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. Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. 2) Blogging benchmarks. . >>>

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 They always use analytics to measure performance. 1) How long should a blog post be? So, how long should a blog post be?

Blogging 107

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 107

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 14, 2018

PR and corporate communications recruitment firm VMA Group today published a new research report on ‘communicating in an integrated world’. How important it is, how it’s the future, it’s one of the biggest challenges facing corporate communications, the difficulty of proving its ROI, lack of digital and social skills etc.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 21, 2021

This week, we’re wrapping up our January blog series focused on “ The Executive’s Guide to Building and Leading an Impactful Communications Team ”. The first step in tying corporate and communications goals together is to review your business objectives. Measuring real business impact of earned and owned media.

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Communications Measurement Corporate Reputation 195

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. For example, I once worked for a company that found visitors that engaged the blog were 50% more likely to make a purchase. 1) Measures of Visibility.

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Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

This week, we’re continuing with our June blog series on Measuring Up To Marketing: How PR Fits Into The Mix. This has certainly helped us stay funded and keep the right conversations going across our entire organization.” ~ Lona Therrien, Sr Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast.

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Strategy Marketing Measurement eBook 195

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

There were 62 posts published on this blog in 2019. In going through the reader analytics for the full year, these are the top 10 most-read posts on this blog about public relations (PR) and marketing. If you haven’t already, consider subscribing to these blog posts by email or RSS. If you’ve been a reader in 2019, thank you!

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Presspage

MAY 22, 2024

Even more concerning is that 91% of survey respondents have experienced poor mental health in the past 12 months - a figure that hasn’t changed in almost 5 years. However, the survey also indicates that those who continue to work full-time in an office have higher well-being scores. So…now what? So, what are we waiting for?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. 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. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the things I choose to write about are reports and surveys that give us a sense of what’s happening in the industry. Sometimes I write a complete blog post on a report – and other times it’s just a blub. Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI.

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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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Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I’m going to give it to you straight – developing a Corporate Sustainability Report for your company is a ton of work. What is a Corporate Sustainability Report? Yes, corporate sustainability reports are a valuable communications tool. Corporate Sustainability Reports Rise in Popularity. General Mills. General Motors.

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Corporate Report Survey Government 71

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Here’s a look at the top challenges facing PR according to the survey – and some ideas for what you can do about it.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. The study found the vast majority of the 219 respondents to the June 2016 survey were fairly upbeat on content marketing effectiveness. Marketing Curiosity: The Cliff Notes to 5 Recent Surveys.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is because many of the queries aren’t from bona fide journalists, but from corporate bloggers. A blogger from some tech company’s blog will always be included. Further, some vendors, like HubSpot, actually run their blogs like a news site. PR measurement evangelist Mark Weiner passed in December. In remembrance.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting a session at the Earned Media Mastery Summit by Agility PR Solutions and Bulldog Reporter, alongside, Ned Lundquist , Our session is titled, “Earned Media Trends and Best Practices Revealed in an Analysis of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey.” What is the JOTW Communications Survey?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In two randomized experiments involving both the general public and so-called “elites”, researchers found that op-ed content had a measurable and lasting effect on people’s views among both the general public and policy experts. They surveyed 1500 members of a consumer panel and ran focus groups with a subset of them.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

A 2023 Edelman study found that the responsibilities of corporate communications teams are increasing in less traditional areas like digital and social media (72%), monitoring, measurement & analytics (68%), social listening (67%), and audience insights (31%). And it’s not just public relations. Wait, what is earned media?

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Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Michelle Lyng, Novitas Communications. For the Photo courtesy of Pixabay original blog, please visit here. That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Much like last year’s survey , CMOs said they plan to invest in social, mobile and digital. The survey also found that just 11.5 by Frank Strong.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

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Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. After seven years of blogging, and 570+ posts, this struck me as a natural progression. I kept blogging too. The 2016 salary survey by PR Week was a big hit.

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Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 107

5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

‘ Fearless Girl’ Statue : Facing the Wall Street bull, this statue became a powerful symbol of gender diversity in corporate leadership, demonstrating how PR stunts can transcend traditional advertising and create a lasting impact. Measure and Analyze Results: After the event, evaluate its effectiveness against your goals.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. It’s the fourth consecutive year the agency has conducted the survey. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. Not necessarily.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Several posts on PR technology made the top 10 posts on Sword and the Script as measured by reader clicks. The posts listed below are the those that were the most read as measured by clicks. Notified is a Swedish startup acquired by Intrado (formerly West Corporation) in 2019. That’s about 24 more than were published in 2019.

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SEO Software Resources Newspapers 102

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

You can see it in this month’s summary of news – the 24 th edition of the PR Tech Sum – there’s a corporate transaction, a few new products and a handful of PR surveys at the end. >>> Muck Rack announced new dashboards that centralized reporting for PR measurement. Give our services a try. Content picks.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It took years of blood, sweat and corporate treasure to bring these plans to fruition…and they clearly didn’t come close to hitting ROI objectives. The company says it’s developing a product that uses “large language models” [plural] for PR measurement. Startup Handraise raises $6.3 million in seed funding. More gen AI.

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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. Read more: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

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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Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” In the interview, Lisa shares her insights on content marketing and discusses some of the interesting findings from the Marketwired survey results. Were you surprised by any of the survey findings? .

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 123

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

The survey found 30% of B2B respondents cited news coverage as the way they “people learn about new products online that they can use for their day jobs.” 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?

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Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” In addition, it will soon “enable journalists and influencers to discover sources, manage their stories, and measure reach and sentiment of their published work.”.

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2017

By a measure of their own assessment , “journalists perceive they are now struggling to maintain the public’s trust.” That’s according to the 2017 State of the Media Report by Cision , which surveyed some 1,500 journalists in the U.S. Owned media channels, such as corporate blogging , are excellent alternatives.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

The corporate reputation sector saw some consolidation this week, as Signal AI, which bills itself as a global external intelligence company, acquired KELP Inc., This is because, as the JOTW communications survey has shown previously, PR has a lukewarm view of sponsored content. Signal AI Acquires Kelp . This the PR space.

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Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. Overall, there are many ways to measure the effectiveness of PR campaigns, and the best approach will depend on the goals of the campaign and the organization.”.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

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