Results for tag: Top Tips.

11.03.2021

Basic PR Writing Skills

One of the most common questions we get asked is how to write for PR purposes. In this blog we’ll walk you through the basic PR writing skills you need and how they can influence the way you come across to a range of different contacts.

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02.03.2021

What is content marketing and why does it matter?

There’s a lot of talk about content marketing and how it’s an essential element of any marketing mix, but what actually is it, and will it deliver for your business? Content marketing has been defined by the Content Marketing Institute as, “A strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.” This is actually very similar to the definition of PR, and that’s why PR and content are so now closely aligned.

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12.01.2021

Why you should undertake market research

Conducting market research is an effective way for companies to obtain a realistic overview of their marketplace and helps you to make informed decisions about how to move your business forward.

You should consider what you want the outcome of your survey to be, or what sort of information you’d like from your survey, as this will help shape your research. It will give you an idea of what questions to ask, who you should be asking and most importantly, why you are doing the research.

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06.01.2021

Why your business should invest in PR in 2021

Your business could be doing great things in the industry. You could be a pioneering disruptor, leading the way in product innovation or contributing to important corporate social responsibility initiatives. However, none of this matters if no-one has heard about what you’re doing. This is where having a highly effective PR campaign can help set your business apart from the competition.

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05.01.2021

Our top 2021 social media predictions

I think its safe to say we’re all glad to see the back of 2020 and eager for better things to come this year! With the rapid pivot to online last year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, social media’s importance has been crystallised. For many businesses, it was the one tool they had at their disposal to enable them to keep in touch with their customers. So, what do we think this year might have in store for us from a social media perspective?

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08.12.2020

How to work with an agency for a product launch

Having worked with B2B and B2C companies to successfully launch new products or update existing product lines, we know that it can sometimes feel like there are lots of individual elements that companies know need to be integrated but there are time and cost pressures, test and manufacturing processes and internal processes that often make product launches more complex than anticipated.

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24.11.2020

PR’s role in the battle against fake news and how to maintain brand integrity

In this time of fake news and propaganda the question of ethical communication has never been more important.

As the pandemic has developed, there has been a significant increase in the posting of fake news and false information, due to the algorithms underlying social media platforms. Researchers note that people naturally repost messages on the basis of their popularity, rather than their accuracy. Fact-checking has been unable to keep pace. Such false information is particularly dangerous because, as noted above, it tends to be retained for a long time, irrespective of the facts. Source: Schalit, N., 2020. The Conversation

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