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Business-to-business public relations – B2B PR – isn’t just for emergencies. Excellent PR campaigns are a critical part of any comprehensive B2B marketing strategy. They play a pivotal role in shaping a company’s image, reputation and relationships. Joined-up B2B PR campaigns then help them engage with their key stakeholders as they build authority and trust. […]

From Meet Ups to Expos, the tech industry is one that thrives on knowledge and best-practice sharing. Yet all too often tech events fail to hit the mark when it comes to offering tangible value, instead created by corporate machines as something of a vehicle for self-promotion.   Manchester’s Amy Newton is on a mission to […]

If you’re in the wonderful world of tech, selecting a PR agency will be one of your big decisions. The right tech PR agency will significantly increase your brand’s reputation, market visibility and, ultimately, success. Here’s what you should be looking for: Industry experience and expertise Look for an agency with a proven track record […]

AI has been the hot topic in our team meetings over the past few months, with the Skout team debating the pros and cons of its use. From using it to assist with desk research and providing inspiration for headlines through to transcribing interviews to help remove the need for extensive notetaking. Its flipside, however, […]

Business-to-business (B2B) content marketing is a way for one business to reach and connect with other businesses in its target audience. Direct sales are not the focus of content marketing. Instead, it’s all about the creation of relevant and informative content that attracts and engages prospects from other businesses or organisations and converts them into […]

B2B market research serves many crucial purposes for companies working in the business-to-business (B2B) sector. Here we will look at some of its most common objectives. Understanding customer need B2B market research helps businesses to understand the needs, wants, preferences and pain points of other businesses. This knowledge can help with a range of things. […]

As World Wellbeing Week draws to a close, we wanted to shine a light on wellbeing at work. While every area of wellbeing is hugely important in all aspects of life, it’s especially important in the workplace – we’re there nearly every day, after all! We spoke to Chris Snookes, Group Head of Marketing, Products […]

The demand for digital PR has increased significantly in recent years, with businesses putting in place strategies that focus on driving online presence by applying the principles of PR to digital content. With over 10 years’ experience in the SEO and digital marketing industry, we sat down with James Roach, freelance digital PR & marketing […]

In B2B PR, thought leadership is one of those concepts that gets spoken about all the time. But do you actually know what thought leadership is? And do you have the right tools and skills in place to make it work effectively for you? In this post we aim to clarify what B2B thought leadership can do and help you gain greater benefit from it.