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 97

Media Relations Report Industry SEO 97

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2020

We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3 rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Here’s the recording: Also, see these pieces related to this year’s survey: PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value?

Survey 78

Survey Communications Public Affairs Ethics 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

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. Less media to build relationships with and constant turnover.”

Media Relations 109

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 109

Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2020

A study shows PR and communications can improve measurement with a little more effort; here’s a look at the metrics most commonly cited Measurement and proving value is the top challenge facing PR and communications , according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. So, how are communicators leveling up?

Measurement 92

Measurement Communications Survey B2B 92

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. 28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comms.

SEO 99

SEO Software Resources Newspapers 99

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

How do you measure PR results? These are just a few of the questions on the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey questionnaire. — Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) February 21, 2020. Is media relations getting harder – or is it just harder for you? PR Measurement: A Pulse Check on How Communicators Show Value.

Survey 85

Survey Public Affairs Corporate Trends 85

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. Firms that stick to being mere providers of media relations will continue to lose market share.”

Marketing 98

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 98

Onclusive

AUGUST 3, 2021

The technology to measure the business impact of communications on a company’s bottom line is now readily available, providing communicators with ample opportunities to develop data-driven PR strategies. Overall, 78% of PR pros measure their communications effectiveness.*

Brand 370

Brand Branding Media Measurement 370

NewsWhip

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

But, it does show that polling as a measure of public opinion is not enough on its own. For example I recently spoke to Todd Ringler of Edelman, one of the top media relations practitioners in the US, who described using our sharing data to understand the attitudes of audiences in half a dozen major US metros to a particular illness.

Measurement 148

Measurement Publicity Data Groups 148

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. Here are the headlines. Issues in practice 1.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

“Communications teams have come a long way in their ability to surface and leverage data that demonstrates the value of media relations, content marketing, social media and influencer outreach. The post PR and Marketing Predictions for 2020 appeared first on Barokas Communications. Let us know in the comments!

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Another 20% see budgets decreasing (12%) or decreasing significantly (8%) The last time this survey asked this question, in 2020, just 18% expected budgets to rise and 52% said they would remain flat. Shared media (44%) was next, followed by earned media (43%) – a traditional bailiwick of communications — and paid media (33%).

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Survey Communications Measurement Internal 127

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

It doesn’t feel that long ago that I was a teenager of the 90s, imagining 2020 as a far-off futuristic existence. From Pinterest fails to parenting mishaps and workout blunders, I can relate to them on many levels. But media expectations and budget reality are no joke. How do you measure success? A new decade is upon us.

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

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. PR measurement.

Survey 117

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 117

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

This is a pivotal moment for PR and communications professionals to get out of the media relations spin cycle and demonstrate the breadth and depth of our value,” wrote Karen Swim , who is a long-time PR, Marketing and Social Media Consultant at Words For Hire , LLC and the President of Solo PR Pro. The media relations struggle.

Survey 118

Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 118

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 4, 2021

There’s also the matter of media literacy among news consumers. A recent Pew study that measured the public’s ability to distinguish between five opinion statements and five factual ones found that many Americans have trouble doing so. 2020 was a rough year for us all.

Policies 310

Policies Study Leadership Consumer 310

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Earned Media & Media Relations In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems. The response rate is slightly higher than all of 2022, but it’s lower than all of 2020. PR earns a 45% open rate and 3% response rate on pitches Reporters opened about half of the pitches (45%) they received in Q4 2023 and responded to about 3%. Is that good?

Report 105

Report Publicity Marketing Pitching 105

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.” What is the JOTW?

Training 94

Training Trends Media Survey 94

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Earned Media & Media Relations. In the old days, sending out press releases and then managing a Rolodex of media contacts could help PR pros to land earned media. Today, landing earned media in publications that resonate with target audiences is only one small part of the earned-media mix.

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2020

Proving value and ROI,” according to one high-level finding from the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Indeed, the second top challenge seems related – an “executive team that doesn’t understand comms.” What’s the number one challenge facing communications and PR professionals? to 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Survey 88

Survey Ethics Media Relations Report 88

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The total count of posts published is down from 86 in 2020. A report analyzing more than 100,000 virtual events by ON24 found attendees spent 57 minutes viewing webinars in 2020 – and these are driving pipeline and revenue. How 2,400 Journalists Use Social Media for Reporting . If you want to build an audience of subscribers….

Blogging 131

Blogging Software Google Content Marketing 131

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Digital media is booming. Planning and measurement If you work in media relations, COVID-19 could be an extinction event. Newsrooms have been cut back to the bone and journalists furloughed.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Despite this, PR is actually more relevant now than it was before the digital age, not least when considered in line with content marketing and the fact that the return on investment on PR is now more measurable than ever. PRs need to think about this in a broader sense, consider this – ‘what media is my audience accessing?’.

Media Relations 54

Media Relations Media Social Media Content Marketing 54

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Despite this, PR is actually more relevant now than it was before the digital age, not least when considered in line with content marketing and the fact that the return on investment on PR is now more measurable than ever. PRs need to think about this in a broader sense, consider this – ‘what media is my audience accessing?’.

Media Relations 48

Media Relations Media Social Media Content Marketing 48

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.”.

Tools 99

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 99

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). 88% of PR pros say creativity is more important in the era of Covid. Below are some of the findings that stood out for me.

Creativity 95

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 95

Sword and the Script

JULY 13, 2021

Businesses have faced problem after problem since March of 2020 and the people they relied on the most to help navigate unchartered waters have been professional communicators. social media, content, etc.). 23% said measurement / ROI. As such, the value of PR and communications has grown in the eyes of business.

Communications 159

Communications Survey Education Leadership 159

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Budgets and the business of free There traditionally hasn’t been a line item in a budget for tools in PR agencies and communications teams beyond a media relations database and media monitoring. That must change.

Tools 175

Tools How To Agency SEO 175

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 11, 2020

Similarly, the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey found businesses believe partisan politics is a complicating factor in communications. So, what do PR people think about media and bias? click image for higher resolution) Those that said the media is “always” objective: Mistakes maybe; not bias. Blame social media.

Survey 153

Survey Data Media Ethics 153

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

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Many of the PR media monitoring tools use domain authority as a measure of coverage quality. — Robert Ramirez (@ramirez_robert) November 23, 2020. That's why digital PR has such amazing (but hard to measure) ROI: getting on podcasts, blogs, news sites, social feeds, webinars, etc.

SEO 129

SEO Engineering Google Study 129

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 16, 2021

Facebook Pixel, an analytics tool that can be installed on a website to measure Facebook Ad performance, lets you track leads across various devices and retarget visitors with ads on other platforms. The rise of social channels like TikTok has propelled video as a major content trend in 2020 – and this is projected to continue into 2021.

B2B 344

B2B Facebook LinkedIn Small Business 344

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If I wrote something substantive related to a statistic – I included a link to that too. Read more: 7 media relations takeaways from the 2023 State of the Media Report by Cision 13. Roughly half of respondents (47%) say they spend at least 25% of their time on PR measurement, the survey found.

B2B 105

B2B Survey Pitching Software 105

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” In addition, it will soon “enable journalists and influencers to discover sources, manage their stories, and measure reach and sentiment of their published work.”.

Software 88

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Muck Rack has always taken a different approach to compiling media lists. 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. PR measurement. That’s basically adding about one-third more possible relevant contacts to your list.

Employee 131

Employee Software Survey Tools 131

PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2022

Problem: Reporter response rates to media pitches are at 3.49 percent since the third quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, the rate at which journalists open email pitches has also declined, according to the latest Propel Media Barometer. percent, dropping from 4.62 Send pitches that lead with client objectives and/or goals.

Pitching 177

Pitching Report Media Writing 177