Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

Do you feel like media relations getting harder? The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. 3 More Reasons Media Relations is Harder. Also, see these related posts.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 1) Earned media is sales enablement. A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

The Sorry State of Media Relations. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. Alan Murray, who spent years at the Wall Street Journal as a reporter and editor before taking the reins at Fortune magazine, summed it up this way: ‘One, they don’t trust us.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Some time ago I pitched a reporter, who was looking for sources, on social media for a client. A survey I teamed up with Ned Lundquist to conduct of PR pros last year found 51% said media relations was getting harder. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility. The pitch was about a study they had done.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Media Relations is Hard and Getting Harder. A majority (68%) of PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder. It’s harder to know who is media and who isn’t. content marketing (64%).

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

With the so-called ‘collapse’ of major digital news outlets like Vice Media and BuzzFeed and the much-hyped decline of traditional news, then earned media no longer matters. Securing earned media is still the highest priority for most public relations professionals. Wait, what is earned media?

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For those who don’t watch, Succession follows the dysfunctional Roy family, whose patriarch, Logan Roy, owns and operates the largest media and entertainment company in the world. But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Amid layoffs and closures stemming from the pandemic, news organizations are republishing political content leaving less time and space for businesses news Survey data shows media relations keeps getting harder , but now there’s a new analysis of content being published that offers a glimpse as to why. Try our services.

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Landis PR

MARCH 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report , which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. It’s clear Twitter remains a vital platform for engaging with media.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape have altered PR and marketing in recent years. How do we navigate the media landscape when “fake news” accusations are thrown around and the very business of media is under siege? Yet the business of public relations is thriving. Here’s why: 1. PR drives SEO.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 8, 2017

For a time, social media worked organically. You can’t tell – even digitally savvy marketers can’t tell – the difference between “content” and “ads” anymore. .” Earned media is going to get harder. This is what social media did to the traditional gatekeeper.

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PRSay

MAY 4, 2020

Cision recently released its annual State of the Media Report , which uncovers the latest trends and challenges facing the media industry, and how PR professionals can work with their journalist counterparts better. A high bar for anything related to COVID-19. If it’s not accurate it’s not journalism.”.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Are we over-relying on media relations in PR? I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Just give this shocking post a read.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

The past five years or so have seen drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape that impact PR and marketing. How to navigate the media landscape when “fake news” accusations are thrown around and the very business of media is under siege? Yet the business of public relations is thriving.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . 2) Content marketing (not “marketing content” ).

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. The one-time crowdsourced feature for new hire announcements or appointments in a local market will cost $250. Don’t miss these related posts: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Is the process of media relations getting harder? Part of the answer is rethinking traditional PR efforts – and another part is studying the media to understand how it’s changing. 1) The top challenges in journalism. Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. The PESO model takes the four media types —paid, earned, shared and owned—and merges them together.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. Yet with the rise of social media and the profound digital disruption of advertising, PR has come into its own.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Their study was published in the Journal of Promotion Management and summarized in a piece for the Institute for Public Relations ( IPR ).

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

In recent years, the way PR and communications pros communicate with the media has undergone rapid evolution. This was always important but it has become even more crucial in an era of fractured, niche media. Building relationships is the same…it’s the media itself that’s different.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. But can we say that for sponsored content ? Does it have the same impact as earned media? .

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you work in PR and engage in media relations , it’s a good idea to keep an ear out as to what is on the minds of those that work in the media. The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. 2) Trust in media still adrift, says media.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

b) More pay-to-play opportunities to participate in national media relations opportunities. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 19, 2012

This is especially true if you consider how much has changed in the last five years across paid, owned and earned media. >screen >screen does the blurry transition to note we''re considering the changes< Publishing: Content management platforms have decentralized publishing. But their relevance has shifted.

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Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. Top tier media intelligence solutions provide publicity value as a KPI, which approximate the monetary value of a media story. Publicity Value.

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Cision

JULY 25, 2017

Try leveraging the power of earned media. Targeting the Right Media Earns Quality Backlinks. By using a media database to target reputable outlets in your industry. Earned Media Builds Trust. 81 percent of marketers rate earned media as being more effective or as effective as paid media coverage.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 13, 2020

As the media analytics pulled from the Critical Mention platform show, what started as just a show of solidarity from two small business owners turned into an earned media bonanza, garnering hundreds of thousands of dollars in publicity for what had previously been a relatively anonymous pizza shop outside of Belmar.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. But again, with the deluge of content being produced every day, being remarkable will be a baseline requirement. Scott Kaminski , Senior Marketing Manager, Häfele America Co. .

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Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

By now, content marketing has become an important part of almost every PR’s arsenal. Content is the motive force for today’s noisy internet. Plus, content seems like the path of least resistance. Public relations’ stock in trade has been the ability to persuade and get ink for our news. And why not?

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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. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Have you been recommending a change in strategy regarding social media? What comes after social media?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

1) Earned and branded media drive awareness and trust in B2B. Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. For B2B companies, earned media and branded content ranked the highest.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve noticed a distinct trend: more former media folks making the transition to the PR/social side. In many ways, the media isn’t the best place to work right now. Paul Business Journal). Vineeta Sawkar, senior media relations manager, University of St.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

We’ve unmoored media from accuracy.” click any image for higher resolution) Other Notes from the 2020 JOTW Comms Survey Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) newsletter and Sword and the Script Media conducted the third annual JOTW Communications Survey to understand trends in the field of communications. Media relations only gets harder.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If you work in PR, marketing or communications and use a media intelligence platform, you might be familiar with the “good enough for now” syndrome. Maybe you are using a media monitoring platform that isn’t delivering on the promises you were made when you bought it, but does the bare minimum you need to get your job done. .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 10) Growing challenges of media relations.

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