Stephen Waddington

JUNE 29, 2021

Sophie Smith Agencies can claim a proportion of research and development investment costs against their Corporation Tax. Our COVID-19 UK Public Relations report has kickstarted a series of industry conversations about what drives innovation in communication and professional services. It is an incentive aimed at promoting innovation.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are lots of useful public relations and communication news sources one can benefit from across the internet. Powell Tate partners with organizations across sectors — global corporations, advocacy groups, nonprofits and foundations, coalitions, national trade associations and government agencies. Share Tweet Share. WeberShandwick.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Several posts on PR technology made the top 10 posts on Sword and the Script as measured by reader clicks. The tech briefings, where I provide a close look at a PR technology tool, really seemed to resonate. I was surprised at how well these performed but then, there isn’t another publication that provides such a service.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you’ve ever evaluated PR agencies or communications technology providers, you have likely considered how their solutions compare to each other and how they fit your needs. Why technology ROI matters. But have you also looked at their potential Return on Investment, or ROI? Extending the ROI to other teams.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 24, 2021

The Council was launched in May 2020 to raise ethical standards in PR around the world. Paid influence In France, a 1964 decree lays down the principle that the practice of public relations is incompatible with advertising. Stéphane Billiet, PRCA Ethics Council Member and CEO, WE Agency 2. Can we stand the heat?

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Ethics Publicity Enterprise Groups 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 8, 2017

A few years ago I dropped in on a client’s booth at an industry conference, and the company CEO introduced me – the founder of his company’s public relations agency – as the “publicist.” PR is thriving, but what about “public relations” — as a name?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

Public relations has wrestled with messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies also show it has improved business collaboration and internal communications The events of 9/11 changed air travel. The top PR challenges during the Coronavirus What has challenged public relations the most during the Coronavirus?

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Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A CIPR report tells the story of how public relations has been successfully used during the COVID-19 pandemic through a series of 21 case studies. A series of case studies published by the CIPR showcases how the public relations profession stepped up in the response to COVID-19. It’s an uplifting record of the profession’s work.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 9, 2021

Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one. The idea that PR software is like customer relationship management (CRM) for public relations has been around for a while. Zach Cutler of Propel is one of them.

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5W PR

MARCH 26, 2020

Cannabis and CBD technology products have been on the rise in recent years, with many consumers using them daily thanks to CBD’s potential to provide medical and therapeutic benefits. To celebrate, we’re highlighting CBD technologies and products that are changing the industry, and the lives of consumers who use them.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. Public service broadcasting is failing to pick up the shortfall. Here are the headlines. Happy New Year.

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Konnect Agency

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Not only is it the last blog to close out our memorable 10 th year in business as a leading public relations agency , but it is the last blog of this decade in our Konnect Agency blogosphere. Our agency practice areas have expanded to include digital marketing , full social platform services, content creation, and so much more.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 2, 2020

New York, NY, June 2, 2020 — Crenshaw Communications , a New York-based public relations agency specializing in technology, today announced the analysis of dozens of B2C brand email marketing communications sent during the COVID-19 pandemic between mid-March and mid-May. “And To learn more, visit [link]. .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The total count of posts published is down from 86 in 2020. PR Agency Owner Started Making Homegrown PR Software; Today it’s a VC-backed Startup; Off Script No. Zach Cutler says he built a $1 million PR agency by age 28 and when he couldn’t find a PR software product for managing the work that he liked, he started developing one.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It also made me realize I can easily list out other public relations resources that I review on at least a monthly basis. This list isn’t intended to be exhaustive, but rather the resources below are some that I find helpful and think you might too. I may add or remove resources over time.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 30, 2023

The tech analyst likens CMOs spending and utilization of martech to gambling with the marketing budget but the real culprit may well be short-term thinking in business CMOs are buying and implementing marketing technology (martech) that their marketing teams aren’t using. in 2020, the same year marketing bought a ton of martech.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2021

For the last couple years, I’ve been curating news from the PR technology community into a monthly summary I call the PR Tech Sum. Meltwater quietly goes public. Meltwater went public on a Swedish stock exchange last month (Euronext Growth Oslo: MWTR ). Separately, Meltwater appointed John Box as the new CEO in November 2020.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Most respondents with communications or PR responsibilities report to the head of marketing (41%) according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Meanwhile, some of the respondents from government agencies cited various Under Secretaries – or senior administrators at the municipal level. Who Does PR Report Currently?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Symphony Technology Group acquired four of PR tech companies including Onclusive, PRgloo, and, later , Critical Mention – and folded them all under the Onclusive brand. Agencies are cheap and don’t want to spend on tools that cut into margins. The operations, the technology and the cultures are rarely compatible.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. Budgets fell modestly this year from 11.2%

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The information in this post originally appeared on Public Relations Global Network’s blog. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a new series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. We are one of very few agencies to offer this service.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. I believe the generative AI is based on OpenAI technology, which makes ChatGPT. Kick-ass” PR blogs.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. Buying a publication can be a faster path to developing an audience than building one organically. Here’s another one: In 2013, the trade publication Bulldog Reporter was about to shutter after 30 years of covering PR news.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 9, 2020

2020 is sure to be an innovative year for ad tech, thanks to CCPA and other industry happenings that are shaking up the status quo. Check out this list of 20 ad tech mavens as a starting point for your new follows in 2020. His current beat is breaking news, trends, and controversies affecting marketers, agencies, and platforms.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The year 2020 has been many things including a warp in the time-space continuum. Though I do my best to keep tabs on news from PR technology providers for these roundups, I occasionally I miss one. >>> Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? from a year earlier in Q2 2020 and up 9.3% Or thereabouts.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In going through the reader analytics for the full year, these are the top 10 most-read posts on this blog about public relations (PR) and marketing. 1) What do Public Relations Salary Ranges Look Like in 2019? The median salary for public relations professionals in the last 12 months came in at $95,000. Click To Tweet.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on NHS comms documents the scale of the challenge faced by professional NHS communicators since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. He used the organisation’s 216-strong membership to share stories and intelligence with the public via the media. COVID-19 has driven the adoption of technology.

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PRSay

JANUARY 22, 2021

A global pandemic, economic downturns, political uncertainty and broad public protest over racial inequality had an insurmountable impact. Now that everyone is getting used to Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Meetings and other technologies, the ability to deliver engaging, interactive internal and external events and presentations will be elevated.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 27, 2021

I’ve recently joined the Reuben Sinclair management team as a non executive director to help develop its PRogress network for agency founders and managers , and RS-Engage its outsourced talent offer. In April 2020 it dropped by four-fifths and picked up as restrictions eased during the summer. It’s tough for entry level Jobseekers.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Construction, engineering and manufacturing closed down, but technology and infrastructure are booming. The freelance PR market shut down in the first week of April as agencies and in-house teams reacted to the markets they serve and cut costs. Anyone with a smartphone can shoot images and video.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. Background on PRophet Kwittken is a former PR agency leader. In March of 2023, it added generative AI to its software.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

I took a quick look back to review what was going on then, and thought the subhead accurately summarizes that snapshot in time: Some PR technology vendors have made pandemic-related announcements, but there’s a bit of “business as usual” too. The publication also said, SEMrush “reported a $7 million net loss for 2020 on $124.9

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After spending most of the 1990s covering healthcare for USA Today, the newspaper transferred him to San Francisco to cover technology. In 2000, he jumped the fence to take a communications-focused role at global PR agency FleishmanHillard. I figured I was going to have some time without income,” he says recalling March 2020.

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Meeting Handbook Newspapers Government 97

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Asia Pacific region contains many of the fastest-growing and lucrative business markets, especially for technology companies. Advancements like 5G, robotics, AI, and mobile technology infrastructure give it an edge. Beyond culture and language, technology trends are distinct in many APAC countries.

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PRSay

JUNE 29, 2020

Let’s recognize the power of public relations to shape ideas and forge opinion,” said Galloway, vice president of communications for Wells Fargo Bank and chair of the PRSA 2020 International Conference. “PR We must tap into the advancements of technology while remembering the power of the human touch.

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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. More than half (54%) of respondents think more work will be shipped to outside agencies to help relieve the pressure.

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PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

By 2020, Gen Z will account for 40 percent of all consumers according to an Accenture report , and some experts estimate their current spending power to be as much as $140 billion. I have even witnessed at least one agency who has taken this approach. They don’t tune-in to “Good Morning America” or the 6 p.m.

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