CEB research has identified four misconceptions about the corporate brand, which, if addressed, can help you get more of the right people choosing you in the right ways.
Internal Communication
What We’ve Got Here Is Failure to Communicate—With Millennials
January 31st, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinMaybe you recall Strother Martin’s pained, twisted line of dialogue spoken to Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke, delivered after Martin has struck chain-gang prisoner Newman with a blackjack: “What we’ve got here is failure… Continued
Diversify Services? Check. Grow Revenue? Check. How March Communications is Delivering for its Customers Agency: March Communications
January 27th, 2014 by PRNEWSPEER 1 Hosting, a Vancouver-B.C.-based provider of Internet and cloud-hosting services, had been attempting to garner international media coverage by working with a local agency. But PR and media outreach were falling short of expectations.
These days, however, PEER 1 is getting media coverage in first-tier technology publications like GigaOm and TechCrunch, not to mention The Wall Street Journal, on a pretty regular basis, thanks to March Communications.
The Letter: An Old-School Communications Format That Still Works
January 21st, 2014 by Richard BrownellIn an age of sound bites, acronyms and 140-character messages, the long form letter is still a great way to communicate ideas.
On Leadership: Things a Great Boss Never Does
January 17th, 2014 byWhether or not the stifled entry- or mid-level employee wants to admit it, good leadership quells anxiety, even in the face of unsolvable problems.
Why Smart Communicators Use the Phone
January 17th, 2014 by Diane SchwartzYou can feel yourself age when you use such antiquated words like “telephone” in front of your 12-year-old son. “Mom, who says ‘telephone’ anymore?” He has a point. Every now and then “telephone” creeps into… Continued
12 Questions You Need to Ask About Your CSR Program
January 15th, 2014 by Caysey WeltonYour CSR programs are an equally important communications and marketing strategy, thus it is important you are doing it right.
Words and Phrases to be Banned, 2014 Edition
January 13th, 2014 by Tony SilberEnglish has 1.1 million words, more words than any other language, according to the Global Language Monitor and other sources. That’s double the next most prolific language. And English adds about 15 words per day,… Continued
5 Ways to Make a Successful Leap to Brand Storytelling
January 13th, 2014 by Steve GoldsteinChris Hammond of Wells Fargo, and a speaker at PR News’ Feb. 4 Writing Boot Camp in San Francisco, offers five tips to help you make the leap to brand storytelling.
Playing Nice in a Multifaceted Media Environment
January 13th, 2014 by Adryanna SutherlandHow do multiple agencies play nice in this increasingly collaborative environment? Here are a few suggestions: