by William Comcowich | Jul 11, 2019 | Instagram
New research indicates that Instagram engagement dropped this year, a potential concern for marketers. The engagement rate of brands dropped from 1.54% on April 15 to 0.8% on June 23, reveals a Trust Insights analysis that examined more than 1.4 million posts and more...
by William Comcowich | Jul 10, 2019 | Public Relations
Direct-to-consumer brands (DTC) are investing more in PR due to increasing paid advertising costs, according to Digiday. Bedding brand Parachute abandoned advertising entirely and relied only on media pitching, influencers, a product launch event, and word of mouth to...
by William Comcowich | Jul 10, 2019 | Public Relations
Human resources and public relations experts urge companies to prepare for increasing employee activism. Nearly four in 10 employees (38 percent) say they have spoken up to support or criticize their employers’ actions over a controversial issue that affects society,...
by William Comcowich | Jul 9, 2019 | Influencer Marketing
Some marketers believe virtual influencers, computer-generated characters, will soon dominate influencer marketing. Lil Miquela, who has accumulated 1.6 million followers since joining Instagram in 2016, is typically cited as the first and most popular virtual...
by William Comcowich | Jul 8, 2019 | Public Relations
Like most others, communications professionals look forward to summer vacations. Unfortunately, vacation time produces additional stresses for the remaining staff. Covering the assignments of those on vacation can be problematic for both management and staff. The...
