What PR Can Learn From Social Listening

Terri Waters
Social media strategists know that social listening is a great tool to better understand what people are saying about their brand. This service, widely offered by media monitoring companies, picks up comments and assigns a “sentiment” to each, aggregating results to determine overall sentiment for a certain day, week, month, or year.  These reports can […]

Embracing Change: A Dynamic Approach to Branding in 2024

Randy Micheletti
In the ever-evolving landscape of business, 2023 emerged as the year of transformation, marked by a surge in companies redefining themselves. In a world shaped by the profound impact of COVID-19, companies across industries recognized the need for change. Market research firm Hanover reported that 75% of companies revamped their visual identities post-2020, while UpCity’s […]

How To Keep Your Marketing “Voice” Relevant As Your Industry Evolves

Terri Waters
As a brand manager or CMO, you know all the key points to sell your product or service. You know how to phrase the benefits, whether it’s “time-saving,” “faster response,” “best in class,” “energy efficient” or other descriptive terms. You know how to find the benefits and separate them from the features. Marketing 101. While […]

The 2023 Marketing Trends Year in Review… How Did Our Predictions Hold Up?

Geile/Leon Marketing Communications
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to look forward to 2024. But before that, let’s go back to the future…when we were staring into our crystal marketing ball to see what 2023 had in store for us. Did we hit the mark? Did we miss it? And what does the marketing landscape for […]

Crafting the Perfect Podcast Strategy: Building Thought Leadership in Your Industry

Randy Micheletti
In a world saturated with content and digital noise, positioning yourself as a thought leader in your field is a game-changer. Podcast appearances are an excellent way to showcase your expertise and gain exposure across targeted industries. At our agency, we’ve been on a mission to build our reputation and support our social media efforts […]

How We Refreshed a 175-year-old Brand for Future Generations of Women

Shawn Maher
When we approach a brand refresh, both our team and our clients feel a great sense of excitement. It’s an opportunity to envision what the brand is and what it could become. And it’s a way to chart a course to get there. A new chapter. With Ursuline Academy, they arrived with 175 years of […]

Preparing your Brand for an Acquisition or Merger

Tim Leon
Cost-cutting is a common activity for companies looking to sell or merge. However, one area that companies are investing is branding. Establishing a strong brand position is one of the most powerful, but sometimes overlooked, tools to enhance the value of a company being acquired. And it can provide guidance and direction when integrating and […]

Why the Big Idea Is More Important Than Ever for Brand Marketing

Randy Micheletti
In today’s ever-evolving landscape, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for brands to capture consumer attention. With a constant influx of information and countless competing brands, businesses must find a way to break through the clutter and stand out from the crowd. After recently reading “The ‘Big Idea’: Five Keys to The Future of Brand Marketing,” I […]

PR: The budget-friendly option for driving brand awareness

Terri Waters
When planning budgets, marketing professionals sometimes overlook an important piece of the marketing pie, not realizing that it offers multiple advantages and can often be done for a fraction of the cost of print and digital advertising. What is this secret bullet that deserves your attention? Drumroll, please…it’s public relations, or PR for short. However […]

Why B2B Content Marketing Has High ROI

Shawn Maher
Now that 2023 is in full swing, we’re starting to hear more and more about how this year’s marketing trends are taking shape. More than ever, B2B marketers are investing in content marketing because they are gaining tangible ROI. In a recent Chief Marketer survey, 62% of those surveyed said that content marketing has the […]
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