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 ). ” Read more: The 2021 Creativity in PR Study by Provoke Media and Now Go Create. Below are some of the findings that stood out for me.

Creativity 96

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 96

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2022

She continued, “Given communicators’ unique talents in stakeholder relationship management, it would make sense that CCOs and their teams are being asked to play a central role in efforts to improve collaboration and other employee-related outcomes across the organization.”. from November to December 2021.”

Survey 96

Survey Communications Employee Technology 96

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated August 9, 2021 ; Updated November 2023 PR is always evolving. 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. How do you know what’s working?

Training 195

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 195

PRSay

AUGUST 30, 2022

And when told they’ll lose their jobs, employees are just as shocked today. Still, when layoffs become necessary, there’s a lot that employers can do to mitigate the pain and difficulty that employees experience. Garg came to represent accusations that corporations treat employees as expendable units. People were shocked then.

Employee 87

Employee Real Estate Video Internal 87

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

Respondents identified the top comms challenges as 1) cutting through the noise (35%); 2) too many priorities (31%); and 3) lack of employee experience (25%). The lack of employee experience is a new challenge near the top of the list for the first time. Owned media is the top area of emphasis. Top three comms challenges.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

Originally Published August 23, 2017; Updated 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. PR is always evolving. How do you know what’s working?

Training 370

Training Media Training Reputation Crisis Communications 370

Onclusive

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Here are the key elements of a well-rounded communications budget to consider: Team headcount and salaries Agency retainers, including media relations & crisis communications Owned media and contributed content development Technology tools, such as media monitoring, media database and internal communication platforms for employee engagement.

Resources 195

Resources Technology Data Tools 195

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The study by the Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS published in August 2021 explores more than 300 US organisations, including international organisations. The corporate communication or public relations function is underserved an area of study, in contrast with other areas of management. It’s a useful piece of work.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

Public relations is locked into content and workflow that is more than 100 years old. A survey by Cision in 2021 reported that media relations came third in the list of reasons for distributing a press release via a wire service after brand visibility (68%) and thought leadership (36%).

Engineering 98

Engineering Television Travel Financial 98

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Internal communicators are striving to better inform employees – and improve engagement rates. Top internal comms goals: 74% said “keeping employees better informed with targeted/relevant content”; and. 70% said “improving employee retention and engagement.”. And what channels do they plan to use to achieve those goals?

Survey 81

Survey Corporate Communications Financial 81

Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Compounded by a 24/7 news cycle dominated by social media platforms (where nuance simply doesn’t exist and the demand to take a stand is instantaneous), political and social issues have grown even more front-and-center when it comes to executive communications. The key is to make sure the stance aligns with audiences and company values/goals.

Trends 117

Trends Communications Conference Leadership 117

PRSay

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Gordon Johndroe , vice president of global media relations and public affairs for the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, spoke to members of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Section in the Nov. And we’re going to do about half of that in 2021, and probably the remainder in 2022. We need to plan for beyond 72 hours.

Crisis Management 107

Crisis Management Crisis Crisis Communications Airlines 107

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The 2021 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs is an example. Keeping with the example of company culture, if you present your culture with stories, anecdotes and in the words of employees, you can and will bridge the independence gap. I don’t agree.

Content Marketing 93

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Examples 93

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

In a marketing email, ResponseSource said it’s shutting down it’s curated list of media requests submitted on Twitter and tagged with the hashtag #journorequests. The service will no longer be available as of August 1st 2021 [sic].” Both are designed to apply marketing lead attribution techniques to media relations.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

Stephen Waddington

JULY 15, 2020

My hunch is that the 2021 survey will tell a different story. Media relations has fallen to fourth place, replaced by strategic planning which has moved up two places. Employee engagement and the value that organisations deliver to the communities they serve will set the corporate agenda as we emerge from the crisis.

Survey 159

Survey Policies Crisis Community 159

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I liked agency life because you could specialize in media relations and have the company of other professionals in marketing and PR. I got to hire staff and build social communities, start publications, train employees in messaging, and conduct media relations, especially during disasters. Do you ever regret it?

Publicity 174

Publicity Leadership Corporate Agency 174

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2021

88% of PR pros say creativity is critical for businesses to recover from the pandemic – and other public relations statistics summarizing 2021 . Every year this blog pours over dozens of public relations surveys and breaks down the findings. The price summarizing marketing statistics for 2021 was published earlier in the week.

Publicity 144

Publicity Survey Pitching Creativity 144

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

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.”. Content picks.

Tools 100

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues and continued marketplace uncertainty, the attitudes of marketing agency clients are diverging into three distinct categories, according to the recent 2021 Agency Edge Research conducted by the Agency Management Institute and Audience Audit.

Automotive 84

Automotive Agency Tourism Mobile 84

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It claims it saw “75% year-over-year revenue growth in 2021, and more than 300% revenue growth over the three-year period from 2018-2021.”. Right now, it’s manual, meaning if you get an inquiry, you have to type it into Media Inquiries. While the company hasn’t shared hard numbers it did put out percentage growth.

Technology 81

Technology Company Analytics Writing 81

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

If the world avoids a second wave of coronavirus, the OECD predicts the economy will bounce back by 9% in 2021. Brands are having to communicate differently on social media channels, to be more socially responsible while still appealing to customers. Media relations – The pandemic has decimated newsrooms over the last few months.

Exercises 71

Exercises Employee Social Media Communications 71

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

If the world avoids a second wave of coronavirus, the OECD predicts the economy will bounce back by 9% in 2021. Brands are having to communicate differently on social media channels, to be more socially responsible while still appealing to customers. Media relations – The pandemic has decimated newsrooms over the last few months.

Exercises 62

Exercises Employee Social Media Communications 62

Doctor Spin

MAY 21, 2021

Perhaps they treat their employees badly? For inspiration, I suggest checking out famous vlogger Case Neistat’s video “Make It Count” that he made on behalf of Nike: Make a list of employees and ask them how each of them would spend 10,000 EUR from your budget if they could spend it any way they wanted with no constraints.

How To 52

How To Hotels Survey Employee 52

Prohibition

JANUARY 14, 2022

Your employees and stakeholders could be made to look incompetent or immoral. For example, an employee leaks damaging information about your company. ? A major crisis. Claims of sexual harassment by an employee might trigger this response plan. A legal action taken against your business by an employee, client or customer.

Crisis 62

Crisis How To Crisis Management Crisis Communications 62

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. Building analytics to optimize those efforts will become as important as it is for earned media.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. It finished the full year 2021 with $403 million in sales and was cash-flow positive. It spent $40.5

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. Public relations will be pivotal in elevating trust through promotions of client wins, industry accreditations, awards, analyst remarks and influencer endorsements. When employees are informed, this leads to trust.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

trillion in M&A transactions in 2021. Kantar Reputation Intelligence (KRI) provides earned media tracking and measurement in Europe. Kantar announces plans to sell KRI to STG in August of 2021. PRgloo is based out of London and bills itself as a “media relations platform.” This has fueled a smashing $5.8

Reputation 85

Reputation Technology Tools Data 85

Sword and the Script

MAY 3, 2022

billion in 2021 . While many mistake PR with just “media relations” or worse with “press release” the fact is the function does overlap with many other activities in business. PR spending on media intelligence grows. billion in 2021. Meltwater published its annual report for FY 2021. to approximately $5.5

Software 100

Software Study Pitching Analysis 100

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. 3) lack of employee experience (25%).

B2B 116

B2B Marketing Survey Software 116

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Happy employees are the ultimate growth driver. Brands that emphasize employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) achieve business growth nearly 2x faster, according to a study by Salesforce. Media relations is ever more challenging. Source: Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder ).

Survey 176

Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

PR in High Definition

JUNE 28, 2022

The media landscape has been changing for many years. From 2019 to 2021 , print subscription circulations fell by 7%, and single-sale copies by 11%. Put simply: when it comes to building reputations, shrinking media pools are becoming a bigger problem. and it’s important for PRs to be honest with our clients about this.

Reputation 62

Reputation Media SEO Case Study 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

In September he me the company has been in business for roughly 9 years, has 220 employees, 750 clients and has raised $100 million in funding. I currently only know of one company that focuses on internal comms – and employee engagement. Comment: In 2021 Sumeru Equity merged SocialChorus with Dynamic Signal and rebranded as Firstup.

Technology 93

Technology Software Resources Pitching 93

Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 30, 2022

In this episode of That Solo Life: The Solo PR Pro Podcast , Connie joins Karen Swim and Michelle Kane to discuss the groundbreaking trends that she uncovered in writing her 2021 book “Building the Business of You,” as well as her tips for rethinking your own career trajectories. Going with the flow of fluidity.

Technology 52

Technology Trends Training Interviews 52

Maxim Behar

JANUARY 24, 2022

He was recognized as one of "The 10 Most Influential Media Leaders of 2021" and his influential story made it to the cover. Nowadays, people involve themselves as a leader in their working environment, hoping for a horizontal structure where employees, experts, and consultants can understand their responsibilities.

Ethics 52

Ethics Creativity Leadership Crisis Management 52

Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Following the 2020 pandemic, 2021 continued to surprise us in both good and bad ways. The media mix that includes the integration of paid and earned media will be more important than ever in 2022.”. Jim Bianchi, President, Bianchi Public Relations , Detroit, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Unsplash. What a year!

Trends 52

Trends Trade Shows Agency Communications 52

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. It’s a different approach for those that live and die by long-term planning, but it’s a must-needed approach to be relevant to your key audiences in 2021 and beyond. PR and communications predictions. Marketing PSTD.

Marketing 168

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168