Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. The answers are starting to feel repetitive and formulaic.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

According to the Cision State of the Media Report , 59% of U.S. consumers say they are suspicious of news content. Traditional news outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported double-digit increases, and cable news ad revenue is up a whopping 25%. Yet the business of public relations is thriving.

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Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If you’ve ever tried to submit expense reports using Concur software, you know what I mean. The consulting firm surveyed 200 B2B marketers in the US, UK, France and Germany, and conducted some two dozen interviews, to produce a report that describes how B2B marketing is being reshaped. It was hard to use.

B2B 165

B2B Leadership Marketing Software 165

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Which organizations, blogs, anything communications/PR, do you recommend subscribing?” I’m grateful to whoever mentioned my work; this blog has been publishing for more than 10 years. PR blogs You have to keep an eye on blogs because blogs come and go – countless PR blogs used to be great that no longer publish.

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Resources Publicity Reddit Interviews 121

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

You’ve spent weeks or months pitching a key reporter. The reporter didn’t reject the story idea, instead, they asked for something far more difficult to attain: “Do you have a customer I can talk to?”. Build Trust with Content Interviews First. A simple way to do this is to request an interview for a corporate blog.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging How To Media 60

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Blogs are an effective way for PR and marketing pros to get information quickly and easily. With so many blogs out there, the challenge becomes which ones to choose while you’re on your daily commute, coffee break or even at your desk. Its blog is also very educational. Holmes Report. holmesreport. Entrepreneur.

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Blogging Resources Internal International 61

Critical Mention

MARCH 20, 2019

Whether you are an influencer or your job entails promoting a subject matter expert, knowing the ins and outs of how to conduct a social media interview is an essential skill for your earned media goals. This can make the difference between getting the interview or not. Make sure you have a secure internet or Wi-Fi connection.

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Skype Interviews Facebook How To 72

5W PR

AUGUST 23, 2023

They create press releases , media pitches, and coordinate interviews to generate positive media coverage. A media relations manager is skilled at crafting compelling press materials and fostering positive relationships with journalists and reporters.

Publicity 78

Publicity Public Affairs Crisis Communications Policies 78

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

If you’re looking for a short and easy answer to blogging questions, here you go: How long should a blog post be? How long should it take to write a blog post? How often should I publish blog posts? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple.

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B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. The report noted in observation: “Fifty-eight percent of respondents cited engagement as a big challenge, compared to 35 percent in our 2017 survey. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. 25% say cost of new leads.

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B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

To understand the impact of multimedia, we must acknowledge the fact that content is everywhere and there is no way to escape it. When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content. Visual Content Impacts Your Performance. Create more visual content.

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How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Sword and the Script

JULY 27, 2021

I believe the nuance is this is really an explosion in DIY PR and digital marketers moonlighting in PR. There’s no chance a bona fide reporter (or reputable blogger) will bite. However, reporters still must wade through all these messages – hundreds a day in some cases. Research reporters and reach out to the right ones.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Survey 175

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

A day turns into a week, a week into a month, and the reporter has long since dropped the story idea and never answers an email from your company again. People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog.

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B2B Media eBook Interviews 79

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? Google continuously updates its algorithms to rank blog posts and web pages.

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SEO Strategy Google Engineering 134

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content. A while back I was having trouble reaching one reporter for a client. In this case, I couldn’t get a reply from this reporter. So too is sponsored content.

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Pitching Media Relations Survey Advertising 114

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to WordPress, users create 70 million blog posts per month through its platform. Add to that all the content created across other platforms, and you’ve got a world saturated with content. They serve as the cornerstone of your content marketing strategy.

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How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2016

I had to make this interview. My media relations and outreach efforts had secured an interview with CNBC for a technology client and the reporter had flown in to conduct it in person. The reporter had flown in earlier and the interview went on as planned. Interview notes are useful content.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Interviews Pitching 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences. The idea is helping PR understand how reporters prefer to be pitched and improve your chances of coverage. Vetted verifies the contacts in its listing as experts, so reporters can contact them with confidence.

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 90

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Some clients require category or competitive monitoring reports as early as 8:00 a.m. And once a client is interviewed by a publication, we can set an alert rather than conducting hourly searches for the posted article (although in some cases we do both!). Social content is simple. PR media monitoring can be a breeze.

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Pitching Agency Tools Resources 136

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

That’s according to research firm eMar keter in piece that draws from several survey sources titled: How Do B2B Marketers Create Buyer Personas ? Another 54% said they relied on current customer interviews, while approximately 52% used marketing team recommendations.” Bold emphasis added ]. B2B Customers Want Thought Leadership.

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B2B Marketing How To Survey 115

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The reason for this, it turns out, is super simple: Most marketers don’t ever talk to their prospects and clients. The empathy marketing problem. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2019 B2B Research report, just 42 percent of B2B marketers talk to clients as part of their research.

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Marketing How To B2B Exercises 108

Cision

JULY 29, 2015

Q: What makes podcasting unique in comparison to other forms of content (blog posts, videos, etc.)? A: Audio content is incredibly intimate: you’re whispering into someone’s ear. Some people don’t read long blog posts. Forty-six million Americans reported having listened to a podcast within the past month.

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Interviews Comparison Video Exercises 120

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? They know that content powers the customer journey.

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B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 27, 2014

LinkedIn’s on-site blog platform allows a member to post articles on LinkedIn. It works like most blog platforms, so you can upload photos, highlight a quote, create hyperlinks and change basic font and size settings. Interview them and share THEIR opinions, not yours. What is it?

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LinkedIn Leadership Interviews Digital PR 167

Cision

JULY 25, 2017

” That’s a pretty bold statement considering that Google has more than 200 reported ranking factors. For example, if you are in the public relations industry you would be better off having a site like PRWeek to link to you than a small agency blog that’s only been around for a couple of years.

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Strategy How To SEO Engineering 257

Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

In this interview, Erik discusses moving from one media world to the next. While Burns360 is an agency that is embracing new PR concepts like digital and content marketing, its belief that journalism is essential to PR has never wavered. Don’t make a reporter bend over backwards to tell YOUR story. Leave your cell phone.

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Television Pitching Journalism Interviews 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. It’s well worth a read as well.

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Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

At the end of 2016, we decided to share what we were learning, leveraging HubSpot to launch the Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute. Early posts on Marketing AI Institute’s blog. The Solution: Content Strategy That Drives Growth. Building a media property starts with market fit.

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Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

That’s according to a report – 2019 Digital Brand: Awareness, Engagement & Action Index (reg. The report aimed to understand how to cut through the noise – and polled 1,000 respondents to discover what drives “awareness, engagement and action” online. How often should you publish on your company blog?

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Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick. I’m a published poet.

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Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Yes, they can help you add a financial value to your reporting.

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 24, 2018

Media and influencers read analyst reports and white papers, so the reach can become exponential. This is a sign that their expertise is relatively up-to-date, and academic credentials are a plus, particularly when it comes to being quoted in media interviews. Bylined content. Sponsored surveys or research reports.

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B2B Brand Branding Trade Shows 136

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI. Of the marketers who responded to Wyzowl’s State of Video Marketing 2023 report , 92% say video gives them a good return on their investment.

Video 132

Video Strategy Marketing Instagram 132

Cision

APRIL 28, 2016

Ray Hennessey, chief innovation officer at JConnelly, says to create good content you need to first understand what your audience needs and wants. In this interview, Ray discusses what makes good storytelling, why audiences are ignoring brand content and how to provide authenticity in your communication with your audience.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Community Mobile Storytelling 120

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. When I was director of corporate communications at a local healthcare organization, I would regularly receive a number of resumes from reporters whenever PR jobs opened up.

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Danielle Dickinson – The Castle Group. For the original blog, please visit here. Both TBL and ESG are frameworks to measure the sustainability of a company, and each play an important role in event planning.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

Fewer reporters, high turnover of journalists, lack of beat reporting,” said another. A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing. 3 More Reasons Media Relations is Harder.

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76