Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Year of the employee. 2022 is going to be known as the year of the employee. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Qualified employees are scarce, and companies recognize that they need to be seen as great places to work and thrive as well as strong brands. PR grows more in demand. Fast-vertising.

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Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

This move would become the catalyst behind the forming of Bernadette Davis Communications , the boutique communications agency she currently owns and operates with the assistance of one other full-time employee and anywhere from eight to 12 contract workers depending on the client load. Starting as a solopreneur.

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Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. From your corporate leaders to your average employees, involve the people behind your company in your digital PR campaign. As a PR pro, you must have heard a thousand times about emotional storytelling.

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Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. Advertising is a distant third. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. How much money do PR professionals earn? The results? Give our services a try.

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 15, 2016

How will you (re)introduce your brand to your employees, to your current customers, to your prospective customers and to the press? Galvanize Your Employees Behind Your Rebrand. Sometimes, employees are the last to know about a rebrand. You want your employees to be excited and energized about therebrand. Your letterhead.

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Employee Social Media Education Brand 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

e) Championing a customer-centric corporate culture. On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%). 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

So, if you look at certain industries where marketing is such a beast from a paid media perspective, and in terms of the millions and millions that are getting pushed in monthly around advertising, in a lot of cases communications might be managed as somewhat of a discrete function because the discipline is very different.

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Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Click here activate employees on social and facilitate word-of-mouth. In a previous Cision post, I wrote about Aristotle’s formula for storytelling, a formula still evident in a lot of modern storytelling: The pledge – An audience should feel pity for a character due to their undeserved misfortune.

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Energy Viral Storytelling Community 120

MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

We helped build that brand with a foundation of storytelling, which is a special challenge given that Bind is a B2B company that sells not direct to consumer, but to self-insured employers. What kind of employee flourishes at StoneArch? One StoneArch client mentioned on your website surprised me – Best Buy.

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Agency Healthcare Interviews Insurance 54

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. We leveraged LinkedIn Pulse and several employees’ blogs to create a communal narrative about the funding. Yes, we did that.). But why do this?

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Employee LinkedIn Engineering Leadership 40

MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

The piece quoted NASA spokeswoman Jennifer Knotts as insisting that no NASA employees (including any astronauts) actually appeared in the Hyundai video. Yes, yes - of course, we’re talking truth in advertising, of all things, but consider: When consumers watch the film, ‘Avengers 2,’ they know that Robert Downey Jr can’t really fly.

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Film Marketing YouTube Advertising 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. This type of authentic, transparent storytelling will likely help organizations standout from their competitors, win over customers and investors, and keep regulators in good graces.”. ~

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Media consolidation and threats to circulation and advertising revenue models are driving more journalists than ever into public relations and other communication positions. Follow Dan on Twitter or read his corporate blog, Reputation and Reality. While this was wise, it’s only a first step.

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Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Media consolidation and threats to circulation and advertising revenue models are driving more journalists than ever into public relations and other communication positions. Follow Dan on Twitter or read his corporate blog, Reputation and Reality. While this was wise, it’s only a first step.

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Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

Critical to exceptional client service, is the Achilles heel of employee turnover. While it might pique interest from the keeper of a corporate reputation, it doesn’t answer the CMO question…so what? The advertising pitch today has transition to a talk about storytelling. The Rise of Agency New Business Development.

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Survey System Trends Small Business 60

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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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

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. Craft a Narrative to Make People Feel Something As Patti and Scott both emphasized, we are all storytellers.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. As noted in our post on long-form content , a CEO can help influence a corporate image as well as build a personal brand through regular video communications. An expression of corporate values.

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. 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.

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Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

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. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Focused on the world of financial and corporate communications, club membership and participation in its SOJC stock index has increased 50% under his leadership. Bobby is poised for a career in corporate communications. In addition, Kathryn is highly active in The Agency at Southern Miss, the student run firm.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Corporate PR: Manages the overall image of a tech company, including its values, culture, and achievements, to build a positive brand perception with stakeholders. Internal Communications: Ensures effective communication within the company, keeping employees informed about company developments and fostering a positive internal culture.

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Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

PR Job Coach

JANUARY 15, 2016

Is it PR, marketing, advertising or some other function? PR professionals are strategic content developers and storytellers, helping their organizations formulate key messages that resonate with stakeholders and are coherent with the corporate culture and nature of the organization.

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Storytelling Community Advertising Advertising 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Marketers may have differing opinions on Nike’s brand advertising campaign around former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick this year. There was no apparent hesitation, no poll-tested apologies, no mealy-mouthed mea culpa, just a corporate statement that was pitch-perfect. Nike scores with Kaepernick.

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Fashion Reputation Social Media Brand 255

NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

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. May 21, 2021 | 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT. Becky: Yeah.

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Healthcare Storytelling Communications Local 78

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Further reading Corporate Digital Responsibility, Allegory, 29 July 2021, [link] The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, 3 February 2021, [link] Carbon as a PR metric but who's counting? The Institute of Development Studies has published best practice guidelines for inclusive storytelling.

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Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“I believe there will be an acceleration towards humanizing brands, putting individuals in front of a corporate identity, in an effort to emotionally connect with customers.”. – BJ Schaknowski | Vertafore. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. 4) New emphasis on trust. Honesty and transparency trumps all. 7: Lou Hoffman.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling. Stressed corporate teams can hire extra PR and marketing muscle to supplement themselves, often without committing to long-term benefits and employment packages. Every employee needs media training. Creative employee communications.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168