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Board members with marketing experience improve shareholder returns by 3% [benchmark]

Sword and the Script

of boards have directors with marketing experience, but 100% have directors with finance experience Companies that have board members with marketing experience outperform companies that do not. That’s the high-level finding of an academic study titled, When and How Does Board-Level Marketing Experience Impact Firm Performance ?

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What Are the New Rules of Marketing and PR?

wiredPRworks

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

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5 SDR statistics that can help B2B marketing improve performance

Sword and the Script

B2B marketing tends to be quick to critique messages they get from SDRs, but the fact is this team is an important link between sales and marketing. With that in mind, it’s worth examining the relationship your own marketing shop has with the SDR team. The company has conducted this survey every year since 2007.

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Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee Jeff Wilson, APR

PRSay

Current title : Vice President, Agency Marketing and Promotion, Padilla. Why did you decide to pursue leadership roles within the Richmond Chapter , and also at the national level? I finally joined the Richmond board in 2007, when the president that year, Jill Vaughn, APR, asked me to chair the Diversity Committee.

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6 Twin Cities women with amazing PR, comms and marketing career journeys

Communications Conversations

A few weeks ago, Ad 2 hosted a great event (led by former Tommie, Chloe Lewis)–a Women’s Leadership Panel. Other leadership roles: LeeAnn was involved with MN PRSA earlier in her career as the co-chair of the student relations committee. Also spent time at Bolin Marketing in Minneapolis. Where is she now?

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Agency metrics for sustainable growth and profitability

Stephen Waddington

Neil Backworth’s book Managing Professional Communication Agencies (PRCA, 2007) and Grow, Build, Sell, Live (Emerald Publishing, 2019) by Crispin Manners and Richard Houghton are useful reads. This blog is a summary of key metrics. I’ve included ballparks where relevant.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing. Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. Invest in your future! That tagline has never been more relevant than it is today.