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Too Many Priorities: The 10 Top Communications Challenges Facing PR in 2021

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Top communications challenges are 1) too many priorities 2) cutting through the noise and 3) working with “leaders that don’t understand comms” (36%) – educating execs is “superpower” . When businesses face a problem they don’t know how to solve, it tends to turn to one of two departments for help: legal or communications.

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PR Placing a Premium on Creativity; Findings from 5 Studies in Public Relations

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I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. click image for higher resolution).

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Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications

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CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR

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That’s according to the 2021 JOTW Communications Survey , which polled 300 communications professionals. These are veteran communicators too – about 88% of respondents have 11 or more years of experience as a professional communicator. click image for higher resolution). click image for higher resolution).

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Wake of the Pandemic: Businesses Value the Role of PR and Communications More than Ever [Survey]

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Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Organizations value communications more than ever. click image for higher resolution ). The media relations struggle.

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The Volume and Variety of Communications Work is Shifting, Finds 5th Annual Survey of Comms Pros

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The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. ” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons.

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Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]

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click image for higher resolution). It finished the full year 2021 with $403 million in sales and was cash-flow positive. million on R&D in 2021, which works out to about 10% of revenue. By contrast, Meltwater spent roughly $100 million on three acquisitions in 2021. HubSpot spent 18% of revenue in 2021 on R&D.

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