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3 Tips for Effective Infographics: Data, Design and Distribution [UML]

Sword and the Script

Infographics remain high on the marketing list of tactics. This week I looked at Google search data for the word “infographic” (and variations) and found interest continues to grow at a steady pace. We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well. But Those Troubled Infographics.

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Infographic: The Perennial Customer Revolution

Sword and the Script

The irony of automation, which is frequently pitched as building tighter relationships with customers, often only serves to put distance between a business and its customers. The Social Times recently published an infographic by a UK-based software company called SDL. 82% of customers try to resolve the problem with the brand.

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How to Ideate a Successful Survey Campaign

Buzzstream

I set out trying to write a post about creating a successful survey campaign from start to finish. Here’s the thing: creating surveys is very expensive, and your success in pitching surveys for links is often heavily influenced by other news events of the day. Leverage keyword research. Or it can come from internal data.

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45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020

Sword and the Script

Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. Some 68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago.

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How To Make PR Surveys Work Harder

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In running high-profile consumer and B2B public relations campaigns over the years, we’ve learned some important tricks for making surveys work harder. As any good PR person knows, a well-designed survey can help increase earned media exposure and sharing of branded content. Put an even longer tail on survey results.

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Cliff Notes to Effective Media Relations: A Summary of 3 Surveys of Editors, Reporters and Journalists

Sword and the Script

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. The best pitches are short emails in the morning. What can PR do about it?

Survey 77
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Top PR Holiday Pitching Tips

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

And, despite the calendar, digital media seem to publish holiday-themed news until the 11th hour, so it’s almost never too late to pitch a good idea. Obviously, the best PR teams began pitching long-lead print outlets back in July, but those publications actually occupy a relatively small and super-select number of opportunities.

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