Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

million in a Series C venture funding round in May 2018, according to Crunchbase. In my assessment, SocialChorus is an interesting internal communications platform – in a time when employee communications is more important than ever. SocialChorus last raised $12.5 It says it has “hundreds of customers…10 of the Fortune 50.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. Video also works well as an internal tool for company announcements or simply to show accessibility, as Intuit CEO Brad Smith does in his “ new employee welcome message.” A real-time response when the stakes are high.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. Read Jim’s insights and my response on Paul Sutton’s PR blog. Online advertising has changed. Could there be a future standard for article strength? What do you guys think? But is this the case for the whole industry?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

Blogging 73

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Paid media and advertising statistics. 1) How long should a blog post be? The average post today is 1,142 words long but it’s clear that blog posts are getting longer – 41% longer than the typical post three years ago. Bloggers, by an overwhelming majority (76%), choose to run their blogs on WordPress. Marketing Spend ).

Content Marketing 124

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

There's no formal methodology and they’re not so much predictions as a series of stories that I’ve recorded on my blog during 2018. Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, fired a warning shot in January 2018 about the contribution of corporations to society beyond profit. billion to the UK economy according to the PRCA Census 2018.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Make your team members track everything that matters within your marketing department – blog views, cost per lead, conversion rates at every stage, webinar attendance rate, paid search efficiency… and report their own KPIs up to you. Do you blog regularly? Every employee needs media training. Creative employee communications.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 169

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Communication channels and actions must be increasingly fluid, agile, and complete, with interesting and objective narratives that engage and awaken the interaction and commitment of employees with the company, and between different areas. Employee communication will continue to be a major focus for many CCOs.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. Branded media, defined in this report as blogs, social media and video weren’t far behind with 27%. How often should you publish on your company blog? How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019? And Other Key Blogging Statistics You Should Know].

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that only 23 percent of employees feel they receive the right amount of recognition for their work, while only 19 percent of managers say recognition is a priority at their workplace. Or your team risks high employee turnover. Invest in technologies that offer training to help employees onboard seamlessly.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. It is firmly on the agenda of industry bodies and progressive organisations are talking steps to address it for employees.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

Marketing 78

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2021

To some extent, faculty members like me are responsible for the extreme price up-tick: Employee salaries often represent organizations’ biggest costs. on advertising. Is it serious social responsibility or is it a straightforward advertising-spend? ” ​ Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog. wait for it.

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Education Financial Transportation Engineering 126

Prohibition

MARCH 5, 2020

Employee Brand Engagement. Over the last few years, many brands have used this simple but effective method of creating social brand ambassadors with current employees. As a 2018 article in Harvard Business Review put it; “employee brand engagement establishes a critical link between employees and customers”.

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Media How To 62

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Each of the speakers has kindly responded to the questions that we didn’t cover in the blog post below. Then set them on the path for promotion just as you would any White employee with great potential. Start a blog and manage proactive social media around it. More than 150 people turned up and engaged in the conversation.

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

Presspage

MARCH 13, 2018

Instead, start by crafting content on your organization’s newsroom or blog, and then tailor content to fit multiple channels outside your owned venues. Brown says: If you don't yet have a blog, or if yours has been forgotten in your marketing strategy, get one going. Blanks cautions PR pros not to focus only on one platform.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Additional reading: 2018: 7 Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse…. 77% said social media influencers; 67% said internal employees and spokespeople; 65% said journalists; 59% said bloggers; 53% said customers; 53% said external experts; and said 30% celebrities. How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

As progressed in my career, I began to have a better appreciation for recruiting, HR and the challenge of talent acquisition and employee retention. That changed in 2018. It’s worth putting a little paid spend to boost links to announcements, invitations and blog posts with targeted social media advertisements.

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Resources Creativity Publicity Local 78

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 23, 2023

Insurance companies like Aflac, Geico, and Progressive are well-known for luring consumers with levity via advertising slapstick, usually at the expense of their own corporate characters: Duck, Gecko, and Flo. ” ​ Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog. ’ To be fair, Wendy’s uses more than one type of humor.

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Insurance Insurance Social Media Comparison 99

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If reaching your audience through industry influencers is on your to-do list for 2018, realize that there are different types of influencers, and you likely will benefit from including variety in your influencer marketing strategy. Joe Yonan (@JoeYonan) February 20, 2018. Consider Employees as Influencers.

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Consumer Corporate Employee Social Media 65

Barokas

JULY 10, 2019

Maybe it’s a logo, a product or even an advertisement. Your employees. But in 2018, the company sent out a single tweet that was provocative enough to turn heads; coming out in opposition against President Trump’s decision to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah: Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. .

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Brand Branding Creativity Examples 97

Shift Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

The most logical source of this, of course for many companies, is your employees, but it’s not just employees. [00:05:26] 00:07:24] Your Blog. When was the last time you blogged on your corporate blog? And when was the last time that you actually read your corporate blog? Do a poll of your employees.

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Facebook Video Brand Branding 116

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In 2018, he and his good friend Erik Requidan started The Minority Report Podcast to create a platform where people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals in marketing could tell their stories and have candid conversations. In the early days, it was just blog posts and whitepapers. He’s also not afraid to speak his mind.

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Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 118

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 15, 2019

Typically, it involves a representative from an advertising agency ranting about the wrongdoings of the industry. This year will mark the third anniversary for the business (though the blog will celebrate 10 years and some 700+ posts). Taking care of your employees helps too. I’ve seen people jump for less. * * *.

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Agency Leadership Corporate Training 79

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The 2019 study was viewed nearly 20,000 times, or about a 2x increase from the 2018 edition. The data is seen by some, like Rand Fishkin , as one of the few alternatives to the data that Google and Facebook collect for their own advertising products. There’s a PR tech question in there too! How did it work?

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Software Analysis Data Tools 103

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In an era of ‘fake news,’ is more important than ever for organizations to be honest and transparent in direct everyday communications with employees, investors, customers, and communities, whether that communication is person to person, through social and PR content, or with traditional media.”. – Colleen Martell | Martell Communications.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

TrendKite was founded by a former Meltwater employee and developed a modern and competitive approach to media monitoring. Third-party data brokers harvest that information for advertising purposes because advertisers want to know if the budget being poured into ads is driving sales. 6) Picks from the PR tech vendor blogs .

Marketing 63

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 63

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

People joined the internet at the rate of one million per day during 2018 according to We Are Social but universal access will take another decade in developing markets as internet access reaches countries such as Africa and India, and hard to reach areas of mature markets.

Publicity 79

Publicity Community Pinterest Reputation 79

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Once we were all in the inflatable rubber donut we were going to ride down in, a teenage park employee shoved us toward the mouth of the slide, which had a spout pouring water down into a dark tunnel. This space is typically reserved for blog posts, infographics, social posts, and e-books. Top of funnel: Content to build awareness.

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