Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A study by a marketing analytics firm found “On average, brands that increased media investment [during a recession] realized roughly a 17 percent growth in incremental sales, and more than half saw subsequent improvements in year-over-year ROIs over a two-year period during the recession.”. Source: 3 Studies Branding and Marketing ).

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

I’d recently written a couple of pieces about AI and ethics based on some extended conversations I’d had with ChatGPT. In those discussions I probed the bot’s moral mind, asking it almost any ethical question I could conceive. Furthermore, assessing consequences is just one facet of ethics.

Ethics 94

Ethics Advertising Advertising Analysis 94

Mindful Marketing

JULY 26, 2019

In an age of artificial intelligence and deepfakes, it’s not surprising that some brands are promoting themselves using people who aren’t people. based start-up of ‘engineers, storytellers, and dreamers’ who claim to specialize in artificial intelligence and robotics.” million followers on Instagram.

Ethics 70

Ethics Consumer Reputation Corporate 70

Mark My Words

JANUARY 14, 2021

Couple’s £30m ($40m) contract with Spotify seen as step towards their ‘billion-dollar brand’ after Netflix deal. Royal biography Angela Levin has branded Harry ‘disloyal’ for taking money from Netflix when it was ‘ridiculing’ his family in popular series The Crown.

Privacy 60

Privacy Healthcare Instagram Banking 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. Trust in the media The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer (opens as a PDF) puts the trust between the public and media at 41% worldwide. Engagement with news brands online is messy and tricky to measure.

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Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I believe there will be an acceleration towards humanizing brands, putting individuals in front of a corporate identity, in an effort to emotionally connect with customers.”. – BJ Schaknowski | Vertafore. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I What this does to the customer experience and brand loyalty is significant.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It promised to dislodge traditional media and enable any individual, organisation or brand to become a publisher. Steve Earl and I captured many of these shifts in organisational communication in Brand Anarchy and Brand Vandals. Three decades on I’m less positive. In the past year Facebook has proven unfit to regulate itself.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2019

In 2018, we debuted “The Explainer,” a Strategies & Tactics column featuring advice for communicators on topics ranging from office party etiquette and GIF-making to working from home and interacting with new bosses. To get more Instagram followers , tag brands and related accounts in your photos to encourage reposting.

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Instagram Storytelling Writing Strategy 102

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

This is an article and deck about the outlook for public relations and social media in 2018. I’ve also included a call to action that may be helpful in your planning for 2018. My view is that 2018 will prove to be a breakthrough year for the professionalism of public relations as a result of a concerted effort on a number of fronts.

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Publicity Ethics Data Community 164