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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

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It also surveyed 1,500 respondents in the U.S. That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” 57% are neutral about trust in NGOs.

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The Top Challenges in Journalism According to a Survey of Journalists and the Cliff Notes to 3 Studies by PR Tech Vendors [UML]

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Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. 1) The top challenges in journalism. The 10 th annual survey polled an impressive ~2,000 reporters in 10 countries. Is the process of media relations getting harder? Volume of work.

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Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder

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Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). This year’s survey polled 223 communications and public relations (PR) professionals. The second annual survey was conducted by yours truly in collaboration with Ned Lundquist.

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Vendors are starting to show new use cases for AI in PR [PR tech sum no. 49]

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The full report makes several recommendations, including, “Reduce technology overlaps to improve employee experience and measurement efforts by prioritizing multichannel integration and specialized ECA capabilities that address high-impact business scenarios.” The survey was conducted by PR Week and sponsored by Notified.

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Earned Media: 3 PR Studies Quantifying the Impact of Media Relations on Sales [UML]

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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.

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Media Relations Keeps Getting Harder; Here are 6 Dynamic Techniques to Adapt

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Three-quarters (75%) of PR said so this year, according to the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Measured on clicks, quick hits.” Next year, when we conduct that same survey, I bet the results will look similar. If media relations is hard, so too is journalism and reporting. Fewer journalists, more PR people.

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3 Studies Demonstrate How Earned Media Drives Behavior and Credibility; Executives that Understand PR Tend to Value it More [UML]

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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.” Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Advertising is a distant third.

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