Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This makes sense: leaders have the greatest power in a company, and when we think about the biggest companies on the planet – Apple , Meta, Tesla and Microsoft, for example – their leaders are inextricably tied to their company reputations, good or bad. But managing a company or brand’s reputation is rarely simple.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Among PR teams, LinkedIn is the go-to social media platform for B2B executives for driving positive visibility and thought leadership. How can executives get the most from their LinkedIn profile to convey leadership and be seen as an expert? . Go beyond a resume . Your LinkedIn profile is representative of your brand.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

In the first post, I explored the meaning and history of the term, and shared examples. If your secret sauce is so special, and can really make your company a market beater, why not give it a name? In the second post, I explained how to describe your IP in simple and clear terms (see the case study below for another example).

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We define the ask as thought leadership strategy. While it may seem like a simple activity — where clients just tell us what their leaders want to talk about and we magically secure coverage around said topic — successful thought leadership is actually quite complex. Step 1: Beware thought leadership in disguise.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

headlines can be a gold mine for reactive news opportunities, where a company latches on to a breaking news story with a smart take or point of view and gets coverage for it. But with many companies doing business internationally it’s smart to look outside our own media market for openings. Look globally for reactive news.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2021

One of the biggest frustrations in the marketing and PR profession today is the lack of understanding from the leadership. For example, you invest a lot of time into research and planning. When the time comes to pitch your plan to the leadership, you begin to realize they don’t have a clue what you’re talking about.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If a company focuses on B2B tech services, we may naturally target outlets like BizTech or MarTech. But for any topic, from ad tech to supply-chain technology, there is someone who covers it and an audience who reads about it. Ask yourself the following questions : Is my company or client involved in philanthropy or community work?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As PR pros, we must continually adapt to emerging technologies that impact consumer behavior. Content marketing Creating high-quality, informative content that answers common voice search queries can position a company or their leader as an industry expert and increase its chances of being featured in voice search results.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 28, 2020

In our case, we focus on the best media approach to attract the attention of key technology journalists who want to cover the company and its story. But the right strategy will work for any type of company. . With that in mind, here are five tips for a successful media strategy for technology companies: .

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2023

And as technology advances, readers are gravitating toward websites and platforms that offer a seamless mobile user experience. How Mobile Technology Can Shape PR Strategies and Tactics PR media placements Platforms that offer a strong mobile experience are catching everyone’s attention.

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Doctor Spin

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Thought leadership might be the right PR strategy for you. What does thought leadership entail? In this blog post, I’ll explore the principles of thought leadership as a PR strategy. As such, thought leadership could be considered a tall order. Lead by example. What does it take to become a thought leader?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2024

Staffbase launches beta for new internal comms tool; Muck Rack team up with Shankman; Agility PR Solutions parent touts LLM deal with “big tech” In an unscientific observation, I’ve noticed a lot of companies are hiring internal communications. Communication is a function of leadership. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today we will focus on Leadership. But you just must convince the people that you are managing, leading, and guiding in your thoughts and that is inherent in leadership. Nowadays it's very important to make a distinction between management and leadership. However, there is leadership. and our speaker is Maxim Behar.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In the public relations world, thought leadership is a big deal, but the term can start to feel old, fast. How do you infuse a thought leadership program with fresh ideas and get the most out of it for PR? Here are some essentials worth considering when looking to maximize a thought leadership program. Be strategic with bylines.

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Onclusive

MAY 12, 2022

PR Attribution analysis also provides our leadership with the metrics they want to see, including ROI.” ~ Katie Watson, VP of Communications, 23andMe”. Thanks to our proprietary newscrawler and advanced marketing technology, Onclusive can make this connection whether or not the article contains a link back to your website.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

Three question areas in particular – about goals, issues and technology – stood out to me. For example, a study conducted by Edelman in 2018 found “nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of consumers around the world now buy on belief, a remarkable increase of 13 points since 2017.”. 3) PR Technology is about Customer Experience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Whether it’s true love or love-hate, our leadership encourages its use for first drafts of written content, research synthesis, rote reports, and more. The more we “feed” the technology, the smarter it becomes and the more it understands our voice and style. It should never have the final word, because human oversight is needed.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 24, 2020

But at our company, one unsung technical visionary does have hero status; and we believe he deserves this distinction industrywide. At that time, the company was called AirPR, and it was a marketplace for PR professionals. At that time, the company was called AirPR, and it was a marketplace for PR professionals.

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Shift Communications

AUGUST 10, 2017

Every company wants more leads, right? In a recent SHIFT blog , our VP of Marketing Tech, Chris Penn, answered the question ‘what is thought leadership?’. PR helps to communicate compelling stories to improve brand awareness, and by integrating thought leadership, it may help to generate qualified leads. Theresa Masnik.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 7, 2021

In PR, we of course want to get as many quality stories as possible, and we typically have a good idea of what will result when we’re managing a news announcement, for example. A great example was a French company we worked with that was launching their competitive pricing tool in the US market. How do PR pros do this?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” To understand how analysts factor marketing into their assessment and valuation of the companies they cover. The purpose? Comment: A brand is a promise. It’s a perception.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It has only been a year since Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s rebranding to Meta, and his vision for how the company will lead us into an immersive, virtual world. s blog reported an aggregate $120B funding for related technology and infrastructure in the first five months of 2022, more than double the $57B invested in all of 2021.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In her role as director of innovation and CEO communications at Microsoft, Bonnie McCracken has a pivotal role in shaping the narrative for groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technologies, particularly with the company’s investments in AI. Think about how much time you can save each day if you apply this to a few tasks.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It can help deliver key messages, communicate expertise and drive thought leadership for business brands. But there are many types of content that build credibility and leadership as part of a strategic PR program. As outlined in my post on PR tips for effective bylines , bylined content is a powerful part of a B2B PR plan.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2017

But they usually fall short as a company grows and sees a need for a more coordinated PR effort. When considering an agency to handle reputation management and media relations for a company, consider these signs as indicators of the need to boost PR efforts. The company has secured funding that will enable a leap forward.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

Typically they’re articles or broadcast segments that feature a given company or brand in a positive way. Over the past several years, the medium has grown in popularity along with the acceleration of mobile technology. Thought leadership events keep on giving. That’s why podcasts should be on every media pitch list.

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Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

thought leadership. The other part is understanding the technological shifts that will change the world in the coming decades, and along with it, how you do PR. Recognizing and preparing for the emergence of these technologies now will be the difference between surfing the tech wave and being swept away as they break.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 2, 2023

As the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes shape, many companies have mixed feelings about ChatGPT and the AI arms race. For example, you can type in “story ideas involving cybersecurity,” and ChatGPT will produce a list of angles that might work, or at least get you thinking. The more details you provide ChatGPT, the better.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 12, 2020

Better organize your announcements and media contacts, make the “news” easy to find and stick to business etiquette; pro PR tips About a year ago I started writing a monthly summary of PR technology news. As companies get older, they accumulate, announcements, transactions and history. It’s been an eye-opening experience.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Originally seen on Forbes As technology enables us to do more in business and in our personal lives, we find ourselves living in a state of continuous transformation. The role is no longer to simply generate attention and positive press coverage for the company. With transformation comes disruption, and it is happening at a rapid pace.

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Onclusive

MAY 12, 2022

PR Attribution analysis also provides our leadership with the metrics they want to see, including ROI.” ~ Katie Watson, VP of Communications, 23andMe” What is PR Attribution ? The articles in the study included only earned media content (no owned or social media) published via digital media (no print or broadcast).

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 6, 2022

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . We had a book published out of that big project in 2021 – PR Women with Influence: Breaking Through the Ethical and Leadership Challenges.

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Landis PR

JUNE 21, 2022

The most influential tech event in the world , CES brings together companies, manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology, content, technology delivery systems and more to showcase what the industry has to offer and what the future will look like. 5-8, 2023, with Media Days in January. Look back at CES’s past.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s also a great place to have conversations around hot topics in tech, leadership and current events. . In PR, we believe that securing speaking events for executives is a strong way to promote thought leadership and position clients as industry leaders. Preview company announcements and launches.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

As the business development director for a growing services firm ( we’ll call it Company B ), he is charged with expanding Company B’s presence and business in the Detroit automotive market. Fortunately, though, Company B has recently done some credible work for an Asian-based automaker. Mark has a problem. Enter the PR Firm.

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