Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

PR is a social science. 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.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Planning and measurement If you work in media relations, COVID-19 could be an extinction event. Invest in building communities, customer databases and influencer networks. This is a big lesson for the future.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

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. Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. Social media breakup.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Social Media Marketing World brings together the top experts from platforms that you’re trying to master. Social Media Week. March 1 - 3, 2020 | San Diego, CA.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community. I craved community, comments, Twitter, Facebook (even if social media hadn’t happened yet… LOL).

Interviews 104

Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 104

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 4, 2020

Summary of monthly PR tech news: Critical Mention adds a media database; Talkwalker acquires Nielson Social; Watch out for fine print in media monitoring contracts As a term, earned media made a big splash in search trends in late 2004 or early 2005…and then interest waned.

Media Relations 149

Media Relations Media Print Software 149

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

Meltwater acquires social media influencer platform. In a video review of the product, (embedded nearby) the Influencer Marketing Hub called Klear a “ hybrid social listening and analytics tool.” Muck Rack announced new dashboards that centralized reporting for PR measurement. Give our services a try.

Tools 100

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. million of revenues, improving on 2019’s $10.2 Meltwater says “acquisition is part of Meltwater’s growth strategy, which involves investments and acquisitions in the social media segment.

Media 106

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

NewsWhip

JULY 21, 2020

Measuring the flight to quality. The Iffy Quotient , published by the University of Michigan Center for Social Media Responsibility (CSMR) , is the fraction of the most popular URLs on Facebook and Twitter that come from Iffy sites, our tongue-in-cheek way to describe sites that often publish misinformation. on February 18.

System 78

System Facebook Twitter Software 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Here’s this month’s summary of the news from the vendor community this month. Talkwalker hired a new CEO and new CMO in late 2022 and appears to have done a round of layoffs in sales and marketing, according to multiple social media updates I’ve observed. Social media tools offer AI to write social media posts.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community. I craved community, comments, Twitter, Facebook (even if social media hadn’t happened yet… LOL).

Interviews 60

Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 60

Stephen Waddington

MAY 5, 2019

We return to the Championship for the 2019/2020 season. ?? CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in a keynote speech that it’s an area in which the social media firm has a lousy reputation. It contains useful insights for media relations practitioners seeking to cut through with their pitches.

Privacy 60

Privacy SEO Pitching Instagram 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

Vocus owned or acquired brands like PRWeb, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), iContact, and several lesser-known social media technologies. 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. all 210 U.S.

Industry 86

Industry Media Technology Employee 86

PRSay

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

22 entry deadline for the 2019 Silver Anvil Awards (and the Feb. Pecsi, APR, Fellow PRSA , the Society’s director of communications, about working on a shoestring budget, capturing the attention of PRSA judges and what earning a Silver Anvil meant for her organization. In anticipation of the Feb.

Case Study 98

Case Study Study Guidelines Internal 98

PRSay

JUNE 5, 2023

Regardless of his work — creator and host of the acclaimed podcast “How To Citizen” and a founding partner of Puck, a new media startup — he skillfully combines humor and insightful analysis to explore the state of our nation and offer possibilities for its future. The closest comps are my 2019 TED Talk and my 2012 memoir, “ How to Be Black.”

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Tourism Travel Local 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Communications professions placed press releases near the bottom of a long list of priorities for the next 12 months, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , a collaborative effort between Ned’s Job-of-the-Week and Sword and the Script Media. Surveys of the PR community or reporters ( like this one ).

Survey 71

Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

This is an effort to illustrate some of the interesting innovations occurring within the PR vendor community – and provide an agnostic source of information on tools and technologies I believe PR professionals should have on their radar. 3) Measuring the influence of coverage. 7) User reviews and community comments.

Case Study 117

Case Study Software Data Web 117

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9 The conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, July 2019. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance. 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?

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many programs would look at me and say – we do not get this “social media interest” or they couldn’t “place” me into a specific category. Great colleagues, students, community, school, and area. I became a social media professor in this decade. Facebook (2019 – Present).

Social Media 56

Social Media Conference Travel Internal 56

MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

The video, and accompanying survey of 6,400 women about how they perceive beauty in themselves, received national media coverage from Fortune to Time magazine and sparked a conversation about what beauty means. When done well, CSR campaigns like Dove’s can result in earned media, goodwill and even a measurable increase in sales.

Corporate 116

Corporate Retail Policies Employee 116

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

trillion in 2019, ramping up to $3.9 The conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, July 2019. Improve AI: Monitor, measure and adapt based on performance. 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?

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. 14) “I help communicate, promote, and sell new products or services to potential customers and other stakeholders.”. 52) “I connect the media to the story.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This will continue to be apparent as we enter 2019. Yes, there are tools that can measure influence either on one platform or multiple ones. They raise awareness about new initiatives and have an established voice in their community. They have more credibility in many ways compared to other forms of media out there presently.

Ethics 46

Ethics Marketing Policies Education 46

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2019

A guest post by Seth Bridges, the founder and Head of Product and Marketing at Rival IQ , a social media analytics software company in Seattle, Washington. Overall, we found that social media engagement for brands across all industries remains highest on Instagram, with Facebook and Twitter following much further behind.

Social Media 70

Social Media Industry Report Nonprofit 70

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Some of the important things you can do with the newsroom include: Schedule the time you want a press release to be published; Embed social content or multimedia; Auto-post the announcement on your social channels when it is published; Integrate Google Analytics for measurement. 8) User reviews and community comments.

Pitching 63

Pitching Analytics Enterprise System 63

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Earlier this year I started tracking some of the PR tech vendors and summarizing news from the community here once a month. of individuals exposed to earned media. This means they can measure earned the same way they do paid or owned, and make more fully informed investment mix decisions.”. Where does the time go? million; and.

Analytics 68

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 68

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. .”

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Maxim Behar

APRIL 11, 2024

Friends, community. I don't want it to sound bad, however, these are the remnants of a very strong but misunderstood social mindset. We have social media now, with over 4 billion media owners worldwide, something unprecedented. Moreover, with everyone sharing news on social media, we also have 4 billion reporters.

Television 59

Television System Interviews Travel 59

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year–yes, trend season is underway, my social media friends! In the meantime, I thought I’d ask some of the best and brightest in social media marketing in the Twin Cities what they think lies ahead. Here’s what they had to say: Eric Ellis, Global Social Media Lead, Honeywell.

Social Media 89

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 89

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

And in fact, the characteristic of a publisher is to own media. What we do from morning to night is come up with interesting, provocative, and truthful content for the social media that we own. The first difference is that social media is interactive. In all of social media, you can go in and see that analysis.

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

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.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

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. Cision would sell iContact to J2 Global in 2019. 13) January 3, 2019: Falcon.io. million in funding.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

The in-housing trend appears to have slowed; just 30% of respondents say they’ve observed more work going in-house compared with 47% in 2019. Media relations only gets harder. 75% of PR pros say media relations is getting harder. That’s up from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. Social media platforms.

Survey 119

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 119

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Twitter is still a journalist’s favorite social media site. A survey of 2,500 journalists finds Twitter is still their favorite social media network. More than three-quarters (77%) of journalists surveyed say Twitter is the most valuable social network – the next most valuable network isn’t even close with 39%.

B2B 116

B2B Marketing Survey Software 116

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. The results mirror the shifts that have happened in the communications landscape over the past two years,” wrote Karen Swim , PR, Marketing and Social Media Consultant, Words For Hire , LLC and President of Solo PR Pro.

Communications 149

Communications Survey Employee Measurement 149

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. We all know we have a strong agency community here in Minneapolis/St. She’s also been a champion for her community – getting involved in multiple Digi-Key Cares community outreach initiatives.

Transportation 122

Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122