Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Twenty-nine months ago, when I started writing these monthly summaries , there weren’t many PR software companies talking about artificial intelligence (AI). GlobeNewswire is owned by Notified, a recently re-branded division of Intrado. The report says journalism email open rates dropped 8% from 36% to 28%. Content picks.

Software 92

Software Banking Technology Data 92

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Above The Noise is designed to help you find brand clarity, attach that clarity to your marketing and profoundly improve your results through organic efforts, not advertising. One large brand and one small brand, both showcasing their digital integration efforts and what has worked for them. Your Free Book Bonus.

Case Study 100

Case Study Infographics Journalism Writing 100

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Above The Noise is designed to help you find brand clarity, attach that clarity to your marketing and profoundly improve your results through organic efforts, not advertising. One large brand and one small brand, both showcasing their digital integration efforts and what has worked for them. Your Free Book Bonus.

Case Study 100

Case Study Infographics Journalism Writing 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Want to learn Ann’s writing rules for PR?

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

Brand image is of paramount importance to a business. And in the era of information when more than five exabytes of content are created almost every day, blog posts, videos, infographics and social posts all contribute to this “how” and establish a company’s voice and personality. 3 Content Marketing Wins with Buyer Personas.

How To 120

How To Tools Viral Exercises 120

Beyond PR

JUNE 19, 2017

Change is in the air as many brands have undergone a makeover in recent months. Although some rebranding is contractually obligated with an ownership change, many companies choose to overhaul their brand in order to reposition themselves in a crowded marketplace. Read on to learn how you can tell your best rebranding story. .

Communications 69

Communications How To Telecommunications Employee 69

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. By my math on the back of a napkin, of the 6,829 martech companies listed Scott Brinker’s most recent martech landscape infographic, just 144, or 2%, are categorized under “collaboration.”.

Creativity 76

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 76

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR world will also see this change - machines will be able to understand public sentiment in real time by leveraging millions of gigabytes of data, write natural and insightful copy, and tailor it to audiences in a highly targeted way, all without human intervention. This graph shows the rise of data in the past decade.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

PR 20/20

MAY 23, 2017

Content Strategist ( @Contently ): A publishing solution with an insightful magazine on “brands, storytelling and the future of content.”. Ann Handley , author of Everybody Writes , heads up content at ‘Profs. To learn about search and analytics, we follow: Search Engine Journal ( @sejournal ): New to SEO and search?

Resources 53

Resources Marketing SEO Engineering 53

Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

Extract Data from your Content and Design an Infographic. People love infographics. So why not repurpose your written content into a well-designed and impactful infographic? An Infographic is a way of exposing your content to more readers. An infographic is 30X more likely to be read than text-based content.

eBook 108

eBook Infographics Pinterest How To 108

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Infographic: Millennials and Social Commerce. The word “blog” is an unfortunate phrase that people in suits equate to a journal their 13-year-old pens from a tablet in the basement when they are grounded. No surprises here every brand has a Facebook page and is on “the Twitter.” For example: 13 Statistics from an Inc.

Social Media 117

Social Media Study Blogging Company 117

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

A lot has changed over the last 12 years — Forsythe is now director of editorial video at McClatchy — with many newsrooms, including McClatchy’s, wanting their journalists to shoot video, find photographs, incorporate infographics and more into their work when they can. I can write three articles in the amount of time I can shoot a video.”.

Infographics 54

Infographics Print Video Real Estate 54

Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

First, Writing Skills. No matter what you’ve heard about all that sexy social media stuff, you still need to know how to write in PR. Ideally, you majored in Journalism (or English) – or your PR or Communications program had a heavy concentration of writing-related courses. Second, Internship Experience.

Pinterest 52

Pinterest Writing Interviews Social Media 52

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

The firm took the data and published a pretty incredible and interactive infographic that looks at the data by stage in the buying process and cross-tabbed by generation. Increasing brand awareness 46%. Also see: What BtoB and AdAge Says about Integrated Marketing; Journalism. Countering the competition 43%.

Survey 60

Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 18, 2016

They create content – everything from award and speaking submissions to infographics, videos, photos, bylines and white papers – as well as train executives on speaking and presentation skills, assist HR with creative ad copy, manage crisis situations and even manage social media channels for brands and executives.

Analytics 50

Analytics Training Meeting Measurement 50

Cision

MAY 3, 2017

Journalists are still trusted, but believe that the public trusts them less due to the subversive censorship tactics of special interest groups, the inflamed political climate and brands that aren’t totally honest in their PR practices. Without free press, there will be no avenue for brands to tell their story.

Brand 253

Brand Branding Government Ethics 253

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. How long does it take to write the average blog post? 3 hours and 57 minutes; 38% of bloggers report it takes more than 4 hours to write a post; and 19% say it takes six or more hours. Advertising is a distant third.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Beyond PR

MAY 3, 2017

Journalists are still trusted, but believe that the public trusts them less due to the subversive censorship tactics of special interest groups, the inflamed political climate and brands that aren’t totally honest in their PR practices. Without free press, there will be no avenue for brands to tell their story.

Brand 55

Brand Branding Government Ethics 55

ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Here’s a checklist for what you should do after writing every blog post. It’s a specific person who’s attracted to your brand message and the way that you articulate that message. Far too many brands make the mistake of speaking to their peers in their blogs, and not their customers. Why do you you write your blog?

Blogging 120

Blogging How To Infographics Writing 120

MaccaPR

APRIL 14, 2015

Resumes, along with a candidate’s online presence (more on that in a bit…) give us a clear indication of how someone brands themselves and, therefore, their aptitude to represent our clients’ brands. Oftentimes a young applicant lists coursework they’ve taken in college that’s related to PR, journalism or social media.

Agency 48

Agency Real Estate Social Media Writing 48

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

If multimedia journalism is the biggest trend in the media environment, it’s safe to assume that multimedia publicists are also an emerging trend. Do you have attractive, generic infographics to accompany your story that would work for the publishing environments the journalist is producing content for? And guess what?

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

If multimedia journalism is the biggest trend in the media environment, it’s safe to assume that multimedia publicists are also an emerging trend. Do you have attractive, generic infographics to accompany your story that would work for the publishing environments the journalist is producing content for? And guess what?

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

News brands that uphold high editorial standards such as The Associated Press, Reuters, and publications such as The Economist , and The Financial Times , thrive. Trust in journalists ranks at 89% indicating that we place a value in the individual source of news rather than the media brand. The number hasn’t moved in 12 months.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 23, 2019

Aggregation is an old practice in journalism, and digital transformation has only encouraged it. “It’s worth thinking about what we actually want the standard fare of our data journalism—or explanatory journalism, if you prefer that more marketable description—to become,” he wrote. “That was the thing.

Media 99

Media Journalism Content Marketing Education 99

Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

The broadcast alerts are a notification “to find out when a clip mentioning your brand, client or topic just aired.” Images and infographics are an excellent way to provide context to your news story. That’s important because the producers are generally responsible for putting together stories and booking interviews.

Pitching 84

Pitching Survey System Technology 84

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

You can also use this dictionary as a lead tool, if you’re a marketing exec who wants to hire a team of Pulitzer Prize-winning writers for your brand’s blog. ” To many, injecting a CTA into a piece of writing is to sully the art form. Content marketers never make content for content’s sake. ” Why?

Content Marketing 85

Content Marketing Marketing Media SEO 85

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The near-collapse of much of US journalism employment and the seeming vulnerability of PR coincided with America’s top marketers who - smitten with digital advertising - diverted billions of dollars from their traditional ad budgets into online. Think of what you’re asking for,” Petersen writes in her post. Quality content at no cost.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48