Goodbye June, hello Summer!

It’s the end of June, so that can only mean one thing – a monthly IBA roundup! We’ve been Busy IBA Bees since our May review, despite now entering the much hyped “summer lull” – an event experienced mostly in…

Throwback Friday: Is it time to call the big name PR agencies bluff?

With budgets under scrutiny, you don’t need advertising budget to get results, let earned media do the signalling.

Event organizers are ditching vanity metrics

The pandemic downtime has allowed event organizers to rethink processes, planning techniques, and metrics – so where do things stand now? Gone are the days of prioritizing vanity metrics – which, put simply, means goals that look good on paper…

B2B brand messaging is becoming too vague for buyers

The Drum recently highlighted that 61% of B2B tech buyers believe corporate brand messaging is too vague to actively represent their brand and attract buyers.

Dancing round the Maypole

This month has been jam-packed at IBA – add to this back-to-back Bank Holidays, BBQ’s and a new king on the UK throne and there’s been no time to take a breather.

Budget cuts, new media formats, and of course AI: What’s on the B2B marketing radar right now

The year’s halfway point is in sight and we’re keen to see what trends have come to fruition and what factors are still at play for PR and Marketing teams.

Bringing behavioral science into content marketing and the sales cycle

IBA and its press relations campaigns are rooted in communications theory – so we’re no stranger to looking at B2B communications through a scientific lens. This week, we’re talking about the psychology behind prospecting, why and how buyers make purchasing…

Throwback Friday: The Rationale Behind The Press Release

The IBA team recently attended a webinar hosted by Agility PR on the uses of the modern newswire. With over 20 years of experience in press release distribution at leading newswire PR News, Tom Clarke, explained the ins and outs…

With advertising spend set to stall, content marketers need to get creative

Content Marketing is high on the agenda at the moment, with budgets being squeezed amid global economic uncertainty, extracting the maximum value from content marketing activities will be a key priority.

We’ve got a spring in our step as we leave April

It’s been a busy start to Q2 with social media support for event activity, briefing calls with subject matter experts for new content, and elevating the power of third-party research.