Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. PitchBook says the company raised three rounds and grew to 210 employees. Cision settles claim by sales employees. Cision US Inc.

Publicity 86

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 86

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. A vast increase in demand and 24/7 availability to address: Actual and perceived crises or emergencies and inquires and requests made by all elected officials and community members.”. Visual communications. Broader remit.

Communications 124

Communications Crisis Internal International 124

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This includes identifying customer needs, developing products that satisfy those needs, setting prices, determining distribution channels, and promoting the products through various forms of advertising and promotion. It aims to communicate with these groups to create a favourable overall company image.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2020

It’s hard to reconcile that level of effort into measurement with the finding that proving value is the top challenge facing the community. On the upside, some portion of communicators could make immediate strides to improving measurement simply by stepping up their activity.

Measurement 94

Measurement Communications Survey B2B 94

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community.

Financial 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” You can create your own groups on social media and build a community of engaged followers. Start with employees, financial institutions, local government, and so on.

Small Business 213

Small Business Fashion Groups Local 213

Solo PR Pro

MAY 8, 2018

Community relations. Corporate communications. Direct advertising. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC). Internal communications. Web design and management. ” A solo may work alone, have an assistant or other specialized help or be “solo plus” with employees or strategic partners.

Public Affairs 40

Public Affairs Internal International Community 40

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that only 23 percent of employees feel they receive the right amount of recognition for their work, while only 19 percent of managers say recognition is a priority at their workplace. Or your team risks high employee turnover. Invest in technologies that offer training to help employees onboard seamlessly.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 15, 2015

Intranets Reimagined: What Content Are Your Employees Most Interested In? Why advertising should remain a key part of your communications mix. Why: From the prolific and legendary Shel Holtz : “What consumers say about advertising and how they actually react to it are two different things altogether.”

Conference 40

Conference Analysis Journalism Employee 40

PR Conversations

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I have long had an interest in the potential of cyber media (including discussion groups, listservs, web pages, blogs, and the new social media) for use in public relations. Page conference three weeks ago, a panel on the new media suggested that Google should be the home page for an organization rather than its own web page.

Reputation 52

Reputation Social Media Internal International 52

Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. We’re in the midst of a content revolution, where brands are finding it more fruitful to produce their own content, earning the communication channels they use to reach you and me. Think Local.

Brand 52

Brand Branding Media Local 52

PR 20/20

JULY 6, 2020

From certifications, to professional association memberships, to events, and to using our strengths to give back to the community — pouring time and resources into our team comes back to the agency tenfold. Five new certifications per employee (plus updates on the basics we require, like inbound marketing and HubSpot product certs).

Training 72

Training How To Course Software 72

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Google Analytics gets responsive Google analytics users will now be able to obtain information about web traffic more easily and quickly with natural language. Kristina shares three considerations to keep in mind for your next customer community strategy. Online advertising has changed. Where is your paid content? The results?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We were advising them on how to present themselves to the media, to their employees, and to the public. The Shumen Theatre was the first theatre in Bulgaria, the Shumen Symphony Orchestra was the first, and the Shumen Community Center was the first in Bulgaria. Maxim: I decided to do advertising. It really is a revolution.

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. It could be a part time gig for a task that you can do in a time frame much shorter or at a cost much less than a full time employee.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Great leaders make clear and transparent communication a top priority.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Last year, he used LinkedIn to admit Target’s faults and shocked the LinkedIn community with his candor. LinkedIn Pulse was the perfect avenue for Jeff Jones to voice his opinion and give a real voice and reasons to employees, customers and shareholders. Most of his posts receive great engagement in terms of likes, comments and views.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

.” Jo Detavernier , SCMP, APR | Detavernier Strategic Communication. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

While clearly data has an important role in marketing decisions, the community is also beginning to recognize data has several limits ( click fraud aside ). The company surveyed 500 marketers in Europe and the US and found many admit to struggling to marry “digital advertising and powerful creative work.”.

Creativity 78

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution. Equally important is recognizing what resonates best with your intended market — including their preferences and preferred communication channels- then delivering tailored content accordingly.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Shift Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

In the News Feed for brand pages, things like that they want to focus much more on the community or friends, the things that essentially would help people focus more on the network. Facebook isn’t even the web. For example,there is an app called Discord that is sort of like Slack but it has a very heavy gaming community.

Facebook 116

Facebook Video Brand Branding 116

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Landing Page - Maximize the web visibility of your content with a dedicated landing page. Resources Library - Amp up your web devotion to content marketing. If you've produced a handful of content already, create a dedicated web space for your thought leadership pieces.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali WOM: What’s Really Behind The Buzz November 24th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Bryce Keane What’s the buzz? Rather, you simply trusted what your friend recommended. That’s what we do.&# They listen a LOT.

Travel 79

Travel Case Study Creativity Advertising 79

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

For me, as a local government employee, there are clear political boundaries. Andy is the strategic director and co-founder of Orbit Media , an award-winning, 38-person web design firm in Chicago. “I share to be part of a community. “Impartiality is important to me, so I’ve chosen not to have advertising.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

In my experience, employees from Communications department spend their lives performing the following functions: 1. PR manager shows organizations how to leverage web networks for business development purposes. In this case, PR manager plans and runs advertising campaigns. Copywriting. Clients benefit from this as well.

Infographics 63

Infographics Corporate Policies Reputation 63

PRSay

APRIL 22, 2021

The bulk of this loss comes from stock market volatility stemming from financial disinformation campaigns, but the widespread proliferation of misinformation has also forced companies and organizations to increase spending on reputation management, brand safety, employee health and wellness, and crisis communication efforts.

Financial 192

Financial Reddit Advertising Advertising 192

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

To prosper long term, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also benefit all their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers and communities in which they operate. Spaceship Media is a US start-up that seeks to support dialogue between polarised groups through community management.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

All communication teams are striving for the attention of the fickle consumer. And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. Add to that the high turnover in communication teams. Each time an employee gets replaced, knowledge is lost.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

12) The first anti-trust traced to Web 2.0? With the capabilities of A/B testing, personalized web experience, and algorithmic signals, companies will start to consolidate data to close the gap between targeting and engaging customers. The alternative ways to scale marketing is to add headcount or spend more on advertising.

Marketing 104

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 104

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The internet is a conversation The internet provides a means for people to connect and communicate with each other, irrespective of location. These include shareholders, media, staff, suppliers, customers, and the local community. Each set of stakeholders represents a different conversation between the organisation and its audiences.

Publicity 79

Publicity Community Pinterest Reputation 79

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Advertising and marketing people might have used to have control. In his interview with PRWeek Danny Rogers asked Martin if the danger was that the growth of social media meant that it would be adopted and subsumed by advertising agencies. Advertising can’t do that. Today people want truth and authenticity.

Crisis Communications 148

Crisis Communications Transportation Conference Social Media 148

PR Fuel

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As it relates to the first point, you need to write compelling subject lines that don’t sound like advertisements or generic, boring stories. I looked high and low on the company’s web site and could only locate the company’s main office number. I’ve been to web sites that are wildly out-of-date and there is no excuse for that.

Web 40

Web Pitching Local Report 40

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

In this world of Web 2.0, I believe that the communications industry as a whole - Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, is moving closer and closer together as it becomes easier to curate all of the communications online. A lot of defining PR comes down to NOTs: its not sales, its not marketing, its not advertising.

Facebook 106

Facebook Twitter Education Industry 106

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’ve used some of the noisiest conversations in our community of practice as our guide. Steve Earl and I captured many of these shifts in organisational communication in Brand Anarchy and Brand Vandals. These companies have a stranglehold on advertising and have effectively become a tax on small and medium-sized business.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. The free anti-virus company Avast suddenly shut down Jumpshot, a company that aggregated and sold anonymized web data to marketers. I aim to publish it on the first Tuesday of every month.

Software 103

Software Analysis Data Tools 103