Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2021

Meltwater lists on a Swedish stock exchange; startup Propel hits 50 customers; Vetted launches – it’s like HARO or ProfNet with no pitching. Welcome to 2021! These include a media database, online and broadcast monitoring, and “PitchPrefer” a feature that analyzes pitching preferences with AI. million in venture capital.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. Cision releases internal DE&I report. Cision also pitched microsites for ESG solutions a few months ago. Pitching on Fridays. “We Internal comms metrics.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

This new feature lets PR pros view, compile and share key data and produce customized executive reports,” the company wrote in a blog post. In other words, we’ll be set-up to track team activities, pitch performance and more in one place.”. G2 recognized Agility as a “momentum leader” for media monitoring in a Spring 2021 report.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Think of it as a sales pitch with robust data and justification. Source: Ragan Communications, Communications Benchmark Report 2021. This initiative can be anything from a new product launch, to a proposal to increase spend on a branding campaign, or a significant investment with a new agency—to name a few.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve lived through two acquisitions, contributed to internal and external comms for several more, and at different organizations, and even did a divestiture. This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. Did you know?

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 7, 2021

My internship spanned from the start of June 2021 to the end of August 2021. Prior to beginning my internship, I assumed that an intern predominantly shadowed full-time staff and helped them in minor ways — how wrong was I. Within those three months, I accomplished so much more than I could have ever anticipated.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 29, 2019

The candidates for CIPR President in 2021 have been announced. Member engagement What’s your motivation to stand as CIPR President for 2021? What’s your pitch to CIPR members? I’ve talked about how to make training more accessible through structured online learning and more regional events in my blog.

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 4, 2022

Most agencies play along, pitching and responding in mass. We could tell you all about the pitch, but it’s really about our people. Recognizing an employee need, we prioritized staff wellness in 2021, but we know there’s no magic wand to getting this right. Without great people, we wouldn’t have won this assignment.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It forced me to take great notes and overcome my bad habit of perfectionism and overthinking while growing my attention to detail and teaching me to trust the internal review process. First up was the Supercomputing 2021 Conference with Supermicro. A lack of micromanagement is a sign of trust — not neglect.

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The Hoffman Agency

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Since graduating from San Jose State University in May of 2021, the same thought is still at the forefront of my mind. Earlier in 2021, I discovered the power of writing down your goals and dreams. The team brings me right into the epicenter of PR agency life from client calls to pitching, brainstorming sessions and more.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here’s how the numbers on this blog have added up in 2022: Total blog posts: 46 – down from 51 last year ; Average length: 866 words; Shortest post: 306 words ; Longest post: 2,486 words ; Total words published: 39,852; Unique visitors: 236,756; and. Third-party mentions : 95 (most of which come simply from blogging consistently).

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Whether it is podcasts, blogs, or articles, seeing the growth at the moment is something you can learn for the future. Your PR professional will understand and explain to you: the relevance and credibility of each outlet they are pitching your brand to be picked up. As well as the timing of every strategic decision to be made.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Whether it is podcasts, blogs, or articles, seeing the growth at the moment is something you can learn for the future. Your PR professional will understand and explain to you: the relevance and credibility of each outlet they are pitching your brand to be picked up. As well as the timing of every strategic decision to be made.

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Brand Branding Reputation Employee 52

Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Whether it is podcasts, blogs, or articles, seeing the growth at the moment is something you can learn for the future. Your PR professional will understand and explain to you: the relevance and credibility of each outlet they are pitching your brand to be picked up. As well as the timing of every strategic decision to be made.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. Finding inspiration for ideation can be incredibly tricky. This is where BuzzSumo often came into play.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML] . marketers will spend $120 Billion on digital marketing by 2021. Indeed, I maintain a pin board for this blog along with other topics that interest me including B2B marketing , creative marketing stunts , and of course scuba diving and skydiving , among many others.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This means that B2B businesses should be sharing meaningful data along with their messaging when pitching media outlets and journalists. One big opportunity with written content that many B2B brands overlook is strategic internal linking. Thought Leadership.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

2) If I’ve published a briefing , product review or substantive blog posts on any company mentioned here in the past, I list those as well. Resources: newsroom , company blog , Bulldog Reporter , news search. Resources: newsroom , company blog , news search. Resources: company blog , Beyond Bylines , newsroom , news search.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

What I wasn’t initially anticipating within the field is the creativity, anticipation and thrill it entails when conceiving campaigns, writing pitches and landing links. However, ‘brand’ usually comes first with clients’ internal PR and marketing teams. I’ve discussed the value of expert commentary for journalists in this piece.

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Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A study by PathFactory found content costs soared 58% in 2021 compared to the year earlier. billion in 2021 . Consulting firm Burton-Taylor International published a report finding annual spending on PR “media intelligence solutions” grew 14.7% billion in 2021. The average blog post was 1,376 words in 2022.

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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. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. The deluge of PR pitches.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Sword and the Script

MAY 3, 2022

billion in 2021 . Consulting firm Burton-Taylor International published a report finding annual spending on PR “media intelligence solutions” grew 14.7% billion in 2021. Muck Rack helps to connect pitches to coverage. Muck Rack released a feature that allows customers to connect mentions earned to pitch.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. With the new dynamics of hybrid work established worldwide, Public Relations – as a professional who builds and consolidates relationships – becomes an even more strategic professional regarding the internal audience. Bill Byrne , Managing Director, Remedy Public Relations.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. The latter uses AI to analyze pitching preferences – which was named in a previous post as one of the eight innovations to watch in PR technology. 5) Articles, blog posts and content picks. >>> Did you know?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 3, 2021

That’s according to a blog post detailing an eclectic laundry list of software updates : “Our team has been working on ways to detect the content posted by these accounts, in order to be able to filter it out, or at the very least analyze it separately from human accounts. Separately, Talkwalker named Tod Nielsen as CEO. Content picks.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. With digital convergence, PR and media communicators are no longer just the traditional writers of press releases or distributors of media pitches. PR is the guardian of your brand equity and reputation.

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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. This month, as I perused through the vendor websites and blogs, I noticed a lot more of it. Another new PR tech player.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 28, 2022

From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Adding to this, they’re completely inundated with emails and pitches. It’s harder to get in front of the right people, harder to build relationships, and harder to have our pitches seen and phone calls answered.

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Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

Here’s the thing: creating surveys is very expensive, and your success in pitching surveys for links is often heavily influenced by other news events of the day. Like a large firm doing their due diligence on a potential investment, your work starts before gathering survey data or pitching anything for coverage.

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Survey How To Reddit Pitching 90

Landis PR

AUGUST 23, 2021

Blog courtesy of Brianne Miller, LCI. In Food Logistics’ September 2021 issue, I wrote an article titled “Post-Pandemic Grocery Shopping.” I am proud of it because it received an honorable mention by the Trade Association Business Publication International TABPI awards. Landis Communications Inc.’s Understand the brand first.

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Meeting Media B2B Transportation 69

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Each of the speakers has kindly responded to the questions that we didn’t cover in the blog post below. You should use all internal channels (suggestion boxes, Q&A with leaders, town halls etc) that link you to the leadership to express how a particular set of behaviours make you feel, especially if there is a conflict.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Pitches can make or break a PR campaign. You could have a contact list brimming with journalists, and a potentially-viral campaign, but if you hit send on a flat pitch don’t be surprised if you fail to get opens or coverage. Getting Pitch Perfect. It’s as simple as that. However, I’ll explain exactly why this is in point 9.

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Victorious PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In Authority Creator, Your team will learn HOW to craft the perfect foolproof narrative, How to discover your brand voice and tone, How to craft the perfect pitch, (Plus who to start pitching to!!) I mean, which one are you going to trust more, a blog written BY Facebook or an article written ABOUT Facebook? See my point?

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Landis PR

MARCH 7, 2022

Note: This is a reposted blog from bianchipr.com. I started working as a full-time journalist in 2013 when I was hired to be the editorial associate at a luxury lifestyle magazine in Detroit after interning for a few months. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? For the original post, please see here.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

If there’s a common theme to this year’s annual list of predictions , is that we’re all hopeful about 2021. Make your team members track everything that matters within your marketing department – blog views, cost per lead, conversion rates at every stage, webinar attendance rate, paid search efficiency… and report their own KPIs up to you.

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