Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team. A blog with B2B sales attribution. Years ago, I championed a blog for this exact organization. It was the center of its content marketing, media relations and social media efforts. And that blog just deteriorated.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. An annual survey by PRWeek found the median public relations salary in the U.S.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is content you create on a platform you own, such as your company’s website or blog. Unfortunately, many organizations take a “publish it and they will come” approach to their content. As an example, if my topic was “blog posts,” I’d create a headline for my first piece of content in the main circle.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. e) Championing a customer-centric corporate culture.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A successful communications strategy is the driving force behind building trust among all of your stakeholders, enhancing your corporate reputation and establishing your company as a leader in your industry. A strong agency will help you shape a communications plan that supports your corporate objectives.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

In some cases, it might be apathy, fear or even distrust of the media. In others, such interviews are prohibited by a client’s corporate policy in order to prevent the appearance of one brand endorsing another. It’s a whole lot easier to ask a customer to do a media interview if you’ve already built some trust with them.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary. Instead, let’s talk about how Season 3 began with Kendall Roy focused on getting his media monitoring tools and strategy in place as he gets ready to take on his father and snatch his media empire away.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. I recently saw new research showing that brand purpose is even more important to B2B buyers than to B2C customers, which is surprising but probably makes sense given the longer selling cycle and relationship to corporate reputation.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 17, 2016

The survey matches my own experience and I believe represents a substantial evolution to the classic corporate media relations program. The results are precisely why PR should embrace content marketing. What Does Content Marketing have to do with PR? Building Trust and Credibility through Content.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

Yes, it’s true that in today’s digital landscape, public relations professionals no longer rely on earned media alone. Most PR pros today use some form of the PESO Model which includes owned, shared, paid and earned media. However, media pitching and media relations to secure earned media still dominate the industry.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Eight years ago I oversaw the worldwide media launch of a Glasgow SME. Social media existed back then, as did blogs. How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? There’s a hell of a lot more to writing and promoting a blog post than bunging in a few buzzwords.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

Branded media, defined in this report as blogs, social media and video weren’t far behind with 27%. How often should you publish on your company blog? The answer may well depend on how much traffic you want to glean: “With data showing that B2B companies that publish 16+ blog posts per month receive 3.5

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Presspage

MAY 31, 2023

With the advent of social media, instant communication and the scattered media landscape, companies face the challenge of maintaining control over their brand narrative. Strategic management of content distribution and publication is also crucial. Crafting impactful messages is another key aspect of brand narrative control.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Tae Hea Nahm of Storm Ventures, an early investor in Marketo, shared, “I see significant parallels between how companies like Marketo and others took marketing to a new level based on data and analytics and what AirPR is doing for PR and the communication function.”.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more. What are some examples of public relations? Media relations: This involves building relationships with journalists and getting media coverage for an organization or individual.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Danielle Dickinson – The Castle Group. For the original blog, please visit here. Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are lots of useful public relations and communication news sources one can benefit from across the internet. From tweets to blogs, many PR organizations publish great PR content. Their blog covers topics from PR tips, company culture, social media and more. Share Tweet Share. Weber Shandwick. WeberShandwick.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As screenshot nearby shows, (photo credit: Kaon blog ), it creates “a magical pop-up AR appearance at trade shows that people can activate and walk around.” It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth. Why is this relevant to B2B marketing ?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2017

That study found “the general population’s trust in all four key institutions – business, government, NGOs, and media – has declined broadly.”. In reviewing the State of the Media report, there are several impacts for PR and corporate communications , including the following: 1) Getting the story right matters more than getting it first.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. We look forward to continuing to grow the platform’s community of experts and journalists, as well as integrating it into our suite of public relations solutions.”.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. In media relations , you are constantly on the hunt for reporters and influencers writing about your industry. A related feature Muck Rack offers is the “relationship owner” designation. Did you know? Identifying backlinks.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

Media references are hard for several reasons. People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog. Ask your customers for interviews on your corporate blog – soft interviews.

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Onclusive

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The TOP PR and Content Marketing Conferences 2018. If you’re in search of PR and content marketing conferences to attend in 2018, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest. Intelligent Content Conference (ICC). Content Marketing Conference. Content Marketing World.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Are you commenting on serious policy topics, taking a stand on social change or supporting a corporate social responsibility program? That is the time to create balanced and business-like content. Leave it to marketing/communications staff to edit what is consumed globally or shared only on a company intranet/at the weekly all-hands.

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Leadership How To Trade Shows Pinterest 98

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As we approach 2021, it is likely that topics much like these will continue to surface, causing a shift in both corporate and consumer behaviour. Move over media relations. For anyone who’s still new to cancel culture or wants to learn a bit more, we wrote a blog about it recently. You can read it here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Media Relations is Hard and Getting Harder. content marketing (64%).

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

SMM: Focuses on professional management of social media profiles where users are more likely to interact with your brand/content marketing efforts. Social Media Marketing/Management involves: Social listening. Steering users to positive content. News articles – traditional media, online or broadcast.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

By Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword and the Script Media. Media relations is hard and getting harder. A majority (68%) of respondents said media relations is getting “harder” (53%) or “much harder” (15%). Media relations isn’t just harder, it’s beginning to sound like a sparring match.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. Also, outside the agency world, most PR jobs are much more than media relations, events and brand reputation. Fresh Ideas: Blogging, Copyright, and How to Attribute Images.

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Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Communications is one of those disciplines that touches pretty much all aspects of a business: thought-leadership, branding, media relations, reputation management, earned media, social media, content marketing, lead generation and so much more. Hook them before telling them how your content will help.

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Lay the foundation for communication and mention opportunities by producing the right content that will make others want to interact with your brand. Publish newsworthy articles, press releases and blog posts. Step 3 – Draw on Positive Media Coverage. Doing so will help turn earned coverage into endorsements.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Over the course of my career, I’ve managed nearly a dozen different firms as a corporate communicator, and this was one of the best PR firm decisions I’ve been part of on behalf of a business. Don’t miss a post: subscribe to this blog by email here. Experience on both sides of the table: corporate and agency.

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Barokas

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Be smart about how you use content platforms : A number of content platforms, such as Curata, Percolate, Kapost and others have emerged, applying the power of technology to common content marketing challenges. When used right, these can make a real impact in streamlining content operations and initiatives.

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. Public relations has always been a media neutral discipline.

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