Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. More internal comms. More internal comms. in an open-ended follow-up question. Additional duties.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Second, on the list – an executive team that doesn’t understand communications – is closely related.

Survey 135

Survey Measurement System Education 135

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. >>> Muck Rack announced new dashboards that centralized reporting for PR measurement. Give our services a try. Muck Rack enhances reporting .

Tools 99

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 99

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 30, 2015

The July edition of #measurePR focused on an area most PR pros don’t often think about: internal communications. Q2 Don’t confine measurement to outputs. Have relevant KPIs to measure against. measurePR community member, Sarah Parker chimed in: Q2: Have a benchmark. Bad objectives, wrong measurement.

Internal 40

Internal International Communications Measurement 40

Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners. Practitioners and academics operate in almost entirely separate communities. Organisational Capabilities.

Publicity 167

Publicity Ethics Training Education 167

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

I missed my self-imposed deadline in June as I was simply overwhelmed by events: client work – always my first priority – but also bisdev, podcast production, blog posts, and trying to get this year’s annual JOTW comms survey ready for publication. The company explained in an email exchange that MSL is already offering the attribution to U.S.

Pitching 88

Pitching Report Software Survey 88

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

To prosper long term, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also benefit all their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers and communities in which they operate. Spaceship Media is a US start-up that seeks to support dialogue between polarised groups through community management.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

Should a recession hit, the narrative around the labor market and the impact it has on businesses, the workforce and our communities will undoubtedly change. It’s been said, “failing to plan is planning to fail.”

Brand 78

Brand Branding SEO Employee 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 3, 2020

Survey Identifies Most Recommended PR Tech Vendors, Meltwater Adds Signals, TVEyes Spots Logos in Broadcasts, Cision Shows Pageviews of Coverage, Burrelles Names First Women President For years, I have published a new post every Tuesday like clockwork. Also see: Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds.

Product Launch 94

Product Launch Survey Banking Pharmaceuticals 94

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 5, 2019

And, it has more to do with community-building than it does thought leadership. Now, measurement is the tricky thing here. How do you measure what kind of impact all this liking and commenting has on the HRB brand? Sure, all sorts of stuff internally at HRB would impact that ranking, too. Internal surveys.

LinkedIn 92

LinkedIn Employee Leadership Internal 92

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Some of the findings were expected; respondents mentioned the blending of marketing and PR responsibilities, as well as the pressure to measure outcomes. This is particularly true when it comes to allocating budget for monitoring and measurement, for content creation and for the increasingly important role of influencer relations.

Analytics 120

Analytics B2C B2B Agency 120

Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Statistics from our 2019 survey on the Importance of Corporate Reputation quantify this. 93 percent of participants of the survey indicated reputation is important when choosing among products or services of similar quality and price. Managing your reputation crosses over communications, public affairs and public relations.

Reputation 79

Reputation Public Affairs Survey Financial 79

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In other words, during the process of writing out the answers on his sneaker, he had internalized the answers and could recall them from memory. It was the 5 th annual B2B Content Marketing Survey which conjured up that memory – from perhaps a more frightening part of my mind. He rattled off a bunch of answers to prove his point.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Study Marketing Survey 126

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” In the spirit of transparency, Marketwired is a client of my company, Pure Performance Communications. Were you surprised by any of the survey findings? .

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Reputation Us

JANUARY 7, 2019

That is, get a pulse on what’s being discussed and felt internally by the credit union’s board, executives, staff, branch managers, frontline member representatives, HR, recruits and vendor partners. Reputation Action 3: Demonstrate Community Relevancy. The challenge is to be measurably relevant.

Reputation 60

Reputation Nonprofit Policies Financial 60

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. For example, the domain authority (DA) metric invented by Semrush rival Moz, has become the defacto standard for measuring the quality of third-party sites. Further the transactions create buzz and coverage.

SEO 130

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 130

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. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Social media and niche communities like r/SkincareAddiction or r/nutrition. Customer surveys are one of the most common ways to do customer research, according to Hotjar’s State of Experience Report. Be sure you nail your survey design. Too many questions and survey takers will bounce. Internal Resources.

B2B 94

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 94

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 31, 2019

© Copyright law backward step for sharing economy and measurement Well intentioned EU legislation aimed at empowering content creators is likely to have unintended consequences for digital services in Europe. More than 500 people have joined the Comms School Facebook community. Join our live session on Tuesday, 2 April, 6:30pm BST.

Survey 68

Survey Enterprise SEO Web 68

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. Even surveys don’t really cut it.

Publicity 89

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 89

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

While clearly data has an important role in marketing decisions, the community is also beginning to recognize data has several limits ( click fraud aside ). That’s according to Oliver McAteer , writing for Campaign Live about a survey by buy-side vendor Sizmek. For years marketing leaders have all heard data, data, data.

Creativity 76

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 76

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners. Practitioners and academics operate in almost entirely separate communities. Organisational Capabilities.

Publicity 72

Publicity Ethics Training Education 72

Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

Then we look at your impact on your communities. We don’t just take yourself submitted survey answers, we go through the documentation that you provide as part of the process, and then all of that combines into your score. One is mixed into the survey process itself. We look at governance practices.

Ethics 70

Ethics Training Financial Survey 70

Reputation Us

JULY 14, 2017

consumers, achieving a reputation score that qualified as “strong” for the first time since the Survey of Bank Reputations began in 2011, conducted by the Reputation Institute for “ American Banker ” magazine. Are there issues related to the communities they serve (e.g. How does a financial institution measure up to the competition?

Banking 60

Banking Reputation Financial Government 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I look forward to the PRSA International Conference every year for so many reasons. I’ll sit in on keynotes and sessions to get the updates on pressing topics including measurement, diversity in communications, data and creative storytelling, etc. The Shout-Out. It’s time to get active.

Skype 150

Skype Industry Storytelling Interviews 150

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Surveys and focus groups are a good way to do this. Web3 brings the opportunity for reputation based on participation, allowing you to engage with communities online—and to own/control your consolidated reputation data. Highlight your leaders internally before promoting them outside the organization.

Reputation 78

Reputation Insurance Insurance Employee 78

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

The earnings release named new customers in this segment “as Marriott International, Nike, McKinsey & Company, Lego and Bayer.”. Coverage books help…showcase earned media coverage in customizable, branded digital PR measurement reports,” according to the announcement. Internal comms a top priority. Meltwater case study.

Software 118

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 118

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

I’ll include news from the PR vendor community and review and curate content they produce ( like this ). Onclusive is developing new ways to measure PR including attribution. SocialChorus ranked in the top 10 on a question for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey asking PR respondents to rank PR vendors by familiarity and favorability.

Industry 85

Industry Media Technology Employee 85

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

The top news in PR tech this month includes: Artificial Intelligence updates for PR, Microsoft integrations for internal comms; podcast monitoring grows. This is your monthly summary of all the news out of the PR technology community. Please take the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey? Here’s a link to the survey.

Pitching 78

Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Moz – Measuring Site or Page Authority Moz is a mainstay in the SEO community and has created widely recognized, industry-standard link metrics known as Domain Authority (DA) and Page Authority (PA). Or you can create a fresh, shareable piece of content, such as an infographic or survey campaign , and pitch it for links.

Tools 71

Tools SEO Analysis Google 71

Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

Then we look at your impact on your communities. We don’t just take yourself submitted survey answers, we go through the documentation that you provide as part of the process, and then all of that combines into your score. One is mixed into the survey process itself. We look at governance practices.

Ethics 52

Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

72Point’s Jess Macdonald shares tips on how to gain more news coverage using surveys in a new way. Swarmwise eBook: Building a community. Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Very cool. How about a movement?

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

PR in High Definition

JANUARY 26, 2021

For example, take the likes of surveys – whether that be looking at public sentiment, that of customers or employees – these can offer critical insights for the required direction and structure of comms and marketing, even overall business plans. These missions and goals also need to be accurately measured. N:onconformity.

Reputation 90

Reputation Creativity Employee Resources 90