Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

88% of PR pros say creativity is more important in the era of Covid. PR places a premium on creativity in Covid era. Nearly nine in 10 (88%) to the Creativity in PR study “believe creativity will be either ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important to business recovery post-Covid.”

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nine entrepreneurs talk about the agencies they’ve launched during the pandemic. COVID-19 is creating a wave of disruption and opportunity in the media, marketing and public relations. If you’ve started an agency during the COVID-19 crisis please get in touch. Why start an agency in 2020, during lockdown? Adam Driver.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 25, 2023

Public relations (PR) agencies can help you do this by improving your messaging strategy. However, finding the right PR agency to partner with is rarely a cut-and-dry task. Considering the following tips will help you find the public relations agency that fits your business. However, this is rarely the case in real life.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Once upon a time, many moons ago, I worked at a large PR agency as part of the consumer technology team. PR agency life can be gratifying and exciting, just as it can be fast-paced and stress-inducing. Agencies are usually structured as teams specializing in specific industries, outlets or channels. And that’s okay!

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Konnect Agency

MAY 17, 2023

In today’s digital age, influencer marketing has become essential for brands looking to reach Gen Z. To tap into this purchasing power, brands must embrace new marketing strategies that resonate with the younger generations. Additionally, 1 in 2 Gen Zers want companies to take a stance on social issues.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Companies often hire specialized agencies on a project basis to assist with specific repositioning or market research. Experts have often debated the interesting PR problem of measuring the effectiveness of internal communications. Media Measurement Reporting on established metrics isn’t enough today.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Agencies are straightforward organisations to manage. He’s an agency boss based in New Zealand that helped build Edelman in Europe, and latterly Asia. His presentation guide on agency management is a must read for anyone in the business. Community – the era of command and control is over, especially in networked agencies.

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

3Thinkrs is looking to cooperate with other digital, marketing and public relations agencies to solve the entry level onboarding and training challenge created by COVID-19. The entry level market ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today it’s the turn of entry level recruitment. 3Thinkrs is a Wadds Inc. client.

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5W PR

MAY 4, 2023

Ads that market nostalgia are incredibly powerful. Brands have recognized this appeal and are using “nostalgia marketing” as a powerful tool. What is nostalgia marketing? Nostalgia marketing evokes feelings of nostalgia in consumers to create an emotional connection with a brand or product.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s not uncommon for specialized agencies to be hired on a project basis to help with specific repositioning or market research. Measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is an interesting PR problem that has often been debated by experts. Media Measurement. Event & Experiential Marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 9, 2018

Nobody enters into a PR agency partnership thinking it will fail, just like no one gets married thinking they may one day divorce. But when client-agency partnerships end prematurely, there are often avoidable factors involved. Here are some of the key reasons for the early demise of an agency-client relationship. Unclear goals.

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PR Conversations

JUNE 28, 2020

As Vice President of digital research at Fleishman Hillard, on 12 May 2010, he referred to a PESO model as a metrics matrix that the agency used. I used to follow Don’s blog, MetricsMan as he was one of the leading figures discussing measurement and evaluation at this time (along with Katie Delahaye Paine ).

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Sword and the Script

JULY 21, 2018

Years ago, I spoke to a CMO that said, “I don’t invest in anything I can’t directly measure.” Limited is the operative word, because while measurements are important, you can’t directly measure everything, like the impact of creativity, and yet we know these things have value. That’s why attribution models are so vexing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

New technologies are helping make the measurement of public relations results easier, less time-consuming and more meaningful. ” This enables teams to better identify what works and what doesn’t, creating more fruitful agency-client partnerships. Advance legwork can improve the odds of achieving measurable impact.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 9, 2024

Merging public relations with social media marketing into a single, powerful force is key to amplifying brand messages, sparking real-time engagement, and building lasting connections with your audience. That’s the magic of integrating PR strategies into social media marketing. Those days are long gone.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

As a PR agency that works with high-growth companies, including many technology brands, we talk a lot about why public relations is important for the tech industry. Today, marketing and communications teams are being asked — over and over again — to do more with less.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As we celebrate the spooky season, it’s essential for marketers and PR professionals to avoid falling into the haunting traps that can sabotage their efforts. Mark yourself as “safe” this spooky season and make sure you don’t succumb to these haunting marketing mishaps. Sometimes, seeing is believing.

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Shift Communications

MAY 24, 2022

Influencer marketing is still on a bull run, and we are all in. It has become an essential arm of any consumer marketing program. But nowadays, influencer marketing strategy is not just about finding social media stars with big followings to post your products and news. Creators are (as in their name) creative.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Today I share Deborah Weinstein’s answers to questions about the challenges confronting social media marketing and digital communications. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? The thing about marketing is that to fill your net you have to fish where the fish are. Be Helpful.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The most effective PR pros agree measurement is more than impressions, and yet clients and leadership keep requesting those numbers anyway. How can we show stakeholders that taking PR measurement beyond impressions helps us better celebrate success — while also providing greater insight into what we can improve? Define your client(s).

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2017

It’s also common for specialized agencies to be hired on a project basis for repositioning or when market research is required. Measuring the effectiveness of internal communications is an interesting PR problem that Mary Lou Panzano, vice president and head of U.S. Iterative PR Measurement. Internal Communications.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

While the future of live events continues to be murky, PR agencies are cracking the code on how to host and get the most out of digital and virtual events. Why Brands Should Embrace Digital Events With the Help of a PR Agency. Digital events are also budget-friendly, flexible, a time-saver and make it easy to measure results.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Influencer marketing, the art and science of leveraging popular figures to promote a brand, has evolved significantly over the years – which is the focus of our bonus episode. Today, influencers play a vital role in the marketing world, bringing about an undeniable magnetism that attracts consumers like never before.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

B2B marketers that outperform peers are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals Good things really do come to those who wait. These marketing “leaders” are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals, compared to 25% of the rest of marketing.

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Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

We have all been on the front lines of the convergence of marketing and communications, but the transformation has not been without challenges: cultural challenges, organizational design challenges and measurement challenges. We could do marketing mix optimizations and even ROI, but PR was always on the outside of that.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. But what exactly constitutes a PR stunt, and how does it differ from standard marketing tactics? The key is synergy.

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Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

Traditional models of PR measurement no longer work (i.e. Digital has become intrinsic to the PR and communications landscape, and diversification is forcing measurement to become more innovative than ever. Both PR agencies and in-house communications professionals are struggling with this shift. A new approach.

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Onclusive

MARCH 23, 2020

If you read our last post on Media Mix Modeling (MMM) , you have a basic understanding of what the methodology is, and why agencies and private companies alike are implementing this approach. It’s important to remember that MMM exclusively measures the impact marketing efforts have on meeting certain objectives.

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Konnect Agency

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

While the future of live events continues to be murky, PR agencies are cracking the code on how to host and get the most out of digital and virtual events. Why Brands Should Embrace Digital Events With the Help of a PR Agency. Digital events are also budget-friendly, flexible, a time-saver and make it easy to measure results.

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PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2018

We’re in the midst of a time of massive disruption in our profession, and it’s shifting the fundamentals — the structure of agencies and teams, the workings of agency-client partnerships and the ways we employ and deploy talent. Measure and win: We’re under more pressure to prove PR’s value through measurement.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The pendulum of marketing can only swing in one direction at a time, but at some point, the forces of gravity slow the swing and eventually take it back in the other direction. I sense we are reaching that point in marketing, with respect to data and creativity. For years marketing leaders have all heard data, data, data.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 29, 2020

One of the fun things about being a creative is, well, you get to be creative! – that mapped out the best possible creative solutions? When you automate creativity, you discover the best options. Small changes in creative lead to big changes in performance. Marpipe is a multivariate creative testing platform.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 29, 2020

One of the fun things about being a creative is, well, you get to be creative! – that mapped out the best possible creative solutions? When you automate creativity, you discover the best options. Small changes in creative lead to big changes in performance. Marpipe is a multivariate creative testing platform.

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Onclusive

MARCH 17, 2020

Traditional models of PR measurement no longer work (i.e. Digital has become intrinsic to the PR and communications landscape, and diversification is forcing measurement to become more innovative than ever. Both PR agencies and in-house communications professionals are struggling with this shift. A new approach.

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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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