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Board members with marketing experience improve shareholder returns by 3% [benchmark]

Sword and the Script

of boards have directors with marketing experience, but 100% have directors with finance experience Companies that have board members with marketing experience outperform companies that do not. That’s the high-level finding of an academic study titled, When and How Does Board-Level Marketing Experience Impact Firm Performance ?

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Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR

Sword and the Script

Studies show the average email marketing campaign has a 20% open rate and 2% CTR. Top metrics for marcom and PR vary The top metric for marketing communication (marcom) leaders is leads generated while the top metric for PR is stories placed. Sword and the Script is a boutique B2B marketing, PR and communications consultancy.

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#PRStudChat Discusses How to Get Started with Digital Marketing Analytics

Deirdre Breakenridge

They seek out marketing and PR professionals who have a good grasp of digital analytics and how to track and measure campaign results and prove business value. ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather for an in-depth Twitter discussion on digital marketing analytics from importance and priorities to impactful experiences.

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Five years later: Reflecting on 7 big social media trends from 2013

Communications Conversations

But, that post and Amanda’s note got me thinking: How far have we really come in social media marketing circles in just five years. Because, lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the NEGATIVE effects of social media marketing. Think about how MUCH social media marketing has evolved in five years. Thank, God.

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5 Benefits Of Interning At A PR Firm

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Guest post by Crenshaw Communications intern, Murphy Pressley. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that, since 2013, 60% of each graduating class had participated in an internship and/or co-op at some point in their college career. College is a transformation for students. Explore different career paths.

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Three Random Thoughts on April 19, 2013

Waxing UnLyrical

I was out at the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit (which was great), but it was also the day the week’s horrors in Boston came to a culmination … though none of us could have foreseen that. Boston_Police) April 20, 2013. Three Random Thoughts on April 19, 2013 is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Stand by for further info.

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Characterising a COVID-19 PRstack

Stephen Waddington

Communications and public relations teams have moved to virtual working during COVID-19. is investigating the impact of the pandemic on the tools used by agencies and communication teams. I led a project called PRstack support by Prezly in 2013 to define a toolset for public relations. The Wadds Inc.