In a world where traditional marketing can feel gimmicky and forced, authenticity is key. By now you’ve likely heard of thought leadership, you may have even been tasked with creating a strategy, but what is it? Thought leadership is about educating your audience, focusing on their needs, and establishing yourself as a reliable source of…
Small businesses begin in various ways, one of which is by doing ample research to gain an in-depth understanding of everything involved. And of course, many of us want to become our bosses. So, it can be a desirable investment for professional individuals with flexible hours and a tremendous growth opportunity.
However, starting your own business…
Naturally, we all want our products and services to enjoy an excellent reputation and increased visibility. However, many of us have been in the PR digital strategy game long enough to know that the best values don’t always rise to the top or appear on “Page One” of niche-specific online searches.
Additionally, there is so much…
Access to funding coupled with ongoing wise money management is arguably the most critical aspect of business ownership. After all, without continuous access to capital, the wheels can’t turn effectively in your business.
This is especially true in today’s financial technology innovation and digitization of assets. For instance, as customers ask if they can pay for…
In the wake of the past few years, it's a safe bet that your small- to medium-size business (SMB) is struggling on one or more fronts. The statistics for SMBs that shuttered their operations permanently in the first few years of this decade are sobering, to say the least. The Covid-19 pandemic is estimated to…
It’s common for companies to recognize the importance of having a strong digital PR strategy. Yet, it’s also common for organizations to find themselves with big investments that yield very few results. It can also be confusing, frustrating, and hard to know who you trust.
Having an effective strategy is important, though. In a digital world,…
Great content is the foundation of effective digital PR. Without great content, online publications won’t have any reason to use you as a source or link back to your site.
And it’s not just any content that you need for digital PR. Content that compiles data from original research and presents it in an easily…
When it comes to marketing online, content is everything. But we all know it's hard to consistently post relevant content. However, it's necessary as s trong content will set your company apart from competitors and increase your digital PR outreach.
Most publications are interested in citing educational, helpful information that adds to a conversation.…
You can’t go out and spend your marketing budget on ordering a box of credibility or a carton of trust. It would be great and incredibly easy if you could, but unfortunately both of those things have to be earned.
Equally, you can’t just tell people that you’re a great, trustworthy company, with an excellent…
Being on video can be scary.
I won't sugarcoat it. We've all seen the data. People fear public speaking more than death. Combine public speaking with all the new considerations and pressures of presenting in virtual environments — from adjusting microphones, lighting, and camera framing to selecting the perfect virtual background — and it’s not surprising…
While an influencer is a trusted figure within a niche or community with a loyal fan base or following who has the authority to influence his/her follower's decisions and opinions. Influencer marketing, on the other hand, is a marketing strategy in which influencers promote a company's product or services through various media outlets in which…
Liz Mckenzie, the head of PR and Communications at Canva, Sydney is an expert storyteller with a knack for turning out boring jargons and speeches associated with the corporate world into something interesting and exciting. That’s why her speeches always have an eager and enthusiastic audience. Liz is forever looking at ways to make her…

