Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2023

social media marketing efforts, social media marketing campaigns, entire video, many brands, drive traffic In today’s digital age, social media video marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to engage with their target audience.

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PRSay

MARCH 9, 2017

To be an expert in crisis communications you have to move your organization at the speed of Twitter when “it” hits the fan. In short order, it was followed a barrage of requests from media asking to use the footage. In short order, it was followed a barrage of requests from media asking to use the footage.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 2, 2019

When it comes to social media marketing , many don’t realise the true potential utilising this communications channel for B2B and corporate companies can have. Some pretty impressive social media stats. 96% of UK social media users visited a social network in the past month.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 17, 2022

Social media is an increasingly important element in a successful crisis management approach. With the recent increase in the use of social media in crisis situations, organisations across all sectors need to understand the benefits of incorporating it into their crisis plan. What is Crisis Management?

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Instagram was the hot social media network. Facebook was purring along. Oh, and also, corporate blogging was almost dead. But, corporate blogging was down. Insta and Facebook were hot. People were spending more time there than on corporate blogs. Corporate blogging was on the way out, it seemed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As we turn the page on the year, it’s time to look at the trends that affect PR and marketing communications. Purpose and values-based communications will become an essential part of the marketing toolbox. This bodes well for PR professionals who focus in employee and community relations. Social commerce will flourish.

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Cision

JUNE 8, 2015

Within minutes, the airline acknowledged the situation on Twitter and Facebook. The airline continued to communicate via social media throughout the ordeal and was universally lauded for its social media response to this crisis. Social media adds an overwhelming complexity to crisis communication.

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Prohibition

APRIL 7, 2020

In this era of creating meaningful and engaging content many brands are experimenting with video across their social media channels in order to engage their audiences, communicate a certain product or service and expand their brand presence. Typically, it’s noted that videos around 60 seconds long perform best on Facebook.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2017

Since the inception of social media platforms, one of the biggest challenges has been how to properly reach your desired audience. I’ll also try to give a sense of what criteria you can target for each of the platforms for paid and organic social. Social Targeting on Facebook / Instagram.

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PRSay

MARCH 23, 2018

As a corporate communicator who, like others, nervously and helplessly watched the water rise, I learned about the parallels that can be drawn between the historic flood and how companies respond to their own crises. But the speed that social media offered during Hurricane Harvey also poses risks for companies in crises.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 8, 2016

With the growing use of social media to follow brands, rather than navigating to the brand’s corporate website, should your corporate website still be used as your crisis communications home base? Social media platforms have developed into becoming a sort of micro-site for organizations.

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Cision

MARCH 11, 2016

Yesterday, CEO of Crescenzo Communications Steve Crescenzo kicked off the #RaganDisney Social Media Conference for PR, Marketing & Corporate Communications at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. If you wouldn’t share it at a party, don’t share it on social media,” he explained. “If

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

And, in 2021, I’ve had a similar feeling recently–and I’m hearing it from a lot of friends in the business, too: Everyone has an opinion when it comes to what to do about our company’s social media work. Most (if not all) of our colleagues across our companies are social media users.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 3, 2022

Public relations academics and practitioners explored a diverse range of societal and communication issues at BledCom. The event was pitched as a reboot of internal and external communication for stakeholders. We need an environmental-type standard for communication,” he said. It’s good to be back in Bled.

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The decline in influence of media and the rise of a networked, multichannel and personalised media has many implications: for society, for media, for politics, and for each of us personally. . So, how are communications professionals stepping up to the challenges of this new, wider media ecosystem?

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When was the last time your company conducted a social media audit? However, a good, in-depth social media audit is worth it’s weight in gold. An audit gives you the perfect “pause” to re-shape your social media strategy. Now the question is: What’s included in a social media audit?

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Over the last 18+ months since the pandemic began, social media teams have had a tough time. I realize social media managers and specialists aren’t the only ones who have had a rough road. It’s almost like social media folks have been in crisis mode for 2 straight years. With no end in sight.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s our final social media updates round-up of 2022, so let’s see what the main platforms have been working on amid Musk’s Twitter Blue whiplash and ongoing Instagram changes and updates. Here’s our round-up of all the latest social media updates you need to know! Facebook threatens to pull news.

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Critical Mention

MAY 21, 2020

Instead of being able to talk to other fans at bars, tailgates or games, more fans will shift to social media to communicate with fans, teams and brands. Fans Will Engage in Virtual Communication with Each Other. Physical distancing limitations will only heighten social media usage.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We are doing this for the health and safety of all of our employees,” Steven Restivo, United’s vice president of global communications, said during a livestream webinar on Sept. Communicating the vaccine mandate. Make employees your communication priority. Keep employees up-to-date on the state of the pandemic.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 11, 2021

I’ve long thought that this perfect storm of disunity represents an obligation – and an opportunity – for corporate America. It’s time for the business community as a group and individual businesses as brands, to help us heal the divide. After all, we are all about credibility. Now, the stakes are higher.

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Critical Mention

MAY 13, 2020

Public relations, marketing and social media professionals must find ways to bring creativity to the forefront of their communication strategies. While everyone has their own methods of communication, it’s advantageous to expand communication skills by finding inspiration in the advice of other notable communicators.

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Prakkypedia

JULY 8, 2014

So you’ve just landed a new corporate communications role. And naturally, I’ve been focused on all the things a good corporate communications manager should have in place. My five things to address in your first week as a Corporate Communications Manager: 1. Is there an existing communications strategy?

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wiredPRworks

MARCH 10, 2022

This was an interview I was so looking forward to – after all, Beth and I go way, way, way back to the early days when corporate communications was just making the transition to the first evolution of social media: the intranet. Growing Social Now Episode Summary. Growing Social Now Episode Notes.

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PRSay

MARCH 6, 2020

For communications professionals, it’s imperative to be proactive and bring together key people within your organization for planning and strategizing sessions. Don’t employ any tactics that fuel hysteria, and be mindful in all communications, avoiding subjective adjectives and alarming language. Being proactive.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Facebook changed its algorithm to suppress unpaid brand posts. In this video, we’ll review the five pillars of digital marketing communications and how Facebook’s changes shouldn’t impact the rest of our marketing efforts: Search marketing. Social media. Earned media. Owned media.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. c) Donald Steel. If you are sceptical it’s not just me saying this.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whether you want to go for coffee, meet a friend or keep yourself posted on your friends’ birthdays, Facebook is where today’s generation updates each other by sharing the minutest details of their lives on the platform. What do you think: will Facebook ever successfully bridge the gap between employers and employees?

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 13, 2014

It worries me when crisis communication professionals are still advising their clients to avoid social media in a crisis. Fear will be your downfall, not social media. Social media presents so many powerful opportunities to communicate and build trusting relationships with your audiences.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

Last week, I shared my news that I’ll be teaching social media at the University of St. I’ve watched them both grow into fabulous communicators and leaders! Now, she’s crushing it at Best Buy in social media marketing. I give you 15 up-and-coming social media and communications rock stars!

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Are you looking to interact with your social media audience, post trending content that’ll boost social engagement and practice top social strategies that’ll increase brand awareness? . Practice Social Media Brand-Consistency. Create a Social Media Posting Schedule.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 14, 2020

And, they are doing it for a reason: the need for more corporate transparency and more trust in corporations (and their leaders). First, the need for more corporate transparency. Look no further that corporate malfeasance at companies like Uber and Wells Fargo for recent examples. Another recent example: Facebook.

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NewsWhip

MAY 13, 2022

This week, the 2022 Pulitzer winners, Target unionizations, and the top publishers on Facebook in April. At the beginning of this year, we partnered with PR Week to conduct a study of hundreds of PR and communications professionals about some of the key aspects of corporate reputation in 2022.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2015

In 2015, it’s safe to say most companies view social media as a necessary communication channel for business. Before saturating the social sphere with posts dripping with corporate speak, remember you can’t be focus on being more interesting than competitors in your industry. Don’t Default to Facebook.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For as far back as I can remember (12 years now), there has been one consistent strategy when it comes to social media marketing: To drive traffic from social to our corporate blogs. 1: Most people want to stay on the social network they’re surfing on. You could get 3-5 social posts out of every blog post!

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2015

A big part of their success is due to their evolutionary mindset and corporate culture that empowers them to change and adapt with the times. What has always fascinated me are their extreme capabilities in the use of social media for real-time emergency management. Like them on Facebook. About the American Red Cross.

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