Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong. The survey was conducted in February 2018 and 155 respondents completed the questionnaire.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It is a window into their assessment of current trends and their aspirations. Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. My prediction for 2018 is continued investment in both AI tools and competencies and, in parallel, the data needed to leverage them.”. – 1) Pay to play gains prominence.

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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. On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%).

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 8, 2015

The post outlined the success the New York Times brand studio (T Brand Studio) is having with their custom advertising content (referred to as “paid posts”). We’ve seen differing stats on the “effectiveness” of native advertising. And, we’ve seen many different formats for native advertising.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? Even as this in-housing trend took hold, law firms amazingly continued to raise their rates year after year.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. And that requires good data – not only to find the right people and outlets but also to measure the reach and impact of these efforts. The trend is moving in this direction.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. .” The result was an all-boats-rise in the advertising market.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

With a new year around the corner, communications professionals are gearing up to get their plans ready to conquer the world in 2018. In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. So what’s the solution?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. And so here’s the annual look at the most read, least read, and posts I recommend reading, that were published on Sword and the Script in 2018. The 7 Most Read Posts in 2018. Here are the posts readers read the most in 2018 – as measured by readers clicks.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

There's no formal methodology and they’re not so much predictions as a series of stories that I’ve recorded on my blog during 2018. Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock, fired a warning shot in January 2018 about the contribution of corporations to society beyond profit. . #3 billion to the UK economy according to the PRCA Census 2018.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Further reading: Nurturing tomorrow’s leaders , Camier Communications, Isobel Camier How to build a PR measurement dashboard - Andrew Smith, director, Escherman Piotr Boiwka- Which data visualisation tool is the most worth to learn? Claudia Vaccarone - What are the top three indicators for measuring awareness?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. If the in-house trend continues to develop in PR, the agencies that will be best positioned to grow are those that execute well or maintain some specialized capabilities.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

As such, the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in partnership with Ned’s Job of the Week , also included an open-ended question at the end of the survey. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar. Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Comms Survey.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

65% of journalists said audience metrics have changed the way they evaluate stories”; additionally, “43% of journalists globally reported their organization’s primary measure of success for their content is readership or viewers.”. Additional reading: 2018: 7 Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse….

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. 9) Even advertisers want to invest in PR. 21) The sinking confidence of social advertising metrics. With the exception of Google search advertising, confidence in digital or social platforms is significantly below 50%.”. The Old New Media ).

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s an increase from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. Measured on clicks, quick hits.” It doesn’t take a lot of money, but it does take making the case for budget and learning how to use these advertising tools effectively. Advertising spends big money to rent out someone’s else’s audience. Build your own audience.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. New LinkedIn research found that only 4% of digital marketers are measuring return on investment six months into a campaign or longer. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Advertising is a distant third. Read more: What Do You Get When You Cross Media Trends with Customer Support and Investor Relations? Coverage stemming from the 2018 CMO Survey by Gartner how tech and innovation get lumped together in the same category. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

The report compares the volume of articles, characters per article and the publication tier for which they were written – from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 – to draw several conclusions. TrendKite finished 2018 with $25 million in revenue and 144% CAGR growth over the last four years. billion pieces of editorial content.”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The internet created an obsession among marketers for measurement, but it overcorrected over the last 10 years or so. They have also proven crucial in measuring the efficacy of PR campaigns and customizing them. . ~ Wendy Zajack , Faculty Director, IMC & DMC at Georgetown University. Greg Galant , CEO and cofounder, Muck Rack.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Trust in the media The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer (opens as a PDF) puts the trust between the public and media at 41% worldwide. The London Evening Standard is the only publication that bucks a downward trend as a result of a switch from paid for newsstand sales to an ad funded sheet. The number hasn’t moved in 12 months.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 29, 2018

What actually happened, and how measurable has the impact been? Our timeframe of data was from December 1, 2017 to January 27, 2018. The Facebook algorithm change was announced on January 11, 2018. Much ado was made during the month of January about Facebook’s Newsfeed changes. Methodology. News publishers. Conclusions.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends. Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. The metrics content marketers track.

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Karen Freberg

MAY 11, 2020

Twitter Flight School has been around for a while now, but got an update with their latest features and areas in advertising, measurement, and content creation. A lot has happened in social media since the first version of this certification was released back in 2018. Twitter Flight School. Two years in social media is a lot!

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Registration opens in October 2018, but you can sign up now for event updates and a special discount code. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends. Look for opportunities to implement professional development programs to ensure and encourage that the marketing team is staying up on technology and trends. Measurable.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The measure of “best” in this case is unique page views. 4) B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success. 5) Finding Leads: 6 Takes from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B Lead Gen Report. 6) 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing. 4) Context in Marketing Campaigns, Mediums and Measurements [UML].

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Experiential storytelling. Tech industry.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Too often marketers become enamored with the latest trends and tools. This trend will impact all publishers. Discussions surrounding PR measurement and return on investment continue to dominate PR value conversations. Marketing predictions. Julia Angelen Joy | Z GroupPR.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Registration opens in October 2018, but you can sign up now for event updates and a special discount code. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance.

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Flatiron Communications

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Some years ago, frustrated by the lack of a mechanism to assess prospective PR agency candidates, I developed a questionnaire on media and PR trends that served as a non-scientific barometer for hiring. _Amazon is an advertising company. Q18) In 2018, we witnessed the rise of “micro” and “nano” influencers? Q10) True or False?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2019

Because many commercial email marketing tools are SaaS products which allow them to aggregate data – often analyzing millions of emails – and look at trends across their customer base. across 170 clients in Q4 2018 according to Epsilon; and. Constant Contact measures this by the highest open rate by local time.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

A trend we are going to see happening more in 2019 is the coming together of marketing and customer success. While it’s a tricky tightrope to walk, as cultural and political issues continue to saturate the news and social media, more companies will take a stand through marketing and advertising that resonates with customer loyalties.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It follows the acquisition of ResponseSource, a network that connects media and influencers, in 2018. Pulsar expands our capability in social listening, trend forecasting, audience segmentation and marketing evaluation. Vuelio’s parent company Access Intelligence recently acquired Pulsar, the social listening platform.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

For 2018 , I thought we’d get back to basics even as the PR profession is overwrought with more communications tools and disciplines than I could have imagined climbing into the PR trenches decades ago. 2017 : Can the ethical breakdown of political PR with its purposefully spread false narratives poison other industry sectors?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics. Finally, 2024 also brings another U.S.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

Third-party data brokers harvest that information for advertising purposes because advertisers want to know if the budget being poured into ads is driving sales. The newly acquired Notified business, provider of cloud-enabled media, monitoring and measurement tools.”. How does that work? What do they do?

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