Catalyst | October 2024
This month, we explore how brands are capitalizing on consumer trends shaping the future of travel and tourism, uncover the ways a shoe is benefiting public health and economic development, dig into the demand for PR pros to tie results to the bottom line, investigate the growth of digital health in Kenya and so much more.
TRAVEL
TrendHawk 2024
From sleep tourism, surprise getaways, and solo travel to cultural immersion and culinary adventures, the newest edition of our TrendHawk report explores the latest shifts and insights in the travel and lifestyle spheres across the globe.
Discover how brands are capitalizing on consumer trends shaping the future of travel, tourism and hospitality.
WTTC Global Summit 2024: The Runway for the Future of Travel and Tourism
By: Debbie Flynn , Global Travel Practice Lead
Industry and government leaders gathered at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Perth to align efforts in supporting the travel sector and embracing a safer, more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.
PURPOSE + SOCIAL IMPACT
What if a Shoe Could Change the World?
By: Celia Jones , Global CMO
Manny Ohonme , president and co-founder of The World Shoe , sat down with Celia Jones, FINN’s Global CMO, to reveal how World Shoe has developed a novel solution to address the massive public health issue of foot-borne diseases, while also providing economic development for underserved communities.
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Innovation is What You Demonstrate, Not What You Say You Do
By: Antoinette (Toni) W. , Strategy Manager
How do you activate innovation? Some of the most innovative people in the last decade offer insight into the process during this year’s Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City.
The Role of Communication in Promoting Sustainable Practices
How can storytelling effectively raise awareness of complex issues and drive people to take action? FINN Managing Partner Jessica Berk Ross and Erin Simon , VP and Head of Plastic Waste & Business at World Wildlife Fund , team up to explore communications strategies for navigating environmental challenges.
MARKETING + COMMS
Own the Customer Journey to Help Prove PR’s Role in Driving Sales
PR professionals can’t rely solely on metrics like media impressions to prove their value – the C-suite wants hard numbers that directly impact the bottom line. Greg Swan , senior partner at FINN Partners, believes it’s time for PR professionals to think with a marketing mindset.
BOOM SCROLL: OCTOBER 2024
Fall is here, and so is the latest edition of FINN’s BOOM SCROLL. Catch up quick on the biggest moves and shakes in social media that you may have missed:
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How Business Development Leaders Can Act On Key Industry Trends And Challenges
By: Barry Reicherter , Managing Partner
Understanding trends in your industry is one thing; communicating how your business is addressing those trends, why it matters, and why you’re the valuable partner your audience needs is another.
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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Safe Workplaces: 6 Qualities of Companies that Get Safety Right
By: Jill Davis , Content and Marketing Director
As workplace culture experts, we have partnered with health and safety leaders, as well as leaders in HR and communications, to put a culture of safety at the core of their businesses. Our campaigns work on the human piece of the safety culture equation, turning safety into the mission that employees care deeply about.
HEALTH
Voices of Change: Role of Communicators in Building a Healthier India
By: Adithya Kumar , Senior Executive–Content
From breaking myths to saving lives, health communicators are the real changemakers shaping India’s health future. Here’s why communication is the true currency of health in an age where misinformation is blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
The Evolution of Healthcare in Kenya Amidst Doctors’ Strike and the Rise of Digital Health Innovations
By: Sharon Quntai , Communications Specialist
The recent doctors' strike in Kenya has spotlighted the vulnerabilities of traditional healthcare systems. Kenyan healthcare experts share their perspectives on how to further improve the effectiveness and reach of digital healthcare in rural areas.
TECH
Are We Overcomplicating Authentication?
By: Richard Scarlett , Senior Partner
Password protection has come a long way. Now, we’re navigating multi-factor authentication (MFA), social sign-on, single sign-on, biometrics and other passwordless systems designed to keep our data secure. Have we made the whole thing too complicated for the average user?
MOMENTUM
WTTC Names FINN Partners as Global Agency to Lead Communications for the launch of ‘Together in Travel’ global community
FINN Partners Named to the Prestigious ‘The PR Net 100’ list
Istituto Marangoni London Appoints FINN Partners as Its Social Media Agency
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