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.

Customer Service 94

Customer Service Brand Branding Consumer 94

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Brand Awareness and Visibility In the digital age building brand awareness depends to a large degree on brand visibility. If your brand is not found online, your content and messaging is not seen by the people you want to engage with. What is the difference between brand affinity and trust?

Brand 130

Brand Branding Ethics Engineering 130

Agility PR Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2023

To drive long-term success, you must earn positive recognition from your customers. For that, you need to deliver impeccable customer service and cater to the evolving demands of your target market.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Reputation Brand Branding 78

Melissa Agnes

JULY 9, 2014

Customer service programs and trainings are important. It’s important to educate and train your frontline to be able to engage and empower your clients, to build relationships and to humanize your brand. However, one area of the customer service training that often gets overlooked is issues management.

Customer Service 192

Customer Service Training Crisis Education 192

5W PR

MAY 10, 2023

Customer loyalty is essential for baby brands in a competitive market. Creating a positive experience throughout the customer journey is crucial for building long-lasting customer relationships. Companies must address concerns and exceed expectations to establish trust and build better customer relationships.

Brand 88

Brand Branding Customer Service Guidelines 88

Barokas

AUGUST 22, 2019

It’s also the foundation for customer service, which in turn shapes the company’s brand and communications strategies. When your company’s culture, customer service and communications strategy are all aligned – it can help your business maintain a healthy reputation and even lead to brand loyalty.

Customer Service 84

Customer Service Company Strategy Communications 84

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.

Banking 94

Banking Brand Branding Marketing 94

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.

Reputation 333

Reputation Crisis Customer Service B2B 333

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

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 Customer Service Consumer 88

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?

Marketing 88

Marketing Guidelines Customer Service Technology 88

5W PR

JUNE 7, 2021

Customer service. Instant messaging apps are ideal for customer service. Special offers can be sent and customer queries can be resolved through back-and-forth conversation. Special offers can be sent and customer queries can be resolved through back-and-forth conversation. Geolocation tracking.

Marketing 107

Marketing Real Estate Customer Service Mobile 107

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It’s used for marketing, branding, PR, and even customer service. The post 6 industries that benefit from influencer marketing campaigns appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. Not only has social media permeated our daily lives, but it has also become a staple in the world of business.

Industry 94

Industry Marketing Customer Service Social Media 94

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 108

Brand Branding Survey Customer Service 108

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.

Reputation 60

Reputation Crisis Brand Branding 60

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.

Brand 231

Brand Branding Employee Data 231

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.

B2B 334

B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

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

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 Mobile 78

Communications Conversations

JUNE 18, 2020

But, it’s also changed how social media marketing is working–in quite a big way. However, even with these big changes in the first half of 2020, many social media marketers seem to still be working from the 2015 social media playbook. Meanwhile, consumers seem to be screaming that they want better customer service!

Social Media 88

Social Media Customer Service Marketing Pinterest 88

5W PR

MARCH 8, 2024

Economic uncertainties from the past still affect consumers’ spending habits and their loyalty to brands. Before and during turbulent times, building strong customer relationships is essential and should be based on trust, value, and resilience, not just transactions. Let the customers know that the brand is in this together with them.

Consumer 78

Consumer How To Customer Service Policies 78

5W PR

APRIL 18, 2022

While some form of word-of-mouth marketing has always been around, in the last couple of decades, thanks to the rise of various tools, technologies, and platforms, it’s become a lot more sophisticated. A number of popular brands, like Nike and Starbucks, use reputation management as a tactic in their word-of-mouth marketing efforts.

Strategy 88

Strategy Marketing Reputation Survey 88

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 Survey Study 88

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 Brand Branding Customer Service 52

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.

B2B 136

B2B Brand Branding Trade Shows 136

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? What’s not safe is ignoring social conversations, especially those related to your brand and category. Drew Neisser, Founder & CEO of Renegade. Absolutely. Yes and no.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media B2B 149

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.

Storytelling 84

Storytelling Brand Branding Customer Service 84

5W PR

JUNE 13, 2023

The beauty industry is no stranger to innovation, and as technology continues to advance, beauty brands have a new frontier to explore. Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a wealth of opportunities for beauty brands to enhance customer experiences. This allows brands to then offer tailored product recommendations to customers.

Analysis 88

Analysis Customer Service Data Trends 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.

Brand 229

Brand Branding Social Media Survey 229

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. So, why aren’t we lucky creative services types taking advantage of this? And the heart of public relations is in storytelling.

Marketing 173

Marketing Storytelling Creativity Privacy 173

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 Conference 223

5W PR

MARCH 2, 2020

Marketers who are successful in connecting with their target audiences would also attest to that, but is it happening? Content Marketing Institute recently weighed in on the matter by sharing results of its research of folks who work at B2B and B2C companies. Content Marketing. Why the contrast? Major Challenges.

Content Marketing 97

Content Marketing Marketing B2C Exercises 97

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Owned Media & Content Strategy Owned media consists of publishing content on brand-owned channels such as a customer-facing blog, email campaign, or social media outreach. Messaging & Positioning Having a clear brand established, along with representation of your values and mission statement, has never been more important.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Agility PR Solutions

APRIL 16, 2023

Yes, AI-supported customer service has not been without its headaches, and the metaverse plunge has been slow to unfold, but brands and marketers must make no mistake—these are among the rapidly evolving technologies linking the physical and digital worlds that will define how business is done in the very near future, asserts new research from […] (..)

Customer Service 94

Customer Service Technology Brand Branding 94

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.

Apparel 78

Apparel Industry Customer Service Pinterest 78

Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 5, 2022

You need to offer a product or service that has a place within your market, you need good customer service, effective marketing and most of all, you need a good reputation. What does it take to make a successful business? Well, there are a number of things. Reputation can make or break the best of […].

Reputation 151

Reputation How To Customer Service Marketing 151

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 Policies 105