Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. The CMO Survey.

Marketing 66

Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

They must constantly generate fresh concepts for bylines and story angles for pitching, as well as dreaming up campaign ideas for clients. There was also a significant increase in agencies who employ a formally named creative director, from 37% to 56%. Yet creativity plays a part in much of a PR person’s daily work.

Creativity 174

Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Campaigns also win when client-agency partnerships are strong and the players are fully engaged. Beyond goal-setting and drafting a plan, the work involved in writing materials suitable for media, researching and studying appropriate journalists, and shaping a pitch is specialized and demanding. Myth #2: PR is free advertising.

Advertising 147

Advertising Advertising Pitching B2B 147

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Having to switch gears so often was a great prelude to broader agency work where we work on various clients from 3D printing to beer. or (what we particularly like) regular, ongoing consumer and other surveys to produce usable, newsworthy data. Crenshaw Communications recently was named as the agency to represent Wearsafe labs.

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. As well, we conduct quarterly consumer surveys that look at everything from millennial housing fears to consumer shopping habits. 2017 PR Takeaways.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Shift Communications

MAY 16, 2017

If the client is new to the team, the agency should conduct research into the industry, trends, publications and competitors prior to the meeting so that questions are relevant and specific to challenges they may face. As an agency, our job is to show how our program can be part of the larger marketing mix. Amanda Munroe.

Creativity 141

Creativity Measurement Pitching Internal 141

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2017

Face it, the typical client-agency relationship can sink into a routine that, over time, becomes a little too comfortable. Companies partner with PR agencies to add value to their business, and that means offering new ideas and innovative ways of looking at the organization’s challenges and goals.

Skype 136

Skype Conference Agency Product Launch 136

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

Open-ended questions can sometimes be the most insightful part of a good survey. More than once I’ve analyzed survey results for a client and wound up finding the perfect report title in the open-ended commentary. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar.

Corporate 77

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 77

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public affairs: This involves working with government officials and agencies to shape public policy and advocate on behalf of an organization.”. Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales. This is reflective of a traditional view of public relations.

Interviews 104

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

That’s according to a recent survey of communication professionals , which yours truly conducted in collaboration with Ned’s Job of the Week. The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. Editors and PR people traded notes more frequently when advertising sales and marketing also traded notes.

Media Relations 76

Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. Most marketers have dabbled in native advertising – upwards of 90%. And that’s the theme for this week.

B2B 68

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

PR Week published a story about a new vendor out of Tel Aviv that’s has launched what it pitches as a CRM for PR. The tool also breaks down the pitching activity of each team member, including metrics for open, response and coverage rates.”. Testing features – A/B testing – to assist in seeing which pitches are performing.

Analytics 70

Analytics Report Technology Pitching 70

Cision

MAY 8, 2015

A recent PR Council member survey found that over 50 percent of firms responding had a planner on staff, 50 percent planned to increase investment in this area over the coming year, and 60 percent felt that having planners on staff helped them compete better with ad agencies, digital firms, branding shops and other public relations firms.

Creativity 120

Creativity Survey Advertising Advertising 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. This has been accentuated by cuts to editorial staff, and increasingly, a slow but steady shift towards advertisements masquerading as news. Blending editorial and advertising. Conflicting interests. Talk to Us!

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

Our “thought leader” had made it to the end of the webinar with a couple thousand customers and prospects logged on, only to tactlessly pitch her services in response to a routine question. While there is some billable hour data in the survey (see the link to the presentation in Ms. PR Firms Eat the Flat Fee Difference.

Survey 60

Survey System Trends Small Business 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Indeed, the pendulum seems to have swung that way according to survey data reviewed by Marketing Charts: B2B Marketers Shift Priorities From Generating Leads to Converting Them. Interestingly, a review of the full survey also shows 59% of respondents believe their budget will increase over the next year. Give our services a try.

Study 65

Study Marketing B2B Apparel 65

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

According to the study, 73% of the in-house survey respondents said they would go to PR agencies for creative ideas. At the same time, the agency participants rated the quality of their creativity as 60% worse than the creative from advertising agencies. Here’s a personal example.

Creativity 150

Creativity Trends Agency Technology 150

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

Ad Optimization: AI-powered advertising platforms leverage learnings to optimize ad targeting and placement. Surveys confirm this fear , with 71% of those taking part reporting they are concerned with how AI could impact job security. A sous chef helps with the preparation to realize the master chef’s vision.

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40

Beyond PR

JUNE 14, 2018

Although leading a PR agency as CEO will always have its fair share of surprises, a member of his team came back from a meeting with a client a few years ago with some particularly ominous feedback. Research and analytics are an increasingly important source, along with advertising and marketing (skills),” the report said.

Pitching 45

Pitching Content Marketing Ethics Course 45

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The company’s pitch was a 90-second animated video and a sign-up form. The people who were doing it were bigger agencies and it wasn’t their core focus. In a recent Wyzowl survey , 81 percent of marketers indicated they were using video in 2018, up from 63 percent last year. That’s it.

Marketing 111

Marketing Video Product Launch YouTube 111

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Why should it matter to a chief marketing officer that her advertising and public relations agency teams are all white, blonde and marinated in the same suburban, upper middle class culture? But our advertising and PR community in the Twin Cities is a long way off from that goal: Only 6.3 Should we care that barely 4.5

Marketing 48

Marketing Advertising Advertising Agency 48

Sword and the Script

APRIL 28, 2015

As a public relations major in college I practiced writing press releases, read about case studies and grasped the big differences between PR and other fields such as advertising. I work at a PR agency and I am here to tell you that managing multiple clients can be stressful! Prioritization is key.

Case Study 60

Case Study Crisis Study Travel 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Over the last few months, there have been three separate surveys that polled hundreds of editors, reporter sand journalists. The best pitches are short emails in the morning. What can PR do about it?

Survey 78

Survey Media Relations Report Media 78

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Internal data such as survey responses, call center data or customer service email data according to a company representative. That’s a form of advertising called retargeting and Cision is bringing this to PR. b) 10 Ideas for Media Pitches When You Have No News to Announce via Meltwater and guest author Michelle Garrett.

Internal 64

Internal International Data Media 64

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. The 10 th annual survey polled an impressive ~2,000 reporters in 10 countries. The survey also revealed several other interesting statistics: Getting it right vs. getting it first.

Survey 96

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 96

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 126

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 126

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Many of the posts published here are heavily weighted with surveys and reports. Paid media and advertising statistics. 9) Even advertisers want to invest in PR. The median salary for PR professionals was $91,000 in 2017, which is a small drop compared to the median salary reported in 2016 survey of $92,125.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 126

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. In-house and agency teams will be hard at work supporting Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) with messaging that convinces their leadership colleagues and board of directors that preparing for cyber-attacks is critical.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Courtney is the director of Allen Hall PR our student run public relations agency at the University of Oregon and the president of the American Women in Sports Media chapter. She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews. In addition, Kathryn is highly active in The Agency at Southern Miss, the student run firm.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The survey doesn’t get into how that budget would be broken out, which means it could include entail headcount, creative or design, social media management tools, and paid social. 1) Use paid social to support media pitching. Fewer reporters are inundated with more pitches every year. It’s ever more challenging to stand out.

B2B 78

B2B Facebook Advertising Advertising 78

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’ve covered tips on successful survey ideation in the past, so the next step is distributing your content. Survey Pitch Outreach Template When pitching a survey, highlighting the key takeaways is the most effective way to inspire your target to cover your post. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Pitching 87

Pitching Infographics Survey Resources 87

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

AI can speed up tedious tasks If you hate pulling monthly reports or need a faster way to turn your bullet points and ideas into a polished pitch or press release, AI could be the answer. It can help you generate press releases from keywords or headlines—and even aggregate a list of journalists who might be interested in your pitch.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Another trend is towards flexible working within a ‘gig economy’ In this PR Conversation post, I discuss how these developments affect the PR industry, with Nigel Sarbutts, founder of The PR Cavalry , a service designed to connect public relations freelancers with clients and PR agencies based on data and logic. .

Survey 82

Survey Resources Agency Training 82

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Comprehensive Reporting: Buzzstream also creates helpful reports per project, agency, or company-wide metrics.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns. Comprehensive Reporting: Buzzstream also creates helpful reports per project, agency, or company-wide metrics.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Compared to digital marketing and advertising, which has only become more automated over time, our methods — particularly the generation of earned media — are exquisitely inefficient. A couple of fresh data points can add punch to a ho-hum media pitch ― especially if they’re original and up-to-the-minute.

Television 120

Television Interviews Engineering Tools 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

That’s according to a new survey of 288 senior marketing executives – the CMO Survey – conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. The survey was conducted in conjunction with the American Marketing Association and McKinsey & Co; Duke has run this survey twice a year since 2008. The survey found 69.9%

Mobile 60

Mobile Study Marketing Survey 60