Onclusive

APRIL 17, 2020

Executives have long struggled to appreciate the full value that communications professionals provide. Overly broad and inexact metrics like Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) and publication-level reach diminish executives’ trust in the efficacy of public relations and our ability to measure earned media in a meaningful way.

Data 370

Data Advertising Advertising Corporate 370

Stuart Bruce

JANUARY 9, 2020

These are 10 actionable PR tips to help you achieve your public relations and communication objectives in 2020. Review your PR and communication strategy … The post 10 actionable PR tips for communication success in 2020 appeared first on Stuart Bruce.

Communications 115

Communications Strategy Publicity Crisis Communications 115

PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

As you think about your internal communications plans for 2021, you must first recognize the challenges and changes that occurred in 2020. Often, a communication audit is recommended before starting any major yearly planning. Here are the three steps you need to take to run a successful communications audit. The audience.

Internal 188

Internal International Data Communications 188

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

As organisations manage a complex business landscape, the internal communications function can demonstrate its value as a strategic management function. My focus as a public relations practitioner and management researcher is on elevating the internal communications function's role in management. The headlines are challenging.

Internal 78

Internal International Communications Employee 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Public relations statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Every year, the Edelman Trust Barometer measures trust in four institutions – government, media, business and NGOs. But content also includes your press releases, corporate communications and annual report. Building communication credibility is one essential component of being considered a “trusted relationship.”

Reputation 78

Reputation Corporate Content Marketing Survey 78

Reputation Us

MARCH 27, 2023

While ESG has essentially been a part of many corporations ideology and strategy for decades, the term and customers’ familiarity became more prevalent in 2020 due primarily through heightened awareness of ESG’s importance to the world’s wellbeing. Companies perceived to be greenwashing suffer, on average, a 1.34

Reputation 78

Reputation Corporate Survey Employee 78

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. More and more crisis communication events that interrupt the general flow of work in our area. More digital communications; not in person anymore.”.

Survey 137

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 137

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 posts listed below are the those that were the most read as measured by clicks. 45-plus Places to Find Communications and Public Relations Jobs. 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey: How Much Money do PRs Pros Make?

SEO 103

SEO Software Resources Newspapers 103

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In 2020, we have all experienced a year like no other. As we enter 2021, the world at large and communications professionals in particular find themselves at a significant turning point. Keeping this remote workforce engaged is a new challenge, which will require unprecedented involvement by corporate communications.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Whether you’re a new PR assistant or the Director of Communications, the core of your job revolves around using news and content to put forth your brand’s desired messaging. Our job descriptions tell us what we’ll be responsible for in a given public relations or communications role, but we rarely reference the J.D.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

What do you think the top challenges facing communications and PR professionals today? How do you measure PR results? These are just a few of the questions on the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey questionnaire. This year – with input from savvy communicators like you – the results will be even better.

Survey 86

Survey Public Affairs Corporate Trends 86

Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Your company’s reputation is not merely a reflection of your public image, but a tangible asset with measurable impact on the most essential aspects of your operations. Financial Impact Recent studies confirm that corporate reputation is an invaluable asset with an appreciable impact on a company’s bottom line.

Financial 88

Financial Reputation Corporate Study 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Organizations value communications more than ever. There’s greater support among communicators for brands to take a stand on social issues versus political issues.

Survey 121

Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 121

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2022

Budget used to be among the top communications challenges, but it’s slid down the list every year for the past five; comms budgets don’t show up as a problem until #8 and garnered just 13% of the votes from respondents. Those findings stem from the recently released fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022.

Communications 156

Communications Survey Employee Measurement 156

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. In 2020 I think we will see analytics playing a bigger role in helping teams become more proactive in their approach with customers and less reactive. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

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. They are all issues that will occupy us all in 2020. PR is a social science. Here are the headlines.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Landis PR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Healthcare communications changed along with it, but no one could have predicted at the start of COVID that we’d be struggling with this continuing crisis today. January of 2020 was when the first reported cases of COVID appeared in the U.S. How do we navigate ongoing changes in healthcare communications? What have we learned?

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Communications Measurement Resources 98

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As the fall leaves change and a bit of Minnesota snow starts to appear, with it comes the next year of planning for corporate marketing, agency and communications professionals. As you begin your 2020 marketing planning and budgeting, consider these four tips: 1. We start to ask, “What strategies worked this year?”

Brand 90

Brand Branding Marketing Enterprise 90

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. Recap of recent money moves This is just the latest move in a string of corporate financial transactions the company has made of late. In 2020, the company quietly went IPO raising $400 million. In remembrance. Mark was 68.

Brand 155

Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 155

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Second, on the list – an executive team that doesn’t understand communications – is closely related.

Survey 141

Survey Measurement System Education 141

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting a session at the Earned Media Mastery Summit by Agility PR Solutions and Bulldog Reporter, alongside, Ned Lundquist , Our session is titled, “Earned Media Trends and Best Practices Revealed in an Analysis of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey.” He lists job openings in PR and communications.

Training 98

Training Trends Media Survey 98

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 21, 2024

Additionally, the intangible nature of mental health poses unique difficulties in measuring progress and ROI, further complicating efforts to secure buy-in from senior leadership. In 2020, the company launched “Pinside Out,” a Pinspiration group designed to foster a culture of wellness within its workforce.

Employee 97

Employee Pinterest Resources System 97

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. The report was published in February 2020 – pre-pandemic.

Media Relations 102

Media Relations Report Industry SEO 102

Landis PR

AUGUST 29, 2022

Our team collectively cheered the recent release of the 56 th Edition of the Associated Press Stylebook , a spiral-bound guide widely used as a writing and editing standards-setter by the media, corporate communications and worldwide. A recent change to AP Style: use the % sign when paired with a number.

Publicity 111

Publicity Writing Guidelines Construction 111

PRSay

APRIL 13, 2021

As co-chair of PRSA’s marketing committee for Accreditation in Public Relations, I receive many questions from peers about the credential: How does the APR make you a better communicator? Working for a national telecommunications firm in Atlanta, I lost a seismic bump up the corporate ladder. A new opportunity.

Telecommunications 198

Telecommunications Community Ethics Financial 198

PRSay

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In February 2020, as the coronavirus raced toward pandemic proportions, Delta Air Lines made the difficult decision to suspend its flights to China, where the outbreak had originated. The company’s communications team found itself pivoting into crisis mode. Seay was one of three Delta panelists on PRSA’s Oct.

Crisis 78

Crisis Airlines Travel Internal 78

PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

Media fires that communicators could have doused before the 6 o’clock news, even a decade ago, can now erupt into global conflagrations, thanks to smartphones and social media. From a crisis-communications standpoint, a red team stress-tests an organization’s strategy by expanding the circle of feedback the plan receives.

Crisis 163

Crisis Exercises Crisis Communications Reputation 163

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . PR and communications predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Predictability is dead – 2020 killed it. This creates renewed opportunities for marketers who communicate via podcasts.

Marketing 174

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This is my deck from a PR Moment event today for agencies and communication teams about building a PR tool stack. At the same time public relations has become elevated as the eyes and ears of an organisation not just in the public sector as means of public engagement, but in corporate communications, internal communications, and marketing.

Tools 175

Tools How To Agency SEO 175

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Reorganisation and investment in talent Agency positioning for growth Scaling and corporate development Brexit is done: deal and no deal bring same issues Environment, society, and governance an emerging issue for 2021 Every conversation with marketing and PR agency bosses at the moment starts with the same question about the market.

Agency 122

Agency Creativity Marketing Government 122

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. PR and communications pros will be leaning way more heavily on AI-powered content development tools in 2023. Jon Amar , Director of PR and Communications, Matter Unlimited. “I see a few things. More show and less tell.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

In addition, embracing inclusion aligns seamlessly with the principles of corporate social responsibility, unleashing a brand’s influence far beyond the boundaries of profit margins. Burrelles’ media monitoring provides both automated, software-based measurement and the option for human-verified, qualitative coverage—both online and off.

Brand 90

Brand Branding Marketing Ethics 90

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

It’s expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2020. As PR measurement guru Katie Paine puts it, “The people brands are trying to reach simply will ignore everything most companies spew.”. Everything is measurable and measured. The Holmes Report estimates the global PR industry at $14.2 billion, up from $13.5

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

That speaks to the well-rounded nature and problem-solving capabilities of the professional communicator. While a problem solver can be productive in almost any organizational structure, communicators often find themselves reporting up through marketing channels. >>> Looking for a B2B tech PR with expertise and execution?

Report 118

Report Publicity Survey B2B 118

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Generative AI may get all the attention these days, but it’s not the only “kind” of AI.

Employee 141

Employee Software Survey Tools 141