ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2020

For most people social media is a great way to follow trending news, post food pictures and, most importantly, share memes. Here are some of the key trends all businesses should be #following this year. The platform is now offering new advertising options, making it easier to reach specific customer segments. with bigger impact.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. We’ve outlined the top marketing trends of 2019 and how to use them to stay ahead of your competition! Rise of native advertising. Some examples of native advertising are paid search ads, promoted listings and in-feed ads.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. The study suggests “momentum” releases were the highest performing, followed by partnerships, new hires, products and award announcements. 1) Earned media is sales enablement.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

What happens when influence outshines advertising? I mean, I think it starts with really that technology layer, because now there’s so many things that we can start to kind of measure in comms that we really couldn’t measure even just one, two years ago. MARCH 26, 2021. Watch webinar. Read transcript. Bryan: Yeah.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

s blog reported an aggregate $120B funding for related technology and infrastructure in the first five months of 2022, more than double the $57B invested in all of 2021. A Look at Technology Evolution. It is great to be on the leading edge of a trend as it is getting some steam (i.e., A post on McKinsey & Co.’s

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends. 1) Content marketing benchmarks.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

and found, as a result of the pandemic, the top three changes businesses have made in hiring are: 54% are conducting remote interview and onboarding 42% have shortened the hiring process; and 42% are advertising fully remote jobs. The survey polled, 2,400 senior managers (U.S.)

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Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

So, to help you out, we’ve identified the top 5 PR trends in 2024. AI adoption has doubled since March of 2023, according to our newest State of AI in #PR January 2024 report AI is moving quickly & we’re here to keep you up to speed on the latest workflow trends, challenges and more. Download the report!

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The company surveyed 500 marketers in Europe and the US and found many admit to struggling to marry “digital advertising and powerful creative work.”. And then noted the statistics: “Nearly 70 percent of marketers surveyed believe that ‘digital growth in advertising has come at the expense of the quality of creative.’

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The digital landscape is changing by the hour and it’s difficult to keep up with all the new trends, features, and platforms that exist. Long gone are the days when a person could be a website master, social media specialist, analytics guru and paid advertising expert all at the same time. Where would you respond?

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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. Check out the 2015 Global Social Journalism Study! The revenue model for journalism is at best in flux, and at worst, in chaos. Layoffs and restructuring are still common practices. More data journalism.

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PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

In this episode, Erica sits down with Christina to discuss the impact of technology both in the workplace and our education system, evolving dynamics between generational workforces, current issues such as remote work, and recent shifts occurring in the professional landscape that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Advertising is a fascinating study in social strategy and messaging, and marketers tend to be observant of the initiatives other brands are taking to reach consumers. Several key factors likely played into this strategy to push out mainstream advertising in order to update a brand’s reputation or make a push for consumer involvement.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. The most significant was a study an in-house association commissioned the research firm, Forrester, to conduct. The Role of Technology on the Legal Market.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 18, 2017

Consumer technology has had a serious impact on expectations for business software. The colloquial phrase for this trend is the “consumerization of information technology.” The colloquial phrase for this trend is the “consumerization of information technology.” 1) The media landscape is fractured.

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The Hoyt Organization

JANUARY 8, 2024

Gen Z is also known as digital natives, because they have grown up with the newest technology at their fingertips. Understanding The Gen-Z Market Advertisers and marketers will need a unique approach to capture the attention of this tech-savvy audience. Gen Z demands a different PR communications approach than previous generations.

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5W PR

JUNE 27, 2022

In the last couple of years, the tools and software in the advertising industry have been rapidly evolving to the point where companies can now utilize a large number of platforms to create highly targeted ad campaigns that are completely automated.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Part of the answer is rethinking traditional PR efforts – and another part is studying the media to understand how it’s changing. In the last few weeks I’ve stumbled upon a hat trick of studies that can help you do that – and it’s the common denominator for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML). So, what’s PR to do about it?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 16, 2019

Everyone from KPMG to startup firms need to invest in digital advertising and smart public relations. . Having a protocol to respond quickly to breaking news and industry trends is key to gaining traction in a digital world. Trade reports and other wonky publications are eager to showcase specific case studies.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2021

According to a 2019 study conducted by University of Baltimore Economics Professor Roberto Cavazos, the spread of false and misleading messages online costs the global economy an estimated $78 billion each year. Social listening involves observing and interpreting digital conversations to better understand emerging trends.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Asia Pacific region contains many of the fastest-growing and lucrative business markets, especially for technology companies. Advancements like 5G, robotics, AI, and mobile technology infrastructure give it an edge. Understand market tech trends. PR in APAC offers big opportunity (and hurdles). As in the U.S.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Case studies may call to mind the thought of endless paperwork and writing, but are they actually useful? While they can be labor-intensive, case studies can do a lot to reach other prospective clients. Not sold on the benefits of having a case study done for work done by a public relations agency?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

PR has a reputation for being notoriously slow to adopt technology – so if you want an easy way to get ahead of your peers – try experimenting with this stuff a little bit. Like other vendors that have already released features or products, the Meltwater gAI feature is based on OpenAI technology, which is the company behind ChatGPT.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2018

A positive recommendation in a Gartner or IDC is a valuable third-party endorsements for an up-and-coming B2B technology player. Taming the technology beast. But PR agency teams today can face an extra challenge when it comes to poorly understood sectors like digital advertising technology or blockchain, for example.

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Privacy Technology B2B Data 149

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year–yes, trend season is underway, my social media friends! million trend posts between now and Dec. Most of these trend posts, mind you, will be complete and utter garbage. In fact, many of them are literally cut-and-pasted from last year’s trend posts.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. Keep up with trends and use them to your advantage. This is good news for clients and PR firms alike.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In the book, David provides a step-by-step plan for leveraging the power of technology to get your message seen and heard by the right people at the right time. Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Those hours, of course, include studying trade journals, reviews, and analyst reports. Wired describes itself as covering the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture. They’re platforms for idea-sharing, networking, recruiting, and advertising. Trade pubs are a community network.

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Cision

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Where it has been lagging behind paid and owned, however, is in the crucial layer of technology and data that brings automation, integration and attribution to earned media campaigns. During my time at Oracle, we drove this very innovation with technology that helped marketers energize relationships, build pipeline and boost ROI.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The trend creates a ripe opportunity for communicators who manage earned media programs to secure better investments in 2018. The result was an all-boats-rise in the advertising market. If these studies were more purist about defining earned media, I believe the numbers would be higher. percent in 2017, hitting $83 billion.”

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2018

A positive recommendation in a Gartner or IDC is a valuable third-party endorsements for an up-and-coming B2B technology player. Taming the technology beast. But PR agency teams today can face an extra challenge when it comes to poorly understood sectors like digital advertising technology or blockchain, for example.

Privacy 120

Privacy Technology B2B Data 120

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 10, 2019

A Facebook backlash, robot journalism, audio and slow news, are all among news trends spotlighted in a report published by the Reuters Institute. The Digital News Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published its Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions for 2019.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Advertising is a distant third.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2019

The truth is I haven’t looked at a current email marketing study in a while. Because many commercial email marketing tools are SaaS products which allow them to aggregate data – often analyzing millions of emails – and look at trends across their customer base. Why turn to email marketing vendors? Their recommendation?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. PR must function in real time.

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