TOP Talk

Topics: Messaging and Positioning, Planning, Crisis Communications

Information travels at lightning speed. One minute you’re making arrangements to work out with a friend, and, seconds later, you could be sending a text with a potential change of plans should anything come up, say like a brand-wide boycott of your ...

Topics: Digital Marketing, Social Media, Planning

At this point, the need for paid promotion as part of your social media marketing strategy should be old news. As organic traffic and engagement continues to wane (thanks, Facebook!), the pay-to-play element is a necessary piece of social strategy. ...

Topics: Social Media, Planning

New year, new social strategy, but that doesn’t mean leaving the data of 2017 behind. Last year’s social data is packed full of valuable insights to drive your social strategy into the new year. For example, at Social Media Week Chicago we learned ...

Topics: Messaging and Positioning, Launches, Planning

It only happens once, a new company launch, and there are many things to think about as you prepare. You’ve identified an unmet market need, conducted thorough market research and competitive analysis, and built a product or service your customers ...

Topics: Content, Earned Media Relations, Planning

As the Roman philosopher Seneca once observed, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Topics: Thought Leadership, Messaging and Positioning, Planning

It’s a little mind-boggling to me that many companies still don’t see PR as a function that needs a seat at the board table. PR is about reputation, and what can be more central and more precious to a company’s current and future value than its ...