In communication, transformation is easier said than done. This can be seen, for example, in Cologne, the scene of the last WebXF symposium in November. There, according to the carping Hamburg press, people are now suffering from carnival. "What nonsense," said Bützje professionals from Bonn and Leverkusen DAX communications departments, "nothing has changed there at all. A case for media relations. [...]
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Digital Media - the Wind is Shifting. Snippets from the Media Congress 18
TLDR: This year's Media Congress 18 offered surprisingly broad views of coming and big changes in "digital media." For the congress of an industry that's not exactly known for driving innovation, that's a nice surprise. Here are some lasting, highly subjective impressions.
Data Driven - how marketing teams can get safely into 2019
What does 2018 hold for marketers and communicators? We think we know: digital impositions of the kind that automotive manufacturers have been familiar with for years. The inhabitants of the quiet island of "marketing and communications in large companies" will go on a journey in 2018, at the end of which the word "digital" will have disappeared from all department names. What's also coming is "Predictive Driving in Communications and Marketing." Hello Data Driven Teams - it's all about the power of predictions, welcome back in the driver's seat!
Future Corp Comm - Transforming communications only through collaboration.
The Web Excellence Symposium discussed the key question "Transform, but where to? In the end, almost 50 corporate communicators were pretty much unanimous. It can only be done with more collaboration and less control. It can best be summed up in the following quote from Thomas Mickeleit, Head of Communications Microsoft.
Content marketing budgets - out of the gray area
TLDR: Our manager survey "Organization for Content Marketing" shows that content marketing budgets are managed inconsistently in large German companies. The surprise: today's 52% undecided Corp Comms with a balanced mix will decide more clearly in the future. Some for more reach, others for better content. The gray area of "both and" is shrinking. Time for decisions.