Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. 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. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But, recent statistics and trend lines have me thinking 2019 may be the year we start to see “dark social” truly start to impact social media marketing plans. Social media marketing, in general, is shifting heavily towards advertising–this is where most brands are investing and seeing results.

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Trends Marketing Instagram Social Media 109

5W PR

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

When most people hear about PR and advertising, they assume it’s roughly the same thing. The mistaken belief might arise from the fact that both of them have to do with the information found about a person or brand in the media, making both of them marketing. P R is also much cheaper than advertising – a fraction of the cost.

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Advertising Advertising Television Report 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 30, 2020

62 million Americans listen to podcasts each week, and the first ten months of 2019 saw a record 192,000 new podcasts launched. Here’s a roundup of some top advertising and marketing podcasts. AdExchanger Social Distancing With Friends. Podcasts are mainstream. Adweek Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad. The Mumbrellacast.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While no one can say with certainty what lies ahead for marketers in 2021, a glimpse at historical data may help answer some questions. The study was conducted over the course of more than a year and a half by SocialInsider between January 2019 and October 2020. However, they did note a small increase of 1.44% in 2020 over 2019.

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Konnect Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2019

2019 is quickly coming to an end, and whether you have a hired agency for social media, marketing/advertising, or public relations or handle communications in-house, we want to help you close it out with a bang! Work with your PR and social media agency to schedule social media posts in advance.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This blog was originally published on AdAge.com on November 20, 2019. As a lifelong marketer currently leading a communications technology company, that phrase and concept really stuck with me. So many of us in marketing and advertising specialize in talking at our prospects, customers and consumers. How could that be?

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

This blog was originally published on AdAge.com on December 18, 2019. In my last article , I laid out the three steps to introduce marketing ventriloquism into your organization: focus on what you can control; install control systems; amplify earned media. times more likely to measure marketing ROI than underperformers.

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Strategic, thoughtful marketing helps you achieve your business goals, such as increasing your brand’s awareness and profitability. Even on a tighter budget, we have a list of five proven marketing strategies so you can compete with the big boys. Event marketing. If you’re a small business owner, these can be tougher to achieve.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 10, 2022

I spoke to the Influencer Marketing Trade Body’s Scott Guthrie about the report. The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) investigation into influencer culture in the UK has concluded with the publication of a report Influencer culture: Lights, camera, inaction? Ours is an industry doubled in size since 2019.

Marketing 78

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Using SEO to court Google’s algorithm should be at the top of the list for your 2019 marketing strategy. According to HubSpot, in 2018, 61 percent of marketers say improving SEO and growing their organic presence was their top inbound marketing priority. Use social media. This number is only increasing.

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SEO Strategy Guidelines Social Media 71

wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

How can financial services organizations use social media to differentiate and build relationships? Financial Services Organizations Social Media Interview Key Points. Before joining McGuffin, Chris launched a digital promotion agency, Slant Marketing, and grew it to more than 25 people. About Growing Social Now.

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Prakkypedia

DECEMBER 17, 2018

With 13 days until 2019, let’s turn our attention to whether organisations still need PR. Related reading A Snapshot of Public Relations , which explains the difference between PR and marketing]. Related reading A Snapshot of Public Relations , which explains the difference between PR and marketing]. The short answer: yes.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Social Media Marketing World. He loves to talk about marketing AI.).

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Prohibition

JULY 10, 2019

We’re halfway through 2019 and a handful of crises have already occurred. Some of these came to light by members of the public calling brands out on social media for their slip-ups and others were campaigns by PR and marketing teams that simply did not turn out as planned.

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Fashion Telecommunications Crisis Training 75

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Neal Schaffer on Social Media Challenges & Opportunities for 2019. I was thrilled when Neal Schaffer agreed to participate in my series about challenges facing social media marketing. Neal is a social media speaker and consultant ranked by Forbes and others as a top influencer.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 9, 2020

The fact that most companies are over-relying on Facebook (and Instagram) advertising. According to some reports , Facebook makes up 83% of all social media advertising. Yep–according to eMarketer Facebook (and Instagram) generated 67 billion in ad revenue in 2019. Now that’s what I call over-indexing.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 18, 2019

What’s Castle Danger doing with their social media? Surely, their social media strategy must be rock-solid to drum up that kind of support! And, to a good extent, Castle Danger does do a nice job with its social channels. Castle Danger Brewer (@cdangerbrewer) April 13, 2019. of the month.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Influencer marketing has been around for the best part of a decade now and initially, it wasn’t clear how big of an impact it was going to have on both brands and consumers. Today, it is an industry valued in the billions, growing by 83% in 2019. Here’s some reasons why: Influencer marketing regulations must be followed .

Marketing 62

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2019 report is a monster. The report is packed with insights on internet adoption, devices and platforms; the internet ad market; content formats; and observations on disruptive business models and markets. Traditional media platforms source and amplify stories from social media.

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Prohibition

MARCH 5, 2020

With social media now a well established tool for businesses, and a huge part of day-to-day life for most people, it is more important than ever to ensure your business or brand maintains a presence, keeps up to date with all current trends and utilises them to your advantage. There’s no hiding place in the age of social media.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As online platforms mature, the power a social media influencer wields to drive consumer purchasing rises dramatically. Beauty giant Estee Lauder spent 75 percent of its digital marketing budget in 2019 working with influencers.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Over the past few years, there has been a significant advancement in social media marketing. These days, customer acquisition, retargeting, retention, and support are all being carried out through social media channels across the whole consumer experience. Hence, the popularity of paid social.

Advertising 62

Advertising Advertising Social Media Strategy 62

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

A market gets the tools that it deserves. The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Kantar Media, itself owned by WPP, acquired Precise in 2014. Meltwater is a relative upstart founded as a media monitoring and business intelligence software business.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Asia Pacific region contains many of the fastest-growing and lucrative business markets, especially for technology companies. Many APAC countries are still developing rapidly and offer an entrepreneurial mindset; the region has leapfrogged Western technology cycles and is racing head of other markets. Understand market tech trends.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A new #FuturePRoof project aims to give public relations a voice in the fast growing market of influencer marketing. FuturePRoof has published a guide that addresses the need for influencer marketing governance in public relations. According to MarketsandMarkets the global influencer market is currently estimated at £4.5

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 13, 2019

There’s not much good news for UK media in the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Media coverage of Brexit is impacting the mood of the nation according to Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019. Facebook and Google account for almost 60% of the online advertising market.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

To borrow from a quote , the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. As I’m wont to do on the occasional Saturday, I’ve picked out three, reviewed them carefully and present some of the findings in this roundup series that I call the Unscripted Marketing Links.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). She always improves my work.

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PRSay

AUGUST 25, 2020

According to a study by GLAAD and Procter & Gamble called “ LGBTQ Inclusion in Advertising and Media ,” non-LGBTQ people who see LGBTQ people in ads are 70 percent more likely to support that brand. Ferraro advised brands not to limit their LGBTQ marketing campaigns just to Pride Month in June.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Two-fifths report to the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) or another communication leader, and 17% report to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) or another marketing leader. The communication function is commonly combined with marketing, followed by public affairs, and advertising.

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Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

But to the marketing and communications worlds, the reality is that it has been used in various forms for years, having started gaining momentum around 2015. For the last several years, marketers primarily used AI for data analysis and predictive modeling. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

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Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. 16% on marketing analytics. 16% on marketing analytics. “As of revenue to 10.5%

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PR 20/20

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. The inaugural event in July 2019 is chapter 1 of the story on marketing artificial intelligence. Mike Kaput Director Marketing AI Institute ( @MikeKaput ).

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised?

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Over the past couple of years companies have been spending more of their marketing and communication budgets on digital and social media. 72% of the PR firms polled by the 2015 Holmes Report rated digital and social as one of their top three growth drivers. We’re now at 89%.

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