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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Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Brands know that emotions are powerful motivators and an emotional campaign can heavily influence buyer behavior. Brands that are shying away from emotion as a motivator, or merely only as a data-set to inform a marketing persona are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. . Duracell is “Trusted Everywhere”.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

Storytelling intrigues me. “Storytelling is one of the many things that define and bind our humanity,” according to this article on the history of storytelling. Storytelling is hard until we’ve practiced enough to make it easier. Carrie Morgan (@morgancarrie) April 7, 2016. I believe it.

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Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 8, 2016

Storytelling intrigues me. “Storytelling is one of the many things that define and bind our humanity,” according to this article on the history of storytelling. Storytelling is hard until we’ve practiced enough to make it easier. Carrie Morgan (@morgancarrie) April 7, 2016. I believe it.

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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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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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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

PR and Marketing finds itself living “in interesting times.” 2015 found brands reevaluating their agency relationships in an unprecedented way , turning over partners looking for a better mix of nimble, efficient and integrated. It feels like the definition of integrated is moving to a business term vs. marketing one.

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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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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Brand shaming has become commonplace. I’ve developed each of these themes below.

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Storytelling Internal International Social Media 78

Cision

MAY 31, 2017

The implication, of course, is that consumers are less likely to absorb the marketing messages we’re deploying. And as marketers and storytellers, it’s up to us to not only get our brands in front of consumers but to also pique their interest instantly so they don’t scroll right on past.

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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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

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. Creativity helps express company values in a distinct brand voice. A great idea aligns a company’s mission with its market.

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Frederik Vincx

JULY 25, 2023

Lead product design and marketing. The challenge Back in 2009, in an increasingly fragmented media landscape, brands needed more effective ways to share their stories. The challenge and opportunity was to create a PR toolkit that helped brands communicate effectively with media, bloggers, and stakeholders.

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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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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. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling. For marketing professionals — multimedia is a must have. Better understand efficacy.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 25, 2016

Communicating brand value to executives and investors isn’t about splashy websites or luxurious launch events. Instead, it is about storytelling, using a narrative to add value to existing perceptions that can either be backed up by your current product or supported by your prospective plans. Your brand’s Netflix is out there.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Over the years, I’ve seen hundreds of companies poison their marketing, sales, and internal comms with jargon. The storytelling solution. Neanderthals were actually much stronger than humans and had bigger brains, but the reason we became the dominant human species is because we had an incredible storytelling superpower.

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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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Beyond PR

AUGUST 11, 2016

Once a digital haven for younger Millennials and Gen Z, image messaging app Snapchat has spent 2016 broadening its appeal. But, this is good news for those in the PR, marketing and branding world who are looking for new ways to reach their audience. Do a quick series of questions with an influencer or brand advocate.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. People want to buy from brands that they can trust and feel that share the same values.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

First how can “social media” AND “social media marketing” be skills? Those are tools we use to do the social media and social media marketing you listed at the top! I wrote a post back in 2016 about the 10 skills the PR pro of the future will need to have. It takes time to build a brand, a voice, etc.

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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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ZudePR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

All the reviews below were featured in my irregular reading list email: I issued seven in 2016. 1: Deep Work: Rules for Focused (Sic) Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport (2016) £10.49. Quite simply the best marketing book I’ve ever read (and I’ve read a few). She’s a marketing expert.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

PR 20/20 launched Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute in November 2016 with the mission to make AI more approachable and actionable for modern marketers. We wanted to understand and apply AI ourselves, and figured other marketers might be curious too. And how do you get marketers to explore AI and take action?

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 16, 2016

Last week some of the members of the Solo PR PRO community joined us in Tampa Bay, Florida for our main event of 2016. It was amazing to share with one another and our fellow attendees at the 2016 Florida Public Relations Association Conference in Tampa Bay, Florida! Become the Storytelling Hero: Literally!

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2018

Yet, health and wellness brands refuse to let them go. The following examples focus on health and wellness brands, but the takeaways apply to any industry. Alternatively, by creatively weaving in messages of empowerment, Uplift is gaining national recognition and appealing to a market untapped and ignored by other studios.

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Creativity Communications Brand Branding 73

Cision

MARCH 22, 2017

A common theme from the marketing and branding sessions at this year’s SXSW 2017 conference was very clear: Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Disrupt the native advertising/sponsored content arena by shifting the focus away from your brand and more towards what benefits your audience. or “What was that even about?”.

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ISEBOX

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Yes, it’s true that you’re a busy pharmaceutical communications exec: Why would you add another online channel to your already-loaded pharma marketing toolkit ? You can’t optimize engagement, raise brand awareness, and develop a loyal following without understanding which one to use, for what reasons, and when. When to Use What.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

marketers so much, but in today’s digital environment, everyone is impacted. Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Internally, data can inform our PR strategy and make our branded content better and more engaging. 5 tech PR trends.

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Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

I enjoyed attending my third consecutive Social Tools Summit event in Boston last week, where I moderated a panel on branding and thought leadership. Branding and Thought Leadership. My panel covered areas ranging from video, to engaging people with live events and products, and influencer and content marketing.

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5W PR

JANUARY 15, 2020

When it comes to understanding the potential of virtual reality, brands and their marketing teams seem to have barely brushed the surface. Storytelling is everything in the contemporary branding world, and many businesses are beginning to look to evolving technologies to stay ahead of the game. Ever heard of Pokemon GO?

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Your IG theme should be easily tied to your brand and what makes your business stand out from the rest. Since it was founded back in 2010, Instagram has emerged as one of the most popular social media platforms for both consumers and brands. The simplest solution could be to turn to influencer marketing. Instagram Generation.

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ISEBOX

MARCH 2, 2017

Few marketers would dispute that pharma companies have been a bit slow to get on board with social media. However, we’ve never specifically delved into one of the most effective, dynamic platforms for brand awareness, connecting with the pharma community, and engaging in relevant conversations: Twitter.

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Presspage

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We spoke with Angelo Harms, Digital Marketing Manager at Curacao Tourist Board about his role and responsibilities and the results they have achieved by using PressPage to tell the ‘Curacao story’ Promoting the beautiful destination Although Curacao is a well known holiday destination, there is always work to be done.

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Tourism SEO Storytelling Social Media 122

Mindful Marketing

JULY 28, 2015

Paul Furiga is chief storyteller, founder and CEO of WordWrite Communications. We caught up with Paul to talk PR, journalism and branding – oh, and to find out what story crafting is. The people who know us best, our clients, would tell you that at heart, we’re great storytellers. By Christine Perkett.

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