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Noisy Trumpet is moving into March with some exciting news! We are happy to announce our new client, J. Philippus Art Studio & Gallery, a local teaching art studio and gallery. Noisy Trumpet will oversee their digital marketing and public relations needs. Specifically, a brand refresh, website development and digital advertising efforts. We look forward to this new partnership, and can’t wait to show you all the great things we have in store! In the meantime, check out the new logo we’ve created.

March is also National Reading Month. In celebration, our client SA YES is unveiling THREE “Little Lockers” this month. These “Little Lockers” will provide art supplies and outdoor activities in the summer, and books on a variety of topics throughout the school year in South San ISD, Edgewood ISD, and Del Valle ISD. Stay tuned for photos of the unveilings to be featured on our upcoming blog!

In addition, our client Thomas J. Henry recently launched the “Keep Texas Safe” campaign which brings to light and opposes two new proposed bills (HB 19 and SB 207). If passed, these two bills will infringe on Texans’ constitutional right to a fair personal injury trial, and make Texas roads more dangerous for drivers. Since Monday, March 8, 3,000 constituents have signed a petition against the bills on change.org. In support of the campaign, Noisy Trumpet assisted with media relations, coordination and monitoring. To date, the campaign has secured 40 broadcast and online media hits, resulting in over 55.5M impressions. To learn more about the “Keep Texas Safe” campaign please visit: www.keeptexassafe.com 

Do you or your company have a project Noisy Trumpet can assist with, or do you want to stay informed on our latest agency trends? Contact us today. We’re just one call, like, follow, retweet, and DM away!

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A Super Bowl Sunday Unlike Any Other

If you are anything like the 148.5 million people around the world, you spent your Sunday night watching Super Bowl LV. Whether you are a football fan or not, it seemed like this year’s Super Bowl elicited more buzz than previous years. As a result of the pandemic, people are hunkered down at home, creating the perfect recipe for a highly-viewed event. This year, there was also a general sense of curiosity as to how the game could be played while adhering to COVID-19 protocols. Would the audience be socially distant? What was in store for the halftime show? And most importantly for us marketing folks, what were the ads going to look like?

Leading up to the game, the buzz was that major advertisers synonymous with prior Super Bowls, such as Budweiser, Coke, Pepsi, and Hyundai, were not going to feature ads this year. Instead, the companies would put those marketing dollars towards COVID relief efforts. The cost to place a 30-second ad in the Super Bowl is $5.6 million. With that high price tag and the majority of businesses taking a financial hit this year due to the pandemic, it’s likely that other businesses shifted their plans and sat this one out as well.

Although there were still companies that secured their Super Bowl spotlight, looking holistically at the commercials, the often care-free and lightheartedness shifted to a focus on building a sense of community. There were still the much-welcomed displays of humor but overall, the sentiment felt different.

In the world of marketing, professionals listen to the pulse of their audience and produce content that will effectively resonate with them. Advertisers this year provided us with content that was full of emotion, glimpses of positivity, and a sense of humor. What Super Bowl commercial resonated with you, and why?

At Noisy Trumpet, we take the time to listen to our clients’ needs and provide them with results-driven resources that will allow their campaigns to succeed. Is your business or brand looking to grow your visibility and create meaningful messaging that will captivate your audience? Contact us today. We’re just one call, like, follow, retweet, and DM away!

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Noisy Trumpet CEO Helps Lead the Way for Future PR Professionals

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the nation’s leading professional organization dedicated to communications professionals. As a result of Noisy Trumpet CEO Fran Yanity’s thought leadership and active community mentorship, she recently accepted a position on the Board of Directors for PRSA’s San Antonio chapter. During this annual term, she will specifically chair the management and promotion of The Marilyn Potts Endowment Fund, dedicated to the chapter’s previous and late President, Marilyn Potts.

Created in 2007, The Marilyn Potts Endowment Fund aims to support communications students in the community by providing scholarships and offering professional development opportunities tailored to meet the needs of young practitioners. The fund will help mentor the next generation of public relations leaders in San Antonio.

A ‘community-first’ mindset has been a prominent pillar since the foundation of the agency. From the beginning, our CEO believed that in order to lead the way for future communications professionals in our community, you must invest in their growth. Therefore, this year Noisy Trumpet is honored to match the $1,000 scholarship amount which will benefit a full-time enrolled student at a local university pursuing a communications degree who has demonstrated active participation in public relations outside of the classroom.

To learn about PRSA’s Marilyn Pott Endowment fund, please visit: PRSA Endowment

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Noisy Trumpet to Offer PR Solutions for PIMLAR

PIMLAR Solutions is a veteran-owned business established in 2016 that provides legal services including strategy, e-discovery, evidence analysis, arguments, and asset recovery. Their team of experts includes certified fraud examiners, and experts in the insurance, medical, accounting, and legal industries.

We’re excited to announce that Noisy Trumpet is teaming up with this San Antonio-based company to provide public relations support. Our strategy for this 3-month campaign will include media outreach to local, regional, and national media, trade publications, and podcasts. We will also be working with the client to secure thought leadership articles across print and digital media in high-traffic outlets such as The San Antonio Express-News and San Antonio Report. Stay tuned to our website as we begin to roll out our newest campaign alongside PIMLAR Solutions! If you’d like to learn more about our newest client and their extensive investigative services, visit them at pimlar.com.

Are you a business looking to drive leads and traffic to your site or business? Our strategic public relations campaigns can help you reach your target audiences across multiple devices and platforms. Contact us today. We’re just one call, like, follow, retweet, and DM away!

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APA and Noisy Trumpet Knock Out National Payroll Week Campaign

For many of us, our paycheck arrives weekly or biweekly, but have you ever thought about the payroll professionals that make sure you get paid on time? As we try to navigate the current pandemic, this has become more important than ever.

Every year, The American Payroll Association conducts more than 300 payroll training conferences and seminars across the country and publishes a complete library of resource texts and newsletters. APA and Noisy Trumpet team up every September to launch a campaign to promote “National Payroll Week.” This digital campaign aims to capture survey data and offer tools to the everyday employee looking to make the most out of their paychecks. The best part is that every participant is entered to win a paycheck and a dream vacation getaway!

For this project, we worked alongside our sister agency, The PM Group, to secure spots on national television networks such as CNN and Fox Business, as well as print ads in The New York Times and USA Today. Noisy Trumpet’s digital team worked to create a holistic digital strategy to drive awareness and conversions. For this campaign, we ran ads across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube resulting in nearly 4 million impressions. Our team also utilized native ads for a seamless ad experience to reach people no matter where they were including high profile websites such as The Food Network, Good Housekeeping, and HGTV.

Stay tuned as we work alongside APA to create highly targeted campaigns in 2021 for National Payroll Week! Are you a nonprofit looking to drive traffic and awareness towards your cause? We want you to #BeHeard! We’re just one call, follow, like, retweet, or DM away!

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Noisy Trumpet Recognized for 2020 Marketing Excellence Award

Once again, Noisy Trumpet was recognized for a 2020 Marketing Excellence Award from the American Marketing Association! The awards celebration took place on Thursday, September 24, at Alamo Beer Company.

Noisy Trumpet took home second place in the Non-Profit/Governmental category for our work with San Antonio Sports’ “The Power of Sport” Campaign.”

Founded in 1984, San Antonio Sports is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to transform the community through the power of sport. Recognizing the link between healthy bodies and minds, the organization works to provide programs that encourage families to lead active, healthy lifestyles.

The “Power of Sport” campaign utilized a multi-pronged approach that included foundation building, traditional advertising and public relations. Noisy Trumpet developed key messages, media materials such as a detailed infographic, a press release highlighting the research, coordinated on-air media appearances with prominent business leaders, and conducted media outreach to national, regional and local outlets.

To further supplement the campaign, Noisy Trumpet identified and secured social influencers who could further disseminate our messaging across social channels. These influencers shared what the “Power of Sport” meant to them and the impact youth sports had on their lives.

The effectiveness of the “Power of Sport” campaign is measured by the following results:

  • The campaign secured 18 prominent spokespeople and met the fundraising goal of $800K in commitments from the local business community.
  • The i play! afterschool program was expanded to 10 new schools.
  • National distribution of the campaign press release resulted in 163 placements by top publications.
  • Developed 21 spots on cable & TV that aired over 25,200 times.
  • Secured 26 insertions with over 1.6M impressions in the San Antonio Express-News.
  • Featured on-air in 25 “Power of Sport” segments and on the Sports2Nite.com website resulting in 15.4K segment video views.
  • Morning show features on “Daytime at Nine,” “San Antonio Living,” “Great Day SA,” as well as a special spotlight on KSAT’s “Year of the Woman” segment.
  • Secured 12 hits and a total of 2.88M impressions in print, broadcast and online coverage.
  • Secured seven local community social influencers to promote the research and share their “Power of Sport” story across social channels.
  • From January 2019 to December 2019, we grew San Antonio Sports’ social following.

To learn more about the “Power of Sport” campaign, visit our case study page. The Noisy Trumpet team is honored to be recognized alongside other firms across the city! To stay up to date with the latest agency news, stay social with us. We’re just one call, like, follow, retweet and DM away.

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5 Reasons to Work with a Digital and Public Relations Agency

With step-by-step social media marketing plans becoming easily available online, it can be tempting to carry out digital marketing or public relations projects yourself, rather than working with an agency. After all, how hard could it be to take a photo and post it on Instagram, right?

What you don’t see behind the post, is the research that went into carefully selecting keywords, testing times for the most interactions and multiple edits to a graphic or copy. Here are 5 reasons why we believe agencies are the best choice to carry out your marketing needs:

Multiple Teams

Agencies are made up of smaller teams which focus on one element of a modern marketing strategy. Graphic design, digital, public relations, marketing and web development are a couple of the teams housed in an agency. As opposed to doing everything yourself, a digital agency will have multiple teams working together on your content, catching errors and giving feedback. Not only is each team equipped with expertise in their specialized area, but they also have the technical knowledge needed to make your campaign function correctly.

Experience

Simply put — this is what we do. Seasoned team members within an agency bring years of experience to the table when creating client campaigns and reaching specific audiences.  Sure, it may seem easy to boost a Facebook post, but we have experience running full-blown ad campaigns to custom audiences. We know the ins and outs of these tools and are constantly keeping up to date with the latest trends and updates. Our experience isn’t all we rely on. Marketing executives will bring new, innovating ideas and technologies to your project to make your business more successful.  

Resources

Marketing agencies will have access to resources which would otherwise be expensive to you. Graphic designers are armed with the top creative services programs in the market and will use those to create your media and print materials. Digital teams and web developing teams will easily use SEO/ keyword research programs or website building tools. Agencies also have established connections with media contacts and influencers for getting your content published. Financial resources, such as discounts, are also available to companies who often buy media for their clients.

With these added resources, your agency has access to sophisticated analytics that can be used to optimize your campaign. Don’t worry if you don’t speak ‘data’ — your agency will explain what all of the numbers and charts mean.

Time and Money

The combined cost of design programs, web tools and research programs will leave a well-sized dent in your wallet. When you hire an agency to assist you, you will save on unconsidered costs. Additionally, most digital marketing and PR agencies will work with your budget to make sure you are getting the most out of your money. Working with professionals will also save you the time of trying to learn everything on your own.

In the end, working with a digital and public relations agency is like receiving a package deal. You have the ability to utilize every resource within the agency and save money while doing it. With an agency, you’ll be confident that your Instagram post will be more likely to generate real results.

 

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Facebook Tests Radical Changes to Pages Organic Reach

If you run a Facebook Page for your business like most of us, you are well aware that it is a constant battle to get adequate reach with organic posts. In fact, there has been a steady decline in Facebook Page’s organic reach in recent years, all thanks to the increasing competition.

Soon, this problem may be replaced by something even more unsettling.

What’s Changing

As of today, the standard news feed for users includes posts from family and friends as well as posts from Pages users follow. The News Feed algorithm adjusts this content to show the user what is the most relevant to them.

However, recent insights of Facebook users suggest they desire an easier way to connect specifically with their family and friends posts rather than scrolling through a variety of content. In lieu of the insight, Facebook is testing a new system that moves Page’s organic posts into their newly constructed Explore feed.

The Consequences

So, what does this mean for those of us that run these Pages?

First, this means that Page’s may have to lean more into the current trend of pay-for-play on the platform and loosen their grips on the proverbial wallet. Page’s will have to pay in order to be seen by users in the old newsfeed.

Second, the usage behaviors of Facebook users will have to be reexamined. Facebook is becoming increasingly family-centric. Users go there to socialize with their inner circles rather than be entertained like they are on Instagram. This means that there will need to be a shift in focus to the details of the Explore feature; how content reaches users, how users interact with this feature and which users use this feature the most.

What’s Next

As of right now, a Facebook spokesperson says that the company has no plan to roll out this change globally in the near future. More research will be needed to see how this adjustment works and what impact it has on reach, engagement and, ultimately, sales.

So, for now, you can relax and trust that Noisy Trumpet will keep you updated on this topic and others.

If you feel that you need a specialized team to help you and your business stay updated on trends in social media marketing, contact us so we can help your brand’s voice to stand out and be heard.