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Convergence of Marketing & Comms: Insights From E*Trade, Dolby, BitGo,  Bank of the West

Onclusive

We have all been on the front lines of the convergence of marketing and communications, but the transformation has not been without challenges: cultural challenges, organizational design challenges and measurement challenges. We could do marketing mix optimizations and even ROI, but PR was always on the outside of that.

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Brands can’t bank on TikTok alone. Here’s why.

NewsWhip

It’s propelled the voices of younger generations and given marketers a shiny new toy to play with in hopes of reaching an important demographic. . But even those who rose to fame on the app are not staying put, they’re diversifying and expanding their brand. And what does that mean for brands? . Dixie D’Amelio .

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Only 5% of B2B buyers are in market today; but where did that statistic come from?

Sword and the Script

Sometimes statistics shared on social media take on a life of their own – that’s a problem if we don’t understand the source and methodology; here’s the source on the “95:5 rule” Only 5% of B2B prospects that vendors are trying to reach are in the market for a product. By contrast, 95% are not in the market currently.

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How an original marketing campaign helps your brand stand out

Agility PR Solutions

When choosing a bank to open a personal account you always seem to hear the same things around low fees, dedicated customer service, savings opportunity, what other services they offer, etc. You can essentially walk into any major bank in every region of the U.S. or jump on their website and hear identical sales pitches […].

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3 Surprising Things People Want From Branded Content

Contently - Strategy

Here’s something that might surprise you: branded content is now a part of 80 percent of consumers’ lives. Earlier this year, we surveyed 1,072 Americans about what they want from branded content. Brands need to up their meme game (and spend more time on simple, visual content in general). Right now, not really!

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Lessons in Brand Cross-Promotions from ‘Barbenheimer’

PRSay

As Labor Day approaches and summer winds down, PR professionals can learn from the marketing phenomenon that exploded from the season’s two biggest movies: “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” The success of “Barbenheimer” can inspire communicators to find new and creative approaches to brand partnerships and cross-promotions.

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Inside Innovation: ING Bank Communications team

The Resolution Blog

Changing the traditional PR structure and workflow isn’t easy so when we heard about the success of ING Bank communications team in Amsterdam, we had to find out more. Here we speak to ING Bank communications director, Johan van der Zanden to find out how his comms team became Agile and the success they have felt since.

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