Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. Some of those comments include the following: “Significantly more related to internal comms and recruiting.”. A mix of internal and external resources. Blog: Code of PR Ethics?

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

This blog was originally published on AdAge.com on December 18, 2019. I also speculated on some of the reasons more organizations are not connecting the dots internally to maximize marketing effectiveness in this way. Salesforce’s 2018 “ State of Marketing ” report showed that high-performing marketing organizations are 1.5

Marketing 195

Marketing How To Measurement Advertising 195

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Chances are, you might be thinking about a podcast for your social media program in 2018. Building a podcast audience (much like building a blog audience) takes time. And, make sure your internal partners and executive sponsors are on the same page. Susan Beatty helped start the Power of Possible Podcast at U.S. It takes time.

Corporate 103

Corporate Banking Resources Radio 103

Doctor Spin

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Positive reinforcement is critical in fostering an open and transparent internal communications culture. This blog post highlights the importance of separating recognition from rewards from feedback in communicative leadership, providing a framework with rules for effective implementation. 2018, October 9). 2018, October 9).

Leadership 52

Leadership Internal International Employee 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As noted in our post on long-form content , a CEO can help influence a corporate image as well as build a personal brand through regular video communications. Video also works well as an internal tool for company announcements or simply to show accessibility, as Intuit CEO Brad Smith does in his “ new employee welcome message.”

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

measurePR March 2018. In honor of International Womens Day, all the guests were prominent women in the PR and technology fields including Serena Ehrlich , Aly Saxe , and Ai Addyson-Zhang. By attending webinars, reading blogs & staying up on best practices, youll be armed w/ info you need #measurepr. measurePR April 2018.

Nonprofit 56

Nonprofit Measurement Analytics Creativity 56

Onclusive

JANUARY 25, 2019

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) World Conference. Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference. The annual conference for the Arthur Page Society brings together a professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives. Date: March 21, 2018.

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Conference Content Marketing Marketing Internal 256

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Shel Holtz , Director of Internal Communications, WEBCOR Builders and Co-Host of the For Immediate Release podcast. Blog: Code of PR Ethics? Blog: What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? Blog: The Top PR Challenges and Tips for Overcoming Them. Blog: What is PR? 2018 JOTW Communications Survey.

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 120

Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison to becoming the CEO of Front-Line Bribery LLC, you’ve completely turned your life around and recently cited as Thompson Reuters Top 50 social influencers in Risk, Compliance and Regtech in 2018. My goal was to simply share my story and experience on-line through a blog, and to then re-share on social media.

Interviews 105

Interviews Ethics Government Internal 105

Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2018

I believe a big reason employees are using words like this to describe corporate communications is simple: There’s simply much technology. Fast forward to 2018 and the list now looks something like this: Email. Corporate intranet. Corporate collaboration tools. Internal social media tools (Yammer).

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Employee Technology Communications Corporate 94

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. billion to the UK economy according to the PRCA Census 2018.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve lived through two acquisitions, contributed to internal and external comms for several more, and at different organizations, and even did a divestiture. This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. Did you know?

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Company Tools Technology Software 150

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. There is a new corporate scenario that directly impacts all audiences and communication channels. Prediction, hope and a billion-dollar idea.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

A North Minneapolis native, Tess excelled in her journalism program at Drake University, during which she presided over the Coalition of Black Students and interned in business development with The Integer Group and in marketing/group sales with Iowa Events Center. She was hired full time shortly before graduating from the University of St.

Social Media 128

Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

San Francisco, December 18, 2018 – AirPR ( www.airpr.com ), the data science company for communication and public relations, today announced the closing of its Series C financing of 8 million dollars. Andy Cunningham , Board of Directors at AirPR and former Head of Corporate Communication at Apple.

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Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call. This month, as I perused through the vendor websites and blogs, I noticed a lot more of it. billion PR software market.

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Software Banking Technology Data 93

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

1) How long should a blog post be? The average post today is 1,142 words long but it’s clear that blog posts are getting longer – 41% longer than the typical post three years ago. The average post today is 1,142 words long but it’s clear that blog posts are getting longer – 41% longer than the typical post three years ago.

Content Marketing 123

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 123

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Thrive PR and Kelly Kirkendoll ( Founder/CEO) won four PRSA Dallas Pegasus Awards, including the top award in two categories (Internal Communications Program and Publication, Print or Digital), a Pegasus Award of Honor for Most Effective Campaign on a Budget and BEST OF SHOW! Phyllis Weiss , president, Weiss Communications, Inc.

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Print Financial Journalism Healthcare 58

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Make your team members track everything that matters within your marketing department – blog views, cost per lead, conversion rates at every stage, webinar attendance rate, paid search efficiency… and report their own KPIs up to you. Do you blog regularly? Rethinking internal and external comms. Test, test, test.

Marketing 168

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

But, you just can’t have an event recognizing the best of our industry and completely exclude the people in corporate, non-profit and solo settings. who work for corporations or non-profits or are solo practitioners that I believe deserve the spotlight (some nominated by me; others nominated by friends).

Transportation 122

Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Indeed, many of the hottest public relations agencies such as Manifest and the Romans, and large international networks such as Golin, Ketchum, and Weber Shandwick, proudly lead with earned media. Trust in the media The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer (opens as a PDF) puts the trust between the public and media at 41% worldwide.

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Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 15, 2019

This year will mark the third anniversary for the business (though the blog will celebrate 10 years and some 700+ posts). I did put that question to a survey of corporate communicators that recently went to market – so I may have data one way or the other in a month or so. So, you need a mix of internal and external PR help.

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Agency Leadership Corporate Training 77

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. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In my view, SocialChorus is really the only tech player in internal comms – and the company has been doing interesting things. Originally known as West Corporation , the company entered the PR tech space when it acquired a $335 million PR tech business from Nasdaq , which included the press release distribution service GlobeNewswire in 2018.

Software 154

Software Tools Print Technology 154

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

I missed my self-imposed deadline in June as I was simply overwhelmed by events: client work – always my first priority – but also bisdev, podcast production, blog posts, and trying to get this year’s annual JOTW comms survey ready for publication. Meltwater acquires Owler. Meltwater acquired Owler for $24.5 million in cash and stock.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

Barokas

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

No brand is safe anymore; it doesn’t matter if you’re a 10-person startup or a billion-dollar corporation, everyone can learn a lesson or two of what not to do in a public relations fiasco. In other words, they turned to blaming the victim. PR Fail Level: No comment. Where do we even start here? – Aubrey.

Crisis 76

Crisis Crisis Communications Corporate Employee 76

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 22, 2017

I am currently Group Vice President, Social Engagement and Digital Content at Ruder Finn and I am a member of NYU Stern Executive MBA class of 2018. What do you think is the role of internal communications in this polarizing environment? . 5) You seem to do a lot of international work. I love working on international projects.

Internal 70

Internal International Interviews Trends 70

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. It’s an issue that is quickly rising up the corporate agenda.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

This isn’t uncommon in the corporate world. I began to realize there are many good reasons for PR and HR to work together beyond internal communications. That changed in 2018. It’s worth putting a little paid spend to boost links to announcements, invitations and blog posts with targeted social media advertisements.

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Resources Creativity Publicity Local 77

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As screenshot nearby shows, (photo credit: Kaon blog ), it creates “a magical pop-up AR appearance at trade shows that people can activate and walk around.” Earned Media Poised for New Prominence in 2018 [UML]. The second example comes from Cole Sandau who wrote an excellent piece for the Optera blog titled B2B Use Cases in AR/VR.

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Case Study B2B Study Marketing 98

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

Next, it can “automatically deliver this content to more of its target audience using digital media amplification,” according to a blog post by Onclusive CEO Dan Beltramo. Learn more: press release , blog post. Learn more: press release , blog post. Onclusive has raised $21.4 The company currently has 47 reviews on G2 Crowd.

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Industry Media Technology Employee 86

Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I work with the lead editors of each CVG brand to support implementation and continuation of consistent internal processes. In 2018, with the support of my publisher and corporate leadership, I enrolled in a 12-week professional truck driving course at Waukesha County Technical College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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Groups Meeting Transportation Media 55

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

By this, I mean a frequently updated blog. It’s true that the more you blog, the more clients you get. This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. Further, an encyclopedic blog will mean that your attorneys rank high in online searches.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

Software 115

Software Tools Publicity System 115

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 22, 2019

We achieved an all-time high of 11,982 international visitors, a 26 percent increase from 2016. Elated from the feedback and our results, we decided to take our victory a notch higher by submitting our thrilling tale to Marketing’s PR Awards 2018. While these numbers don’t lie, what do they actually mean for our client? The result?

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Trade Shows Storytelling B2B Conference 28