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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

Sword and the Script

Blogs were raging. Social media was blossoming. And the media landscape was evolving. That next spring I started this blog, largely as a means of professional development. I could read about what was happening, test it out on my blog, and apply what I had learned to my daily job. That’s of course what I did.

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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. After seven years of blogging, and 570+ posts, this struck me as a natural progression.

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Online Newsrooms: the Secret Sauce for Media Relations

The Proactive Report

Take media relations. Despite the major changes in the media landscape, it’s still a core part of PR and there are still reporters, editors and producers we have to reach out to. So although there have been major changes in the media landscape, the fundamentals of media relations are still the same.

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Media relations is getting harder…much harder (but here’s a few tips for how you can get more stories placed)

Communications Conversations

This just in: media relations is getting tougher. Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Media is outnumbered: PR Pros now outnumber journalists by a factor of 6 to 1. Much, much tougher. The stats back up the claim.

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Tried and True Media Relations Best Practices [UML]

Sword and the Script

It’s one of my media relations best practices, which is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links. Writing for the SHIFT Communications blog , Amanda Munroe calls out one of the most significant trends in media relations – fewer reporters with broader beats. Do you need help with media relations?

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market. Travel Channel’s blog Roam , Felicia Feaster: Travel Gift Guide . “I Ali Parisi, Account Coordinator.

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Who Gets Your Vote for 2016’s Spokesperson of the Year?

PR News

Well, it’s almost a wrap on 2016, and what a year it’s been. The post Who Gets Your Vote for 2016’s Spokesperson of the Year? appeared first on PR News Blog. I’ll bet you thought those presidential primaries would never end. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration. In… Continued. In… Continued.