Post by: IBA International in Strategy
PR pros and marketing managers will be no stranger to the question from comms sceptics – “just what quantifiable value are we driving from our PR program.” For this blog, we’d like to zero in on the often-overlooked benefit of…
Post by: IBA International in Comment
From columnists and editors to special correspondents and hacks, all of us often go by the simple moniker ‘wordsmiths’. Words do more than provide scrabble fodder. They shape our perceptions – about life, about governments, about business.
Post by: IBA International in Monthly Roundup
Q2 at IBA marks the start of a new work experience intern. I am Lois, and have joined the team, eager to learn the diverse trade of B2B PR through IBA’s unique strategies. After reviewing the first quarter, I have…
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It takes a pretty large story to break through a news cycle dominated by Covid fog and the aftermath of a royal funeral, but well into the watershed hours Sunday night marked the start of a media whirlwind...
Post by: IBA International in Strategy
In the B2B world it can be rare that events hitting the general public filter into PR plays for clients. If so, these kind of topics often require a good degree of sensitivity and in the worst case a significant…
Post by: IBA International in Monthly Roundup
As we enter the summer months many will be having holidays, looking forward to a few relaxing days off – and maybe staying in some new locations given the current international travel restrictions! Often working around annual leaves in the…
Post by: IBA International in Strategy
The traditional retainer and timesheet-based approach to PR and associated reporting is beginning to creak and will only continue to do so as marketing budgets come under pressure in the current global environment. Recent stats show only seven percent of…
Post by: IBA International in Strategy
Traditional bricks and mortar PR agencies just don’t get it. Their traditional line of ‘we know the journalist’ was falling down pre-COVID and has almost certainly jumped off a cliff post-COVID. These PR agencies lead with their ‘contacts’ first –…
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Businesses have several key decisions to weigh up as countries around the world begin to relax lockdown measures and draw up plans to kickstart their economies – and that includes the approach they take to launch new marketing campaigns. For…
Post by: IBA International in Monthly Roundup
Advice for communicators has been varied during the coronavirus crisis, but we were shocked that some big-name and high retainer fee agencies were warning B2B organizations to only focus on opportunities and content for ‘down the road’ to get placements.…