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45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020

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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.

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The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR

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Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media. The media relations struggle is real. Perhaps invest in people, research or tools to help facilitate media relations.

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Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder; Here are 6 Dynamic Techniques to Adapt

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75% of PR and comms pros say media relations is getting harder – up 25% over three years; here are some practical techniques for adapting A majority of public relations and communications professionals say media relations keeps getting harder. Media relations isn’t sales. Nevertheless, here we are.

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The News is Recycling Much of its Content; Implications for PR and Content Marketing

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Amid layoffs and closures stemming from the pandemic, news organizations are republishing political content leaving less time and space for businesses news Survey data shows media relations keeps getting harder , but now there’s a new analysis of content being published that offers a glimpse as to why. Try our services.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

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And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. Marketers will begin to more fully embrace concerns about sustainability and will show more courage in implementing changes across their marketing strategies and their organizations.”. 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Be Relevant: 21 Media Relations Insights From 3 Surveys Polling 3,000+ Journalists [UML]

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Of all the media relations insights the best one is this: be relevant. The vast majority of media relations hinges on relevancy. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. These three studies polled 3,000 journalists and their answers all center on relevance. Try our services.

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Media Relations Shrinks as a Public Relations Service; Cliff Notes to 3 Industry Reports

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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.