Stern + Associates

MARCH 3, 2023

Last month, Stern Strategy Group employees were fortunate to participate in an in-house workshop led by Zoe Chance , Yale School of Management professor and client of Stern Speaking & Advisory, who specializes in persuasion and decision-making. Say no (sometimes) What goes along with asking and listening to requests?

Leadership 62

Leadership Employee Policies Groups 62

Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

But what does diversity mean to full-time employees and how many businesses are investing in diverse workplaces? B2B brand/agency connection marketplace DesignRush.com conducted a survey asking 228 full-time U.S. employees from ages 25-80 how diverse their […].

Leadership 95

Leadership Company B2B Employee 95

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2016

That’s where a survey can come in. Surveying the general population, even for B2B brands, helps provide a better understanding of what end users want, and plenty of data to share with reporters. What can a survey do for your brand? Here’s a snapshot of the survey goals and outcomes. Baseline and eWeek.

Survey 60

Survey Data Brand Branding 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 25, 2021

Brands earn customer trust in business by protecting their data, offering a reasonable value, focusing on the quality of their product or service and delivering good customer experiences. Trust in business is a currency that brands can’t live without. Thought leadership, brand purpose, or CEOs sharing political opinions.

Brand 111

Brand Branding Survey Customer Service 111

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

But it’s a perfect time for fresh leadership, and a good way for Korey to be sent packing as a public face of the brand. Yet my first take on the Away reputation mess wasn’t just that workplace culture impacts brand reputation, although that’s true. Employees say it is frequently used to sabotage others.

Customer Service 227

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 227

Onclusive

JANUARY 7, 2021

In many organizations, a major fragmentation exists between executive leadership and the communications function. Your communications team owns your company’s earned media, which is key to building the trust amongst all of your stakeholders, be it customers, employees or investors.

Communications 248

Communications Corporate Reputation Employee 248

PRSay

APRIL 26, 2022

For businesses, societal discord presents risks to corporate reputation, employee recruitment and organizational morale. Activists, employees and customers are demanding that companies take public stands on issues those parties consider important. But they may disagree with the stances companies end up taking.

Corporate 143

Corporate Report Survey Employee 143

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Agency 100

Agency How To Survey Employee 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Almost every marketing role I’ve ever had has involved leadership changes and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Consider your audience and prioritize communicating with your employees. Employees are arguably your most important stakeholders, and news of a merger or acquisition causes anxiety to spike among them.

Internal 94

Internal International Employee Leadership 94

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2019

But it’s a perfect time for fresh leadership, and a good way for Korey to be sent packing as a public face of the brand. Yet my first take on the Away reputation mess wasn’t just that workplace culture impacts brand reputation, although that’s true. Employees say it is frequently used to sabotage others.

Customer Service 156

Customer Service Employee Reputation Leadership 156

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.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That’s according to a report by Muck Rack based on 193 survey responses from marketing and PR professionals late last year. PR agencies Additional findings from the survey I found interesting are: Generative AI. The survey asked respondents who they thought were the most influential people in persuading consumers to take action.

Report 108

Report Publicity Marketing Pitching 108

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Forty-four percent of 210 CEOs surveyed said their most important communication goal for 2019 was to sell the company’s products and services, and 60% said they were unlikely to speak out about any social issue. But most chief executives aren’t rockstars, and they don’t necessarily embrace a role as brand spokesperson.

Trade Shows 271

Trade Shows Leadership Airlines Corporate 271

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

Technology 130

Technology Study Communications Survey 130

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 are three takeaways from the survey. Where do the survey respondents think these increasing budgets will be spent in 2023?

Survey 86

Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

PRSay

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

14 presentation, “Boldly into the Unknown: Navigating What Lies Ahead for Communications” at PRSA’s ICON 2022 in Grapevine, Texas, he cited a Gartner survey in which 83 percent of corporate communicators said their influence on the C-suite has increased. Just 3% of C-suite executives surveyed said they are concerned about climate change.

Communications 86

Communications Conference Survey Corporate 86

Sword and the Script

JULY 12, 2016

Igniyte , a UK-based PR firm, commissioned a study of 508 managers finding, “40% of UK managers surveyed cite their higher management team as the biggest risk to a PR crisis.”. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Crisis Comms: No one More Reliable than an Employee .

Study 60

Study Leadership Crisis Crisis Communications 60

Stern + Associates

MAY 8, 2023

According to a survey by Content Marketing Institute, 95% of B2B marketers use social media to distribute content. This increases the chances of getting likes, comments and shares, which, in turn, can lead to more followers, clients and employees. Social media has become an essential integrated marketing channel for B2B companies.

B2B 111

B2B Social Media Company SMB 111

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Thought leadership is usually associated with top-of-the-funnel as far as marketing outcomes are concerned, but there’s evidence to suggest it meets the needs of existing customers. People often buy from brands because it reflects well on themselves. People often buy from brands because it reflects well on themselves.

B2B 60

B2B Leadership Customer Service Content Marketing 60

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Horoscopes aside, with the breadth of pressures on companies and their employees, it’s no surprise that more than half of our Eight Reputation Enhancement Actions to Take are people-centric this year. Surveys and focus groups are a good way to do this. It’s okay to promote your superstars; their successes can inspire other employees.

Reputation 78

Reputation Insurance Insurance Employee 78

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

Key services: Strategy and Organizational Culture Strategic Communications, Public Relations and Branding Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Data Analysis and Future Scenarios Crisis Communications Top Advice for Foreign Companies Navigating Media and Communications Environment in Finland 1. This applies to the media also.

Radio 64

Radio Pinterest Television Government 64

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%). Public relations is locked into content and workflow that is more than 100 years old.

Engineering 98

Engineering Television Travel Financial 98

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Brad MacAfee will be presenting a professional development session on “ Innovation in Leadership ” on Monday, Oct. There were challenges: limited client visibility and minimal access to leadership. Porter Novelli is not the largest global agency in terms of financial or employee size. The year was 1992.

Financial 147

Financial Employee Leadership Training 147

PRSay

AUGUST 15, 2019

Limeade was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Despite the traditional image of an employee at a desk in an office, a significant proportion of today’s workforce is deskless. A recent report estimated that deskless employees make up 80 percent of the global workforce.

Communications 107

Communications Employee Enterprise Local 107

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. The survey received 177 answers in total to this question. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”.

Employee 150

Employee Print Writing Survey 150

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. >>> It gave the product high marks for analytics, which can be used to parse social data to find social media influencers a brand may wish to engage.

Tools 101

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 101

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.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

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.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Other often-mentioned responsibilities included employee communication (69%), brand building (69%), executive communication (64%), and community relations (58%). Regardless of structure, communicators should focus on being valued and invested in by top leadership. The study was conducted from November 2019 to March 2021.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2022

As the “Great Resignation” gives way to “Quiet Quitting,” worker engagement and employer branding is bigger than ever, and so is the PR that drives it. Today, employer branding is a business imperative. A charismatic CEO is a powerful employer branding asset. That wasn’t always the case.

Brand 333

Brand Branding Employee Engineering 333

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation. Engage Your Constituents.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

Reputation Us

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, organizations of all sizes face mounting pressure from employees, customers and their communities to speak frankly on a growing list of high-profile issues, from racial equality to vaccinations. This can affect your employees, customers and community—and your own reputation. Engage Your Constituents.

Reputation 78

Reputation Crisis Management Employee Government 78

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Why do we reach for the same brand in the supermarket? Start with your employees first because they are the window to your company’s soul, and if the team isn’t feeling it, then the customers certainly won’t. The true colours of leadership teams were shown recently, and, for some, it wasn’t admirable at all.

Reputation 75

Reputation Employee Leadership Product Launch 75

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing can also involve market research, product development, and branding.

Interviews 100

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 15, 2019

Consider a recent BRANDFog survey that found 78% of people prefer to work for a company whose leadership is active on social media. And, more than half (54%) believe it’s easier to get brands to address social problems than to get government to take action. It simply makes the most sense for most brands.

Government 74

Government Employee LinkedIn Insurance 74

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

What opportunities has the phenomenon of people quitting their jobs in large numbers provided for employees — especially women? Surveys have shown that young adults turn to social media such as TikTok and Instagram as their primary news sources rather than newspapers and TV. The two are connected. It makes our journalism better.

Journalism 148

Journalism Newspapers Policies Writing 148

Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

We look at their culture of ethics – how are they supporting a strong culture where employees are comfortable using their voices? And we look at your leadership and reputation. One of the interesting things to me for the brand-new companies that have never made the list before is two things. We look at five categories.

Ethics 70

Ethics Training Financial Survey 70