Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

What makes a brand “best in class” when it comes to social media marketing? Clients are constantly asking me what other companies are doing in terms of social media marketing best practices. Companies want to learn and get better at social media marketing–yes, even in 2021. Almost the opposite.

Social Media 158

Social Media Customer Service Media Marketing 158

Cision

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re in marketing, you know the sales funnel well and you take pride in loading it with the leads your sales team needs to be successful. (If If you’re in an agency, leads are just new business and customer service is your account team.). You’re in PR, communications, social media or any other marketing function.

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Social Media Customer Service Media Marketing 280

Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 19, 2019

Remember when “service with a smile” was hallmark credo for public-facing companies? Customer service has been hailed as the key driver of consumer loyalty, but lately it’s been the most enigmatic challenge facing brand marketers.

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Customer Service Brand Branding Consumer 92

NewsWhip

JUNE 8, 2023

Staying Ahead of PR Crisis: Understanding Brand Reputation Through Media Monitoring In the digital age, access to online information has created new expectations for businesses to choose how they present brand messages. Brand reputation is a huge marker of success; as such, PR crisis can be extremely detrimental.

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Reputation Crisis Brand Branding 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2023

Gartner calls reputation management “the practice of influencing stakeholder perceptions and public conversations about an organization and its brands.” Reputation management tends to touch a number of business functions, including legal, customer experience, sales, marketing, and — of course, communications.

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Reputation Crisis Publicity Brand 347

Ronn Torossian

JUNE 22, 2020

Brian Solis, the person Salesforce calls a global innovation evangelist, hit the proverbial nail on the head with regards to the state of today’s customer service when he said, “Social media is about sociology and psychology more than technology.” The post Customer Service Touch Point appeared first on.

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Customer Service Social Media Consumer Media 195

5W PR

MAY 3, 2021

As communities and people return to a new normal, brand authenticity will be as important as it was during the pandemic, if not higher. This news comes amidst reports that 6% of marketers expected bigger 2021 advertising budgets. If anything increased significantly during the pandemic, it was consumer interest in brand trust.

Brand 88

Brand Branding Social Media Customer Service 88

Cision

JULY 27, 2017

But there’s one aspect of your business that I’d encourage you to pay more attention to — brand situational awareness. Why Leaders & Execs Need to Know How Their Brand is Perceived. But understand: having a vision of your brand’s status that is misaligned with reality can cause you and your team to make poor business decisions.

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Brand Branding Crisis Management Corporate 231

Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2022

Consumers’ expectations of brands and retailers have changed, and the buying journey has been forever altered—and from those shifts have come new expectations around customer service. The post Only 15% of retailers offer a differentiating omnichannel experience—which brands are leading?

Retail 147

Retail Brand Branding Customer Service 147

Ronn Torossian

JULY 18, 2019

Right under your nose lies one of the simplest and most effective approaches to marketing for any business of any size. Customer service. However, customer service is, in fact, an important part of marketing. After all, a customer who has a poor experience with a business […]. What is it?

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Customer Service Marketing Publicity Brand 150

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.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Storytelling B2B 149

Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

Brands earn customer trust in business by protecting their data, offering a reasonable value, focusing on the quality of their product or service and delivering good customer experiences. Trust in business is a currency that brands can’t live without. 73% are willing to pay more for the product or service.

Brand 125

Brand Branding Survey Crisis Communications 125

Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 28, 2021

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. The post How an original marketing campaign helps your brand stand out appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Brand Branding Marketing Pitching 90

Onclusive

JUNE 1, 2023

Yes, that’s right, it’s not just for marketing teams! Forward-thinking brands are already embracing the strategic advantages that social listening tools can offer when it comes to managing brand reputation, crisis detection, and optimising comms strategy.

Communications 370

Communications Strategy Social Media Reputation 370

Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2020

It’s led to a saturation and brands struggling to cut through. Information trickles down an organisation and is broadcast via increasing numbers of branded owned and shared channels. You can publish beautiful branded content via Instagram and Facebook. Instead of listening they shout about their latest products or services.

Brand 157

Brand Branding Crisis Social Media 157

5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While some brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Timberland, and Nike have been espousing various causes for years, recent events have greatly accelerated this movement, among many others. 93% believed that brand purpose would increase consumer trust and loyalty, while 88% felt doing so would differentiate them from their competition.

Brand 88

Brand Branding B2B Survey 88

Cision

APRIL 21, 2017

Customers who are quick to tell all their friends and social networks how much they adore your brand. I call these brand fanatics. Now, these people may be willing to spread the word about your brand for you, but in my experience, a little nurturing of that relationship never hurts. Make Them VIP Customers.

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Brand Branding Social Media Media 229

Agility PR Solutions

AUGUST 8, 2022

Even though mobile apps have become the center of people’s everyday lives, many companies are missing an opportunity to deliver customer support in a way that is most helpful to their mobile app customers, according to new research from in-app customer service firm Helpshift.

Consumer 78

Consumer Brand Branding Customer Service 78

Onclusive

JUNE 29, 2018

This month, AirPR hosted the webinar “How to Protect Your Brand in a PR Crisis.” From Facebook to Starbucks, no brand is safe from a communications crisis. How and when your brand responds to the press is crucial to saving your brand’s reputation. Understand your audience.

Crisis 186

Crisis Brand Branding How To 186

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 24, 2018

The association and advocacy of unbiased industry experts is a time-honored way to build brand trust through earned media, high-quality content, or special events. Before jumping in, the PR and marketing teams should develop a detailed strategy, complete with goals and KPIs. Marquee customers. 6 Sources of B2B influencers.

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B2B Brand Branding Trade Shows 136

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. This year, businesses face perennial questions like how to maintain customer loyalty, and fresh challenges like changes in federal regulation laws and the tax code. Brands to watch in 2018. Tapping into the zeitgeist much?

Brand 136

Brand Branding Publicity Retail 136

Cision

APRIL 10, 2017

So you’ve heard about the customer experience, and the user experience but what about the Public Relations experience? A Forrester survey found that 68 percent of businesses say that delivering personalized experiences for customer is a priority. As a result, they buy more pizza and are happier about the experience.

Brand 223

Brand Branding Pitching Media 223

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Can a good story create value for a brand? The reputation the network services and solutions provider Earthlink gained for customer service is a prime example. The story the company told “was the foundation of our sales strategy and differentiated us in the market” and contributed to the company’s eventual acquisition.

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Storytelling Brand Branding Customer Service 97

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Marketing Social Media Media Content Marketing 197

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Today’s divided political climate has affected PR strategy for many companies and brands, including those who like to stay far away from partisan issues. Though it may be an opportune time for some brands to take a stand on relevant issues, many choose to remain neutral on hot-button topics, and understandably so.

Brand 136

Brand Branding Advertising Advertising 136

Landis PR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From brand storytelling to new commerce opportunities, social channels offer companies an unmatched opportunity to reach and engage consumers: Engage with your target audience. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are extremely popular with major brands and their followers. Content creation: branded and user-generated.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Brand Branding 52

David PR Group

MARCH 16, 2020

Aside from its medical consequences, COVID-19 has the potential to hurt or even destroy your brand. The main one: If VRBO, which is owned by Expedia, doesn’t fully refund travelers impacted by COVID-19, the brand will likely not survive this crisis. I looked for similar news from VRBO. And found nothing. –John.

Communications 105

Communications Brand Branding Reputation 105

5W PR

MAY 23, 2022

For this reason, marketing professionals now need to create new strategies without any kind of guideline present. Traditional methods of engaging the customer may not work in this day and age, and new tools are constantly being developed to help marketers achieve their goals. What is Conversational Marketing?

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Marketing Brand Branding Guidelines 88

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Brand reputations can make or break a company; a few bad reviews or questionable comments on social media could turn away customers instantly. Of the many things that play into a brand’s reputation, there are a few that you have control over: customer service, your online presence, and corporate social responsibility.

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Reputation Brand Branding Social Media 137

Cision

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Social media makes up a large portion of modern marketing strategies, but 63 percent of marketers don’t plug in the most important piece to finish the puzzle. Social media listening provides your brand with new ideas and a multitude of opportunities to build towards what your brand hopes to become. Competitors.

Brand 120

Brand Branding Social Media Media 120

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. In 2010, Michael Dubin used to work at Time Inc.,

Brand 93

Brand Branding Leadership Content Marketing 93

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

Here at Crenshaw, our client base of high-growth tech organizations have found that earned speaking opportunities and industry recognition build credibility and visibility for their brand. In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. For more on how PR turns prospects into customers , see our earlier post.

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B2B Company Case Study Conference 348

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 23, 2015

Don’t Let The Plethora of Blog Posts Fool You It’s easy to tout the benefits of brand advocate programs – of which there are many – but there isn’t enough discussion around just how difficult it is to create and sustain one. It can be an industry, a career field, a product or service or just an idea.

Brand 100

Brand Branding Social Media Community 100

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 30, 2019

We’ve read aboutthe retail industry’s struggles with CX and customer service, but new industry rankings in brand intimacy show that retail is actually doing a good job of making an emotional connection with consumers. The post Retail delivers the goods in new brand intimacy rankings appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

Retail 60

Retail Brand Branding Customer Service 60

5W PR

JULY 19, 2023

In the apparel industry, competition is fierce as multiple brands vie for consumer attention. To stand out in this crowded marketplace, brands must employ successful apparel marketing strategies that capture interest and leave a lasting impact. Start by defining the brand’s values, personality, and target audience.

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Apparel Industry Social Media Brand 78

Marketwired

JANUARY 26, 2016

I had an interesting customer experience yesterday that reminded me how easy it is to break someone’s trust in a brand. One of my favorite brands is—was—a simplified graphic design program that I even mention in my new book, Above The Noise ( in bookstores January 27 ). I needed help and I needed it fast. Condescending.

Brand 100

Brand Branding Digital PR Reputation 100

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2015

According to a recent Oracle study, 81 percent of Twitter users expect brands to respond to their questions or complaints the same day they tweet. But what happens when brands don’t pay attention to what’s being said about their products and services online? They lose their customers. Happy Campers.

Social Media 120

Social Media Brand Branding Media 120