By Cokey Falkow Communication is where it all begins. How you communicate, both with the public, and internally within your company or organization, dictates how successful you will be in whatever venture you embark upon. If you communicate properly, you will reap the benefits and see growth over time. Powerful communication can boost the process, if done … [Read more...]
Digital Skills not Keeping up with Demand
If you thought we’d reached a point where all businesses were up to speed digitally, think again. According to a CMO survey, digital marketing spending has reached 58 percent of marketing budgets, reflecting 15.8 percent growth over the last year. While most businesses have made a good start on digital transformation and more than half now report that they are in … [Read more...]
PR Tips and Hacks for a Small Business
WATCH THE REPLAY HERE I was invited to be a panelist on the Designhill webinar about PR for small businesses today. It was like "Old Home Week" with panelists I've known for many years and shared a stage with at many conferences. So, it was a great opportunity for the attendees to get advice from a group of PR experts. And we had fun. These are the questions … [Read more...]
Domain Authority, Trust, and Thought Leadership
The digital revolution has been changing the practice of PR for some time now. My first class on digital PR and social media launched more than 10 years ago. Most PR practitioners now feel comfortable with social media, but some of the more technical aspects of digital PR still cause their eyes to glaze over. The connection between domain authority and PR is one of … [Read more...]
Things You’ll Need Before Building a New Website
If you don’t already have a website for your company, it’s high time you started preparing yourself for one. If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that the world is moving online at a rapid pace and the prediction of “in the future there will be two kinds of businesses — one with an effective website, and one with no business at all” is fast becoming a … [Read more...]
