Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. Conducted in February 2018, the online survey solicited the thoughts and opinions of 5,500 JOTW newsletter subscribers, mainly consisting of senior in-house and corporate communications professionals across a variety of industries. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Respondents said their organization is placing more or much more emphasis on owned media (60%), like blogs, newsletters and websites. DE&I was followed by thought leadership (49%), data & analytics (48%), storytelling (48%), comms strategy (46%), measurement (46%), internal comms (44%) and ESG programs (43%). FIR Network).

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 137

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. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. Photo credit: Pixabay.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. The survey identified the top five reasons for firing an agency as follows: 1) cost (81%); 2) poor client service (47%); 3) inability to measure ROI (41%); 4) too much “hand-holding” (32%); 5) taking more work in-house (30%). is notoriously difficult to measure.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 103

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 5, 2018

measurePR March 2018. By attending webinars, reading blogs & staying up on best practices, youll be armed w/ info you need #measurepr. Pre-release #measurement research will give you an understanding of your position in the industry landscape, plus what matters most to your audiences. – Measurement & analytics.

Nonprofit 56

Nonprofit Measurement Analytics Creativity 56

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Making an effort to measure is half the battle. More than half (60%) of respondents say they measure their comms efforts “always” or often.” Another 30% measure their efforts some of the time, while 10% rarely or never make any effort to measure results. Blog: Code of PR Ethics? Blog: What is PR?

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 121

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. Sure, you’ll want to consider your corporate social channels as prime sharing platforms for your podcast.

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Corporate Banking Resources Radio 103

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

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Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 14, 2018

The difference between a person that climbs the corporate ladder and one that remains stagnant is the choice to plan for in the New Year. As you review your career options in 2018 to apply for a new job, here are a few helpful tips to help you get started. You are a hard-working professional with the talent to succeed in your industry.

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Print Resources Technology Interviews 71

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

Over the years, I’ve written 20 blog posts about the findings – plus a boatload of contributions elsewhere. There are some 30 speakers lined up to present sessions on earned media – many of them are best and brightest in our industry. This year’s r eport is freely available on Ned’s Job of the Week website or on SlideShare.

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Training Trends Media Survey 98

Onclusive

JANUARY 25, 2019

PR and content marketing are rapidly evolving with new access to data and insights, new methods of measurement and more channels to reach your audience than ever. The annual conference for the Arthur Page Society brings together a professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives.

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Conference Content Marketing Marketing Internal 256

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

How do you measure PR results? The 2019 report was viewed nearly 20,000 times, or about a 2x increase from the 2018 edition. I’ve also written a ton for the blog on the topic and you can find all of those posts neatly organized under the tag JOTW. Reports from the JOTW Communications Survey in 2019 and 2018. What is PR?

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Survey Public Affairs Corporate Trends 86

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 communications can work well in time-urgent situations, but a controlled message is just that, and it will be questioned if it doesn’t measure up.

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

5W PR

OCTOBER 11, 2023

First, what is the standard gauge for what constitutes a significant incident, and second, the fear that with full disclosures around incidents and preparedness measures, they would be telegraphing to the very groups they are working to defend themselves against. At the same time, many organizations have expressed concern about the rules.

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Report Company Publicity Banking 78

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.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary. Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. Eric brought a background in content marketing, marketing measurement and marketing automation, having previously co-founded and managed his own agency.

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Media Fashion Television Radio 162

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 4, 2018

But it’s time to add, update, and amplify for the 2018 season. Unlike those entering the workforce on the heels of the recession, today’s PR hopefuls are likely to be welcomed by top agencies and corporations. PR is all about differentiation, so a blog or personal website is a good way to stand out. Create content.

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How To Nonprofit Interviews Privacy 189

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 Planning and measurement are limited.

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Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

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

APRIL 12, 2022

In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” In addition, it will soon “enable journalists and influencers to discover sources, manage their stories, and measure reach and sentiment of their published work.”.

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

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.”. There is a new corporate scenario that directly impacts all audiences and communication channels. They have also proven crucial in measuring the efficacy of PR campaigns and customizing them.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Marketing measurement statistics. 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. Bloggers, by an overwhelming majority (76%), choose to run their blogs on WordPress. State of Blogging ).

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 126

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].

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Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

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 178

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. 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.”. 2018: 20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018. Guest posting gets personal.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

There shouldn’t be a barrier between the press office and the digital team - media relations people should be running blogs and engaging with journalists via social forms of media such as Twitter,” said Alex Singleton, author of The PR Masterclass. Engagement with news brands online is messy and tricky to measure.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This month, as I perused through the vendor websites and blogs, I noticed a lot more of it. Intrado was formerly known as West Corporation. West acquired GlobeNewswire and other PR tech assets from NASDAQ in 2018 for $335 million. And it’s not just the startups anymore. Fake press releases on major wires.

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Software Banking Technology Data 93

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

” As a side note, Marlin also owns a majority stake in Talkwalker which it acquired in 2018. Factmata uses AI to identify and track narratives online through articles, blogs, tweets and other social chatter, highlighting the ones that could either help or hurt brand reputation and value.” PR measurement. PR measurement.

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Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Solo PR Pro

MAY 2, 2018

On May 1, 2018 we weighed in with opinions and insight on the following topics of interest: How much of your PR practice is devoted to content marketing? How do you define and measure the success of your content marketing efforts? How do you define and measure the success of your content marketing efforts?

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Content Marketing Marketing Leadership Corporate 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Efficient marketing execution and measurement. 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? Marketing predictions.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 30, 2018

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at 1 pm Eastern, we will chat about content marketing in a real-time discussion on Twitter. Q4: How do you define and measure the success of your content marketing efforts? Among the questions we will discuss: Q1: How much of your PR practice is devoted to content marketing?

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Content Marketing Twitter Marketing Corporate 41

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. Branded media, defined in this report as blogs, social media and video weren’t far behind with 27%. How often should you publish on your company blog? How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019? And Other Key Blogging Statistics You Should Know].

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Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. PR is a social science.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Mindful Marketing

MARCH 26, 2023

Corporate sponsorships often have helped bridge such fiscal divides, but when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized sports gambling in May of 2018, the doors swung wide open for all kinds of institutions to enter partnerships with oddsmakers. ” ​ Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog. Learn more about the Mindful Matrix.

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Sports Banking Education Course 98

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.” But that’s a talent supply issue for a different blog post. Then the economy changed.

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. This includes blogs, discussions and other formats. Notice in this example, its place is above the blog posts you might have published earlier: 6) Measure: dashboards and visualization.

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Software Tools Publicity System 117

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

Onclusive is developing new ways to measure PR including attribution. 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.

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Industry Media Technology Employee 91