Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

We are the original content marketers – digital, print and visual. Unfortunately, it took shut-downs, and seismic shifts of 2020 for many in the C-suite recognize the critical value of consistent communications to internal and external audiences. When people hear “PR”, most think of only media relations.

Industry 79

Industry Print Ethics Internal 79

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.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

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.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer. Graphic designer / visual storyteller. It’s proven: Technology increases internal efficiencies, helps eliminate mundane, manual tasks and makes the marketing process more automated. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

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. Media relations only gets harder. Top tactics in PR and comms.

Survey 117

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 117

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.

Data 264

Data Leadership Tools Advertising 264

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Consulting firm Burton-Taylor International published a report finding annual spending on PR “media intelligence solutions” grew 14.7% That’s up from the firm’s last report which put the market at $4.8 billion in 2020. Effective storytelling improves valuations. to approximately $5.5 billion in 2021. PR measurement.

B2B 114

B2B Marketing Survey Software 114

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 7: Lou Hoffman.

Social Media 90

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . Marketing be nimble. Predictability is dead – 2020 killed it. Spotify reported in mid-2020 that overall podcast consumption had more than doubled. Marketing PSTD. Susan Kostal | Stet.

Marketing 167

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 167