Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2017

There’s an internal education requirement for every new experiment, initiative or program, that’s above and beyond what has been traditionally required. Web 2.0 It was a revival rendered through creative destruction – a rebirth of the technology sector not unlike the first harvest after a massive wildfire. It democratized media and brought technological change that has fundamentally shifted marketing, so long as there remains a world wide web. 1) Web 2.0

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Web Technology Creativity Content Marketing 78

5W PR

MARCH 23, 2018

I graduated from Penn State Wilkes-Barre with a Bachelors in Information Science & Technology. Growing up, I was very curious about website development and always saw myself doing something in the technology field. Being an IST major at Penn State landed me my first job as an application developer, where I exclusively focused on front-end web development. Agency Life 5wpr agency interview seoTell Us about Yourself.

Interviews 76

Interviews Agency Google Travel 76

B2B PR Sense

MAY 2, 2017

Over 20 years ago I built my company, Marx Communications, which now rates as one of the top B2B agencies in the industry. The focus of my agency has always been B2B public relations. However, due to the changing scene of the tech industry, our focus widened to also include financial services, professional services, marketing technology, and manufacturing. One of my proudest achievements was to be a founding members of PR Boutique International.

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B2B Agency Interviews Measurement 137

PR Daily

MAY 2, 2015

One New York public relations firm is trying out an unusual approach in an effort to land a “hands-on, talented, smart, organized, and autonomous” account director to run its technology PR team. Mallory Blair, chief executive and co-founder of Small Girls PR, says the hardest thing about starting her own agency has been hiring. Other agencies in the same boat. Small Girls is not the only agency that is recruiting in a challenging environment.

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PR Expanded

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Advertising agencies created ads for multiple outlets, public relations handled media inquiries and proactively sought after coverage, marketing agencies did a variety of things, but generally focused on brand identity and creative attention-garnering activities. You’re the founder of a rapidly growing small agency with a respectable, but still emerging web-based presence across standard social media platforms.

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PR Daily

MARCH 10, 2015

Many PR and marketing agencies are still using social media ineffectively—for their clients and for themselves. Clients need it and agencies say they can master it, but neither group knows why they are using it or how it plugs into the business side. Here are 11 things agencies should accentuate when it comes to social media services: 1. Agencies continue to overlook the No. Agencies need to execute the best practices they preach.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I will be talking about mobile, data and wearable technology as the drivers and ethics, real time and content as the issues. In his interview with PRWeek Danny Rogers asked Martin if the danger was that the growth of social media meant that it would be adopted and subsumed by advertising agencies. Sorrel doesn’t think so: “Ad agencies do say they can do this stuff, but they can’t.”. Mobile, data and wearable technology.

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Transportation Conference Crisis Communications Internal 115

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals. The industry will be redefined by marketing agencies that are more nimble, tech savvy, open, and collaborative. Agency-Side Factors.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Web 2.0 Some in our agency swear by sanity-preserving apps that have nothing to do with daily business, like Spotify and Calm (for meditation, which we still aspire to!) Apps and web tools come and go like Silicon Valley startups, and the choices can feel endless.

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Tools SMB Survey Software 121

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

There isn’t a whole lot of coverage about PR technology. Vocus owned or acquired brands like PRWeb, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), iContact, and several lesser-known social media technologies. Third, as a PR agency owner that specializes in B2B technology, I simply have an interest in keeping tabs on the ways technology is transforming my industry. c) PR Tech Reviews based on my review of the technology (1-2 per year).

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They are most concerned with data that falls into their marketing domain (email, web traffic, social, earned media measurement) and feeding sales as much as possible. Given the integration of software and application-centric computing, every B2B technology and non-consumer enterprise has access to mountains of data that eluded them before. If you are a manufacturer, how are your internal systems keeping up with and tied to marketing demand?

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B2B Data Enterprise Data-Driven PR 100

ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Consumers will have no choice but to comply and stay within the boundaries of the new police state that used to be known as the wide open web. This only prolongs profiteering for larger corporations and impedes new technology from building upon known predecessors. negotiators pushed for the adoption of copyright measures far more restrictive than currently required by international treaties.”.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 30, 2015

For example, by implementing event tracking, a hospital could determine how much or little information to ask for on web-based intake forms. Finally, look at the hospital’s internal Internet range via filtering, especially if the hospital offers free WiFi to patients and families. Vice President, Marketing Technology. The post Google Analytics 101 for Hospitals and Healthcare appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency - Boston | New York | San Francisco | Austin.

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Healthcare Analytics Google Local 112

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Novice data analysts often assume that a data source, especially an internal one or one from a bespoke source like Google Analytics™, is inherently clean. For example, in my web analytics, if I’m attempting to forecast my traffic for the next year and I know anomalies are present, I should engineer them out. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Analytics Data-Driven PR Reddit Engineering 75

TrendKite

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

originally posted on MarTech advisor A quick glance at the marketing landscape confirms an abundance of technology and choices; in contrast, PR has lagged behind. A quick glance at any marketing technology landscape will confirm an abundance of technology and choices (just check out the Chief MarTech supergraphic !). So, what is the biggest untapped opportunity to drive change in marketing through technology? Its technology-enabled workflow, certainty and measurement.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 24, 2018

As Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder of Orbit Media Studios , Andy Crestodina has spent most of his career providing insight and guidance on web strategy to over 1,000 companies. Follow him on social media to benefit from his enthusiasm for web strategy. Brian Fanzo is not only a social media strategist, but also an international keynote speaker, co-host of two podcasts, and the founder and CEO of iSocialFanz , a strategy consulting agency.

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B2B Marketing LinkedIn SMB 264

Flack's Revenge

MAY 17, 2018

The field of cybersecurity technology is a different animal, however. But those conventions may set reporters up for spy agencies to manipulate… the hacked Democratic emails revealed true and important things… The problem was that Russian hackers chose not to deliver to American voters the same inside material from the Trump campaign. They see what’s happening on the dark web. In the News Tech PR Technology cybersecurity ethics journalism newsjacking PR

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Ethics Banking Guidelines Government 120

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Practitioners have an important role in supporting international trade, and engaging public opinion in shaping a vision for the future of Britain. #3 The role of public relations in modern organisations #5 Internal communications and the shift to the social organisation Internal communication is enjoying a renaissance and significant growth thanks to the emergence of the social organisation. This is the challenge that all agencies that are part of publicly listed groups face.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

We’ve grown quite a bit, and our team now includes Corporate Social Responsibility, our own in-house agency team, a Demand Operations/Lean Gen capability, Strategic Meetings Management, and, most recently, Customer Advocacy. We had out-sourced much of our work to agencies prior, including our website, which made it difficult to be as agile as we needed to be. We must continually apply new technology tools and a data-driven approach to verifying maximum influence.

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Interviews Content Marketing Leadership Reputation 154

Media Bullseye

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Media Relations Specialist , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Director of Marketing & PR , Adventist Development & Relief Agency, United States. Producer/Editor , Amnesty International, Washington, DC; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA or Oakland, CA. Email Specialist , Amnesty International, Washington, DC; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA or Oakland, CA. Social Movements Advisor , Care International, Washington, DC.

Publicity 90

Publicity Policies Transportation Internal 90

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, 6) Technology that will change reporting. 26% said “better and cheaper video production technology;”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Whether for a brand or an individual, most good PR people spend their time helping internal or external clients create a positive perception among key audiences or building a specific kind of reputation in the marketplace. You can’t manage everything on the web, but there’s plenty that is under your own control, and the first step is to optimize all the pages you own. One foundation of a good public relations campaign is reputation management.

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Reputation SEO Web Community 158

PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The right candidate will join more than 180 people who currently work for NewsCred, and will be part of the organization’s vision, as stated below: We're not making small changes; we're building technology to completely rethink how people create, consume, and share their stories with the world. You should also have at least three years of experience editing Web content and experience managing content production. Internal communications officer—BASF (North Carolina).

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Business Wire

JANUARY 19, 2017

With over 50 years of industry leadership, Business Wire has established irrefutable trust from within the news market and has proven its thorough understanding of the needs of the digital age by creating a technologically sophisticated, patented distribution network. Pushed to media and investors, and SEO friendly on the web, virtually anyone can easily find Business Wire content and move on it, from reporter to consumer, from investor to blogger.

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Financial Video System Web 185

Polaris

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Amy Lockwood is a former marketer who now works in international development. Although donor agencies provide condoms to the DRC at low or no cost, only 3% of adults actually use them. It seems the agencies missed the mark when it comes to condom marketing. Instead of thinking about the end user, they focused on the agencies that support their work—politicians, donors and clinicians. “If No one likes to stumble across a 404 error on the web.

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Marketing Agency Web Storytelling 180

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to the first PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) of 2020. For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary….

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2019

It can range from the technology tools marketing uses – to measures aimed at prevention and user education around the products sold. Another pitfall for small businesses to avoid is inconsistency with how they go to market, which generates confusion not only internally but also externally with buyers and partners. 3) You’ve worked both on the agency and the client side in PR. BCB: Technology has made a massive impact on PR, and the importance of digital can’t be overstated.

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Reputation B2B Print Corporate 106

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. A study called the Velvet Ghetto commissioned by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) first called out the gender pay gap in the PR profession in 1986.

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Ethics Government Print YouTube 124

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. You’ll leave with best practices and relevant case studies from real-world marketers thriving at the intersection of marketing, technology, and management.”. This is a good fit if you’re looking to master content technology and strategy in 2020. Build a Better Agency Summit.

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Conference B2B Case Study SEO 79

PR 20/20

JUNE 9, 2020

A critical piece of business growth, the website was no longer serving its purpose as the metaphorical “front door” to the agency. And, like our tagline says, PR 20/20 continues to Look Beyond what’s possible through our three marketing pillars: strategy and performance, technology, and storytelling. >> So, with all of this in mind, we decided to reimagine the agency’s website with new positioning.

Web 47

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Any PR pro who lacks basic SEO and web analytics knowledge should seek additional training, even if it’s basic free background like Moz’s analytics tutorial.

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SEO B2B Analytics Film 175

Media Bullseye

MAY 26, 2017

Senior News Director, Business & Technology , Washington University in St. Web Content & Digital Media Manager , Brookings Institution, Washington, DC. Manager, Media Relations , Conservation International, Arlington, VA. Coordinator, Responsible Mining & Energy , Conservation International, Arlington, VA. Communications Coordinator , International Bottled Water Association, Alexandria, VA. Account Executive , Red Agency, Queensland, AUS.

Policies 79

Policies Publicity Government Energy 79

PR 20/20

JUNE 26, 2018

At a marketing agency, no day is like the day before. Welcome to agency life. At PR 20/20, we work with clients across industries—from manufacturing and distribution, to healthcare, insurance, finance, real estate, technology and more.

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Industry Insurance Insurance Wikipedia 75

PR Daily

JULY 10, 2015

Related : How does your internal communications measurement stack up? Deciding whether to fire your PR agency. A banking client was told by her CEO to “do an agency search,” because he wasn’t happy with the PR results he was getting. We conducted a competitive media analysis of banks in her sector for the period before and after the incumbent agency had been hired. In the end, they canceled the agency review.

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Data Banking Financial Resources 118

PR Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Web traffic is the heartbeat of any website or other digital property. However, if you want your web marketing efforts to achieve long-term success with a relatively small upfront investment, organic traffic is also crucial. Internal link building gets less attention but is also an important step. Laura King Edwards is the content lead at Wray Ward , a full-service PR agency. When trying to attract more visitors to your site, there are no easy fixes or shortcuts.

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SEO Engineering Web Trends 130

PR Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Web traffic is the heartbeat of any website or other digital property. However, if you want your web marketing efforts to achieve long-term success with a relatively small upfront investment, organic traffic is also crucial.

SEO 137

SEO Engineering Web Trends 137

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

A new report published by the CIPR examines how much of what we do in public relations is threatened by technology. It examines the impact of technology and specifically AI on public relations practice. Innovation Technology creates opportunities for new products and services.

Analysis 83

Analysis Tools Technology Ethics 83

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 21, 2018

The CMO points to her early experiences at PR agency as a foundation for her current leadership role in marketing. NW: I went to school for PR and was working at a healthcare IT PR and marketing agency and was also studying to get my MBA at night for marketing.

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Marketing Healthcare Agency Interviews 109

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the late 1990s, he finished school with a degree in Photography and interest in the web. He began learning all he could about websites and interactive tools – and eventually landed a job at a technology start-up. He transformed that appreciation into his own digital agency business, and even a few books. That experience, he says, taught him “an appreciation for both the software development side of things as well as for digital marketing and advertising.”

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

When asked about the top challenges faced in the last 12 months, reporters and journalists identified the following: 22% said “social networks and influencers bypassing traditional media”; 20% said [constraints on] “staffing and resources”; 19% said “ongoing conversation about fake news”; 15% said “blurring lines between editorial and advertising”; 14% said “attacks on freedom of the press”; 8% said “adapting to advances in technology”; and.

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Survey Journalism Study Ethics 102