Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. Read more: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

Television , with its visual storytelling capabilities and wide viewership, remains a powerful tool for conveying messages to a mass audience. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey and found that 44% of adults prefer to get their news from TV, while 34% prefer the web, 14% prefer radio, and 7% favor print.

Radio 74

Radio Television Media Local 74

5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Visual content, logos, and reputation are still valuable, but getting the attention of today’s consumer has gotten more difficult because of all the advertising chatter and clutter. 32% added it was the brand’s storytelling. 32% added it was the brand’s storytelling. The brand’s voice plays a major role in all three.

Tools 88

Tools Product Launch Guidelines Customer Service 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. The survey received 177 answers in total to this question. 22) “I am a storyteller and I look out for people.”. 63) “I am a storyteller.”. 115) “Advertising.”.

Employee 146

Employee Print Writing Survey 146

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Dentsu recently came out with a survey regarding consumers’ summer travel plans. How inflation is impacting travel plans A new Bankrate survey confirms that American consumers are more mindful of their budgets due to rising inflation. According to the Dentsu survey , 45% of travelers expect to pay more for their travel plans this year.

Travel 40

Travel Tourism Airlines Hotels 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

Open-ended questions can sometimes be the most insightful part of a good survey. More than once I’ve analyzed survey results for a client and wound up finding the perfect report title in the open-ended commentary. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar.

Corporate 72

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 72

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. Humanize Your Brand. Share Relatable Stories.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

Here’s more on those, an event on data-led storytelling that we’re running at Metia next month and other stories that have caught my attention. ?? It’s the story that has played out over the past two decades as advertising revenues have shifted from print to online.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2017

According to a recent Pew Internet survey , 43 percent of Americans report often getting news online, a share just 7 percentage points lower than the 50% who often get news on television. It means thinking about ways to use paid social advertising to distribute your messages. Jake Paul is the new Ted Danson!

YouTube 121

YouTube Television Banking Corporate 121

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 1, 2017

If you’re thinking the medium is best suited to advertising, think again. Conduct quick surveys. PR loves surveys, and Snapchat, with its excellent audience interaction, makes it an ideal medium for non-scientific polling. Use classic storytelling technique with a beginning, middle and end.

Video 120

Video B2B B2C Survey 120

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

APRIL 6, 2017

In Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report, which is based on a survey of more than 1,550 journalists and influencers, Cision found that 25% of respondents said that they believe the public values feelings over facts or opinions. Duracell has long used imagery of emergency response professionals , and toys for kids in their advertising.

Brand 49

Brand Branding YouTube Survey 49

Presspage

MARCH 13, 2018

A recent CooperKatz survey revealed that 45 percent of Facebook users in the United States glean their news from Facebook—and after the algorithm change, 65 percent said they’ll go directly to news sources, not other social media channels. They also can provide additional reach when content managers see it slipping.

Facebook 113

Facebook Social Media Analytics Blogging 113

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

Mad Men may come to mind for culture, but what McKinsey says heralded that golden age was “a happy marriage of advertising and technology.”. As a benchmark, in 1960 US advertising spending totaled $12 billion according to AdAge. It points to the ability of a consumer company to collect survey feedback from 10,000 people in a month.

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

Lucy Siegel of Bridge Global Strategies, a NY-based PR firm, recently published the results of a billing survey given to roughly 24 boutique PR firms with revenues of $3 million or less. While there is some billable hour data in the survey (see the link to the presentation in Ms. PR Firms Eat the Flat Fee Difference.

Survey 60

Survey System Trends Small Business 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

According to the study, 73% of the in-house survey respondents said they would go to PR agencies for creative ideas. At the same time, the agency participants rated the quality of their creativity as 60% worse than the creative from advertising agencies.

Creativity 150

Creativity Trends Agency Technology 150

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

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.

Survey 95

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 95

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

Survey 70

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 70

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In a recent Wyzowl survey , 81 percent of marketers indicated they were using video in 2018, up from 63 percent last year. 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.

Marketing 90

Marketing Video Product Launch YouTube 90

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. A reset on advertising spend.

Marketing 185

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 185

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.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

You can promote newsletter subscriptions with pop-up on your website, advertise on social, and incentivize followers with a referral campaign. We surveyed the best financial email newsletters, drawing inspiration from many of them. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 46

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 46

Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. AI research In 2023, 58% of PR pros surveyed tapped into AI to conduct research.

Trends 52

Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Note: Professor Moorman also champions The CMO Survey. 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. Christine Moorman | Duke University.

Marketing 98

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 98

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. It’s pure storytelling. In the 2018 B2B Buyers Survey Report , 77 percent of buyers named “deployment time/ease of use” as the top variable in making a final decision on solution providers.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews. Her current project is the promotion of a golf tournament for the USM student radio station, for which she has created sponsorship and player brochures and an advertisement. She’s a bright student and a strong leader among her peers.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2022

An example of a survey led digital PR campaign is one we did for a leading food and drink brand , Black Sheep, who champion quality cask ale. Dream job campaigns involve brands advertising job of a ‘lifetime’ to drive conversations online. The importance of storytelling in PR. Dream Jobs.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Analysis B2C Examples 62

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. AI is not going away Linda cited two interesting statistics from Muck Rack’s State of AI in PR 2023 report that surveyed 1,000 PR pros: 61% said they are currently using or planning to use AI, with 57% saying they’re using it to craft pitches.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

The PR campaign’s goals were to infiltrate the college market, and our storytelling focused on college readiness for freshmen. The brand has pulled off a successful multi-pronged campaign – part advertising, featuring Ferris Bueller with nods to “Stranger Things,” and part incredible marketing comeback story.

Measurement 120

Measurement Study Data Agency 120

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

You do need the storytelling, relationship building, creative and analytical skills. In which case the following books are worth reading: Show Me The Numbers - Stephen Few Say It With Charts Toolkit - Gene Zelazny Storytelling With Data - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Is it worth learning R or Python as a PR practitioner?

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Data storytelling is a pillar of brand trust because audiences want to see real data about real consumers. And according to research , 86% of surveyed consumers think transparency from businesses is more important than ever. Image credit: Adweek. Image credit: Twitter. Here’s a novel idea: Humans have hair!

Brand 69

Brand Branding Sports Consumer 69

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

Advertising was extremely expensive. What’s changed is that communication, that storytelling used to be about one-third marketing and two-thirds sales; now those shares have flipped. Year after year, in every survey, the top priority, challenge, and metric for success is leads. A second constant is messaging.

Marketing 61

Marketing B2B Print Technology 61

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

If you peruse enough surveys covering the challenges of marketing , you begin to see that three common themes among the findings: budget, ROI and production. Virtually every discipline in marketing sees the value – from PR and SEO to demand generation and digital advertising. Marketing Budget Predictability.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A recent HubSpot survey revealed that 75% of marketers who leverage generative AI are creating a higher volume of content. Even as AI continues to evolve, there will always be something uniquely human about the art of storytelling. Plus, eight out of 10 report that the quality of their content has improved.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

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.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Storytelling Communications Local 78

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

The 2014 PRESSfeed survey showed 87% of journalsts and editors said they want visuals with company news, yet only 26% of all press releases posted on the wire services have visuals. Q1: How do you see the traditional lines between the disciplines – PR, advertising, etc.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). A 2016 study by Social Media Examiner surveyed over 5,000 marketers, which revealed 90 percent of marketers agree social media is important to their business with the top two benefits being increased exposure and traffic.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72