Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends.

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Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. (By So, how does that happen?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. content marketing (64%).

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing.

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Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The role of communicators – whether it implicitly states it in our job descriptions or not – is to keep on top of societal and industry trends so we can ensure our organizations keep pace with or stay ahead of the competition. Anything is Easy if You Try Hard Enough. The newsletter is available online at www.nedsjotw.com.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Movoto has taken these ideas and woven it into its content creation, marketing and link hustling. Implement viral marketing tactics. How did Movoto do it?

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Real Estate How To Web Case Study 57

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

These are the questions we sought to answer in spring 2015 when I launched an internal initiative named Project Copyscale at my content marketing agency, PR 20/20. The insights gained from this research led to the creation of a new framework to help visualize and organize the marketing AI technology landscape— the 5Ps of Marketing AI.

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