Sword and the Script

JULY 30, 2019

Marketing technology (martech) is not marketing. Not any more than, a CRM database is customer service. Or consider these comparisons: Graphic design software is not creativity. Because if martech is marketing, then businesses merely need to buy some technology. Technology is the practical application of science.

Marketing 104

Marketing Comparison Enterprise Technology 104

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 Here we go…. The company has raised a total of $66.3

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Disruptive opportunities like the chance to rank first for voice search in search engines: “Beyond playing into trends, voice interactions with chatbots, virtual assistants and other IoT technologies have the potential to upend traditional search and display advertising models in the near future, even for giants in the space like Google.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

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. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. There is no order of merit, these predictions are listed by the order in which they were received.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

MARCH 15, 2022

Truescope is a new media monitoring technology that’s launching in the U.S. Instead, these are analogous to the way technology vendors brief Gartner or Forrester. At a minimum, you can keep a record of an article for year-over-year comparison, even if you can’t access the underlying content 12, or 24 months later for example.

Tools 160

Tools Media Software Analysis 160

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. I had the real privilege to work for Bloomberg for four years as the leader of internal coms and innovation communications.

Ethics 78

Ethics Employee Communications System 78

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

I shared a first draft of this article as a Google Document via Twitter; with MA PR students at Newcastle University; and with colleagues at Ketchum on an international webinar. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project. Action: Learn about this technology.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164