Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Public relations statistics from 2020. Social media statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

This field involves a combination of media relations, content creation, event planning, and social media management to effectively communicate a company’s innovations, milestones, and values to the target audience. Social media is also used to manage and enhance the company’s online reputation.

Technology 78

Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. An infographic: The design team has taken the most tweet-worthy stats and created a tantalizing infographic to accompany the eBook and drive social shares. Blogger relations.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing eBook Publicity Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“The early adopters have been educating the market in the last few years about the successes that can be had with integrating own, earned and paid media. Firms that stick to being mere providers of media relations will continue to lose market share.” 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Media relations and outreach: PR professionals can leverage their journalist and media connections to secure news coverage for NCSAM-related events, initiatives, and expert commentary. Using appropriate hashtags and social media platforms can amplify the campaign’s impact.

Education 112

Education Employee Measurement Agency 112

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

PR no longer is a press release or media relations business. We use a wide range of content and activities to communicate our messages and reach our target audiences. We generally rely upon three content types: Owned. We then consider how, when and where to publish and promote the content and activities.

Media 120

Media Content Marketing Infographics Fashion 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Equally important is recognizing what resonates best with your intended market — including their preferences and preferred communication channels- then delivering tailored content accordingly. Tip 4: Utilize content marketing for PR On a budget, content marketing is a potent tool for enhancing PR efforts.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

The early 2000s saw the addition of social media features. Multimedia releases, including social media components, have become more popular (especially with wire services). When a news outlet publishes or airs your story, you’ve earned that coverage ( earned media ) which lends credibility over advertising (paid media).

Pitching 40

Pitching Writing Engineering Wikipedia 40

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

The smarter set in the PR biz have turned their attention to how best to harness the influence of their clients’ followers on social media, as well those “independent” stars-for-hire on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, [link] YouTube and Instagram. Yes, that’s where more and more consumers sate their media appetites these days.

Content Marketing 28

Content Marketing Marketing Instagram YouTube 28

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

With all it encompasses – media relations, reputation management, crisis communications, content development, social media management, influencer marketing – and the list goes on – it’s endlessly fascinating. By Michelle Garrett, Garrett Public Relations. There’s never a dull moment . via GIPHY.

Publicity 125

Publicity Storytelling Nonprofit Creativity 125

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. The rest are unsure.

Survey 74

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 74

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Consider three news items that suggest how marketers are spurning traditional paid advertising and instead, re-embracing the back-and-forth engagement of public relations and its cousin, content marketing. million platform around which advertisers build PR and social media campaigns. Source: YouTube ).

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Freshen up your skills with metrics: CyberAlert created a wonderful resource called The 2014 Measurement Handbook for PR, Marketing and Social Media. It has three parts, but if time is short, start with Part Three: Marketing Measurement: Implementing Metrics That Matter. Good stuff, Cyberalert! It’s a keeper.

eBook 100

eBook Digital PR Handbook Content Marketing 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2018

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute, 91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use it. But it’s still an emerging tactic and far too many companies are “flying blind” – just pumping out content without any strategy. That’s earned media. Owned Links. 888 243 3470.

Google 113

Google Guidelines Web B2C 113

Landis PR

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Whether it’s social media, email, or traditional media, choosing the right platforms is crucial for maximizing reach and impact. Create Engaging Content: Content is the vehicle that carries your brand message. Create Engaging Content: Content is the vehicle that carries your brand message.

Strategy 59

Strategy Company Communications Construction 59

The Proactive Report

AUGUST 5, 2016

Over the past ten years the news media has been under a great deal of pressure. This has led to some major changes in how media relations is practiced. So while the core of news reporting and media relations is still the same, there are new ways to get earned media for your brand. Who Reads News on Social.

Reddit 100

Reddit LinkedIn Social Media Pinterest 100

5W PR

JUNE 25, 2018

In the digital marketing world, making the most of this content generation ability now means investing in new content marketing plans to ramp up brand awareness and cultivate customer engagement. Of course, as valuable as content marketing can be, it’s only effective if companies know how to use it properly.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Infographics Google SEO 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

MG: The “relations” part is the same. Even with all the technology and social media, etc., But, I’d say that it’s easier in that what we do in PR has really expanded, creating more opportunities for those who want to pursue a career in public relations. >>>Also see: Is Media Relations Getting Harder?

Publicity 63

Publicity Storytelling Pitching Nonprofit 63

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In PR, where users spend hours researching contacts and monitoring media placements, the need to streamline processes is always at a premium. I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In PR, where users spend hours researching contacts and monitoring media placements, the need to streamline processes is always at a premium. I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Just as we did in 2013 with " PR and Social Media Counsel from MaccaPR''s Most Popular Posts ," we''re now taking a look back at the most successful recent posts on MaccaPR, according to our readers. A Social Media Grammar Lesson from the AP " was a Maccabee classic that contains a handy list of popularly-misspelled social media terms.

Blogging 48

Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2016

Earlier this month, the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) was acquired by events company UBM for a reported $17.6 Aside from the well-deserved round of congratulations, it occurred to me the acquisition is an indication of a maturing industry for content marketing, which of course includes blogging. million dollars.

Blogging 60

Blogging Marketing SEO Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Share your post liberally on social media. There are several ways to do this without giving the webinar content away. Any social media community manager worth their paycheck should already have a list of Twitter hashtags to use. 7) Have graphics for social media prepared. Use this sparingly.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2019

Refine that information and share it through media relations, webinars and bylines. These results can be used for a press release, infographic, social media post and media relations outreach. Does your CEO have a novel position on leadership? Engage your audience with a webinar. Champion a Purpose.

Leadership 81

Leadership Survey Education Exercises 81

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

PR Daily is a news site that delivers news, advice, and opinions on the public relations, marketing, social media, and media worlds. Our take on Ragan’s PR Daily blog: Without a doubt, Ragan’s PR Daily blog is one of our go-to blogs for communication and media related news and tips.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Sword and the Script

JUNE 28, 2016

There is hope, however as the study also found: “Consumers are consulting blogs and social media on their mobile devices prior to shopping. Nearly 60 percent of survey respondents have taken a blog review or social media post viewed on a smartphone or tablet into consideration while shopping in-store.”.

Infographics 61

Infographics Survey Consumer Study 61

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

You’re one of the few agency owners/presidents in town that I see showing up in social media circles consistently (namely, Twitter and LinkedIn). Why do you continue to invest your time in social media? Especially when clearly, few of your colleagues believe it’s worth the effort?

Agency 113

Agency SEO Social Media Pinterest 113

Norton's Notes

MARCH 26, 2015

We wanted to encourage people to share their feelings and to do so in various formats, we collated a lot of this and created this infographic and then we worked with the Poetry Society and a couple of experts to create a scientific formula for the perfect verse. Here’s some of what we did….

Viral 28

Viral Infographics SEO Social Media 28

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Include an expert who is able to segment and manage audience lists, run automated email campaigns, provide insights based on performance and continually tailor content to align with business goals. Visual content connects with, entertains, and educates consumers. The Social Media Strategist. The Visual Storyteller.

Marketing 43

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 43

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Include an expert who is able to segment and manage audience lists, run automated email campaigns, provide insights based on performance and continually tailor content to align with business goals. Visual content connects with, entertains, and educates consumers. The Social Media Strategist. The Visual Storyteller.

Marketing 40

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Read more: The Average Cost of a B2B Content Asset is $2,791 [Data Analysis]. Twitter is still a journalist’s favorite social media site. A survey of 2,500 journalists finds Twitter is still their favorite social media network. Email subscribers are essential for content marketing success .

B2B 122

B2B Marketing Survey Software 122

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The highest skills gaps were reported as measurement (53%), budget management (44%), crisis management (37%), and digital communications/social media (35%). An example media relations workflow is set out below. Here are some common examples of bottlenecks: Waiting for a colleague to source a previously used media list.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60