Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 (see these posts covering the executive summary , top challenges , organizational trust in media and views on media bias ). So says a 2022 survey conducted by PRWeek for ICR.

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Survey Corporate Communications Financial 81

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

Technology 134

Technology Study Communications Survey 134

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Another edition of the bi-annual survey of CMOs published by Christine Moorman , a professor at the business school at Duke University, was published at the end of August. I’ve read and written about the survey since about 2013 and have found it to be an interesting indicator of industry benchmarks. 4) Do employees trust their brand?

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Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 98

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” The survey had three findings that stood out to me: 1. This is cited ahead of leadership quality (76%) and technological innovation (72%).” The purpose?

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Financial Marketing Survey B2B 152

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended long-planned marketing and PR campaigns for nearly every major brand. Early into the social distancing phase several brands quickly acknowledged the situation through visuals. But the most PR-powerful gesture may have been by Yum Brands. Youth brands fight bad info, promote mental health.

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Communicators have increased their prioritization of brand language to enhance cross-channel customer engagement, but new research from brand language optimization firm Phrasee reveals growing stress over creating high-quality content amidst constant change.

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Enterprise Brand Branding Marketing 146

Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2023

So, we conducted a consumer survey. Here’s what happened next: The media boosted coverage, mostly around ChatGPT itself but also how the technology works, the risks, the influx of VC funding and more. Here is what our survey of 1,000 employed U.S. AI became a PR push for many companies (with an AI tech product and not).

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Survey How To Storytelling Corporate 60

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Technology and social networking brands are the loyalty beneficiaries of the coronavirus pandemic, as seventeen percent of this year’s Brand Keys Top 100 Loyalty Leaders were represented in those two sectors. The post Tech brands are loyalty winners during COVID—what they’re doing right appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

One of the sources of this information is media monitoring and social listening technology. While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past).

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Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2016

At SHIFT we are constantly digging into media and talking to reporters to understand general themes for all types of industries from technology to consumer products. That’s where a survey can come in. What can a survey do for your brand? Here’s a snapshot of the survey goals and outcomes. Baseline and eWeek.

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Survey Data Brand Branding 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 10, 2023

If PR teams aren’t at least exploring the best ways to incorporate this game-changing technology, are we even in the “AI arms race?” A Harris survey found that 40% of workers worry that the AI-powered chatbot will replace them; yet 60% are optimistic that generative AI will make them more productive! Let’s be practical.

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Publicity Retail Tools B2B 410

Sword and the Script

JULY 25, 2023

Brand building is increasingly important as B2B prospects come to a decision before ever talking to sales, yet a new report finds 69% of CFOs view brand marketing as a cost center Most searches are zero-click searches. In effect, it’s made branding cool again. There’s a lot of evidence that brand building is valuable.

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B2B Brand Branding Marketing 100

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 5, 2019

There’s no doubt that technology continues to have an impact on the PR industry. So much so that the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism issues an annual Global Communications Report based on survey results from PR professionals and students and, new this year, CEOs of small, mid-size, and large organizations.

Technology 66

Technology Trends Survey Report 66

PRSay

JUNE 28, 2023

Consider the following findings from Cision’s 2023 State of the Media Report , a survey of more than 3,000 journalists worldwide: Press releases are cited as the resource journalists want to receive the most from brands and PR professionals Journalists ranked press releases No. reveals,” “shows,” “announces,” etc.)

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Brand Branding Infographics How To 145

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. HARO is a name universally recognized brand, so the rebrand doesn’t make sense to me at all.

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Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 155

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Moreover, three recent surveys of CMOs suggests it has practical applications as budgets, which on the whole have grown over the last few years, will continue to grow. Here are the cliff notes to each of those three surveys. The CMO Survey hasn’t reported growth of less than 5% since late 2015. of company revenues.

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Survey Marketing Exercises Study 88

5W PR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

These days, consumers are more selective with where they spend and brands looking to reach customers face a very specific challenge. Surveys, focus groups, and social listening can reveal the specific needs and preferences of the target audience. Share the brand story , values, and mission. Remember, wellness is for all.

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Consumer Industry Brand Branding 78

Onclusive

MARCH 24, 2022

This week, we continue our discussion of PR measurement best practices with our thoughts on the data and technology that can help you measure success, and an overview of two measurement frameworks our customers use in their organizations. The right communications data and technology partner will support you in all these key areas: .

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Measurement Data Hotels Viral 396

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2024

If you read my posts, they are all about surveys and studies and I checked the sources (i.e. And in turn, that tells us about how advertising works: it mainly works by building and refreshing memory links to the brand. So, if your advertising is better at building brand-relevant memories, your brand becomes more competitive.”

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B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 135

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

By Amanda Munroe, SVP, Technology Practice. In our Workplace Tech and Services practice at SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients on building up narratives around the resulting labor shortage and what it means to the American worker, workplace technology adoption and the future of work. The post Is Your Brand Messaging Recession-Ready?

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Brand Branding SEO Employee 78

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

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B2B Leadership Marketing Software 169

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2020

With news cycles changing moment to moment, the savvy use of simple technology tools by PR professionals has never been more important. But with many services available and tech evolving rapidly, picking the right software can help boost strategic communications for a brand. UberConference.

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Tools Software Survey Meeting 295

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. The company maintains and sells access to an online media contact database, which serves as the population from which the survey sample is drawn. The survey suggests reporter views of the top challenges they face is splintered.

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Survey Report Media B2B 103

Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2019

How many people think of technology when they hear the word innovation ? While technology can certainly change how we do marketing, it’s still reliant on creative inputs. Forrester’s Jay Pattisall discusses the ‘sea of sameness’ effect that brands now face in a recent article entitled ‘ Is Your Brand Desperate to Differentiate ?’”.

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Creativity Technology Marketing Web 79

Cision

AUGUST 6, 2015

Want to learn how travel technology impacts your brand? Read Cision Global Insight’s free “Integrating Travel Technology Into the Customer Experience” white paper today! Want to see all of Cision’s key findings on travelers’ technology preferences? In-Flight Entertainment (IFE).

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Travel Technology Airlines Wireless 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. The 10 th annual survey polled an impressive ~2,000 reporters in 10 countries. The survey also revealed several other interesting statistics: Getting it right vs. getting it first.

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Survey Journalism Study Pitching 96

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To unpack this more and understand what it means for brands and businesses we sat down with Tonia Ries, who leads the Trust Barometer at Edelman’s Trust Institute, to discuss the findings from this year’s report. This question informed much of their work in the second part of the survey. Source: Trust Barometer, p.35

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Government Survey Technology Ethics 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

For example, a retail tech business may focus on price optimization technology, but it may have executives who can speak to broader trends within certain retail verticals or retail as whole — trends like multichannel retailing; micro-fulfillment; or artificial intelligence applications. Don’t fear the vertical.

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Retail Media B2B Pitching 368

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey , a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. It’s a survey I’ve followed for several years as I usually find the benchmarks, particularly around marketing budgets, useful. In the technology vertical, budget growth is expected to grow even more – to 12.4%

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Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Wadds Inc.

MAY 19, 2024

The report argues that the current role of corporate communications has been elevated significantly because of geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption, societal shifts, and heightened stakeholder expectations. These technologies provide deeper insights and facilitate more effective and ethical decision-making processes.

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Report Communications Public Affairs Ethics 59

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Over the last few months, there have been three separate surveys that polled hundreds of editors, reporter sand journalists. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder.

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Survey Media Relations Report Media 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI (gAI). Another 33% say they “plan to explore it” although the timeline was not clear in the survey results. That cohort certainly shouldn’t be counted as among those who are using AI, although it has been.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 152

PRSay

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As technology has evolved and offered us as practitioners in the PR profession new ways of doing our work, communications should be getting easier and more engaging. In partnership with PRSA, APPrise Mobile recently conducted research and published a report regarding the use of technology in the PR and communications industry.

Technology 66

Technology Communications Mobile Internal 66

Reputation Us

APRIL 15, 2024

While retention is a metric that defines a customer’s lifetime value, loyalty is what customers feel toward brands. Not only do consumers engage more with brands whose reputations they trust; research shows brands with a great reputation are often perceived as providing more value.

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Reputation Financial Consumer Survey 78

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Respondents of the 2022 JOTW Communications Survey identified “cutting through the noise,” as the top strategic comms challenge. Multichannel Presence: “Too many priorities” was the second-highest strategic comms challenge in the 2022 JOTW Communications Survey. Quantifying these concepts as metrics can be difficult and subjective.

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How To Tools Analytics Reddit 195

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Respondents of the 2022 JOTW Communications Survey identified “cutting through the noise,” as the top strategic comms challenge. Multichannel Presence: “Too many priorities” was the second-highest strategic comms challenge in the 2022 JOTW Communications Survey. Quantifying these concepts as metrics can be difficult and subjective.

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How To Tools Analytics Reddit 195

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 11, 2024

Of course, it’s not a job requirement to believe in the technology you market. That’s according to two separate surveys by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and MarketingProfs—one surveying technology marketers and the other polling B2B marketers. Plus, your job would be a slog. ” she says.

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B2B Marketing Enterprise Survey 52