Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. In 2020, the company quietly went IPO raising $400 million. In remembrance.

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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. The other half measures their efforts just “sometimes,” (38%) “rarely,” (11%) and even “never” (2%).

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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. Making an effort to measure is half the battle. More than half (60%) of respondents say they measure their comms efforts “always” or often.”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It last bought SocialChorus, perhaps one of the best-known internal comms platforms for $100 million in 2020. Last year, Symphony Technology Group acquired four PR tech companies including Onclusive, PRgloo, and, later , Critical Mention. LLMs are at the heart of generative AI technology. “With the buyout, Q4 Inc.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

times Klear’s revenue in 2020. Klear CEO Eytan Avigdor says his product uses “algorithms and artificial intelligence to help customers identify relevant influencers, manage influencer relationships, and measure the impact of those relationships – something that Meltwater has done for traditional media relations for many years.”.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data? This stuff is expensive.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

It’s expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2020. A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media.

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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. For example, the domain authority (DA) metric invented by Semrush rival Moz, has become the defacto standard for measuring the quality of third-party sites. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The latest ONS data shows that the economy contracted by a fifth in the second quarter from April to June 2020. Technology, heathcare and areas of corporate development have continued to perform strongly. Behaviour change, internal communications, online events, training design and voice technologies are in huge demand.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 7, 2020

Some PR technology vendors have made pandemic-related announcements, but there’s a bit of “business as usual” too On the first Tuesday of the month, I publish a summary of news from the vendors building PR technology tool ( PR tech sum ). The company uses AI to power its media monitoring technology.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Goals, channels and metrics for internal comms. Internal communicators are striving to better inform employees – and improve engagement rates. That’s according to a survey of 250 internal comms pros conducted by Ragan in May 2022. How will that be measured? Internal comms demand more focus. “62%

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

1) The PR tech vendors comms pros recommend The 2020 JOTW Communications Survey identified the PR tech vendors most likely to be recommended. The company strives to “measure the complete impact and value of the airtime” sponsors earn by sponsoring live events. Here’s this month’s PR tech sum. in 2019, reaching a record $4.5

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

The next step is then putting the remedial measures in place, in the event that similar incidents occur in the future. According to Weber Shandwick’s The State of Corporate Reputation in 2020 report, 58 percent of CEOs surveyed said that a company’s overall reputation rests on the way that it responds to crises.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends.

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Stephen Waddington

APRIL 23, 2020

The challenge with the COVID-19 crisis is that it requires an international governmental response and there are countless unknowns. It’s an area of huge international effort among healthcare providers. The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty has suggested that social distancing will continue until the end of 2020.

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The Hoffman Agency

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

By Avni Gupta, Intern. Moving things around in my room, trying different settings, taking measurements, and finding the perfect home office desk – this is how I started my post-grad, professional life. Taking Measurements. Who would’ve thought that I would be job hunting through a global pandemic? Moving things around.

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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. Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales. Four options here (the limit).

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In 2020, PRSA held the ICON conference virtually for the first time and explored social injustice, strategic communications, misinformation, the pandemic and more — stay tuned for details about what 2021 has to offer! AMEC Global Summit on Measurement. International Conference on Communications Management and Public Relations.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

The Global ESG Monitor (GEM), the result of an international collaboration between communication and research agencies cometis , KOHORTEN , Xenophon Strategies and currie , examined the sustainability reporting of 140 companies from DAX, EUROSTOXX-50, Dow Jones and ASX-50. In 2020, VW applied for re-admission to the UNGC – with success.

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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. SM: I look at our challenges in two ways: internal and external. Internally, we were faced with disparate technology systems and metrics that made it hard to create a baseline and goals for our team.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Notified calls these functions – listen, connect, publish amplify and measure. Measure is the dashboard and analytics. In addition, Notified told me they expect to add a traditional media database as another option sometime in early 2020. Notified says some customers use this for internal communications too.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

On the other hand, ESG focuses more on the quantitative results, as an ESG approach makes a business’ efforts measurable. In July 2020, the Account Standards Board and GRI announced a collaborative workplan to show how companies can use both sets of standards together. Automotive Technology PR. Types of ESG Reports.

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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

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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PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

In it, he spoke candidly about the challenges the business is facing, and outlined the steps he’s taking (including personally forgoing pay in 2020 and the executive team taking a 50% pay cut) to get the organization back on track. Internal and External Communications. Leverage technology. Source: Twitter. You must show up.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The pandemic coincided with my announcement by the influential American publication PR Week as the best PR professional in Europe for 2020. The Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies expects a 10% decline in the advertising market for 2020. So far, I see only advantages in our business, I have already listed many of them.

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Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Worked with the PR and social media team on influencer marketing, crisis communication, and social media measurement. You see – when I was on the job market, I had a professor at Tennessee who told me I was “ not international enough ” to be competitive on the job market. Let’s make 2020 the best year yet!

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 12, 2020

GDP fell by more than 20% in Q2 2020 according to data published yesterday by ONS. Authentic Comms | Adam Driver | April 2020. We help brands, organisations and businesses develop and deploy measurable communications through PR, internal comms, digital marketing, SEO, social media and advertising. Adam Driver. Mike Robb.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. They have also proven crucial in measuring the efficacy of PR campaigns and customizing them.

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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. PR measurement. PR technology.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

The earnings release named new customers in this segment “as Marriott International, Nike, McKinsey & Company, Lego and Bayer.”. My impression is that he seems to be plugged into the market, open to market feedback and has experience growing and leading a technology company. years, having joined in September of 2020.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Fraudulent press releases go out on two major wire services; IR comms platform Q4 has $100M IPO; internal comms tech strives to overcome email deluge; Innodata CEO talks up AI in Agility PR on an earnings call. Here’s the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. Fake press releases on major wires.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv said its technology is currently being used by elements of the Israeli government and NGOs in its armed conflict with Hamas. As I noted in a product briefing back in 2020, the product workflow is designed to begin list building with searches for recent coverage on a topic.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And suddenly we’re in Q4 of 2020. Let’s just hope 2020 ends on December 31 st. As I’ve done for the last couple of years, on the first Tuesday of the month, I summarize all of the news I’ve seen from the PR technology community. It was popularizing attribution measurement in PR. At least that’s what it says on paper.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

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 serve two purposes in PR. That must change.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

The top news in PR tech this month includes: Artificial Intelligence updates for PR, Microsoft integrations for internal comms; podcast monitoring grows. This is your monthly summary of all the news out of the PR technology community. For reference, here’s a list of PR technology companies I’m watching. Give our services a try.

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