Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

There were 62 posts published on this blog in 2019. If you’ve been a reader in 2019, thank you! 1) What do Public Relations Salary Ranges Look Like in 2019? 2) Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.

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Reputation Us

JUNE 23, 2019

Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. Be Ready For Social Media Backlash. MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING. The post 2019 Corporate Crises: Failure To Plan Is Planning to Fail appeared first on ReputationUs. This year may be worse. We’re glad you asked.

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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. Let’s take a look at the top nine crises of 2019 so far.

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David PR Group

JANUARY 5, 2019

After a year that saw a slew of epic social media fails, like an Elon Musk tweet leading to a set of $20 million fines and numerous folks losing jobs over offensive posts, I can say with certainty that 2019 will offer a new batch of colorful online problems. Here are five key online reputation trends for 2019.

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Onclusive

JUNE 2, 2021

An impactful PR campaign can attract positive media attention and influence brand awareness, reputation and sales for your brand for years to come. However, to generate that level of clout, PR campaigns require more than just a press release, media outreach or fundraising event. They must be carefully planned. What do they care about?

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 7, 2019

*Article published on January 4, 2019 in the Credit Union Times. 2019 will be another pivotal year for credit unions to emerge as credible, trusted financial institutions. Reputation Action 1: Focus on Employees … First. Reputation Action 5: Monitor and Analyze Online Reviews and Social Media Posts. rep·u·ta·tion (n) /?repy??t?SH(?):

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Solo PR Pro

JUNE 20, 2019

Freshbooks, the #1 accounting software in the cloud designed exclusively for service-based small business owners and independent professionals, recently released their “ Self-Employment in America 2019” report. You can review the entire Self Employment in America 2019 report here. Have you taken the leap yet?

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Reputation Us

JULY 8, 2019

It’s July 2019. Is what employees, customers, prospective customers, media and social influencers say about you important? Is what employees, customers, prospective customers, media and social influencers say about you important? public, media, social). Hey executives!

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Video gets even bigger. PR grows more in demand.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In my assessment, SocialChorus is an interesting internal communications platform – in a time when employee communications is more important than ever. SocialChorus claims “50% year-over-year growth in both 2018 and 2019” and that growth “has accelerated in 2020.” The Cision deal was announced in 2019 and closed this year.

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PRSay

JUNE 15, 2021

If you’re tempted to post a rainbow flag photo on your company’s social media feeds and call it a day, don’t. LGBTQ people are voters, employees, family members and consumers. It’s not your LGBTQ employees’ job to be the sole voice representing your company, and not all LGBTQ employees are able or interested in speaking out for you.

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PRSay

JULY 22, 2022

In December 2019, her husband unexpectedly died of a heart attack. “I Until then, she had been sharing the details of her life on social media, but she chose to grieve privately. Employees often feel guilty for taking breaks, but respites throughout the work day are the easiest way to practice self-care on the job, she said.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Media outlets are fragmented and politcized. Today I thought I’d take a look at some of the macro-level trends happening in the media industry and their impact on us, as PR professionals, in the coming years. dropped by 23% between 2008 and 2019. For PRs, that means supplying more content to our media friends.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

When two of Boeing’s new 737 MAX passenger jets crashed within five months of each other in late 2018 and early 2019, killing a total of 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the company faced the worst crisis in its 100-year history. The media] may know something before you and your team know it. We need to plan for beyond 72 hours.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It was from friend and Fallon employee, Greg Swan–a pic of his dog. For now, the question is: Will 3D imagery become a real thing for social media marketers? Last week, for the first time, I saw a 3D photo in my Facebook feed. It was a little jarring as the pic moved just a bit as I scrolled by it.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Public relations teams and their agencies typically want to advise a CEO directly, and we routinely urge leaders to build a public profile through social media and high-level content. It’s good news that corporate leaders are starting to appreciate the power of social media, but progress has been slow.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

(Right-click and open image in a new tab for higher resolution) The survey was conducted in partnership between Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW), which is edited and published by Ned Lundquist , ABC, IABC Fellow, and Sword and the Script Media by yours truly. Owned media is the top area of emphasis. When asked, “Why?” Concerns about bias.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

So, almost exclusively using HubSpot, PR 20/20 and the Marketing AI Institute built a media company to meet demand for AI education and knowledge. Building a media property starts with market fit. Social media : All social media marketing ran through HubSpot. The Results: From a Pilot Blog to a Global Media Brand.

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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. Onclusive also announced the acquisition of Ozmotik which will help PR discern which earned media is the most valuable. 2) SocialChorus adds new employee comms products. Onclusive has raised $21.4

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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. Employee Brand Engagement. Use Social Listening Tools.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Share that information through your social media sites and make sure everyone who works for your organization knows where they can go to get their ballot, to drop off their ballot and to register to vote.”. which is one of many companies giving employees time off to vote.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

To recap, in 2019, both Gucci and Prada were in hot water for designs that evoked blackface. Engagements to major racially-charged crises in 2019. The first six months of 2019 saw Gucci, Katy Perry, and Prada brush with blackface in their designs, and just in time for Black History Month, Adidas served up an all-white shoe.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. PR leads with earned and owned media but also uses paid and shared media for amplification and targeting. News media in pain but new formats emerge 13. That’s thanks to you.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

These concepts included media relations, employee and internal communication, building internal and external relationships, and reputation and trust. After she graduates in May 2019, she hopes to utilize her knowledge and experience to excel in the industry.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is the Impact of Social Media on Public Relations?

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 14, 2019

One question I’ve consistently heard from companies re: social media marketing over the last 10 years of consulting has simply been: What are other companies doing with their social media teams? Implied in that comment are the following sub-questions: Where do these social media teams sit in the organization?

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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. As a blogger, author and podcaster, I often get asked why I don’t monetize my social media platforms.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey – by Ned’s Job of the Week , an email newsletter and Sword and the Script Media, a PR and marketing consultancy for B2B technology. The media relations struggle. More than half (64%) of respondents anticipate their organizations will adopt a hybrid work environment.

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Doctor Spin

MARCH 23, 2023

But there’s a simple solution: By appointing fewer leaders and allowing good leaders to lead bigger groups, organisations can streamline decision-making processes, reduce bureaucracy, and promote the growth and development of their most effective employees. They have the potential to thrive in a complex relationship with the media.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. Newer services should not replace media relations but augment it.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

In interviewing Gen Zers, ages 13-22, nationwide for my book, “Decoding Gen Z: 101 Lessons Generation Z Will Teach Corporate America, Marketers & Media,” I detail six degrees of Gen Z which reinforce the comment of the MTV chief marketer. Instead, they are gravitating to Netflix, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram to consume media.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Decades ago, when we worked at the same agency together, Annie Heckenberger, who — at the time as a senior account executive in our media group — personified the idea of exerting your influence to achieve results in your organization. To do this, be passionate about your organization’s vision, clients and employees.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 21, 2020

Fast forward 850 years… It is alleged that two members of eBay’s executive team sent or forwarded text messages in 2019 suggesting it was time to “take down” a newsletter editor and its publisher, a husband and wife team, and all because they had criticised eBay. How has eBay responded so far?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

SEMrush goes IPO; Meltwater acquires Linkfluence; G2 names best media monitoring solutions; Critical Mention adds GA integration; Vetted is generally availability. million of revenues, improving on 2019’s $10.2 One of the things SEO tools can do, that most media monitoring solutions cannot, is detect backlinks.

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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.

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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. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”. Some of this variety stems from the organizational chart.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 14, 2019

RockDove Solutions is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. When the threat is driven at lightning speed by social media, there is no time to read through long, complex materials. You cannot have enough social media tools, resources and training. A crisis may no longer be a crisis.

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