Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Annual marketing salary survey shows remote interviews and shorter hiring process have become the norm as a consequence of the pandemic The was a cartoon going around the business world a few weeks ago that asked “who led the digital transformation in your company?” CEO CTO COVID-19 In the cartoon, the correct answer is COVID-19.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Don’t forget that engagement can also be measured. Some constituencies may not be familiar with podcasting, so teach them how to use the technology. Be sure to advertise this before the event. Businesses can get too caught up in using podcasting solely for promotion, without looking closely at building engagement and loyalty.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. Without measuring your data, you won’t know what’s working and what’s not and how to move forward. Rise of native advertising. Marketing’s funnel is changing.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In this installment, I interview Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword & Script Media, LLC. So, what businesses need the most is marketing strategy and the fundamentals – audience identification, positioning, messaging, distribution and feedback or measurement – haven’t changed even as tactics have evolved.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 24, 2016

Whenever I share information about Women Worldwide , the outcome varies from friends and colleagues sharing show ideas / topics, getting introduced to amazing guests, capturing the attention of sponsors and advertisers and growing my community with more listeners. Tip #4: Measure success with numbers.

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Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The institution of television has two elements - one is technological, the other is content. The technological cannot be stopped because you see what is happening globally. Advertisers prefer to advertise online because advertising there is cheaper and more targeted, and most importantly - measurable.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

For 34 years, StoneArch has been known for its product launches and medical technology marketing, starting with our work with Medtronic. So what metrics did you and Medela use to measure The Moms’ Room campaign success? We measured paid media and website metrics, including video views and comments received.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 20, 2015

We had a chance to interview some of the top thinkers driving innovation and transformation in the marketing world, and get their perspective on the Big Question: What IS the future of marketing? Currently a Technology reporter for the Boston Business Journal covering startups, venture capital and the tech sector. Zach Burrus.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Of those, we’ve interviewed 40+ vendors with combined funding of more than $1 billion. In this post, we’ve listed all AI-powered vendors we’ve interviewed to-date, a list of 43 tools in total. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology. PulsePoint is a global programmatic technology company redefining digital advertising.

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Cision

APRIL 26, 2016

New tools and technology are always accessible, but if you don’t have a plan for how you will use them, you won’t benefit from them. The tools and technology will come after. The most important lesson I’ve learned in PR to date is being able to explain and show how public relations can be measured in more than just press hits.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Turning PR into a measurable science means there is no longer room for personal preference. This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time.

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OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

His career has spanned the intersection of business, technology, and communications. Within this interview, we break down how to optimize your entire broadcast strategy, what works, and his tips for being a valuable source/spokesperson. Read below for the entire interview with Eric Chemi: 1.) Hope is not a good PR strategy.” .

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ISEBOX

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

They interview their clients and staff and will educate, entertain and inform with their content. A pro will continually look at new technologies like MuckRack, ISEBOX or Outbrain to determine the best way to get the RIGHT people to read their story. 4) You don’t measure. 2) Your stories are BORING. 7) You shut it down at 5p.

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 26, 2017

PR measurement has long been an outcast in marketing dashboards. Over the years, companies have almost created coping mechanisms for accepting weak PR reporting – either not measuring PR at all or relying on basic awareness metrics, like percentage increase of coverage and sentiment. By Seedepth. We hope so!

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

she said recently in an interview conducted by email. However, the tactics used have definitely transformed, thanks mostly to new technology, the metamorphosis of the news industry and the rise of social media.”. NOTE: The week of September 19 is AMEC’s Measurement Week here in the U.S.”.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 13, 2016

Here’s my interview with the CEO and co-owner, Jennifer Radk e, on social media education and her vision for the NISM. Typically marketing, communications, PR, advertising or related professionals would benefit from our certification process and our ongoing education programs. What’s your vision for NISM going forward?

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 8, 2018

Other methods like advertising equivalency value and reach (or circulation or audience) seem outdated and only take you so far. So I asked Gabriele if they’d entertain a follow-up interview. Their approach involves the use of social engagement data as a PR metric. This idea makes sense. She said yes. Stay tuned for more.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

So, you know that whole joke about, what is the difference between PR and advertising? The whole, Advertising – I give you a dollar, Mark is a great person. I think it is evolving in ways that need to be measured and have metrics that we are not used to. How do you measure the success of word of mouth?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful. For now, sponsoring podcasts is relatively cheap, and some podcast hosts have done well to embrace “sponsored” interviews. 16% on marketing analytics. 66% said newspapers.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Before discussing this issue further, video content can be in many forms, including product demos, explainer videos, interviews, testimonials, etc. PR teams should convey these campaigns professionally and attractively via press releases, social media posts, and interviews to effectively showcase the brand’s commitment to its values.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

People have different goals and different measures of success. Do the explainer video first because you can use it in so many different ways: email, social media, advertising, retargeting, or ads that are not even on social, like Google ads or display ads. This interview has been lightly edited and condensed.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 21, 2017

Now, what if we told you every one of those tasks, and many more, could be done more efficiently using artificial intelligence technology that’s available today? Following are 11 common marketing tasks that can be more intelligently automated right now using AI technology. Automate content (at scale). Create ad copy. Join us today.

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PR Conversations

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Analysis based on interviews with 40 CEOS highlights that “CEOs frequently return to the idea that communication directors urgently needed to enhance their core leadership skills. We can see this with resistance to abandon the flawed advertising-equivalent measuring of media coverage, for instance. To return to the “why bother?”

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wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

As technology, culture, media and marketing converge, it’s an intriguing time to be a marketer. Conducted by American Marketing Association [AMA] and Millard Brown Vermeer , the survey measures the degree of 1,028 U.S. AMA CEO Russ Klein Marketer’s Confidence Interview. I would advise marketers to measure twice and cut once.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2015

Alix and Lulu look at the ways technology affects us.” Don’t use listens to measure success. “The (podcasting) format really lends itself to advertisers. In a podcast, you’re there… can stop midway through and say ‘I want to mention quickly blah blah blah’ and then I’m back to the interview.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies. Newly combined Vocus-Cision acquires Visible Technologies , a provider of social media analytics.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 28, 2024

The fact that it gives us quick information gathered in one place, the ability to create graphic designs, change photos, make advertisements. I am very happy that technologies are developing in this way, building upon what started with social media 20 years ago. 90% are undeniable advantages. The same will happen with AI.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

(Wait for it…) Relax, I’m not going to re-list what’s already been written all over the Interwebz about affordable technology available to non-profits. As smart WUL readers know, technology does not equal strategy, and it won’t solve all your organization’s problems. Image: Brad Stabler via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics.

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Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

And the other big difference is that for the first time in all of history, social media is measurable. You can measure how many people have read your article, how many have liked it, and how many have shared it. Maxim: I decided to do advertising. Nobody knew what it was and I thought it might be interesting to do advertising.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ That doesn’t mean there is no good creative, but too many people claim expertise based on some technology when they don’t really know what they’re doing.

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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. New LinkedIn research found that only 4% of digital marketers are measuring return on investment six months into a campaign or longer. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo Courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Gábor Jelinek, Executive Director. For the original blog, please visit here. Independent PR agencies usually seek membership in a regional or global PR network primarily because they want to expand their reach and do more business.

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