Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Clearly, there is a need for PR professionals to have access to better coverage of technology companies in the communications space. The coverage of PR technology in most trade publications serving the PR community is quite is slim. Surveys of the PR community or reporters ( like this one ). Product reviews – hands-on testing.

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Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

According to respondents, 51% say media relations is getting harder to do in today’s environment while about 50% also say social media-related duties are becoming more difficult to do – especially in what is now being viewed as a more “pay-to-play” environment. “It The newsletter is available online at www.nedsjotw.com.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

By Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword and the Script Media. Media relations is hard and getting harder. That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. A majority (68%) of respondents said media relations is getting “harder” (53%) or “much harder” (15%).

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I was able to jump in there with the media relations and publication relations teams at a time the country was on fire with Olympic pride and the Olympic movement was more popular than ever. And it’s only been 15 years since our new owners purchased the organization in 2001, and that’s when it really turned the corner.

Sports 68

Sports Education Construction Television 68

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. Media Relations is Hard and Getting Harder. A majority (68%) of PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 98

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

But technically, I left my agency job to go back to grad school in 2001 (the week before Sept. I’m a full-time faculty member at the University of Minnesota – Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. What was the last date you worked in the PR field? How long did you work in the PR field? Five years.

Apparel 106

Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

The survey was conducted by yours truly and in collaboration with Ned Lundquist, an IABC Fellow , and the community of communicators he’s built over the last 18 years or so. Ned is a retired senior naval officer who launched the “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR pros looking for work.

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Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71