Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Corporate CEOs rallied to aid those affected by the administration’s suddenly announced travel ban. Mainstream marketers are gradually losing their reluctance to advocate for politically and socially charged issues in their paid content and corporate social responsibility positions. Visual storytelling will be better and easier.

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Barokas

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For the last six years, Denver Startup Week has taken over the streets of the Mile High City, growing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship through 300 free community events supporting all industries and all stages of business. Today’s storytelling relies on data to validate a company, its products, or even an entire industry.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 8, 2014

As the holidays approach, we’re reminded daily of the importance of storytelling. Just like Christmas, though, the spirit of storytelling is important for business all year round. This week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that focus on storytelling. Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. I see a few things.

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PRSay

JULY 26, 2022

She has served in leadership communications roles for multinational corporations such as BBC World and Ford Motor Company for more than 23 years in India and the United States. She is developing and shaping the agenda for the PR community in India and helping the association support and raise industry standards.

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism, the practice of sunsetting experienced pros , has been with us in the work force for many years but today has become a routine practice in technology and many other industries. Craft a Narrative to Make People Feel Something As Patti and Scott both emphasized, we are all storytellers. Oh how times have changed.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. From your corporate leaders to your average employees, involve the people behind your company in your digital PR campaign. Share Relatable Stories.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

Companies that have invested in their local communities during the crisis continue to benefit from a reputational dividend. This is likely to be an issue on the corporate agenda for the next decade. The crisis has had a devastating impact on financial capital but has led to a rise in social capital.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. Here are six of the top takeaways.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Technology will get smarter, intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack. Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. Career paths will evolve.

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Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Furthermore, distributing a press release that announces this great achievement shows that you are invested in ESG storytelling. Involvement with Charity Work or Making a Charitable Contribution Corporate philanthropy supports the well-being of others through donations, volunteerism, sponsorships and other forms of giving back.

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Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It seems like maybe the C-suite is much more aware of the value that communications and reputation can add to an enterprise. Chris Lynch: I think they are, and I think that’s being driven in part by just how granular we can look at communications now due to the technology that we have in place to measure it.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 17, 2018

A UK supermarket uses a combination of process, technology and editorial nous to identify stories from across a national organisation. We do it through a combination in-house developed software and good old-fashioned storytelling and journalistic skills. We do it through storytelling.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 11, 2014

You Are Being Tracked Online By A Sneaky New Technology – Here’s What You Need To Know. 3 TED Talks That Uncover the Secrets of Storytelling. Why:Storytelling is vital to the success of your brand because of its connection-building power. Image: Steven Depolo via Flickr, CC 2.0. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Storytelling Privacy Resources Web 87

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. But technology isn’t the whole story. And REI invites its community on adventures to experience “global cultures, flavors, and wonders.”. And it’s not just the technology we’re excited about. Here’s what it means to you.

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Ishmael's Corner

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Drilling down to the White House-created content, the press backgrounder reads like journalism starting with the absence of superlatives in the headline, “Strengthening Community Policy.”. Uncategorized Techmeme top 100 white house communications white house owned media White House storytelling'

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Journalism Local Storytelling Policies 108

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Artificial intelligence - The UK Government’s National AI strategy outlines a plan to invest in the AI ecosystem, to support the transition to an AI-enabled economy, and to ensure the governance of technologies. You’d be welcome to join us.

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Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“Digital communication is too technical for PR professionals.” “PR PR professionals must talk using corporate platitudes.” “PR Corporate communication and CSR must be ‘boomer boring,’ cringe, and woke.” Having a brand community is your privilege, not theirs. PR professionals must send out shitty press releases.”

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

By the early 2000s, the traditional media industry slipped on terms like “disruption” and “innovator’s dilemma” before they became as trendy as skinny jeans and bug-netted trucker hats here in the Bay Area startup community. So the fact that it gets the bronze in corporate budget competition is something CMOs must reevaluate.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

2021 will see an increase in podcasts, with more brands and institutions harnessing the power of this very intimate form of communication as some consumers attempt to ration their screen time. Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling. This trend will impact all publishers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Corporate citizens need to be the change they want to see. We’re incredibly grateful to work with publisher partners, influencers, bloggers, and craftspeople who have come up on Instagram and YouTube, have built audiences around their love of science and technology, a curiosity about physics, and a love of physical spaces.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

Communication teams must straddle all worlds.”. In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. 22) “I am a storyteller and I look out for people.”. 63) “I am a storyteller.”.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2020

She’s a former colleague and friend and currently heads communications for the Auto Care Association. She talks about key issues she helps her organization communication, transitioning from a corporate role to work with an association and how she deals with the challenges we all face in PR and comms – like proving value.

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Marketing Data Wireless Industry 79

Communications Conversations

JUNE 28, 2018

I am the Senior Corporate Communications Manager for both teams, which means I handle all “off court” communications. I knew I still wanted to be in the business of storytelling, which led me to pursue a career in PR. I led the communications throughout the campaign. It feels great.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Michelle Messenger Garrett is a public relations consultant , speaker and award-winning writer with more than 20 years of agency, corporate, startup and Silicon Valley experience. ” Rebekah Illif is the Chief Strategy Officer for AirPR , a technology platform to increase PR performance. Those days are over.” rebekahiliff.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. In today’s business and media environment, overall business strategy and communications strategy are intertwined. Content will move to new (and old) channels.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, most of the PR community know her as the vice president of implementation for a venerable vendor in the PR vertical: BurrellesLuce. Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. Off Script #7: Lou Hoffman on PR and Storytelling.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 7, 2013

Short stories are incredibly conducive to our brave new technological world of short tangents and even shorter attention spans; they are wonderfully condensed microcosms of a bigger world.” Good storytelling. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

As someone who teaches most of my school’s PR courses, I can say that students are NOT as digitally and technologically savvy as we assumed. As educators, maybe we won’t be pioneers in the technology world. I took it as an elective.” Can I high five that a million times? How has your PR education prepared you for your career?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In the daily struggle for attention and visibility, small companies do not leave the field to large corporations. Galant is the CEO of Muck Rack, which is also one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology. “Content marketing will revolve more around individuals and storytelling components.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Just in case you’re not familiar, CMI is the leading global content marketing education and training organization, teaching enterprises how to attract and retain customers through compelling, multi-channel storytelling. This includes all PR, video, audience development, and social and community management that my team handles.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

In the legal community , alternative fee arraignments are being driven by clients because these models bring budget predictability. Technology Adoption and New Services. Technology is a competitive advantage until everyone else has it – and PR doesn’t have a reputation as an industry of early adopters.

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Survey System Trends Small Business 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. In Two-Way Street , a short book about public relations published in 1948, Eric Goldman describes the three stages of the development of corporate communication from 1900. Press release!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

In honor of International Womens Day, all the guests were prominent women in the PR and technology fields including Serena Ehrlich , Aly Saxe , and Ai Addyson-Zhang. – Digital and visual storytelling. #measurePR March 2018. In March, my friend and colleague Heidi Sullivan stepped in to host the chat. The key is getting started.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.” ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6. Continued consolidation of media outlets.

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