July 14 – 28 Marketing and ScholComms weekly round up
Welcome to our handpicked selection of marketing and scholcomms news from the past two weeks. These are all free to access articles, so click through and explore.
Twitter has rebranded to ‘X.’ More than 53% of marketing managers say they are sidelined when making strategic decisions but are still implementing the strategies they had no input in; the UK government has launched a plan to deal with illegal ads and enhance child safety when on the internet; the newest edition of Best Practices for Peer Review of Scholarly Books from the Association of University Presses is now available to access.
Marketing
Industry welcomes government’s plan to tackle illegal ads and child safety online
The UK government has launched a plan to deal with illegal ads and enhance child safety when on the internet.
https://www.marketingweek.com/industry-governments-online-advertising-crackdown/
Consumer confidence plummets as ‘reality starts to bite’
Consumer confidence in brands has dropped throughout July.
https://www.marketingweek.com/consumers-confidence-reality-bite/
Twitter’s rebrand to X slammed as ‘illogical’
Twitter recently rebranded to ‘X.’ Experts question the logic in this move from a branding perspective.
https://www.marketingweek.com/twitters-rebrand-to-x-slammed-as-illogical/
Marketing evaluation experts warn of dangers of AI
Experts warn about the dangers of using AI in market mix modelling (MMM).
https://www.marketingweek.com/marketing-evaluation-experts-dangers-ai/
Most marketing managers forced to execute strategies they had no say in
More than 53% of marketing managers say they are sidelined when making strategic decisions but are still implementing the strategies they had no input in.
6 steps bloggers are taking to prepare for AI in search [new data]
How are marketers preparing for AI in search? Hubspot shares some steps that marketers are taking.
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/prepare-for-ai-in-search
The 20 best social media and digital marketing conferences you should attend (2023/2024)
What are some of the best social media and digital marketing conferences out there for marketers? Neal Schaffer shares some to be aware of.
https://nealschaffer.com/best-social-media-conferences/
35 recommended AI tools for businesses
What are some AI tools that could be beneficial for businesses? Neal Schaffer shares some of his top picks.
https://nealschaffer.com/ai-tools-for-business/
Scholarly communications
Library market: content spending in 2023
A report has recently been shared that explores the spending on content in the library market in 2023.
Open access ‘at any cost’ cannot support scholarly publishing communities
Kaitlin Thaney explores the impact that having open access at ‘any cost’ has on the scholarly publishing community.
Best Practices for Peer Review of Scholarly Books – second edition
The newest edition of Best Practices for Peer Review of Scholarly Books from the Association of University Presses is now available to access.
https://www.researchinformation.info/news/best-practices-peer-review-scholarly-books-2nd-edition
Wiley announces new initiatives, accelerating innovation in research publishing
Wiley has launched some new initiatives, including the Innovation Certification in Scholarly Publishing.
The intelligence revolution: what’s happening and what’s to come in generative AI
What can we expect in the future from generative AI? Chefs from The Scholarly Kitchen share their thoughts.
Are we finally Thread(s) up with social media?
Chefs from The Scholarly Kitchen share their thoughts about social media and the myriad of options available.
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/07/27/are-we-finally-threads-up-with-social-media/
What do you think about the recent Twitter rebrand – a good or a bad idea?
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