Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Karen and Shonali were part of a group of six contributors to the survey and report. 2021 Strategic Communications Survey Final from Frank Strong.

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 121

Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The annual survey of more than 33,000 individuals in 28 countries seeks to understand the public’s perception of trust across different markets and demographics. Businesses must distribute trustworthy information, the survey found. But content also includes your press releases, corporate communications and annual report.

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Reputation Corporate Content Marketing Survey 78

Shift Communications

AUGUST 29, 2023

Now, in an emerging market, is the time for AI startups to kickstart a strategic AI-PR program, and mind the gap between industry and consumer awareness From mainstream media to trade press and corporate blogs, artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI), in particular, seems to be everywhere. In fact, it is.

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Survey How To Storytelling Corporate 60

Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Refreshing your corporate image is sometimes necessary to inject fresh energy into your brand, as well as get people to see it with renewed interest. But you should never refresh your corporate image just for the sake of doing so without careful research. It can be helpful to survey this audience about your current branding.

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Corporate Brand Branding Guidelines 270

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. That’s one surprising conclusion I drew from a survey of 850 bloggers by ConvertKit. The Average Length of a Blog Post.

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Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten.

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 98

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

These are just a few of the questions on the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey questionnaire. The survey will take just a few minutes to complete. You can find the survey by accessing the following URL: [link]. Three years ago, we teamed up to begin fielding this survey. 3 Reasons to take the Survey.

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Survey Public Affairs Corporate Trends 86

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. If you are looking for ideas, I have many years’ worth of useful ideas organized under the content marketing tag on this blog. 2) Blogging benchmarks. . >>>

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Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 138

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 Again, this year I dived into the survey data again, provided the findings first, followed by my own analysis. Analysis: .

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Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 109

Institute for Public Relations

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Pew Research Center examined Americans’ perceptions of financial institutions and large corporations. A survey of 5,098 adults was conducted from Oct. 26% of Republicans and 25% of Democrats said large corporations have a positive effect on the country.— 10–16, 2022. Key findings include:1.)

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Corporate Financial Survey Publicity 52

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each year, something called “Orbit” (don’t worry, I had to look it up, too) publishes a survey of 1,000+ bloggers on best practices in the industry. Anyway, the survey polls bloggers, but I believe some of the lessons learned also pertain to people like us who manage corporate blogs.

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Corporate Survey Trends Blogging 100

Institute for Public Relations

JULY 1, 2023

A national survey of 861 registered U.S. 54% of registered voters thought global … Continue reading Majority of Americans Think Corporations Should “Do More” about Climate Change → voters was conducted April 18 – May 1, 2023. Key findings include: 1.)

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Corporate Energy Policies Survey 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

Ownership is a strong word in the high-stakes game of corporate social media turf wars – yet consensus increasingly points to PR as primary proponents. A recent survey by the employment agency, The Creative Group , says corporate executives are increasingly inclined to pin the communications shop with such responsibility.

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Survey Corporate Social Media Media 60

Institute for Public Relations

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A survey of 2,055 U.S. JUST Capital and The Harris Poll explored how the American public expected companies to respond to the most crucial issues of 2020. adults was conducted from Oct. 20-22, 2020. Key findings include: 1.)

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Corporate Survey Employee Publicity 52

Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2022

Nearly two decades later, Ned and I would team up to survey his subscribers for the annual JOTW Communications survey. Now in its fifth year, the survey is open to respondents. In part to promote the survey, and to solicit respondents, I sent Ned a few questions about the origins of the JOTW and the survey.

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Survey Public Affairs Government Community 78

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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Corporate Communications Pinterest Public Affairs 115

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Should you put dates on your blog posts and content? That leaves us with opinions or a tally of opinions through a survey. A couple of days ago, I posted this survey question to Twitter. Here are the survey results: Should you or shouldn’t you put a date blog posts when you publish them? User experience.

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Blogging Survey Google Engineering 119

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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Blogging Publicity Marketing Survey 80

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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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Over the last few months, there have been three separate surveys that polled hundreds of editors, reporter sand journalists. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder.

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Survey Media Relations Report Media 78

Marketwired

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The Marketwired Team wondered what PR, marketing and corporate communications pros are doing with content today , and what they’re going to be doing tomorrow. So we put together a survey and gathered some topline information about how practitioners are using content, what they are producing and why.

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Infographics Survey Content Marketing Marketing 100

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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Survey Content Marketing Marketing B2B 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Public relations statistics from 2020.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

PRSay

AUGUST 8, 2023

Marketing and communications professionals have been embracing and experimenting with artificial intelligence to generate content, a new survey by The Conference Board and Ragan Communications finds. Among marketers and communicators surveyed, 82% expect their productivity to improve as they adopt AI further.

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Study Communications Conference Survey 78

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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B2B Survey Pitching Software 106

Sword and the Script

MAY 17, 2016

If your answer involves turning to Google, then you’re not unlike the 250 or so reporters the agency Wasabi Publicity recently surveyed. According to the survey, the top ways reporters find sources and stories are: 1. So after several attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog.

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Survey Report Content Marketing Pitching 65

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2023

A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace amid more work and fewer resources Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder.

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Journalism Media Relations Report Media 134

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. Setting SMART communications goals aligned with business objectives.

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Communications Measurement Corporate Reputation 195

Onclusive

JANUARY 7, 2021

The communications team may not be held accountable for contributing to corporate and financial goals, so oftentimes, the department is either held to a lesser standard or operates in a vacuum rather than being seen as a strategic partner. Communications is a major driver of corporate reputation—your biggest brand asset.

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Communications Corporate Reputation Employee 248

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

If you’re looking for a short and easy answer to blogging questions, here you go: How long should a blog post be? How long should it take to write a blog post? How often should I publish blog posts? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple.

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B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

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

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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Public Affairs Policies Employee Survey 78

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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Mobile Survey Marketing B2B 60

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology.

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Radio Pinterest Television Government 64

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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Training Trends Media Survey 98

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 110

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. Directional Indications of Success.

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B2B Measurement Blogging Community 68