Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Thank you Meredith Fineman for keeping me relevant), I have pulled together everything a PR person may have done in 2015 that they don’t need to do anymore, while giving y’all some guidance for 2016. Here’s what is O n Fleek for 2016: 1. Brands are shifting focus to “Association” rather than “Advertising”. I promise.

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Cision

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Transparency is key when it comes to successful marketing. A 2016 study from Label Insight reveals that nearly 40 percent of consumers will switch to a brand that is more transparent, and 56 percent of people say additional product information inspires more trust in a brand. Where and How to Be Transparent.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Emotion and reason are the two key forces that wrestle in every executive, politician and consumer’s mind as they make decisions every day. Brands know that emotions are powerful motivators and an emotional campaign can heavily influence buyer behavior. A second example of powerhouse emotional branding and messaging is Duracell.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Canadian brands know this. If you want to appeal to Canadians, connecting your brand to the game has always been a safe bet. . For context, Tim Hortons’ brand DNA is hockey so their departure made headline news. Tools like NewsWhip’s real-time and predictive alerts can keep you informed when a story about your brand breaks.

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Marketwired

DECEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re curious about content marketing, a quick Google search will serve up no shortage of information on trends, best practices, benefits for B2B and B2C companies and what it all means as 2016 approaches. Will you be a #ContentMachine in 2016? Survey shows 64% of #PR and marketing pros will Click To Tweet.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Just in the past month many predictions have been made about 2016 PR trends, and a lot of them have overlapping themes. We all know the importance of curating organic content for your online audience, but new levels of pressure to do so have made this truly vital for 2016. How to Evolve with the 2016 #PRTrends Click To Tweet.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. You feel connected to these brands. Some customers are initially attracted to certain brands because they like their ad message. 4 ways PR creates brand attachment.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

TikTok is an extremely beneficial social media platform for many businesses and small creators alike and the use of TikTok influencers can be easily implemented into a brand’s social media strategy. Here we look at the use of influencers on TikTok and how brands can benefit from the ever-growing social networking app. khaby.lame.

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As social media platforms continue to emerge and evolve, each innovation drives industry trends, and advertisers must quickly adapt to create and maintain relevancy with consumers in order to keep their brands top of mind. Influencer Marketing Agency Breakdown of Video Content Evolution.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Marketwired

JANUARY 5, 2016

Take a look at our suggestions for staying on top of your PR game in 2016. According to our content marketing survey, 64% of PR pros are planning to increase their time, resources, and efforts spent on content marketing in 2016. How can you make sure you’re ready to capitalize on more micro-moments in 2016?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 30, 2018

The Hispanic community is quickly becoming one of the most important consumer markets. With the community’s growing influence, how can businesses target and win over Hispanic consumers? First, it is important to recognize that marketing to Hispanics is more than just simply translating business campaigns into Spanish.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 31, 2019

Regardless of the industry, a challenger brand can have a natural PR advantage. Challenger brands can shake things up through unique points of view, innovation or a better story. But many brands don’t have Casper’s $240 million venture funding. Gillette, a P&G brand, even sued them in 2015, citing patent infringements.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Jumpshot closure will be problematic for many marketing and PR tech vendors, which purchased consumer data from Jumpshot and used the data as panels to create “attribution” models for marketing and communications campaigns. . In 2016 it acquired competitor AVG Technologies , and merged Avast Antivirus with AVG AntiVirus.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Marketing Statistics from 2020.

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Prohibition

JULY 13, 2021

Over the last month we’ve seen ‘likes’ disappear (but only partially), radio stations launch and platforms giving users the autonomy to choose the way in which they consume content on social media. Instagram now gives consumers the option to hide likes or not. Instagram now gives consumers the option on whether to hide likes or not.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

For our newest findings, check out the State of the Media 2016 Report! But has your brand? Stay ahead of the competition by understanding the necessity of evolving with one of 2016’s most important media trend s. Brands who’ve received penalties in the past are about to get more. billion market over the next two years.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

After college I transitioned to a job at a life science marketing agency in Chicago and am now helping healthcare clients with their communications strategies here at Maccabee. According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. What does that mean?

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

As you look through an interrogative lens — analyzing brands, consumers and the media’s relationship with multimedia, it’s easy to see that visual content is the engine that steers the narrative. When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content.

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The Stalwart Blog

JANUARY 8, 2016

Each year, the constant flow of new platforms, features and trends, leaves many social marketers scrambling to stay ahead of the game. If this history and a handful of recently emerging trends are any indication, 2016 will be the host of yet another boom of social innovation. . 2015 was a big year for video, 2016 will be even bigger.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

According to the 2017 State of Inbound report, 63 percent of marketers feel that generating traffic and leads remains the biggest challenge in their work. Without SMART goals, measuring the success of your marketing strategy is next to impossible. People are not interested in hearing how great your brand is.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Jumpshot closure will be problematic for many marketing and PR tech vendors, which purchased consumer browsing data from Jumpshot and used the data as panels to create “attribution” models for marketing and communications campaigns. Last week, it was announced that the Avast subsidiary, Jumpshot, had ceased operations.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 17, 2016

Marketers are especially into emerging mediums, as it’s imperative we build our activities and tactics around the latest and greatest innovations. Now that we’re nearing the end of the first quarter, we’ve noticed a reoccurring prediction for this year: video marketing. Isn’t it time your brand or company is included in those stats?

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. How content marketing leads to meaningful ROI. It turns out that advice is dead wrong.

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

While some marketers may be concerned that AI could threaten their job security, the truth is that AI will more likely be a tool that makes it easier to deliver effective marketing campaigns. In this blog, we outline how AI is changing the face of marketing in 2019 and beyond. Marketers can now focus on the big picture.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 27, 2018

From Airbnb’s " We Accept " diversity drive to Patagonia’s " The President Stole Your Land " campaign against the Trump Administration’s order reducing the size of two national monuments, there’s no de nying t hat our political climate has galvanized marketers to speak up on the socio-political issues that engage consumers today.

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 11, 2016

Article originally published in the Portland Business Journal on January 5, 2016. Stats, facts and guesses abound about the top health care trends in 2016. As health care consumers feel empowered and encouraged to share their feedback and voice their opinions, they build a personal connection with health care brands.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Artificial intelligence is forecast to have trillions of dollars in annual impact, yet most marketers still struggle to understand what AI is and how to pilot it in their organizations. As a marketing agency, we realized our business and our clients were going to be affected by AI, as would the marketing industry.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Overseeing a team of 120 communicators, Rebecca is responsible for driving the overall strategic direction, commercial operations, and global client growth across the markets, and driving collaboration across the APAC region. How do brands balance their commitments to practical short-term issues versus long-term issues?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, it’s natural to reflect back on the year that was. Before we start making New Year’s resolutions for 2017, let’s first celebrate the things we’re grateful for, especially in the amazing digital marketing world we currently live in. You’ve got to hand it to digital marketing: it keeps us on our toes.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Now that 2016 – our Minneapolis PR agency's 20th Anniversary Year – has rocketed to a close, join us for a tour of the most popular MaccaPR blog posts of the past 12 months. Let's dive back into your favorite posts from 2016 one last time! the Top MaccaPR Posts of 2016. We ask you to please enter at your own risk.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 1, 2017

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

The report contains plenty of insight for anyone working in marketing or public relations. It’s fuelled by developing markets, notably India. Data for the US shows that consumers spend an average of 5.6 In developing markets everyone that wants a phone has one. 7 Consumers take continue to take control with ad blockers.

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