Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. When asked about specific functions, respondents overwhelmingly said employee communications (93%) grew in importance compared to pre-pandemic times.

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Stern + Associates

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Finding Meaning in Work to Reclaim Stolen Focus In “Stolen Focus,” Hari, a gifted storyteller, describes his journey around the world, interviewing leading experts on attention and focus – and the surprising explanations he discovered. “I Attention is deeply connected to meaning. His charisma shines through in the book’s companion TED Talk.

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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. Presentation: 2021 Strategic Communications Survey.

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Stern + Associates

APRIL 15, 2022

She shares her thoughts on infrastructure and health care in this April 2021 New York Times piece and her popular TED Talk , which has over 2 million views, is well worth viewing. Imagining the Next Global Economy. Interested in a Virtual or In-person Engagement?

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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?

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 19, 2021

With that in mind, consider taking a step back from self-serving, promotional content and letting your employees post some videos of their snoring pets–because what’s more amusing than that? At Contently, I think you know how much we value storytelling by now. washingtonpost Everyone say bye to Madhulika, a legend ?

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2021

As part of the PRSA Storytellers series , Tony Sclafani, the Javits Center’s senior vice president and chief communications officer, spoke to PRSA Publications Director John Elsasser. Five-hundred-plus employees worked to put the hospital together. Today, it’s a vaccination site. The Javits Center has 4,000-5,000 construction workers.

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Newsfile

MAY 11, 2023

Examples: The Walt Disney Company Reinforces Its Commitment to Use Its Broad Global Reach and Unique Platforms to Promote Social Responsibility City of Fort Worth partners with Cisco to promote digital inclusion in underserved neighborhoods New Benevity Report Finds DEI Initiatives Remain Top Priority for Employees 5.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. Relentless focus on the customer .

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

As you make decisions around leadership, company culture , technology and innovation for 2021 and beyond, be sure to keep these recognized experts in mind. While it all seems ingenious, most technology developers are unaware of the biases their employees build into programs. Wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2021! Smart apps.

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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. New PR serves three pivotal roles to build your corporate brand and support your sales and marketing organizations: PR is digital storytelling through content and social amplification. ” 4.

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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 . billion in 2021. B2B buyers engaged in an average of 27 interactions with a vendor over the course of making a purchase decision in 2021. 3) lack of employee experience (25%). to approximately $5.5

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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. Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance. Source: What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? ).

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

Why PR is finally getting its share of SEO budgets - Angharad Planells, head of client success, Radioactive PR PR unleashed: why the value of PR is being recognised by organisations in 2021 - Koray Camgoz, director of communications and marketing, PRCA Please follow this link if you’d like to pitch to present at a future event.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A dynamic storyteller , Charo shares case studies and deep insights into what we must consider when making decisions around new technologies so we can extract the many benefits offered by scientific breakthroughs without harming society.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

Following the 2020 pandemic, 2021 continued to surprise us in both good and bad ways. Like 2020 and 2021, 2022 will be a year of great uncertainty. Second, internal communications and communicating with employees will be central to the success of every organization. Photo courtesy of Unsplash. What a year!

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NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

May 21, 2021 | 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT. The future of storytelling in healthcare communications. Real Chemistry’s Practice Leader of Media & Engagement Becky Vonsiatsky joins NewsWhip’s CEO Paul Quigley to discuss how healthcare storytelling will continue to connect authentically with key audiences, wherever they are.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Almanac: Challenges and opportunities for public relations 2022 from Stephen Waddington This isn’t a review of 2021, or even a series of predictions for 2022. Stephen Waddington, 16 June 2021, [link] National AI Strategy, UK Government, 22 September 2021, [link] Build Back Better: our plan for growth, UK Government, 3 March 2021, [link].

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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. 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.

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