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Health and Wellness Brands Need Investor Visibility Before They Think They Do

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Health and wellness brands become very good at building consumer trust. They have to. When a product affects how someone sleeps or manages a chronic condition, every purchase decision runs through a trust filter. But as a wellness company grows,…
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PR Strategy for Private Equity-Backed Brands During the Hold Period

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If you're a Private Equity-backed consumer brand 18 months into a 5-year hold, the window for building brand authority is narrowing. And if your PR strategy is still built around product launches and seasonal campaigns, you're working against…
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How Consumer PR and Investor PR Work Together

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Most regulated consumer brands aren't running one communications strategy. They're running two, and most of the time, those two strategies have never actually met. The consumer team is focused on product launches, retail placements, and lifestyle…
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Executive Thought Leadership: What It Is, Why It’s Different, and How to Build It

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The CEO is posting on LinkedIn. The company blog has bylines. There's a speaking slot on the calendar. And when an investor Googles the founder's name before a meeting, or a journalist needs a quote on the category, or an acquirer is doing preliminary…

What a Real Thought Leadership Strategy Looks Like

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  (And Why Most Companies Don't Have One) There's a distinction worth making before any conversation about thought leadership content, channels, or cadence. A thought leadership strategy and a thought leadership content plan are not…
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How PR Impacts Venture Funding for Consumer Brands

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Most consumer brand founders think about PR in terms of product coverage. Get on the Today Show. Land a placement in a gift guide. Build some buzz before a retail launch. And honestly, that's not wrong. Consumer PR absolutely does those things. But…
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