Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s always an exciting time of the year when we get to look back at what trends and tactics were successful, and which emerging practices can be implemented by a public relations agency to make our clients “All-Stars” in the new year ahead. Why You Need A Public Relations Agency To Help You Keep Up With Trends. are safe for now.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Nor do I remember much about the show (strapline: ‘The Foundations to your Facilities’, I’d imagine) apart from having a discussion with a guy selling paper towels, who was keen to tell me how much more hygienic they were than hot air hand-dryers which were only good for spreading germs …. The post Has the trade show had its day (at last)?

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Leading brands from Intel and AT&T to Facebook’s Meta and General Motors dropped out ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest technology event in January 2022, because of the latest COVID-19 variant. We all saw the headlines from Las Vegas. What’s a marketer to do? There’s always a creative solution.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and MarketingProfs recently released their latest joint study on the use of content in the marketing mix: B2C Content Marketing, 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends—North America. What else does the study reveal about B2C content marketing trends? Content marketing is not a passing trend.

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5W PR

JULY 31, 2023

This trade show, held annually in New York City, showcases the latest trends, innovations, and upcoming releases in the toy and game industry. Trendspotting The New York Toy Fair is a hub of trend spotting , providing insights into the upcoming trends that will dominate the toy industry.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. In July, Cooper and I connected over Zoom to talk content strategy, Facebook boycotts, first-party data, and why brands need to take a stand and back up their words with action.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It seems like just about every week another trade show, conference, or convention is canceled due to COVID-19. But here’s the rub… while brands can and should have active and engaging social media accounts, trends show that influencers tend to offer better results on these platforms.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

The term “influencer” has become synonymous with consumer brands, lifestyle trends, and social media aesthetics. The effects of business-to-business influencer marketing are more challenging to measure as it predominantly enhances brand awareness and affinity.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has imposed real challenges on B2B tech companies who rely on conferences and event marketing for branding, lead generation, and customer retention. We’re all longing to return to real live meetings, but conference producers are only tentatively planning physical events for 2021.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Start with your brand. What are your brand attributes and keywords? It is vital to know your voice and hone a tonality that reflects your brand. While you can certainly take advantage of breaking news or trends, having a regular cycle of output keeps your content team steady and creates audience expectations.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Tech PR professionals work to generate favorable publicity, manage crises, and position technology brands as industry leaders. Corporate PR: Manages the overall image of a tech company, including its values, culture, and achievements, to build a positive brand perception with stakeholders. This can include investors or customers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Love them or hate them, conferences and trade shows are important venues for any business to generate public relations , marketing, and sales returns. If you’ve ever attended a major tech trade show, you know they can be a blur of handshakes, branded swag, business cards, and mediocre meals. Follow through.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 10, 2020

Mission-critical trade shows have ceased. This pandemic has convinced companies they can’t just sell to someone who’s not prepared to buy – instead, B2B marketers are reorienting around customer needs to make their brands relevant. Buyers do not expect brands to shut down now. What’s a B2B marketer to do?

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Consumer brands often think their big sale, fundraiser or ad campaign is newsworthy on its own, or, they fail to consider a media strategy entirely. It’s important to remember that journalists and influencers don’t serve a brand’s business objective, they serve their readers. You’re Participating in a Trade Show.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

One event that consistently sets the stage for groundbreaking innovation, disruptive technology, and unparalleled networking opportunities is CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show). One of the world’s largest B2B trade shows, CES is rapidly becoming recognized as the leading show globally for automotive technologies.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

This would be the perfect time to align with your PR and marketing agency partners that have significant experience with trade shows, especially with CES. When you have your answers, and your messaging and objectives have been defined, you can start creating your public relations, advertising and social media strategies.

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Cision

JULY 24, 2017

This renewed sense of purpose and drive is one of the many reasons companies choose to send employees to trade shows and conferences year in and year out. Event speakers are a beacon for events that amplify the overarching message and attract multifaceted trade show audiences. Include an Engaging Headshot.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Nothing gets us buzzing like uncovering a new trend in the space, discovering a new brand on Instagram, or collaborating with beauty brand founders and CEOs on strategies to continually connect and engage with their audiences in a rapidly changing beauty marketplace. Read on for their insights!

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5W PR

APRIL 13, 2020

It’s a way to demonstrate to an audience that the brand or the executive emphasizes thought leadership and helps the brand establish itself as an industry expert and as a voice. Bylined articles should always be a part of the content calendar, and are only one of the many tools that brands should be using in their visibility programs.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Even before a trend of diminishing support for some of the major auto shows around the globe, longtime auto journalist and analyst John McElroy called CES the world’s best auto show. CES remains a great venue for vehicle technology companies to show their stuff. And it appears the 2023 version, slated for Jan.

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Beyond PR

JULY 5, 2016

When the show floor closes on the last day of a trade show, it’s like a magic act. As tempting as it may be to let the magic fade as you go back to your normal routine, your trade show tasks are actually far from over. Write a Powerful Post-show Press Release. Lights out, end scene.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Too often marketers become enamored with the latest trends and tools. Brand-to-brand collaboration. Likely see more brand-to-brand and brand-to-influencer collaborations. Forward-thinking brands and organizations can tap into the screen-cautious with community stories that support the values they espouse.

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Konnect Agency

AUGUST 2, 2022

A thought leadership strategy can help to establish and identify a unique expert leader for your brand to create content that can separate it from other brands within the industry. This PR strategy involves creating powerful ideas, thoughts, and opinions to help build credibility for the brand.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The final quarter of the year is also an ideal time to look at areas where our clients should focus and the trends that may become go-to tactics in 2019. You might even unearth some new opportunities in the process, such as a new trade show, or new opportunities in the digital landscape. It All Starts with a Plan.

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5W PR

MARCH 28, 2018

Held in Anaheim, CA, this year’s Natural Products Expo West drew over 80,000 attendees and more than 3,000 innovative brands. Expo West is known for showcasing innovative brands and trends across the natural, organic and health product arenas, and our consumer team was on the ground to discover them firsthand. Coco-Cola Co.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Show host, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), said in May 2021 that the number of exhibitors signed up for the Transportation and Vehicle Technology category has already surpassed the record number from the last in-person event, CES2020, and that more suppliers and brands are continuing to sign up as the U.S.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

PR can help you build your brand awareness and stay top-of-mind with all the right people. PR should be part of your strategy to help support your other activities, including social media marketing, advertising and trade shows and sales promotions. It costs too much money. It’s actually the most cost-effective of them all.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As marketers, we were forced to re-evaluate everything we knew about building a brand. To be successful in 2020 brands had to learn to meet their consumer where they were and adapt quickly to the changing media and new social trends. Consumers who now were spending double the time online consuming media compared to pre-COVID.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Workflows you created for that one trade show five years ago. You may find it helpful to use data validation and/or filters in some cells to make it easier to run pivot tables and spot trends in the next step. Look for trends and key takeaways. Update old email templates with new branding. Archive old workflows.

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Cision

AUGUST 25, 2016

conferences, trade shows and company-hosted events rated among the most effective marketing tactics for lead generation and brand-building. Events — especially large ones — can put your brand center stage, which is not where you want to end up if something goes wrong. “No On Tuesday, August 30 at 1 p.m.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

This is why it is important to look at trends and look ahead to see what may come next for the PR industry. From a communications standpoint, this means that brands must continue to be thoughtful and authentic in their words and, most importantly, actions.”. I see two broad trends for 2022. In the U.S.,

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 6, 2015

Two weeks ago on the Talking Points Podcast , I lauded a local company (Victory Motorcyles) and agency (space150) that recently killed it with a virtual reality execution at a trade show in Chicago. It’s just one example in a short list of brand executions using VR recently. Snowboarding Championships a few weeks back.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I also look at the external landscape to see if there are any sort of macro themes, trends or events that will impact storylines or pitch angles for a particular client,” she says. Don’t ask about trade shows they plan to attend — that comes later,” she advises. Susan advises PR pros to think macro, not micro.

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Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Social media offers brands the opportunity to differentiate themselves from their competitors, drive brand awareness and stimulate consumer engagement. There are a variety of ways in which brands can drive growth, namely through content, engagement and investment. What fuels social media growth? Engagement. Investment.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Speeches – at industry conferences, trade shows and other events which can be repurposed as articles, blog posts and white papers. Stay educated and on top of trends and look for natural ways to shake up the industry conversation. Never rest on past accomplishments. Feedback is truly the gift that keeps on giving.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

With such a high concentration of news and innovation in one place, it’s no surprise that trade shows and other industry events generate a plethora of content. Here are three key tactics for taking advantage of social media during a trade show. Videos of booth displays and staffers to humanize and show pride in the brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 31, 2017

Do keep up on trends. To help keep current, check out sites like Trend Hunter — full of fun, new news on all topics. It may seem like a full-time job to stay on top of trends but the time investment is definitely worth it. All this even though the brand had no new product offering or any news at all.

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