Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

million of revenues, improving on 2019’s $10.2 The Linkfluence product helps “brands to identify buyer communities online and understand how to activate them, see how a brand is associated with certain topics or values to measure brand perception as well as detect and monitor trends or analyze customer experience.”. million in sales.”.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 108

Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? To that end, in 2019, I got to drive one of Formula E’s second-generation electric racecars in Spain. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Report Transportation Media 98

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s an increase from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. There’s a lot of competition and everything isn’t a pitch. If media relations is hard, so too is journalism and reporting. PR pitches reporters because they work for a publication with an audience. Here are a few representative comments: “Media are stretched very thin.

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Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 113

Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? But the two biggest trends I see today are pretty obvious: autonomy and electric vehicles. The first one is a review of a 2016 Lincoln MKX ( [link] ) and the second is a first drive of the updated 2019 Honda Pilot ( [link] ).

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Meeting Automotive Media Airlines 66

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

One of the assignments was a peer-reviewed journal article that made the case against merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Of course, b-school being b-school we debated the merits of that journal article in class. The company “ proactively” severed a relationship with Cision in 2019 after enhancing its capabilities.

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Software Pitching Internal International 86

Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Attending 2019 Railway Interchange in Minneapolis as associate editor for Progressive Railroading magazine. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Meeting Automotive Media Transportation 81

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. That’s how important they are in 2019. My pro tip: Write 10 subject lines for each pitch. Pitch early–literally! Lean on trends, research and case studies.

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Media Relations Pitching Media Report 100

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 The report compares the volume of articles, characters per article and the publication tier for which they were written – from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 – to draw several conclusions. billion pieces of editorial content.”

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Trends Media Report Technology 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Some time ago I pitched a reporter, who was looking for sources, on social media for a client. The pitch was about a study they had done. The interesting thing is, I had pitched her on that study by email already. >>>Also see: The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism. Of course not.

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Content Marketing Marketing Pitching Survey 90

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. 1) The top challenges in journalism. A deluge of pitches. “75% 75% of journalists say fewer than a quarter of the pitches they receive are relevant or useful.”. Full report: 2019 Global State of the Media Report by Cision (reg.

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Survey Journalism Study Pitching 93

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

My hope is that companies will take a step back to consider how focusing on using their unique voice in their PR and marketing efforts will help them stand out from those utilizing generic AI-generated content and pitches. Audiences know the difference. ” ~ Carrie Eddins , Founder, The Blondepreneur 20.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This fragmentation will affect PR, marketing and advertising pros as we try to keep up with changing attitudes and trends to get our messaging through to the right people.”. Local news and indy journalism more trusted. “I I predict the continued rise in readership of local news channels and independent journalism.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? We are very much focused on the future of the auto industry, and how trends such as electrification and autonomous driving will reshape the industry. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Meeting Report Automotive Real Estate 95

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

I was an occasional contributor to Forbes from 2011-2019 and have written for N.Y. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends, or issues are on your radar now? How long have you been in journalism, and how did you get started? people that want to pitch you? Daily News and J.D. Power, amongst others.

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Automotive Meeting Industry Media 70

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The biggest trend in 2020 will be standardization of the practice of converting a brand’s most impactful earned media articles into advertising assets and leveraging advanced targeting and automation to put those articles directly in front of precise audiences, at scale. Trust is the watchword for 2020. How can they do that?

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. According to John Mueller , Google’s Senior Webmaster Trends Analyst, the update had a key focus on the relevance of an overall website’s content.

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Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

PR Fuel

JUNE 5, 2020

People often make the mistake of confusing a pitch or marketing copy for a press release. A pitch is written in order to persuade journalists and gives a tease or a taste of what’s to come in your press release. According to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report : In Brands We Trust? What Is a Press Release?

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How To Ethics SEO Guidelines 98

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Why PR is finally getting its share of SEO budgets - Angharad Planells, head of client success, Radioactive PR PR unleashed: why the value of PR is being recognised by organisations in 2021 - Koray Camgoz, director of communications and marketing, PRCA Please follow this link if you’d like to pitch to present at a future event.

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Google Data Government Social Media 119

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2019

“In 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that email was dead. Because many commercial email marketing tools are SaaS products which allow them to aggregate data – often analyzing millions of emails – and look at trends across their customer base. Ultimate Email Marketing Benchmarks for 2019 by Campaign Monitor.

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Study Marketing Data Analysis 94

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. In 2019, most people understand the importance of a content strategy (even if only a little more than half have one.) Let these trends influence your latest goals.

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Content Marketing Infographics Insurance Insurance 111

Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. PR is sending more pitches during COVID-19 The average PR pros appear to have sent more media pitches during the Coranavirus pandemic than before it’s occurrence.

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Pitching Survey System Technology 85

NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

I would say that the fruits of our labor can be anything from a story in the Wall Street Journal, to a local TV segment on CBS, to a sponsored article within women’s books, but we don’t throw spaghetti on the wall. We make sure that the message syncs with what our client’s business objectives are.

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Healthcare Storytelling Communications Local 78