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United we Brand? Top Reads on Corporate Activism

Flack's Revenge

Brand managers and PR pros should be actively searching for ways to express their brand values to consumers… Think about Patagonia’s campaign to save protected national park land. I’m a cynic and question the motives behind most corporate activism. And corporate persons are the most powerful people in our world.”.

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Why good writing is the best foundation of a successful social media career

Communications Conversations

The better you write, the higher you will go. He also made another statement I wholeheartedly agree with: “People who think well, write well.” ” That starts with writing. .” ” That starts with writing. And again Ogilvy nailed it: “Good writing is not a natural gift. Every week.

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DEI Language, Please: A New Step in Corporate and Marketing Communications

Shift Communications

The wrong phrasing can have direct consequences on a business, from consumer boycotts to undermining DEI initiatives to attracting quality talent. While Language, Please is designed for journalists and their editors, it also serves as a valuable resource for corporate and marketing communications.

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Brands, Here’s How to Captivate Consumers in the Age of Distraction

Cision

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying.

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10 Research-Based Tips for Writing Better Content

Cision

When I looked into what actual research has been done into words that work well to convert customers, what I found was that linguistic research isn’t focused as much on what you say or write as much as the context and framing of your words. There are a few services that years after a cart abandonment still write a few times a week.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Everyone Should See

Mindful Marketing

Two years ago I wrote about Starbuck’s innovative efforts to serve deaf consumers through a specially-designed store in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to make a life-sustaining service safely available to a group of consumers who are consistently underserved.

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The Aesthetics of Text: Writing Readable Blog Posts

Sword and the Script

Although visuals are important, the aesthetics of the text itself can influence how many people consume content and how long they spend engaged with it. This why a good content marketer can take a dense white paper, identify the most interesting parts , re-write it for the web, and then watch it get more traction than the first time around.

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