Landis PR

MARCH 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report , which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. Conducted with over 2,200 journalists worldwide, the survey results are fascinating.

Journalism 52

Journalism Newspapers YouTube LinkedIn 52

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

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 2, 2024

5 point memo to PR about Twitter from a survey of 2,000 journalists (to get the best results from PR, you must put effort into Twitter) A survey by Muck Rack found 78% of journalists say Twitter is the most valuable network; 7 in 10 journalists still use Twitter to find sources. Will AI replace PR people in the next 10 years?

Blogging 121

Blogging Software B2B Survey 121

Cision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

A recent Pew survey found that only 11 percent of Americans completely trust the news that they read on social media. The Cision 2017 Global Social Journalism Study outs journalists as similarly skeptical. Over half of journalists described fake news as undermining their area of journalism.

Journalism 309

Journalism Study Social Media Resources 309

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.

Survey 103

Survey Report Media B2B 103

Sword and the Script

MAY 18, 2021

That’s according to a survey of 750 communicators tallied up in the 2021 Communications Benchmark Report by Ragan Communications. According to a survey, comms professionals gave themselves good grades. This mirrors the sentiment in a separate survey that quantified a self-assessment by CMOs. The Wall Street Journal 80%.

Study 172

Study Communications Survey Pitching 172

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. As I wrote this time last month , Notified, Muck Rack, and PRophet both offer gAI based on OpenAI technology.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 152

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 24, 2021

Since many B2B agencies work in the tech space, they’re also fans of clients’ technology, and sometimes their best critics. Happy to structure a business customer survey to assess the value of key service differentiators? Know how to synthesize market data in a single slide? Then you’ll probably do well in B2B public relations.

B2B 278

B2B Leadership Survey Data 278

NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There is an opportunity for CEOs to lead on innovation Though the study is a long-term tracker in part, a significant portion of the survey is devoted to a topic of interest for the team, and this year that was innovation. This question informed much of their work in the second part of the survey. Source: Trust Barometer, p.35

Government 88

Government Survey Technology Ethics 88

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 12, 2022

2022 will be a year of consolidation for a news industry that has been disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis, changing audience behaviour and technology. It covers business models, audience strategies, journalism practice, regulation, and future technologies. However, it’s a double-edge sword.

Report 122

Report Media Journalism Privacy 122

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. Data-driven journalism is the future. Data-driven stories support truth in media.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

PRSay

MAY 22, 2020

Every year, Muck Rack sends out our State of Journalism survey, when we get the chance to ask journalists of all beats and backgrounds how, when and where they want to be communicated with by PR professionals. The State of Journalism is part of our larger mission to help build stronger relationships between PR and journalists.

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Pitching Journalism Survey Report 177

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv said its technology is currently being used by elements of the Israeli government and NGOs in its armed conflict with Hamas. Just 12% of survey respondents say they were “very knowledgeable” about AI and its capacity to support PR. The survey was conducted by PR Week and sponsored by Notified.

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Employee Software Survey Tools 141

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. It looks to me like this change will take place at many, if not all, of the weeklies in the American City Business Journals (ACBJ) network. This is what the trend in content marketing is about. Talk to Us!

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Flack's Revenge

MAY 14, 2019

PR pro and blogger Frank Strong recently wrote about challenges confronting journalism and the PR profession. 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.”. These can include commissioning research, surveys, even PR stunts.

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Survey Journalism Agency Data 195

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

For the purpose of satisfying curiosity, marketing surveys are a useful vehicle for research. To that end, this post summarizes five recent market research surveys worth of a purposeful poke and pry. That’s according to a survey of 150 marketing leads conducted by executive search firm Spencer Stuart as reported by Marketing Charts.

Survey 60

Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. This is an encouraging sign from this report, which is a slice of the annual global survey co-produced by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs. Talk to Us !

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

More than half of US adults (55%) found nine major news outlets (ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and NPR) to be credible. Half of all US adults like getting news (at least sometimes) via social media posts, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

Media 103

Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

Meltwater’s generative AI capabilities are built on OpenAI technology, though the company has made it’s own investments in AI. There’s ample evidence, including the company’s own survey of journalists to suggest reporters do prefer pithy pitches. DALL-E is developed by OpenAI, which also makes the popular ChatGPT tool.

Software 128

Software Pitching Ethics Privacy 128

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

These podcasts range widely in length and topic focus, but together, they can keep supplier executives informed on the latest industry news, technologies and trends. Fuller Speed Ahead: FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller’s deep dive interview show features top thought leaders in trucking, freight, supply chain and technology.

Transportation 88

Transportation Automotive Mobile Interviews 88

Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. Here’s the list of PR technology companies I’m watching. The survey found journalists believe distrust in the profession is falling. Or, maybe it’s March 77th.

Pitching 85

Pitching Survey System Technology 85

OnePitch

JUNE 28, 2022

Our guest on the podcast this week is Chris Teale , the technology reporter for Morning Consult. As the technology reporter, Chris uses proprietary polling data, external data sets and interviews with experts from across the sector to write feature-length and short articles about technology trends and news. Let’s do it.”

Survey 73

Survey Pitching Technology Writing 73

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. Read more: 6 Benchmarks from a Survey of CMOs through the Lenses of B2B Marketing. of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

As Asia-Pacific media and PR pros are coming to grips with rapid technological progress and shifting audience preferences, new research from PR Newswire reveals some telling findings about journalism in the region—with plenty of lessons for media and PR pros here at home and elsewhere around the world.

Journalism 60

Journalism Survey Technology Media 60

Cision

AUGUST 13, 2015

By analyzing the perceptions and attitudes of over 3,000 journalists from 11 countries, Cision’s “ 2015 Global Social Journalism Study ” emphasizes the change in journalists’ opinion. Want to learn all of the key findings on social journalism? Get Cision’s “ 2015 Global Social Journalism Study ” today!

Social Media 120

Social Media Journalism Media Study 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of course, b-school being b-school we debated the merits of that journal article in class. This isn’t a PR tech story per se, but it is an interesting use of technology in PR.

Software 85

Software Pitching Internal International 85

Flack's Revenge

JUNE 20, 2018

I love to check out reports from Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. I wanted to learn what the research revealed about our news consumption habits and tech’s impact on journalism. Some of the highlights she presented include: 86% say platforms reduce trust in journalism.

Journalism 136

Journalism Facebook Advertising Advertising 136

Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

Accenture surveyed about 935 CMOs and 564 CEOs around the world and found 17% of respondents said, “they have been extremely successful at delivering highly relevant customer experiences.” Comment: The survey data about engagement in digital reflects my experience over the course of my career. click image for higher resolution ).

Study 118

Study Survey Infographics B2B 118

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7% of revenue in marketing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 25, 2016

Based on the study, Americans now take more than 10 billion photos every month, but only one in two of the survey respondents have looked back at a picture more than ten years old within the last month. What and who are we overlooking because of technology? Do the benefits of being able to quickly preview prospects outweigh the cons?

Print 150

Print Video Technology Software 150

Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

I actually wrote a whole post about tying search volume to a digital PR survey-type campaign. Casper’s Couples Sleeping Positions Strategy: Using survey data to make a (non-passive link intent) keyword-driven post pitchable. Strategy: Using survey data from a self-service platform to create a pitchable post. Start free trial 11.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Examples Strategy Survey 62

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the ‘2022 PR Media Report’ by Global Results Communications , more than half (58%) of 1,015 journalists who were surveyed said that when they dismiss information received from PR professionals, it’s due to misalignment with the target audience of their publication/outlet.

How To 195

How To Resources Pitching Tools 195

Business Wire

JUNE 28, 2017

By Agnes Deleuse, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager Recent studies published coincidentally by The New York Times , Reuters Institute and Business Wire Media Survey are highlighting how journalism is changing in order to survive. The smartphone is our connection to the world. What does it say?

Mobile 152

Mobile SEO Web Training 152

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The post Facing extinction, the power of influence offers local media a lifeline appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

Local 60

Local Media Journalism Survey 60

Mindful Marketing

MAY 3, 2024

by David Hagenbuch - professor of marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing New technology has enabled people to do previously unimaginable things: mass-produce books, illuminate homes, communicate across continents, fly through the air.

Ethics 96

Ethics Privacy Radio Sports 96

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I work on the B2B tech team, and leveraging Google metrics and analytics to dig deeper into a media hit has helped show our clients the value of securing mentions in niche technology publications. For example, it’s a rare sight to see The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal provide a link to a company website.

Analytics 60

Analytics B2B Google Data-Driven PR 60