Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2020

A study shows PR and communications can improve measurement with a little more effort; here’s a look at the metrics most commonly cited Measurement and proving value is the top challenge facing PR and communications , according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. At least in the interim.

Measurement 93

Measurement Communications Survey B2B 93

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 11, 2016

Social media participation in the financial services industry is expected to increase as social networks expand in the coming years. ET, the #PRStudChat Community with gather and share insights on the communication changes faced by financial services companies and how they can engage and participate effectively in social communities.

Financial 150

Financial Community Social Media Guidelines 150

Onclusive

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In the post-COVID world, what companies say and do when times are challenging has a profound effect on how they are viewed by customers, employees, the community, and shareholders. This is the state of the art in communications and reputation measurement and represents the next major breakthrough in public relations technology.

Reputation 307

Reputation Analytics Corporate Government 307

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

The effects of business-to-business influencer marketing are more challenging to measure as it predominantly enhances brand awareness and affinity. Traditionally, B2B marketing has focused on rational decision-making, long sales cycles, and reliance on traditional channels such as trade shows, conferences, and industry publications.

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Measurement Social Media 94

5W PR

MARCH 26, 2024

Explore industry magazines, make the company’s presence felt at relevant conferences, and put platforms like LinkedIn to good use to pinpoint the movers and shakers in the company’s market. Case studies, research findings, and industry benchmarks lend credibility and showcase the solution’s effectiveness.

B2B 78

B2B Strategy Communications Case Study 78

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2024

This industry operates in the shadows, dealing with matters of human lives and national security. That means defense tech brands need to begin openly discussing ethical frameworks, safety measures, and even the limitations of the technology to be able to build a bridge of understanding.

Publicity 78

Publicity Brand Branding Ethics 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, effective internal communication is paramount. It serves as the lifeblood that fuels organizational synergy, promotes transparency, and provides a sense of community among employees. What hurdles do organizations face in effectively communicating internally, and what are some tips to help?

Internal 97

Internal International Communications Employee 97

5W PR

APRIL 8, 2024

From intimidation to inclusion For many years, the financial services industry was wrapped in an intricate web of complexity. Advocating user-friendly technology The surge of digital banking demands crystal clear communication about the user journey.

Consumer 78

Consumer Financial Ethics Banking 78

Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Today’s PR strategies are more iterative, forming a continuous loop where outcomes are measured and insights are frequently incorporated back into the strategy. PR professionals and marketers alike are beginning to see PR attribution as a mandatory mechanism for accurate marketing measurement. “ Technology has largely enabled this.”

Storytelling 329

Storytelling SEO Community Engineering 329

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Skilled practitioners can seize the moment, with help from technology for metrics and scale. PR skills once used exclusively in media relations are easily transferred to social community management, influencer relations, and content marketing. What’s bad for digital content providers is also bad for the PR industry.

Mobile 100

Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

There isn’t a whole lot of coverage about PR technology. Vocus owned or acquired brands like PRWeb, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), iContact, and several lesser-known social media technologies. I’ll include news from the PR vendor community and review and curate content they produce ( like this ).

Industry 87

Industry Media Technology Employee 87

Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 3, 2018

It may be summer, but #PRStudChat, sponsored by Spin Sucks, is focused on strategic communications all year round. In the spirit of learning, even when school is out, our community will gather for a Twitter chat on July 19th at 12:00 p.m. ET to discuss social media and getting into the strategic communications mindset.

Social Media 150

Social Media Communications Media Community 150

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The technology has developed slowly over the past ten years following innovation in data processing and natural language development, but then incredibly quickly in the past 12 months. AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation.

Report 119

Report Publicity Training Policies 119

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. It requires an understanding of the audiences and industry trends, as well as excellent copywriting skills.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Today I share Deborah Weinstein’s answers to questions about the challenges confronting social media marketing and digital communications. It is the latest in my series of interviews with industry experts (see this post , which sets the stage). My good friend Judy Gombita introduced us, and I am glad that she did.

Marketing 244

Marketing Facebook Social Media Community 244

PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

In this episode, Erica sits down with Christina to discuss the impact of technology both in the workplace and our education system, evolving dynamics between generational workforces, current issues such as remote work, and recent shifts occurring in the professional landscape that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employee 130

Employee Policies Creativity Company 130

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. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Measurement is always tricky and always has been. Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Of the three pillars of the marketer’s media mix — paid, owned and earned — earned media can be the most challenging to measure. Despite Facebook’s measurement problems , Google’s ad controversy and $7B of fraud allegations, the dollars keep flowing. Sometimes, it feels like paid media budgets are invincible.

Media 230

Media Measurement Advertising Advertising 230

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

There is a long-standing joke in the PR industry that the most popular tool is Excel. Excel isn’t used to track the value that the PR industry creates but instead as a crude relationship management tool. The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. It isn’t very funny.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. Most industry professionals recognize that PR and SEO work together. Case in point? In 2010, Vocus acquired the Help a Reporter.

SEO 134

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 134

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The #PRStudChat community gathers on Wednesday, November 29th at 12:00 p.m. ET to focus on communication confidence in a continuously changing landscape through professional development, mentoring and collaboration. Q8: How important is learning to measure PR results? You can learn more about Stephen here. If so, how?

Communications 191

Communications Community Blogging Twitter 191

The Hoyt Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2023

AI Tools And Technology LinkedIn has also incorporated Draft with AI. The company has implemented sophisticated detection technology designed specifically to identify artificial intelligence-produced profile images. Lastly, because captions contain relevant keywords, their presence could improve the SEO ranking of your video.

LinkedIn 92

LinkedIn Video B2B System 92

Stern + Associates

APRIL 13, 2023

Investing in Decarbonization Technology: A Vital Step on the Path to Creating a Sustainable Future The climate crisis has presented humanity with its greatest challenge yet. The good news is, emerging technologies are offering us a powerful path to reaching net zero by 2050, and investment in climate tech is ramping up. What Can I Do?

Policies 93

Policies Energy Government Crisis 93

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

ROI and proving value The top challenge facing communicators is measuring impact, proving value and demonstrating ROI , according to 50% of respondents. However, in a subsequent question, only about half of respondents “often” or “always” measure their communications efforts. Don’t overlook anecdotes either.

Survey 138

Survey Measurement System Education 138

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

The CIPR, #FuturePRoof, PRCA and Provoke Media have all polled the PR industry throughout the COVID-19 crisis. In the consumer sector, the entertainment, gym, hospitality, sports and travel industries in the UK shutdown on 23 March when a lockdown was applied. Invest in building communities, customer databases and influencer networks.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of innovation in the PR industry. It is easy to focus on the challenges that the pandemic has created in the industry but there have been more than 15 new PR agency launches in the UK alone in the past six months. There’s also innovation in business models.

Agency 117

Agency SEO Groups Energy 117

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Once upon a time, many moons ago, I worked at a large PR agency as part of the consumer technology team. I didn’t get into the public relations and communications industry through a traditional career route. Agencies are usually structured as teams specializing in specific industries, outlets or channels.

Agency 89

Agency Energy Crisis Management Industry 89

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 29, 2020

Mental health and wellbeing The long term cost of the crisis will be measured not just in terms of our physical health and the capability of the healthcare system, but as importantly in terms of mental health. Privacy cedes to massive tech onboarding The last two weeks have seen a massive technology onboarding across society.

Crisis 167

Crisis Government Privacy Sports 167

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

The COVID-19 Communications Advisory Panel report records the impact of the pandemic on communications professionals. The report includes contributions from panel members, formed from leaders from across the UK communications industry. It also highlights priority skills areas for the future.

Publicity 199

Publicity Government Crisis Employee 199

PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The theme: “Communications Convergence” covered a range of topics including conflicts, creativity and client relationships. Crunching numbers (data and measurement) was a hot topic as well. Here are 10 takeaways from this most important industry conference: 1. What’s on the mind of PR professionals these days?

Conference 109

Conference Internal International Storytelling 109

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. The pricing is based on the number of categories you subscribe to receive – i.e. technology, health care, etc. ResponseSource also offers press release distribution and a media database.

Pitching 89

Pitching Report Software Survey 89

wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

After you accept an invitation, reply with a quick personal message that includes a few bullet points about what you do, an opportunity to ask questions about your industry and additional ways to connect with you online via social media. I only changed a few words here and there. Fifteen years later, the solid foundation advice still works.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn How To B2B Social Media 52

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry. Great counseling firms were founded and legendary corporate communications departments were born. That was 50 years ago.

Survey 132

Survey Ethics Leadership Financial 132

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Heck, even having a simple social media page isn’t enough; you need to have multiple social media platforms to reach a wide enough audience, and those platforms need to be managed in such a way that it brings your customers together into a self-sustaining community that your company engages with on the ground level. Tall order?

Social Media 177

Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 20, 2016

PR lives in a near-ubiquitous digital landscape where every impression, click, and interaction can be measured. What can or should be measured about how the firm delivers its services? The first step to increasing revenue per employee is to measure revenue per employee. But what about the PR agency itself? It’s often overlooked.

Measurement 40

Measurement Agency Employee Insurance 40

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Long-established reputations were at risk from online activism (commonly termed clicktivism) and technological advancements. But, but, but… a post by Philip Kitchen on PRC in 2010 shared research showing PR departments were ‘now staffed mainly by young, well-informed technologically sophisticated professionals’.

Education 52

Education Reputation Leadership Technology 52

PR 20/20

MARCH 7, 2023

Marketing is a fast-paced and ever-changing industry, meaning staying up on the latest trends, techs, and best practices is constantly important to your career. Find and evaluate AI technology vendors and partners. Measure the value of AI tools for your company's efficiency and performance. Classify AI applications.

Course 52

Course Marketing Analytics Google 52