Sherrilynne Starkie

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Trust in business is the catalyst for change

Sherrilynne Starkie

Despite there being little trust in the ethics of businesses and brands, survey respondents said that business is a great deal more competent than government or non-government organizations. He summarizes the study findings and explains the trends observed over the 20 years since the first Trust Barometer survey.

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Can Ottawa’s NBL franchise recover from a branding disaster?

Sherrilynne Starkie

So says Ken Evraire , the Ottawa branding consultant for Bytown Sports, according to an Ottawa Citizen story last week. And that excitement is what we want to link our brand to.”. Sports team names are at the very core of any team’s personality and the culture of their community of supporters, not to mention their marketing brand.

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Fake news: Can you tell the difference?

Sherrilynne Starkie

This is the main finding of a survey of more than 1,000 public relations leaders and students worldwide conducted by the Center for Public Relations at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Forty-two percent of PR professionals believe the trend toward “branded content” is a potential ethical issue.

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Top Five: New social media ‘stories’ features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook Brand Pages can now add call-to-action (CTA) buttons to their Stories in drive action and increase engagement. 2019 journalists survey: What it means for communicators. As a follow up to the 2018 Annual Journalist Survey, a new survey of finance journalists gets their perspective on what’s to come in 2019.

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Top five: Women rule content marketing!

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook is introducing a cool new feature, 3D posts, and some big brands are already using it. Wayfair, an online homewares retailer, Jurassic World and fashion brand Coach are among the first brands to try it out. The new feature allows brands to give their audience an intimate, immersive experience.

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Top five: holiday retail trends to the fore

Sherrilynne Starkie

Majority of holiday shoppers choose ‘blended retail’ A new NPD Group survey show that shoppers are looking for a blended retail experience this holiday season. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s. — SS.

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Canada’s most trusted magazine

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canadian Living is the nation’s most-trusted magazine brand as voted a national survey of 17,000 shoppers. “Canadian Living has built that trust through authenticity, ingenuity, dedication to quality content and backing up what we say with what we do.” ” .

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