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. 5) “That the cost of a well-run communications program is not measured the same way as their sales or business development programs.”.

Corporate 74

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 74

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. e) Championing a customer-centric corporate culture. 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Respondents identified the top comms challenges as 1) cutting through the noise (35%); 2) too many priorities (31%); and 3) lack of employee experience (25%). The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time. Most common comms measurement methods. 2018 JOTW Communications Survey.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

When asked about specific functions, respondents overwhelmingly said employee communications (93%) grew in importance compared to pre-pandemic times. Making an effort to measure is half the battle. More than half (60%) of respondents say they measure their comms efforts “always” or often.” 2018 JOTW Communications Survey.

Survey 120

Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 120

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Each year, more than $30 billion is invested in corporate communications, publicity and public relations. However, the challenge with the communications industry has always been the lack of credible metrics, much less the ability to measure how these investments map to quantifiable business outcomes.

Software 150

Software Analytics Data Technology 150

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. 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.”. But it’s employee retention and engagement that will take priority. PR grows more in demand.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

PRSay

APRIL 15, 2021

Companies and organizations of all sizes today are increasingly under pressure — from activists to employees — to speak out on high-profile political and social issues. In the era of accountability, CEOs must back their public proclamations with measurable performance. Organizational values should serve as a guide.

Company 189

Company Employee Internal International 189

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 3, 2019

At a senior level a gap exists is areas such as research, evaluation and measurement; corporate governance; and people management. Average salaries amongst full-time employees grew by almost £1,500 to £53,044 per year in 2018. Research agency Chalkstream surveyed 1,503 respondents in November and December 2018.

Writing 84

Writing Survey Government Media Relations 84

Presspage

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Join Bart Verhulst, Co-Founder & Chief Strategist of PressPage for the free Essentials for a Stellar Online Newsroom webinar on March 22, 2018, at 1 p.m. How to upgrade your corporate newsroom and delivery infrastructure to achieve measurable results. Forgotten by your own employees? Ignored by journalists?

Print 60

Print Web Corporate Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. It’s higher in large companies (5), defined as 1000+ employees, and lower in small companies (3), defined as 1-99 employees. B2B content marketers serve an average of four audiences.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

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. It uses proxies as a measurement of success rather than key performance indicators that are aligned to the organisations that it serves. PR is a social science. What we do 5.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Growth in 2018 was five percent for the second consecutive year according to the data that we’ve collected at The Holmes Report. This is an agency model that covers a core group of employees supplemented by senior experts. Purpose may be the latest incarnation of corporate responsibility but it’s here to stay. billion dollars.

Interviews 115

Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 115

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 clients as “part of its overall measurement stack which combines data and insights from multiple sources, both externally and internally from across Publicis Groupe.”. Employee comms merger. Meltwater acquires Owler.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. Subsequently, many employees, including me, were let go and granted severance pay. The measure of “best” in this case is unique page views. 4) B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success. And it’s about time.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

” 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. West will be “the corporate umbrella brand” that owns a half dozen or so business units and product lines.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Growth in the agency market in 2018 was five percent for the second consecutive year according to the data that we’ve collected at The Holmes Report. This is an agency model that covers a core group of employees supplemented by senior experts. Purpose may be the latest incarnation of corporate responsibility but it’s here to stay.

Interviews 60

Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

Onclusive is developing new ways to measure PR including attribution. 2) SocialChorus adds new employee comms products. SocialChorus is an employee communications platform that announced several new products at its customer conference. Onclusive has raised $21.4 The company currently has 47 reviews on G2 Crowd. all 210 U.S.

Industry 86

Industry Media Technology Employee 86

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. The journal article provides important nuance for corporate blogs stemming from the focus group: “Many participants ranked corporate blogs in the middle of their credibility rankings.

Study 61

Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

At 3M, I was one member of a pretty big corporate team of social & digital marketing specialists whose services span many divisions across just about every industry you can name. From an employee standpoint, the generational preferences and habits are so interesting to observe at these big old companies. It all depends on the day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

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

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.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Still, companies are dragging their feet in this aspect of corporate communications. The Conference Board reported that while 90% of executives understand the importance of employee engagement, fewer than 50% understand how to address this issue. Experts urge the use of a single employee communications platform to prevent fatigue.

Internal 147

Internal International Employee Mobile 147

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. PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. Continued consolidation of media outlets.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

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.”

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

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. 2017: $91,000.

Publicity 93

Publicity Survey Comparison Report 93

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

3) lack of employee experience (25%). Lack of employee experience”. The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time. 25% lack of employee experience. 23% measuring results / ROI. 25% lack of employee experience. 23% measuring results / ROI.

Communications 149

Communications Survey Employee Measurement 149

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

based provider of briefings for corporate and government executives, for $71.8 9) June 19, 2017: Capital Acquisition Corporation III. In essence, Cision is plans to merge with a publicly-traded company called Capital Acquisition Corporation III , which was set up for this exact purpose. 12) July 30, 2018: ShareIQ.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

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). “Eri is a dynamo!

Transportation 122

Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

Kantar Reputation Intelligence (KRI) provides earned media tracking and measurement in Europe. The company has over 1,100 employees based in the USA, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Australia.”. Other standouts include Keyhole, Talkwalker and Brand24, which I reviewed in 2018. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Reputation 85

Reputation Technology Tools Data 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Happy employees are the ultimate growth driver. Brands that emphasize employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) achieve business growth nearly 2x faster, according to a study by Salesforce. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000.

Survey 176

Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Intrado was formerly known as West Corporation. West acquired GlobeNewswire and other PR tech assets from NASDAQ in 2018 for $335 million. It says “95% of office employees still claim email as their main channel of communication” and that some “workers claim to receive up to 121 emails per day.” billion PR software market.

Software 93

Software Banking Technology Data 93

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. Media struggle for income gives rise to desperate measures.”.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Marketing measurement statistics. 11) Corporate reputation suffers with bad experiences. “82% Genuine Corporate Apology ). Note: This number reflects the combination of both client-side and corporate salary averages. Corporate Reputation ). 19) Employees have huge impact on social sharing. 15) Still got it.

Content Marketing 123

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 123

5W PR

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Of six sectors measured in a recent survey, the insurance industry had the most opens per opener at 4.2. Industrial Manufacturing & Services and Corporate Services tied for third at 3.4. Transactional mail open rates were almost unchanged between 2017 and 2018 at about 73%. WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

Data 68

Data Telecommunications Infographics Automotive 68

Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

Mr. Croll left iSentia in 2018, amid some controversy , but perhaps wiser for the experience. This is an important point, because you want to be able to measure and compare results over time. In doing customer UX research, Truescope found a lot of corporate communications people gravitate toward an “inbox.”.

Tools 158

Tools Media Software Analysis 158

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

TrendKite was founded by a former Meltwater employee and developed a modern and competitive approach to media monitoring. A corporate account will have liberties – like adding a seat for your agency – that an agency account won’t be able to do for clients. 4) West Corporation rebrands as Intrado…but who was West?

Marketing 63

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

A survey of 300 leaders in businesses with more than 1,000 employees found about one third did not understand the duties of their communications shop – and even fewer saw the value. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. Corporate positions tend to pay more than agency positions.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78