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. 10) Growing challenges of media relations. Read more: Is Media Relations Getting Harder? Statistics about content marketing.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Shared media (44%) was next, followed by earned media (43%) – a traditional bailiwick of communications — and paid media (33%). respondent answers varied widely with some describing growing difficulties around media relations and a lack of strategy and planning. Most common comms measurement methods.

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 129

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. The media is looking for the biggest headline rather than the significance of the story.” – open survey comment regarding the state of media relations.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

This is a pivotal moment for PR and communications professionals to get out of the media relations spin cycle and demonstrate the breadth and depth of our value,” wrote Karen Swim , who is a long-time PR, Marketing and Social Media Consultant at Words For Hire , LLC and the President of Solo PR Pro. The media relations struggle.

Survey 118

Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 118

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2020

Here’s the recording: Also, see these pieces related to this year’s survey: PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value? Comm Pros Feel the Challenge of Proving ROI (Marketing Charts) What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? 105 Answers from Communicators Why Have the Top Challenges Facing PR and Comms Shifted?

Survey 78

Survey Communications Public Affairs Ethics 78

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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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. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. So what’s the solution? About Nick Bell.

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Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

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. Eric Lebowitz.

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Media Fashion Television Radio 162

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. Is media relations getting harder – or is it just harder for you? Reports from the JOTW Communications Survey in 2019 and 2018. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

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Survey Public Affairs Corporate Trends 85

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

SlideShare provides embed code for publishers and offers an option to download the full report as a PDF document.

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Training Trends Media Survey 94

PR News

MARCH 7, 2018

According to PR News’ just-released 2018 Salary Survey, the most important skills for advancement in communications are written communications (deemed most important), media relations and content creation. 8, is measurement/data analysis skills. Way down on the list, at No.

Communications 85

Communications Survey Analysis Measurement 85

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. AirPR was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Each has grown through acquisition from an original proposition of a database and media monitoring solution. Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. They are also focused on earned media. Vuelio acquired Cision UK (2015), ResponseSource (2018) and Pulsar (2019).

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Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 3, 2019

Craft rather than technical or management skills account for the most popular skills in public relations at all levels. In junior roles media relations (58%) and social media relations (45%) make up the top three most commonly undertaken tasks after writing. Practitioners don’t identify these as strengths.

Writing 84

Writing Survey Government Media Relations 84

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Pew Research reported a 25 percent drop in newsroom employment from 2008 to 2018. Earlier this year, Onclusive released a study based on analysis of more than 2 billion pieces of editorial content between 2018 and 2018, which revealed that the percentage of authors contributing to mass media is down 11 percent.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2018

Writers measure copy in words, inches or pages. Therefore, instead of using writer-centric measures, think like your reader and calculate in terms of time, suggests Roy Peter Clark, vice president and senior scholar at The Poynter Institute and author of the book “Writing Tools.”. Copyright © 2018 Ann Wylie. All rights reserved.

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Guidelines Survey Google Study 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.”.

Software 88

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

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.”. Give our services a try.

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Corporate Communications Survey Employee 73

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. 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.”. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It has fallen from a high of $15 in November 2018. Cision has made more than $1bn of acquisitions in the past five years in a bid to develop cloud based platform for the communications and public relations industry. Cision is set to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Platinum Equity in a cash deal valued at $2.74

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Tools Enterprise Software Technology 60

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. Date: March 15, 2018.

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Conference Content Marketing Marketing Education 210

Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

At the same time, while communications, PR and marketing professionals are generally thrilled to create brand awareness without spending budget dollars, earned media can also be difficult to measure. Estimated audience is another effective way to measure the reach of an earned media event. Estimated Audience.

Media 76

Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 76

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 6, 2019

In the latest issue we discuss: Media Show response: PR is more than publicity The Art of Public Relations is the title of a recent Media Show programme on BBC Radio 4 in which publicity is conflated with public relations. Fairy tale of public relations Sarah published a new #FuturePRoof book at the end of 2018.

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Radio Customer Service Small Business Analytics 76

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It’s worth noting that 83% could opt to take new, specific measures toward demonstrating “strong elements of good practice” in codifying ethical tenets. Here are just a few of the discoveries that stood out to me: ➢ The IBE found all the associations reviewed offer published codes of ethics that include “honesty” and “accuracy” stipulations.

Ethics 110

Ethics Industry Publicity Analysis 110

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. The greatest of these is the shift away from media relations as the dominant means of public engagement to working across all forms of media. billion in 2019.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

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. Eric Lebowitz.

Media 104

Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

If you work in public relations or marketing—or in the business world generally—you have likely heard about several major developments in the media monitoring marketplace. When you are monitoring important media coverage—whether it’s a crisis or an especially impactful brand story—getting results quickly is absolutely critical.

Media 60

Media Marketing Analytics Television 60

Critical Mention

APRIL 13, 2020

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. Eric Lebowitz.

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Media Analytics Healthcare Crisis 111

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Or use these events to drive media relations and community conversation. Measuring the effectiveness of any marketing campaign begins with defined and clear KPIs. are all important questions to pose and define to help you figure out how you’ll market to each segment of contacts in 2018. Measurable. Performance.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Like any technology investment, making a decision about which media monitoring or earned media measurement tool is right for your business can be challenging. Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. Eric Lebowitz.

How To 60

How To Media Analytics Television 60

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

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. Eric Lebowitz.

How To 106

How To Media Radio Print 106

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.”. Meltwater acquires Owler. Meltwater acquired Owler for $24.5

Pitching 88

Pitching Report Software Survey 88

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The project will support 2018 President Sarah Hall’s theme of public relations as a strategic management discipline. We want to gain an audience beyond the public relations profession. It is envisaged that the book will consist of 30 to 50 essays, each of 800 to 1,200 words in length. I’ve had some great conversations.

Public Affairs 68

Public Affairs Pitching Community Guidelines 68

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

Other readers liked these related posts: Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential? Earned Media Poised for New Prominence in 2018 [UML]. 2) Public relations and complex value propositions. There are obvious use cases for media relations , analyst relations (think: MQ briefings), and internal communications.

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Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

Onclusive is developing new ways to measure PR including attribution. In addition, iQ Media is merging with Teletrax, which a company 4C acquired in 2015. According to a report by Media Post: “iQ Media’s monitoring of paid and earned brand mentions covers the U.S. – all 210 U.S. Image credits: Pixabay and G2 Crowd.

Industry 85

Industry Media Technology Employee 85

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

While the PR community has heard inklings of in-housing anecdotally – Richard Edelman recently cited it as a cause following disappointing earnings for the year ending 2018 – to the best of my knowledge, this is the first time we’ve seen this trend surface in a survey of the communications industry.

Survey 97

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

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. Recommended reading: Earned Media: 3 PR Studies Quantifying the Impact of Media Relations on Sales [UML]. PR Measurement: A Pulse Check on How Communicators Show Value. * * *.

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Study Survey B2B Advertising 61