Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

What is the JOTW Communications Survey? Three years ago, Ned and I teamed up to survey the JOTW community and we’ve published a report three years in a row. JOTW subscribers are seasoned professionals: 92% have 11 or more years of experience and 52% are in-house communications professionals. You can subscribe here.

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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. Study bloggers in communications, marketing and the vertical sectors you’re interested in.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The PR community needs the competition. In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” Meltwater offers 50 suggested metrics to measure your content marketing. That sounds promising. Propel Raises $4.5

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

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. This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. But we will need to learn from the measurement mistakes of paid, or earned will be doomed to repeat it.

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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. Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

In the era of accountability, CEOs must back their public proclamations with measurable performance. If CEOs act on what they say, they will be rewarded in terms of stronger bonds with their employees, customers, investors and communities. ” — Dave Samson, Global Vice Chairman, Corporate Affairs, Edelman .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. 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.”. PR grows more in demand.

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Solo PR Pro

MAY 2, 2018

On the first Tuesday in May, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community ( learn how to join us here ). How do you define and measure the success of your content marketing efforts?

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Content Marketing Marketing Leadership Corporate 40

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 31, 2019

© Copyright law backward step for sharing economy and measurement Well intentioned EU legislation aimed at empowering content creators is likely to have unintended consequences for digital services in Europe. Campaign landing page and web newsroom tools Access to the corporate website is a battleground in large enterprise organisations.

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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. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.”

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 93

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

Vuelio is an all-in-one PR software tool based in the UK and acquired ResponseSource in 2018 for £5.5 According to the Meltwater announcement, “Owler has grown its user base exponentially to become the second largest online business community in the world, next to LinkedIn. Meltwater acquires Owler. Meltwater acquired Owler for $24.5

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Pitching Report Software Survey 89

wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I'll share tips and strategies to attract attention, build business and connect with key communities. This powerful session includes a PR primer, tips on where to find and how to reach key influencers, tools to take your message to the top, and ways to measure PR performance with marketing goals.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. ” As a side note, Marlin also owns a majority stake in Talkwalker which it acquired in 2018. Propel’s PR management, monitoring and measurement tool, PRM3, has capabilities including online, social and broadcast monitoring. PR measurement.

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Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2018

It’s talk-show-meets-freak-show with popular contemporary music added in for good measure. “The goal is to talk to and through people and to build a community where the value of belonging is measured in how people feel and what they can do differently as a result of your engagement.”

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Creativity Storytelling LinkedIn System 96

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

I’ll include news from the PR vendor community and review and curate content they produce ( like this ). Onclusive is developing new ways to measure PR including attribution. NASDAQ: INOD), which turned a profit in 2018 for the first time in several years according to its income statements on Yahoo Finance. all 210 U.S.

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Industry Media Technology Employee 86

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The question was always the same and has a lot in common with the greater B2B community. This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. The rule is: if you can’t measure the results, eliminate it. By this, I mean a frequently updated blog.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. This has resulted in it receiving a backseat to paid media in most corporate budgets. This creates a ripe opportunity for communicators who manage earned media programs to secure better budgets in 2018.

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Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 57

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). 3 PR Trends in Tactics, Measurement and Organization. is notoriously difficult to measure.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 98

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

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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Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

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. Great communicators will have the mental toughness and swift ability to pivot that is necessary to respond to this chaotic world and keep PR and marketing on course.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2018

They’re the most concerned with public perception, social responsibility, and community relations. Going into an interview with no knowledge of the reporter or outlet can end in disaster, especially in a corporate crisis. There’s an actual and measurable dollar value represented by corporate reputation.

Corporate 195

Corporate Training Reputation Media Training 195

Sword and the Script

APRIL 9, 2019

2018: $95,000. Corporate positions do tend to pay more than agency positions – and that remained true this year. The median salary breaks down across corporate, agency and non-profit sectors of PR as follows: Corporate communications median salary was $127,100; PR agency median salary was $96,000; and. .

Publicity 93

Publicity Survey Comparison Report 93

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. based provider of briefings for corporate and government executives, for $71.8 12) July 30, 2018: ShareIQ.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

We all know we have a strong agency community here in Minneapolis/St. 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. But, man, I can’t help think what a missed opportunity this is. ” – Shelli Lissick. .

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Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

23% measuring results / ROI. 23% measuring results / ROI. There is certainly a lot more noise today than there was 20 years ago, but that is what smart communication has always been about.”. In the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, the survey saw a majority of respondents cite a single answer as the top challenge.

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Communications Survey Employee Measurement 149

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. 16) Social media fragments into niche communities.

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

There’s a lot that’s happened over the last month among vendors that make technology for public relations (PR) professionals – and I can’t wait to show you this month’s summary of news from the PR technology community. 4) West Corporation rebrands as Intrado…but who was West? West makes communications technology.

Marketing 63

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 63

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

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2018

With the 2018 NFL draft beginning today in Dallas, speculation has intensified about whether the demonstrations will continue through the 2018 season and how the league will manage them. The NFL offered more measured responses as the controversy grew. Since 2015, NFL ratings have declined 8% in 2016 and almost 10% last season.

Reputation 136

Reputation Corporate Crisis Construction 136

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

A n essay about the impact of the internet on corporate communication, marketing and public relations over the past 20 years. The internet is a conversation The internet provides a means for people to connect and communicate with each other, irrespective of location. The global population of the world is 7.7 billion people.

Publicity 79

Publicity Community Pinterest Reputation 79

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. In Two-Way Street , a short book about public relations published in 1948, Eric Goldman describes the three stages of the development of corporate communication from 1900.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Carbon as a metric - PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns as a report suggests that the UK is woefully unprepared for climate risk. You’d be welcome to join us. The network effect and friction are strong.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I believe there will be an acceleration towards humanizing brands, putting individuals in front of a corporate identity, in an effort to emotionally connect with customers.”. – BJ Schaknowski | Vertafore. PR teams will be measured by inputted organic brand conversion lift and Google Trends. . – Betsy Hindman | Hindman Company.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Efficient marketing execution and measurement. On the racial justice front, advocates enticed listeners to adopt an anti-racist mindset by sharing individual stories—what others experience and the toll it takes on them and their communities. Jo Detavernier | Detavernier Strategic Communication. Creative employee communications.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168