Understanding Signal Theory: It’s not just what you say, it’s the way you say it

People buy from winners, and what winners don’t do is hit the panic button the moment they are confronted with a problem which is beyond their control. B2B businesses should signal enough to demonstrate an appropriate level of business as…

Getting good coverage at a time of crisis: IBA clients show the way

If you’ve read our latest blog post, you’ll know that we’re advocating business continuity during the uncertain times caused by the coronavirus pandemic...

Are Trump’s coronavirus briefings his new 2020 campaign rallies?

The power of direct communication to signal leadership cannot be emphasized enough in crisis situations - Donald Trump and his coronavirus briefings are a case in point.
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It’s Business As Usual Jim, but not as we know it!

We're all in this turbulent situation together, but now we all have to take the next step – to look beyond ‘business as usual’ to ensure business continuity through uncertain times.

Your essential guide to content atomization and the importance of the B2B marketing content stack

A campaign-based approach to content marketing may not sound like rocket science, but the beauty of thinking about assets in terms of a content stack means you may be able to identify strengths and weaknesses in your content repository or…

Maintaining PR success in a busy period – leaping ahead requires a solid strategy

We were all so grateful for the extra Leap Day with February filled with long to-do lists, back to back campaigns and an intense period of media pitching...

Is it time to give your communications strategy a spring clean and a de-clutter?

As Q1 draws to a close, we've had enough time to reflect on 2019 and its successes. Here’s our checklist of four marketing and PR must-do’s that could help your business blossom this spring...

Three reasons to attend an IBA Digital B2B Communications Breakfast Briefing

In H2 2019 IBA has been ‘on tour’, running a series of breakfast briefings charting the changes we’ve seen in digital B2B communications. We brought together B2B marketers in Lincoln, Cambridge, Nottingham, Reading and Oxford – it has been a…

Will AI take away our content creation jobs?

Research by Deloitte shows almost half of U.S. business executives expect AI to be critical for their operations by the end of 2020. The latest Gartner Hype Cycle shows us that adoption of most technologies associated with AI – such…

Stop talking to yourself – how to talk to a net new audience

Kick start your B2B marketing Here is a common challenge we hear when talking to prospective clients. They’ve strategized, planned an approach to content marketing and lined up some fantastic customer case studies. They have worked hard to distil important…