Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

It’s a prediction that’s been made several times before and many years earlier, but for a very different reason: The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018. PR Strategy: Paid Media Tactics for Earning Media.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary. Instead, let’s talk about how Season 3 began with Kendall Roy focused on getting his media monitoring tools and strategy in place as he gets ready to take on his father and snatch his media empire away.

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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. The organization type and discipline also impacted this metric: PR agencies are seeing the biggest budget cuts, followed by marketing agencies, in-house teams and communications firms.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Who is Jelly Marketing? Jelly Digital Marketing & PR is a one-stop-shop online marketing agency in Fort Langley, British Columbia. How does Jelly Marketing use the Critical Mention platform? Jelly Marketing has been using Critical Mention since November 2018.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. These pros will continue to be in demand – and those in need of public relations assistance should be aware of all the options available to them, including consultants, agencies, and of course hiring in-house.”.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

You can go with less expensive freelancers or retain a boutique, mid-size or large PR agency. For example, a PR agency can obtain media coverage that shines a positive light on your brand. Handpicked Related Content. How to Pick the Right B2B PR Agency For You. Handpicked Related Content.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The TOP PR and Content Marketing Conferences 2018. If you’re in search of PR and content marketing conferences to attend in 2018, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest. Take a look, and hopefully we’ll see you at one of these PR or marketing conferences in 2018.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. The company says it has “150 business and agency customers, including Real Chemistry, Textron, Insurify and many other unicorns.”

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5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Misconceptions about common marketing practices can lead to misuse or even complete abandonment of marketing tools. As we say our goodbyes to 2018, let’s also bid farewell to the myths that are incorrectly influencing our decisions. Content marketing is the new buzz marketing term – and for a reason.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 13, 2020

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To make any marketing campaign successful, you must understand the goals, pain points, influencers, and preferences of each target buyer persona your company is targeting. Have we created a content marketing editorial calendar that defines our strategy on content production and publishing? Tradeshow or conference.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

1) Earned and branded media drive awareness and trust in B2B. Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. req.) – by BMV a digital agency in Boston.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 14, 2018

Although leading a PR agency as CEO will always have its fair share of surprises, a member of his team came back from a meeting with a client a few years ago with some particularly ominous feedback. Shane Schick is a journalist and content marketer who writes for Marketing Dive, Mobile Marketer and several other publications.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Marketing Analyst. Originally published January 15, 2013; updated October 19, 2018. cta] The post 3 Places to Surf Ahead of the News appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin. What do you do to get ahead of the news? Jordyn Danielson.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). I often wonder who’s mentoring the junior ranks in the agency world. For those plying the lost art of media relations (i.e., When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”).

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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. Reasons for Hiring or Firing an Outside Agency. Understanding why agencies get fired is just as important as why they get hired. 5) planning and strategy (37%).

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

The 2018 report suggests that copywriting, campaign delivery, media relations, strategic planning and social media relations are among the most common PR activities. We’ll adapt as we have with social media, content marketing, influencer marketing and PESO.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. It’s not working anymore because more tech companies are chasing fewer in-market buyers.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels.

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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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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. PR and media relations statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. Talk to Us

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong. The survey was conducted in February 2018 and 155 respondents completed the questionnaire. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Public relations statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Social media statistics from 2020. Source: Content Marketing is the New Conference ). The media PR salary: $100,000.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. I only found THREE people who WEREN’T agency people on the list! What’s more, it wasn’t just agency people–it was one specific agency! ” – Adam May. .

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

Several studies suggest businesses plan to invest in public relations in 2018. Specifically, media relations, or earned media, is poised for new prominence. To that end, what you do with a mention earned in the media is every bit as important as getting it in the first place. Give our services a try.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Is the process of media relations getting harder? Part of the answer is rethinking traditional PR efforts – and another part is studying the media to understand how it’s changing. Full report: 2019 Global State of the Media Report by Cision (reg. 2017: 3 PR Takeaways from the (2017) State of the Media Report by Cision.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 15, 2019

Mobile friendliness : According to Statista , in 2018 52 percent 52 percent of online traffic came from smartphones in 2018. Alexandra Reay has been working as a journalist and editor at one of the finest Melbourne publishing agencies for three years. Now for the fun part! Until next time! Critical Mention. Alexandra Reay.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. It’s a list worth perusing carefully because there are real gems in here from CMOs, agency leaders and many consummate professionals.

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