Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations. The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team.

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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.

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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. In July 2019, we set up a $100 million fund, with $50 million for direct payments to families.

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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! Next year is less than six months away.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Improve internal communications. After careful planning, you place your media budget with third-party publishers who can expose your messaging to potential customers. Source: Public Relations Review 3 Turk, J. Managing the narrative: Investor relations officers and corporate disclosure✰. Keep stakeholders well-informed.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 15, 2020

Falling salaries The average wages for all respondents, and for those working full time, are marginally lower than they were in 2019 – down £908 on the previous year at £52,136. However, the median income for respondents working full time is markedly higher at £45,000, compared to £30,000 in 2019.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales. The 2019 edition of the survey had similar findings with 38% of respondents saying they report to the CEO while 35% reported through marketing (click image for higher resolution). What about HR?

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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. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In comparing attendance from the show’s last two in-person events (2019 and 2020), attendance somewhat consistent, with 175,212 in 2019 and 171,268 in 2020, when COVID-19 was first hitting China. Media attendance continues to be strong. Something interesting to note is 58% of CES2021 media were international reporters.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 29, 2020

Valin, working with a team of 17 international practitioners to benchmark tools against skills, found that 12% of PR skills can already be undertaken or significantly enhanced by artificial intelligence. Tools were benchmarked against the GBOK framework by an international group of practitioners. What does this mean for PR?

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Reputation Us

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The six-month collaboration includes: an audit of the nonprofit’s current reputation internally (e.g., public, political, media, social media), an actionable 2020 reputation management plan, and. Applications must be submitted by email before the deadline of Friday, November 22, 2019 at 6:00 pm PT. Message Submit.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

Klear CEO Eytan Avigdor says his product uses “algorithms and artificial intelligence to help customers identify relevant influencers, manage influencer relationships, and measure the impact of those relationships – something that Meltwater has done for traditional media relations for many years.”.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

If you ask 10 different public relations (PR) professionals what they do for a living, you’d get 10 different answers. 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. 8) “Consult, coach, teach.”. 115) “Advertising.”.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

I would do so via a live satellite feed, providing insights, and sharing my experiences at international conferences from London to Shanghai. So, my relationship with the media started changing based on what I was focusing on, the ‘what actually happens,’ in the field of international business. Most of this happened in the U.S.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

According to a press release, channel management: “Allows team and frontline managers, outside of the internal communications team, to create and post rich content – including videos, images, links, articles and notes – within approval guidelines….For I’ve seen this mashup among products on review sites among other vertical markets.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent article, we cited a study that estimated that public relations would grow about 6% between 2014 and 2024 and that U.S. News & World Report recently ranked public relations specialists #4 for Best Creative and Media Jobs in its 2019 ranking of best jobs. Earn Your Spurs.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Intrado Digital Media was a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. We’ve been issuing press releases for well over a hundred years — since a train accident in 1906 , to be precise. Purpose: Releases serve more purposes today than they ever have before.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It became one of the year’s biggest news stories, one worth exploring in-depth as 2019 concludes. As social media has empowered popular movements, large corporations have learned to react with increasing agility in their communications — and in their internal decision-making. Tip 1: Live your values.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

How can you tell if your media relations efforts are having an impact? Cision says retargeting advertisements based on earned media audiences in this way is more effective too. To that end, you can use retargeting to pitch earned media as opposed to an advertisement. click any image for higher resolution).

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Some communicators on Prezly even use this for internal communications. Mr. Wynants pointed out it’s an optional feature and customers that use it tend to link it up with a dedicated email address that is just used for media relations. Prezly does not provide a media database – that is a ready-made list of media contacts.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In 2019, Mary was awarded the organization’s prestigious Patrick Jackson Award for Distinguished Service. She’s served on the PRSA’s board of directors, College of Fellows and in its foundation.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

By Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword and the Script Media. Media relations is hard and getting harder. That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. A majority (68%) of respondents said media relations is getting “harder” (53%) or “much harder” (15%).

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In October 2019, we launched the world’s first poo powered pub, the first-ever public space to be powered by anaerobic digestion, a microbiological process that breaks down sewage waste and creates biogas which can be converted into energy. Regional titles including Leeds Live, Leeds TV and the Yorkshire Evening Post.

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Prohibition

APRIL 23, 2020

Unlike a lot of brands in 2019 that failed to do so. When these accusations were brought to light in the media, the CEO failed to talk to reporters or appear in an public sense – intensifying the perception of secrecy and possible complicity with the Chinese government. of being a security risk and a thief of commercial secrets.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Attending 2019 Railway Interchange in Minneapolis as associate editor for Progressive Railroading magazine. It was an internal struggle deciding because I felt my heart was in community stories. Like every reporter, I’m a sincerely curious person. Pictured with the Cummins QSK95 diesel engine).

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Originally published in the Credit Union Times on September 13, 2019. For media reporters, there is an unspoken adage, “If it bleeds, it leads.” The media goes for “the story” in order to capture the attention of its readership. The media goes for “the story” in order to capture the attention of its readership.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In my enlisted career, I did just about everything a public affairs person could do including media relations, internal information, community relations, the works. I ended up retiring in 2019, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and I’m now working for the IRS.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

I have been playing in this new field since 2019 and the working model remains the same for now. Most of them are using AI for some internal work. Pair that with the ability to pinpoint specific journalists and topics, and you have a winning media relations strategy! It’s about humans and machines working together.”

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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.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. Bill Byrne , Managing Director, Remedy Public Relations.

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PRSay

AUGUST 14, 2019

In anticipation of his keynote address at PRSA’s 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. Then there’s the specific technical skills of media relations and internal communications. Internal communications can be challenging at large companies. And all those things come into play at an agency.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

How will they deal with the media? Will you hold an external or internal press conference? Who is responsible for external communication – responding to journalists, bloggers and other members of the public on social media channels and elsewhere online? 5. Make a plan for communicating with the media.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Event dropped from a roughly $16 billion market in 2019 to about $6 billion in 2020, according to a study reviewed by Marketing Charts. Media relations is ever more challenging. Three-quarters (75%) of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years. in 2019, reaching a record $4.5

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“The early adopters have been educating the market in the last few years about the successes that can be had with integrating own, earned and paid media. Firms that stick to being mere providers of media relations will continue to lose market share.” Christoph Luke | Christoph Luke Media Relations.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2019

It’s an issue that has been attracting heat among public relations communities on social media over the past week. Journalists score high in hard skills such as news, content generation, storytelling and media relations; and soft skills such as empathy, presentation and network.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

.” ~ Frank Strong , Founder & President, Sword and the Script Media , LLC [Note: this prediction was first published by the Content Marketing Institute : Key Trends in Content Marketing 2024: 67 Predictions ] Predictions that are mostly enthusiastic about AI 21. Great leaders make clear and transparent communication a top priority.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 28, 2022

The media landscape has been changing for many years. From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Put simply: when it comes to building reputations, shrinking media pools are becoming a bigger problem. and it’s important for PRs to be honest with our clients about this.

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