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2020 PR Salary Survey: How Much Money do Public Relations Pros Make?

Sword and the Script

That’s according to the latest annual PR salary survey for 2020 published by PRWeek. The survey was conducted before the Coronavirus hit the pause button on economic activity. On the whole, the salary gap by gender appears to be shrinking, according to the data in this year’s survey. Median PR salary by gender.

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Breaking Down the Results from the 2018 PR Salary Survey; Are You Earning What you are Worth? 

Sword and the Script

As such, the annual PRWeek salary survey provides good benchmarks. I’ve reviewed this salary survey and others , for many years including detailed looks at the 2016 and 2017 results. The 2018 survey was based on responses of 1,053 communications professionals and here’s how the numbers stack up. Why stop there?

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q2 2016

Shift Communications

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. In April of 2016, Facebook decided to change the game and reporting methods for the typical influencer. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Prioritize and share.

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7 Best, 7 Worst and 7 Favorite PR Blog Posts in 2016 [Sword and the Script]

Sword and the Script

The year of 2016 brought a fairly significant evolution for this website. In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media.

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The CMO Survey with Social & Mobile Marketing Takeaways

Sword and the Script

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Much like last year’s survey , CMOs said they plan to invest in social, mobile and digital. The survey also found that just 11.5 by Frank Strong. Or near-zero.

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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

In Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report, which is based on a survey of more than 1,550 journalists and influencers, Cision found that 25% of respondents said that they believe the public values feelings over facts or opinions. Duracell has long used imagery of emergency response professionals , and toys for kids in their advertising.

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The Power Of Creativity In PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Some people don’t think of PR professionals as particularly creative – except when it comes to hatching wild PR stunts or gimmicks, like KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish in 2016. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago).