Financial Services PR execs and agencies are still struggling to combat an industry peppered with regular fines, lawsuits and other scandals. Almost all (99%) of the executives polled in the 2015 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study said this has made it increasingly difficult for the financial services industry to rebuild reputation over the past 12 … [Read more...]
Small Business Social Media Use Study
The Social Media Cocktail Party Strategy
Have you ever walked into one of those networking/cocktail parties at a conference? You know, the one with a couple thousand people in the room all talking at the same time? It can be scary! You probably look for someone you know and hang out with them. However, there are people in the room who could be interesting to talk to and others you’d like to get … [Read more...]
7 Ideas for Building a Digital Tribe
Communication is all about delivering the right message to the right audience. In fact, some PR experts say addressing the wrong public is the cause of 99% of PR failures. The same goes for what is being referred to as your tribe – the 1000 core fans and followers who truly love who you are and what you so. It may be that you don’t even need that many, but it’s the … [Read more...]
Should We be Storytelling or Story Making?
Every PR practitioner has had it drummed into them that we should be telling our brand's story. David Berkowitz, CMO of the digital agency MRY in New York City, has a different idea: he sees storytelling as just another broadcast activity, when in fact, the power of story lies in the response you evoke in the audience. Writers know that. Movie makers know that. … [Read more...]
