 14, 2017

From the moment commercials blare from your TV as you’re getting ready for work to the countless ads that populate your news feed as you surf social networks throughout the day, you’re bombarded with advertisements. The most successful brands combine creative messaging with strategy.

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Creativity Comparison Construction Retail 208

5W PR

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In today’s society, maintaining a social media presence is paramount to the success of your business, and remaining indifferent to the use of social media in setting marketing objectives is sure to curb growth. Facebook : Facebook is the premier social media network, particularly for retail businesses. Post, and Post Often.

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Social Media Brand Branding Media 60

The Stalwart Blog

MARCH 22, 2017

One cardinal rule in marketing is that people buy from folks that they know, like and trust. That’s true as much for the local coffee shop as it is for online retailers like Zappos. No matter the business or target market, customers want to feel a connection on a personal level with those they purchase.

Marketing 68

Marketing Retail SEO Instagram 68

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Marketers always have the same question when it comes to artificial intelligence: “How do I get started with AI?”. But there are a lot of vendors out there.

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Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Organizations big and small were represented, as were PR specializations ranging from public administration and retail to finance and food service. My sense is that the PR profession, which needs to uphold high standards for brands’ communications tactics, will take a cautious approach to AI. Illustration credit: alphaspirit ]

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