Communications Conversations

JUNE 18, 2020

However, even with these big changes in the first half of 2020, many social media marketers seem to still be working from the 2015 social media playbook. Might not be the sexiest trend of 2020, but it has teeth. According to recent reports, marketers seem to be over-indexing on ‘storytelling’ as a strategy.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? What happens when we build brands with STOP marketing as a customer design experience, not storytelling?

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

While I wish there was a perfect crystal ball, the best we can do are our own professional insights — and here are some trends that we foresee being worth watching in 2020 and beyond: User- g enerated content. 2020 is the perfect time to take a fresh, creative approach to your partnerships. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. Content is the primary way that consumers have that crucial first impression with your brand. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry.

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PRSay

JULY 22, 2021

Until March 2020, working from home was, for most employers, an idea that raised many concerns — especially regarding cybersecurity, employee productivity and accessibility. A 2020 study from Growmotely, a company that matches organizations with remote workers, found that 97 percent of employees prefer not to return to the office full-time.

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PRSay

MAY 15, 2020

In a topical and wide-ranging discussion among PR executives, PRSA’s new Storytellers series debuted on May 12 with a webinar titled “ Trusted Advisers: PR Agencies in a Global Pandemic.”. “As Edelman’s research shows that 60 percent of consumers are concerned about losing their jobs to the pandemic, he said. Remaining authentic.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives will be incredibly important, but when the next crisis hits, consumers will be reminded to look back on major brands that only paid the topic lip service. This was up from 50% in 2020.”. PR grows more in demand.

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PRSay

JULY 9, 2020

Here are some resources that support the panelists’ discussion: Nielsen Report on Asian American consumer insights. My hope is that as storytellers we can use our collective voices to speak up and stand up for what is right. The webinar was a conversation-starter, not a presentation or discussion that lasts for only an hour or a month.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This is a different problem for brands, who normally have to face backlash in the wake of a crisis from their consumers via a social media firestorm. 2020 isn’t off to the best start either. Most engaged stories covering diversity trainings in 2020. Now, city governments are involved.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

He grew up in a family of avid news consumers — rifling through the New York Times and watching the evening news on TV were daily pastimes. “I I figured I was going to have some time without income,” he says recalling March 2020. You could say Doug Levy was born to work in the media and communications industry.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 11, 2022

As two marketing professors put it in a 2020 Harvard Business Review article : “Firms that maintain their marketing spend while reallocating it to suit the context … fare better than firms that cut their marketing investment.” However, ad spend is down , particularly in consumer and B2B tech.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

“We pivoted our storytelling to focus on armchair travel,” explained Robin Bennefield, Marriott International’s editorial director of Marriott creative and content marketing. In 2020, the team scrapped an editorial calendar previously focused on beach vacations. This one got a 28 percent open rate.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. More: 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey: How Much Money do PRs Pros Make ?

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Think of it like this: consumer brand works to share the story of why you should spend your money somewhere. What’s the one thing more companies should be doing when it comes to Employer Branding–but aren’t–in 2020? But one thing that ties into so many of my upcoming projects is storytelling.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 16, 2020

Storytelling is a powerful means of persuasion; it can be both a strategy, as in an overall narrative but it also can be a tactic, like using vignettes; here’s what a recent survey found. Years ago, there was a consultant in the DC area that had an unusual title on his business card: “chief storyteller.” There’s a science to it.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? What happens when we build brands with STOP marketing as a customer design experience, not storytelling?

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PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Squid Game is a prime example of the impact of cultural and linguistic nuances when a piece is consumed in multiple different countries. For example, when Google Chrome launched in Thailand, local insight revealed that Thai consumers enjoy traditional storytelling.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2020

By 2020, some 87% of all vehicles in the U.S. She’s my guest on this first edition of the Off Script Q&A series of 2020. We provide resources that help those businesses thrive, and in turn, enable consumers like you and me to keep our vehicles on the road safer, longer through proper maintenance and repair.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

After the team ran a small experiment with a few pieces of content, they were able to make a data-driven case for how content could drive valuable search traffic while also helping consumers make smarter decisions. Immediately, the leadership team bought in. Malissa MacKenzie, director of creative services at CarMax.

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2021

In March 2020, as New York City became an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, its Jacob K. As part of the PRSA Storytellers series , Tony Sclafani, the Javits Center’s senior vice president and chief communications officer, spoke to PRSA Publications Director John Elsasser. On Friday, March 13, 2020, we sent our staff to work from home.

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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. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. Indeed, my own predictions are at the very bottom.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

According to The Holmes Report, only 27% of agency leaders responding to the survey think the term “public relations” will clearly and adequately describe the work they do by the year 2020. Thought leadership is relevant not just to B2B organizations, but to consumer product companies. Content will move to new (and old) channels.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Each of these provides a potential source of consumer insight and a more holistic way of using media to reset strategy.”. 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018. Creativity will be among the top skills employers’ desire by 2020 According to the World Economic Forum. 5) The CMO role in the 4Ps may be changing.

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OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

There are a few that stand out, but what’s top of mind is a pitch from 2020 that was a result of a survey we conducted for a healthIT client all about patients and telehealth – what consumers like about telehealth, if they wanted their healthcare provider to utilize telehealth moving forward, etc. I love this question!

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Graphic designer / visual storyteller. Marketing technologies are vast ( see Scott Brinker’s Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic (2020): Martech 5000 ), ranging from email solutions to social media management tools to best-in-breed marketing automation tools. Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At the risk of sounding cliché, 2020 was a year that brought infinite challenges to the business world. We were able to focus on overall brand storytelling and highlight our hero campaign videos which sometimes get lost at a traditional trade show,” said Felicia Pandola, Associate Director of Marketing at CYBEX.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. Performance marketing and digital ad spending will continue to become less effective as consumer brands continue to fight for the same broad audiences.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.” The consumer is going to be more educated when it comes to editorial media, including bias and the use of AI.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. Keep an eye on their webinar announcement for registration details.

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5W PR

MAY 27, 2022

The goal of every business in the industry should be to tell their stories to the target audience to attract more consumers. The first thing that companies and their robotics solutions need to take into consideration is the growth of their industry which, according to the International Federation of Robots, in 2020 a record of 2.7

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

You do need the storytelling, relationship building, creative and analytical skills. The PRCA Census for 2020 showed 12% non White professionals in the industry. How can we encourage potential students to study PR and comms? This is a question I am often asked. These are present in lots of different degrees.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

2020 was a major year for Taylor, having written, recorded and released two studio albums while in quarantine, filming and releasing a Disney+ documentary and re-recording her old masters. Content is everything that touches the consumer. A Holistic Campaign is Key. Next, we’ll talk a bit about content.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of B2B buyers say they consume three or more pieces of content before engaging a salesperson, according to a survey by Demand Gen Report. billion in 2020. Effective storytelling improves valuations. Read more: Twitter Offers Advantages in PR for B2B Brands Willing to Put in the Effort.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

MIT marketing strategist Renee Richardson Gosline teaches leaders in every sector how to leverage AI to build authentic connections with a wide range of consumers. How can we develop tech that improves choice and builds trust among the customers we serve?

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Following the 2020 pandemic, 2021 continued to surprise us in both good and bad ways. Like 2020 and 2021, 2022 will be a year of great uncertainty. Storytelling will continue to be the core of campaigns; meaningful partnerships, popular influencers and experts will be more and more involved in building brands’ stories.

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