Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

It encompasses strategic communication to build and maintain positive relationships with the media, stakeholders, and the general public. Corporate PR: Manages the overall image of a tech company, including its values, culture, and achievements, to build a positive brand perception with stakeholders. How does Tech PR Work?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Some 67% of customers rely on email to communicate in the B2B space, but vendors are mucking up the channel with irrelevancy, according to a report. “Of Most respondents with communications or PR responsibilities report to the head of marketing (41%) according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 4, 2016

The online corporate newsroom has undergone big shifts in the way it looks and operates in the last 15 years–for sure. Remember when online corporate newsrooms used to consist of a list of news releases and nothing more? Heck, many corporate online newsrooms still DO look like that. They include infographics.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Offer to read them a white paper or press release, listen to a webinar, show them an infographic. If they manage to stay engaged for more than a minute, then you’ve clearly got the hang of good storytelling. If they’re immediately bored, then your storytelling isn’t compelling. Other great examples of this?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Translate them into relevant language that isn’t techspeak or a list of corporate buzzwords. That inflection point in his company’s history and his personal reasons for deciding as he did became the basis for our storytelling. The post 6 Ways To Break Through The Noise In PR appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Communications Influence with the C-Suite Grew. Read more: Communications Influence with C-Suite Grows [Gartner Survey].

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 12, 2015

This week we help you get started with these nonprofit storytelling tips. 3 Tips for Inspiring Nonprofit Supporters Through Storytelling. 3 Tips for Inspiring Nonprofit Supporters Through Storytelling. INFOGRAPHIC: A Nonprofit Storytelling How-To. INFOGRAPHIC: A Nonprofit Storytelling How-To.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

With all it encompasses – media relations, reputation management, crisis communications, content development, social media management, influencer marketing – and the list goes on – it’s endlessly fascinating. You can work with organizations of different sizes from startups to nonprofits to agencies to large corporations. via GIPHY.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

“Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. Sometimes, an image can even spark an idea for a story.

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Cision

JULY 30, 2015

Check out this infographic for a helpful checklist! Jennifer Lawhead is the Corporate Communication Manager at TTI Success Insights. With a dual background in journalism and marketing, Jennifer has a penchant for storytelling, especially about the PR industry, career growth, continuous learning and being a woman in business.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

While we certainly encourage PR and communications pros to follow our insightful Critical Mention blog , we also want to share a few of our other favorite PR blogs. Our take on Ragan’s PR Daily blog: Without a doubt, Ragan’s PR Daily blog is one of our go-to blogs for communication and media related news and tips.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Data and analytics capabilities will mature to allow companies to predict the best possible experience and communication touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. ” Jo Detavernier , SCMP, APR | Detavernier Strategic Communication.

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Beyond PR

JULY 8, 2016

Creative people are the heart and soul of marketing and communications. They can deliver the sort of compelling, audience-driven storytelling that’s mapped out in our Buyer 2.0 Discuss how an idea relates to your business, including what you sell and who you are as a corporate culture. Content Strategy Checklist.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

With an engaging and captivating brand story–one that describes the corporation ’s past, present and future, customers can create an emotional, human connection with a business that enables them to relate to the organization. Alternatively, you can create an infographic displaying the same information. Involve your customers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 17, 2015

Now, they have the luxury of reaching out to their audiences directly… through content storytelling. Content storytelling is all about creating attractive, valuable and interesting information your customers are passionate about , so they actually pay attention and engage with the brand. But how do they do this effectively?

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PR Conversations

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Sometimes I think it would be great to work again in a corporate environment, where everyone is striving toward a goal for a common organization. For example, a couple months ago, the company published a great infographic about what consumers talk about in terms of payments on social. Where would you most like to practise PR?

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NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

The future of storytelling in healthcare communications. Real Chemistry’s Practice Leader of Media & Engagement Becky Vonsiatsky joins NewsWhip’s CEO Paul Quigley to discuss how healthcare storytelling will continue to connect authentically with key audiences, wherever they are. May 21, 2021 | 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. However, 15 of them had no content presence whatsoever like a blog or resource center on their websites, while 30 more had extremely limited content outputs such as corporate newsrooms or bare blogs hidden in the footer of their sites.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. However, 15 of them had no content presence whatsoever like a blog or resource center on their websites, while 30 more had extremely limited content outputs such as corporate newsrooms or bare blogs hidden in the footer of their sites.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Duane Bates, Senior Director of Digital Communications Strategy and New Media, Habitat for Humanity International. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. We are the storytellers and content marketing should be our domain. You can download the full infographic of the 15 skills here.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In either case, it’s important to strive to understand both, and some of the blogs I follow get creative with the year-end wrap up: The Best Business Storytelling Posts of the Year (Part I) via @louhoffman. Every blogger, indeed every writer, can likely relate to this phenomenon. My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2015 via @profkrg.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. In Two-Way Street , a short book about public relations published in 1948, Eric Goldman describes the three stages of the development of corporate communication from 1900.

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