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Entries by Tara Coomans
Cannabis Influencer Campaigns: 5 Steps to Success
Cannabis PR has a number of tools in its tool belt, one of them is cannabis influencer partnerships. In cannabis, influencer marketing is establishing a significant place in the mix. When we see some of these campaigns, a little part of our cannabis PR soul dies. Frankly, some of them are brand-damaging and unlikely to […]
11 Twitter Accounts Every Cannabis CEO Should Follow
Cannabis CEOs have challenging jobs. You’re in the fast-moving cannabis business, so you’re also in the business of understanding trends and our industry. For that reason, we put together a shortlist of our favorite cannabis Twitter accounts, tailored for the time-constrained cannabis CEO and C-suite. Twitter is an extremely useful listening tool, so we’ve curated […]
Meet Cannabis Industry Branding Expert Patrick Toste of Highopes
Cannabis Industry Branding Expert Patrick Toste Urges Cannabis Brands to Cherish Your Customers and Rethink Instagram In an ongoing series this year, we’d like you to get to know some of the fantastic companies and people we’ve had a chance to collaborate with over the years. Our first interview is with an incredibly talented branding […]
6 Ways to Thrive During a Cannabis Correction Without Additional Costs
6 Free Ways To Maximize Brand Value During a Cannabis Industry Correction Now is the time to maximize brand value with things that don’t cost extra. You’ve seen the headlines, the cannabis industry is experiencing its first correction. Consolidations abound. Business closures are making headlines. Capital markets are all but frozen to anyone besides the […]
Capitalizing on the Trend of Celebrity Cannabis CEOs
So you want to make your CEO the star? It’s a growing trend and there’s still room for your celebrity cannabis CEO. The cannabis industry is ready for you, and you can take some tips from outside the cannabis industry to capitalize on the opportunity. From investment opportunities to increased brand value, to policy influence locally […]
5 Tips To Secure Cannabis Speaking Engagements
There are only so many cannabis industry speaking spots in a given year. Securing a cannabis speaking engagement is an honor, so if your cannabis PR and marketing plan includes pitching tradeshow organizers, it’s never too early to get your house in order. Every conference opens calls for speakers differently and every conference accepts pitches […]
3 Tips for Cannabis PR Success
Achieving cannabis PR success is possible -Now is a great time to take stock to define what success looks like. With the hectic tradeshow season behind us for the year, you’re probably sitting down to do some planning for next year (finally!) If you’re like many cannabis brands, you’re taking a look at your current cannabis […]
Should You Hire In-House or Cannabis Agency for Marketing and PR?
What do big cannabis brands and cannabis start-up entrepreneurs have in common? They’re all asking one another, should I hire a cannabis agency or should I hire an in-house team? They’re asking themselves this question against a wild backdrop and volatile cannabis marketplace. There’s a correction happening in the cannabis industry, meanwhile, thousands of cannabis […]
CBD Marketing & PR: Don’t Let Hemp Seed Oil Steal Your Thunder
You know it: CBD beauty marketing is competitive. We’ve all seen it, it’s a thing, especially in the beauty industry: big-name players with big budgets purposely confusing consumers with hemp seed oil to take advantage of the CBD beauty marketing trend. Except for one thing: hemp seed oil, while perfectly wonderful, does not contain CBD. […]
