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Drew McLellan and Susan Baier discuss their findings from the eighth annual Agency Edge Research Series.

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Guest:

Susan Baier is the CEO of Audience Audit and has been a marketing strategist and researcher for more than 30 years. She crafts custom attitudinal segmentation research for agencies and marketers for B2C, B2B, and higher-ed organizations including Gap, AT&T, Jayco, Tufts University, and more.

Drew McLellan is the CEO of Agency Management Institute and has been in the advertising industry for more than 30 years. He advises hundreds of small- to mid-sized agencies on how to grow and become more profitable.

Axia’s 60-Second Impact

60 Seconds of Information Impacting You and Your Fast-Forward Economy

February 2022 – Monumental Digital Marketing Changes Impacting Your Organization

Brands must break the mold in order to reach today’s users where they’re at, which is increasingly in the digital space. Leading technology firms like Facebook have invested huge amounts in revolutionizing the digital experience, providing more opportunities to get your message straight into the *virtual* hands of your users. We’ll show you how the landscape is changing and give you tactics to stay ahead of the curve.

Hubspot defines inbound marketing as a business methodology that attracts customers by creating valuable content and tailored experiences. In other words, inbound marketing generates leads and builds connections with customers by providing the value and experiences they need. In contrast, outbound marketing occurs when you interrupt your target audience with content they may not be interested in. 

Let’s discuss how you can use inbound marketing to scale up your business. Inbound marketing strategy has three stages: attract, engage, and delight.

Avoid changing your company’s goals on a whim

Goals are the cornerstone of your company’s success. A company that doesn’t have any goals, no matter how good your product or service, will be aimless.  

When your company decides on goals to achieve, it’s essential to stick with them. Your company’s goals lay the foundation for your growth plans, and changing them on a whim may impede that growth. Stick with the plan, no matter how good a sudden change to your company’s goals might seem in your head.

Learn what an SSL certificate is and why it’s so important for a website to have one

What is an SSL certificate?

A Secure Sockets Layer certificate, or SSL certificate, enables a kind of encryption called SSL/TLS encryption for a website and contains verifying information, such as the domain the certificate is for and who owns the certificate.

Sites with an SSL certificate will have HTTPS enabled. 

Web browsers, such as Google Chrome, put a padlock icon by the URL in the browser’s address box to identify a site with an SSL certificate. For sites with some, but not all content secured, and sites without an SSL certificate, the icon depends on the browser.

It often makes sense to hire outside experts. In fact, billionaire tech entrepreneur Bill Gates says, "Do what you do best and outsource the rest."

When it comes to outsourcing PR, nearly every major brand is smart enough to know the best professionals are often working in a company, community, and culture with other highly talented individuals. So here are the three ways you might decide to outsource your public relations strategy, programs, and measurement.

Axia’s 60-Second Impact

60 Seconds of Information Impacting You and Your Fast-Forward Economy

January 2022 – Let Your Creativity Fly For Better Results

Brand marketers are learning to take an unconventional viewpoint in order to completely turn the tables in troubled waters. Merging traditional marketing methods infused with digital-centricity, brands of all sizes are pioneering bold turnarounds. This month, we explore how they’re doing it and the tools your organization might use to garner similar results.

This post discusses Axia Public Relations’ CEO’s presentation to Loyola University students. In the presentation, Jason Mudd shared some of his experiences as a PR expert, Axia’s team values and ideals, as well as how the pandemic has affected the PR industry.

Axia’s 60-Second Impact

60 Seconds of Information Impacting You and Your Fast-Forward Economy

December 2021 – Dynamic Marketing Trends Affecting Your Strategy in 2022

Enterprise leaders are looking almost exclusively toward digital transformation in the coming years to spearhead marketing and communications. Even for once-fledgling companies, the digital landscape is allowing new opportunities to rise from the ashes. See how Chipotle and others are doing it and the tools you can use to launch your efforts in 2022. 

In this episode of On Top of PR, host Jason Mudd and guest Dino Signore discuss the brain and how to apply the SCARF method.

Guest:

Our episode guest is Dino Signore, manager of entrepreneurial education at the Edward Lowe Foundation and president of Signore Group. Dino is an entrepreneur, educator, and business psychologist.