Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

That’s clear in the findings from the annual marketing and creative salary survey conducted by The Creative Group and parent company Robert Half. While there’s always been a demand for marketers with marketing technology skills, the Coronavirus seems to have redoubled the emphasis. The survey polled, 2,400 senior managers (U.S.)

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 24, 2022

For a couple of years, we have been observing a very dynamic and fast merging of the three main elements of the public communications business – advertising, public relations, and digital. The most important aspect that affects us is ‘outcomes’ and to match those we focus on being creative, innovative, proactive, and knowledgeable.

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PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism, the practice of sunsetting experienced pros , has been with us in the work force for many years but today has become a routine practice in technology and many other industries. It demonstrates initiative, creativity and uniqueness. Gerry has served 50 years in communications and technology roles with Fortune 200 firms and NASA.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Advertising is a distant third. Technology and innovation may be intertwined, but marketer leaders say their responsibility for both have grown. 77% say they have “more” or “much more” responsibility for technology. 77% say they have “more” or “much more” responsibility for technology.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

As it is on the occasional Saturday, I ferret out three important links from the web, wrap them in insight, and present them here for your perusal. Atlanta-based ARPR compiled a combination of web analytics and survey data – from 115 tech sales professionals – to produce the report. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

However, remember that AI should not replace human-written content and creativity. List and rank the top five most effective PR strategies for the technology industry, focusing on new product launches. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Anyone else remember when advertising, marketing, and public relations functioned like the dinner plate of a picky nine-year-old? As a contemporary PR practitioner in the new, digital age, I don’t know where I’d be without the following tools that many advertisers and marketers are already adopting: 1) “Unlock to Share” Plugin.

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Flack's Revenge

JULY 11, 2018

Most who are familiar with the concept of a Big Idea know it from the world of advertising. PR is not as well-known as advertising or associated with glitzy pitches or Mad Men style theatrics. The phrase has specific meaning in advertising – and PR too, as we’ll learn. But they are now more important than ever.

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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. Marketing turns to creative to stand out from the clutter . The pendulum has swung too far and at the expense of creativity in marketing.

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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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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. While advertising can support such endeavours, it’s all about PR.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2016

At Facebook’s recent F8 Developer Conference , Product Marketing Manager Kristen Jones gave a presentation detailing advertising best practices on Facebook (and Instagram, which uses the same resources). Ideally for eCommerce and retailers with high web traffic and large inventory).

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

For example, if you’re a B2B technology company, you hopefully have a fairly good idea of where your desired buyers spend time in the media. For example, previous PPC ad data that shows certain taglines in ads to be more effective would be very useful for a creative team building an infographic on the same topic. Earned Media.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

These include native advertising, sponsored content, syndication; and paid influencers, search and social media. Changes are made either automatically or manually to refine targeting or ad creative. Make your campaigns work hard by evaluating the results daily and optimising your targeting, creative and copy. Native advertising.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We will be making new investments over the coming months in talent and technology to advance the agency. Now imagine if every one of those activities could be intelligently automated to some degree with smarter marketing technology. AI is not some abstract thing you see in sci-fi movies. But AI is not just in your consumer life.

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, remember that AI should not replace human-written content and creativity. list and rank the top five most effective PR strategies for the technology industry, focusing on new product launches. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR.

Trends 52

Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

In fact, a creative media kit that showcases the brand’s personality, is much more likely to be successful than a simple set of documents. An Apple media kit from 1993 even included physical slides showcasing their newest technologies. Creative Media Kit Ideas. Evolution and History of Media Kits.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 29, 2019

The technology has become the backbone of online interactions with prospects and customers, and it has the potential to be resource saving as a result. As the design of a web page requires creative talent, some human input is essential, regardless of the effectiveness of the technology being employed. Feature #9: Forms.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Experiential storytelling. Tech industry.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

2020 accelerated the invasion, and in 2021, every technology in your marketing stack will be powered by AI on some level. Creative employee communications. “2021 will be the year of communicating creatively with employees – Zoom fatigue is real and it’s not going away any time soon. Susan Kostal | Stet.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Construction, engineering and manufacturing closed down, but technology and infrastructure are booming. Media relations has been impacted by a decline in advertising and the reduced distribution of newsprint. Those insights will lead to better briefs to inform creative and content. Digital media is booming.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 7, 2023

Google Ads Creative Certification , which focuses on creating effective ads for Video, Display, App, and Search campaigns. Google Ads Video Certification , which details how to achieve results from YouTube and Google Video advertising solutions. Find and evaluate AI technology vendors and partners. Classify AI applications.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Almost all of them reported something new – new roles, new responsibilities, new technology, new, new, new. In technology, the classic comparison of Salesforce to Oracle is an iconic example. It used to be we had three choices: Rent a medium with advertising; Earn coverage in a medium by being useful; or. You can subscribe here.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2016

E-Commerce/Advertising Improvements – Changes that give businesses opportunities to spend more money on Facebook as an advertising and eCommerce platform. ” Implementation of this appears to be operating system specific, available using iOS , Android , and mobile/desktop web. Instant Articles Open to All.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. It’s impossible to keep coming up with creative ideas to reach and resonate with audiences who are not represented by a PR team. The issue lies in the inability of PR to achieve its value. What we do 5.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

Advertising Age Online. Marketers will no longer be able to ignore new technologies and trends, even if they aren’t sure of the application or ROI. Advertising Week. Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang. Web Ink Now. Creativity Unbound. Given that, ignoring or dismissing it seems massively flawed.”

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

That’s a valuable amount of attention to hold and the money has followed, as Alex Weprin reported for the Media Post : “Podcast advertising revenue in the U.S. grew at a substantial rate in 2017, hitting $314 million, according to the latest Podcast Advertising Revenue Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The report didn’t break out numbers for the remaining challenges of “fake news, blurred lines between editorial and advertising, and issues around freedom of the press.”. For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, 6) Technology that will change reporting.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We will be making new investments over the coming months in talent and technology to advance the agency. Now imagine if every one of those activities could be intelligently automated to some degree with smarter marketing technology. AI is not some abstract thing you see in sci-fi movies. But AI is not just in your consumer life.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, declared “ data-driven journalism is the future.” The revenue model for journalism is at best in flux, and at worst, in chaos.

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Cision

AUGUST 2, 2016

The PR industry is constantly changing, with new technology, platforms and trends emerging every day. My team and I produced an exceptional campaign, including web, advertisements, a billboard, and look book that helped drive the brand to the next level. So how can your brand keep up?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While it’s a tricky tightrope to walk, as cultural and political issues continue to saturate the news and social media, more companies will take a stand through marketing and advertising that resonates with customer loyalties. 8) Creativity over productivity. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. 7: Lou Hoffman.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

In the shift to data driven programmes there’s a danger that we lose sight of creativity. Creative and content, the keys to good storytelling, are frequently overlooked elements of public relations. The skills, technology and workflow used in media and public relations are converging. Action: Learn about this technology.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. We’ll deliver your multimedia assets, and you’ll leverage the industry’s most authoritative web property, PRNewswire.com, to drive SEO results.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Disruptive opportunities like the chance to rank first for voice search in search engines: “Beyond playing into trends, voice interactions with chatbots, virtual assistants and other IoT technologies have the potential to upend traditional search and display advertising models in the near future, even for giants in the space like Google.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 new research from staffing firm The Creative Group shows.

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Trends Media Report Technology 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Artificial intelligence - The UK Government’s National AI strategy outlines a plan to invest in the AI ecosystem, to support the transition to an AI-enabled economy, and to ensure the governance of technologies. These companies have a stranglehold on advertising and have effectively become a tax on small and medium-sized business.

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