Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Those who said communications work has “changed very significantly,” wrote: 1. Proven business value.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys –Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand.

Measurement 78

Measurement Publicity Television Analytics 78

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Virtually everything in marketing, advertising, and PR is measurable. The statement, more accurately worded, is that not everything is worth measuring. However, the ROI of doing a $25,000 survey for what was effectively a minor mention is almost certainly negative, and deeply so. Invest in measurement for that.

Measurement 159

Measurement Insurance Insurance Newspapers 159

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Marijane Funess, a director at Crenshaw Communications for the past six years, pioneers a communications company uniquely positioned at the intersection of design and technology. Is your company prepared to deal with the growing technological marketplace needing some communications help? How did you get your start in PR?

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys–Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand.

Measurement 90

Measurement How To Television Analysis 90

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Lacking a time machine that would let us jump into the future, my company surveyed hundreds of PR practitioners about where the profession is heading in the next three years. Here are three takeaways from the survey. Where do the survey respondents think these increasing budgets will be spent in 2023?

Survey 88

Survey Measurement Employee Retail 88

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Almost six million people listen to a podcast each week in the UK according to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report 2018. Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and data imperfect. As a result, podcasting is underserved by advertising. million in 2013 to 5.9

Measurement 90

Measurement Analytics Comparison Data 90

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Second, on the list – an executive team that doesn’t understand communications – is closely related.

Survey 141

Survey Measurement System Education 141

Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

Today, marketing is not just communicating with a prospective buyer. It is communicating a distracted prospective buyer, who is bombarded by messages, and who has access to ample information on any given topic from a range of other sources. 3) Context in measurements. Photo credit: Pixabay ( CC0 1.0 ).

Measurement 67

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 67

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

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

The GIFT report – produced by Brand Finance, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) – is an annual study assessing the intangible assets of more than 57,000 companies in more than 160 jurisdictions around the world.

Reputation 94

Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 94

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

With a new year around the corner, communications professionals are gearing up to get their plans ready to conquer the world in 2018. While the communications and PR space has changed drastically over the past few years, it’s also come with some challenges that we’re still working out solutions for.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

As part of our support for AMEC’s Measurement Month , we’ll share again our thoughts on their importance. PRNews reported earlier this year that in a communications survey, 58% of respondents said they had not heard of the Barcelona Principles, and only 19% said they have integrated them into their measurement strategy.

Measurement 50

Measurement Guidelines Advertising Advertising 50

5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This includes understanding cultural norms, etiquette, and communication styles. This includes diverse models, actors, and real customers in the advertisements. Listen to their feedback, whether it’s on social media, through surveys, or in reviews. Train the marketing and sales teams to be culturally competent.

Strategy 78

Strategy Marketing Local Groups 78

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey , a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. It’s a survey I’ve followed for several years as I usually find the benchmarks, particularly around marketing budgets, useful. New Survey Identifies the Hottest Trends in Corp Comm and PR.

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This post is part of our monthly roundup series, where we identify hot topics that PR pros and communicators should be aware of, along with our own takes on them. Additionally, advertisers generated pre-Super Bowl excitement for their brands with teaser ads the week before the game that drove viewership and excitement.

Sports 86

Sports Television Advertising Advertising 86

Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Syn: AVE, Advertising Value Equivalency, Earned Media Value, Impressions Like the mythical succubus, AVE (advertising value equivalency) and other bad metrics suck the strength out of your PR campaigns. They reduce your value to the “equivalent” of advertising by reducing your efforts to the “value” of a column inch.

How To 52

How To Print Analytics Advertising 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Sure, what helps its advertisers helps Google, but it’s real money where it’s needed. It’s not about the logo. Self-serving?

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

5W PR

MARCH 19, 2020

When it comes to social media, aside from the fact that it’s an excellent tool for publicity, and free publicity at that, it allows brands to directly communicate with a target audience without going through intermediaries, such as the media. Surveys and Focus Groups. Measuring Social Media Impact.

Publicity 97

Publicity Survey Measurement Groups 97

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. Three-quarters (75%) of PR said so this year, according to the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey.

Media Relations 113

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 113

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

That’s the overarching conclusion stemming from a global survey carried out by Morning Consult. The statistic on sharing data speaks directly to the marketing shop because many measure success, at least in part, based on event and content registration forms completed. Go be sure, the survey did ask about these things too.

Brand 109

Brand Branding Survey Customer Service 109

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. Even surveys don’t really cut it.

Publicity 92

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 92

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Which organizations, blogs, anything communications/PR, do you recommend subscribing?” PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value? 141 PR and Comms Pros Explain What They Do for a Living Sources for public relations salary benchmarks: 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey: How Much Money do PRs Pros Make?

Resources 123

Resources Publicity Reddit Interviews 123

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” I agree, but only because native advertising tricks readers into thinking its bona fide coverage. This is because, as the JOTW communications survey has shown previously, PR has a lukewarm view of sponsored content.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2020

We have more studies, more data and more experience both in designing and measuring marketing and marketing in a downturn. Marketing is still investing in paid search Most marketers say the Coronavirus has caused them to shift spending, according to a survey of 203 marketers by Advertiser Perceptions.

Study 94

Study Marketing Survey SEO 94

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. PR is a broad field that encompasses many different tactics and strategies for managing communication between an organization and the public. It’s not a bad take.

Interviews 104

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Landis PR

JULY 6, 2021

That’s right, 1-minute advertisements interrupting my TV programming, I’m talking to you. In today’s business market, younger consumers remain unconvinced by advertisements trying to sell them various products. A study published in “ Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing Vol. What is influencer marketing?

Marketing 52

Marketing Advertising Advertising Analysis 52

Shift Communications

JUNE 12, 2017

The reason we struggle to answer this question, as an industry, is because we are unwilling to invest in the tools, techniques, and strategies that lead to sound, effective measurement. Where we are deficient in our measurement of public relations (as well as marketing) is in answering the why questions. Time, effort, and money.

Measurement 147

Measurement Data Study Advertising 147

PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Know how to measure the success of your campaign. Even a simple one-question survey can catalyze your workflow. An apparel company will typically ask visitors to their website whether they are shopping for men or women before sending them emails advertising gender-specific clothing. and an invaluable time-saver.

Marketing 210

Marketing Apparel Data Software 210

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Developments include the (recently updated) Barcelona Principles , ‘ workflow ‘ tools enabling monitoring and analysis of data generated through digital communications, numerous academic research papers and the insight of research firms. Born in 1900, Dr Robinson became a pioneer of research.

Survey 40

Survey Publicity How To Measurement 40

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Social Media Ecommerce Marketing Imagine this as a big umbrella that covers lots of stuff—building up your brand’s popularity, guiding customers to your website, advertising and selling products, and even the art of social selling and social commerce. Getting all the cyber risks measured and assessed is required for a better user experience.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

Cision

MAY 6, 2015

Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) (the measurement equivalent of the self-esteem movement), justifies what you have by what it would have cost if you’d bought it. There are plenty of different software packages that offer unique ways to capture and measure PR data, but there is still an unsatisfying aspect to these.

Engineering 120

Engineering How To Measurement Analytics 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

The survey found 30% of B2B respondents cited news coverage as the way they “people learn about new products online that they can use for their day jobs.” Advertising is a distant third. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers.

Study 61

Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 8, 2017

The State of the Profession 2017 survey by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) reveals that the PR profession still has a very long way to go before the skills and competencies of its practitioners meet the needs of modern future proof public relations best practice.

Publicity 134

Publicity Analysis Public Affairs Measurement 134

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. click image for higher resolution).

Employee 150

Employee Print Writing Survey 150

5W PR

JUNE 8, 2020

Advertising on social media is losing favor among many marketers. A lot of marketing is a one-way street when it comes to connecting and communication. Quizzes, surveys and assessments also help to generate leads and gather a clearer picture of the target audience for future customization efforts. What to Shed.

SEO 88

SEO Consumer Education Course 88