Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. That’s a lot of new agencies being hired, but it also means other agencies will be dropped.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I noticed some as I was reviewing the data from the latest CMO Survey. The CMO Survey concluded the role of marketing has broadened in the last five years. Indeed, the senior marketers that took the survey said as much. It says that two-thirds of marketing shops have a leadership role in just one function: promotion.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. The company maintains and sells access to an online media contact database, which serves as the population from which the survey sample is drawn. The survey suggests reporter views of the top challenges they face is splintered.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 7, 2017

Those are some of the conclusions drawn from the annual PRWeek 2017 Salary Survey which suggests salaries for skilled PR pros remain strong. The survey found the median salary for PR professionals was $91,000, which is a small drop compared to the median salary reported in 2016 survey of $92,125.* PR agency: $90,000.

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry. We have formed strategic, client-agency partnerships that drive performance and build reputations. That was 50 years ago.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Moreover, three recent surveys of CMOs suggests it has practical applications as budgets, which on the whole have grown over the last few years, will continue to grow. Here are the cliff notes to each of those three surveys. The CMO Survey hasn’t reported growth of less than 5% since late 2015. of company revenues.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2016

At SHIFT we are constantly digging into media and talking to reporters to understand general themes for all types of industries from technology to consumer products. That’s where a survey can come in. What can a survey do for your brand? Here’s a snapshot of the survey goals and outcomes. The story was grim for workers.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2019

How many people think of technology when they hear the word innovation ? While technology can certainly change how we do marketing, it’s still reliant on creative inputs. Technology and innovation may be intertwined, but marketer leaders say their responsibility for both have grown. I’d imagine it most.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. And 63% of survey respondents cited budget as their top challenge – even as business and employers expected them to do more with a rapidly increasing list of things to do.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey , a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. It’s a survey I’ve followed for several years as I usually find the benchmarks, particularly around marketing budgets, useful. In the technology vertical, budget growth is expected to grow even more – to 12.4%

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. Source: Effective Thought Leadership in B2B ).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 2, 2023

A recent Harris survey found that 40% of workers familiar with ChatGPT are concerned that the AI-powered chatbot will replace them. Input text-to-video technology – artificial intelligence that creates videos automatically from written or typed text. Video content is often more engaging and memorable than text or images alone.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

Several surveys offer a glimpse into the collective thinking of the public relations community – and that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML). About: The survey results were first published in mid-March 2020 – just a few days before the WHO declared the Coronavirus a pandemic. Give our services a try.

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PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Lacking a time machine that would let us jump into the future, my company surveyed hundreds of PR practitioners about where the profession is heading in the next three years. Here’s the breakdown: 54% of respondents work at PR agencies, 24% work for corporate PR departments and 22% work as independent PR practitioners.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Thought leadership is one of those PR jargon words that everybody loves to hate. For those of us who work on the business-to-business (B2B) side of SHIFT, it’s almost always an ask in agency RFPs issued by prospective clients and it’s usually included in many of our new business presentations. Data To Back It Up.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology. There is a relatively high proportion (21%) of adults paying for online news and Finnish news remains the most highly trusted among the countries surveyed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Public relations teams and their agencies typically want to advise a CEO directly, and we routinely urge leaders to build a public profile through social media and high-level content. To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. Photo by Foto Sushi on Unsplash. Here are some of the most common. . To launch a key product.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public affairs: This involves working with government officials and agencies to shape public policy and advocate on behalf of an organization.”. This is largely a reflection of what PR professionals say they measure, according to The JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. The 10 Most Common Ways Comms Pros are Measuring PR.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

This is true whether you are in-house or work for an agency. Accenture surveyed about 935 CMOs and 564 CEOs around the world and found 17% of respondents said, “they have been extremely successful at delivering highly relevant customer experiences.” 17% more likely to be expanding beyond traditional agency partners.”. “18%

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

That’s according to Oliver McAteer , writing for Campaign Live about a survey by buy-side vendor Sizmek. The company surveyed 500 marketers in Europe and the US and found many admit to struggling to marry “digital advertising and powerful creative work.”. 2) Marketing leaders add creative headcount and build in-house agencies.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2023

But if you must continue, then let’s consider the explosive growth of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and Google Bard. With every new technology, there’s concern that reporters will become obsolete. The intersection of journalism and AI is the most important media issue of our time. You can stop reading there.

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Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

With calls for recession waxing and waning, PR strategies like thought leadership become more and more important. Instead, proactive marketers turn to thought leadership to drive revenue and acquire new business. That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

A survey by Cision in 2021 reported that media relations came third in the list of reasons for distributing a press release via a wire service after brand visibility (68%) and thought leadership (36%). Almost 20 years ago technology writer Tom Foremski wrote a polemic against the press release. Press releases are nearly useless.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. To communicate effectively across a full range of platforms and technologies.

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5W PR

JUNE 27, 2022

Advertising technology is all of the tools and platforms that companies can use to create and distribute targeted digital ad campaigns to their audiences. One of those industries that companies need to follow is ad tech because of the power that this technology has to automate as well as serve very targeted ad campaigns to consumers.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

The announcement pitches this as enabling “PR agencies to sell robust guaranteed placement packages to their clients.” My impression is that he seems to be plugged into the market, open to market feedback and has experience growing and leading a technology company. iSentia named Rainer Rhedey as its new chief technology officer.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. To that end, this year’s roundup is uh-mazing.

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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. As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7% of revenue in marketing.

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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. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. Read more: 6 Benchmarks from a Survey of CMOs through the Lenses of B2B Marketing. of revenue to 10.5%

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When tech expert Katie Linendoll dishes on her favorite trends in technology, people pay attention. media) or ‘dot-agency’ (.agency) agency) domain. Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Executive Thought Leadership. Yep, hundreds. photography), ‘dot-guru (.guru)

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Artificial intelligence - The UK Government’s National AI strategy outlines a plan to invest in the AI ecosystem, to support the transition to an AI-enabled economy, and to ensure the governance of technologies. 30 agencies submitted data to the project. None of the top 20 agencies participated. This agency market is our home.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A recent KPMG survey found that 40% of U.S. As PR professionals, “We should be working with senior leadership to first ensure that how data is being accessed and protected is legally compliant in your state, your country and your industry,” said Michele E. Please visit prsa.org/ethics for updates on programming.

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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. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. The CMO Survey.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 5, 2017

Big PR Results Start Small, Scale with Technology. Technology scales influencer efforts. Marketers use data to inform their creative campaigns, and digital ads are bought without any communication between agency and media company. The argument for an influencer division is a strong one for many PR agencies.

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