Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

B2B 160

B2B Leadership Marketing Software 160

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. The company maintains and sells access to an online media contact database, which serves as the population from which the survey sample is drawn. The survey suggests reporter views of the top challenges they face is splintered.

Survey 101

Survey Report Media B2B 101

Sword and the Script

JULY 3, 2018

Outbrain is one most recognizable brands in advertising technology (adtech). I’m pretty confident if I ran a survey, 99% would decline such an opportunity. Looking for a content marketing agency partner that can both. Looking for a content marketing agency partner that can both. Give our services a try.

Content Marketing 64

Content Marketing Pitching Marketing Advertising 64

Contently - Strategy

MAY 8, 2019

Some sellers know their companies have a library of content but don’t put in the effort to find and study it. As Contently’s co-founder and CTO, I’m always thinking about new ways software can help people. The post Content Marketing and the Future of Sales Enablement appeared first on Contently.

Content Marketing 92

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Education 92

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Nearly 80% of the 1,279 bloggers in the 7 th annual Orbit Media blogger survey say blogging drives some marketing results – and 25% say it draws “strong marketing results.” >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute?

B2B 147

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 147

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 81

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer is an annual survey that examines the “volatility of trust in social institutions” around the world. This year the survey was conducted in 28 countries and obtained 1,150 respondents per country. In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 68

Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2017

What does it take to implement content marketing effectively in a B2B organization? It’s not an easy question to answer broadly because: a) every team has its own dynamics; b) every organization has constraints and limitations, and c) every vertical market has its own unique characteristics. 1) Hands on marketing leadership.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Leadership 68

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Technological Issues One of the foremost barriers to effective internal communications is the technological gap within organizations. Inadequate technology can impede internal comms through several avenues. Providing comprehensive user training and support ensures maximum adoption and proficiency with the chosen technology.

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Internal International Communications Employee 95

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

Marketers are relatively upbeat about the economy and growth prospects over the next 12 months or so. That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey , a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. Here are five points I think are relevant for B2B marketing leaders. of revenue in marketing.

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2024

Consider the following: Much of marketing is based on interruption – cornering people; Email subject lines are manipulative – aiming to trick receivers into opening them; and Content that overpromises and underdelivers – an ebook that offers a theory to marry astrophysics and quantum theory – but falls far short of delivering on that promise.

B2B 137

B2B Marketing eBook YouTube 137

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. 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. Or are we? Let’s hit it.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

A 2016 survey from Narrative Science found that 58 percent of enterprise business executives are already using predictive analytics within their organization. The methods they use to attribute business achievements and even revenue back to marketing efforts have given birth to bigger budgets and new skills. What this means for PR.

Strategy 294

Strategy Data-Driven PR Measurement Enterprise 294

Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Much like last year’s survey , CMOs said they plan to invest in social, mobile and digital. The survey also found that just 11.5 A total of 40.6

Mobile 60

Mobile Survey Marketing B2C 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

However, the cadence of publishing still meets one absolute requirement of content marketing : consistency in publishing matters as much as anything else. If you want content marketing to augment PR, social media and other marketing activities…. 8 Innovations in Public Relations Technology to Watch.

Blogging 133

Blogging Software Google Content Marketing 133

PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

Artificial intelligence, despite any hype or buzz you hear, is a very real force in the marketing industry—and it’s changing the way brands and people create content. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing. And the technology increasingly exists to do so.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Company System Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is largely a reflection of what PR professionals say they measure, according to The JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. You can find the survey answers from 483 communicators here: PR measurement. I’ve done two surveys of my own on this question of the general public and of professional communicators.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

Another way to look at the customer journey is a marketing funnel — a visualization for understanding the process of turning prospects into customers: With this framework, both marketing and communications can set their objectives for each step in the funnel, or customer journey.

Strategy 195

Strategy Marketing Measurement eBook 195

Onclusive

MARCH 8, 2018

They discussed how AI is already impacting the PR industry, how AI will impact the role of PR and content marketing professionals, and how to leverage this evolution to drive business impact and success. How AI will impact the role of PR and content marketing professionals. Gould & Partners Survey).

Case Study 170

Case Study Engineering Measurement Big Data 170

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Challenge #4: Disconnect Between Content and Real-World Behavior.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

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. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. Dynamic content and regulations. Jack of all trades.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. A Guest Post by Simon Locke, Founder & CEO, CommunicationsMatch TM. In fact, the opposite is true.

Agency 223

Agency Survey SEO Social Media 223

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

So, which emotions do you need to target to make your content more shareable? Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. He specializes in SEO and Content Marketing activities.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Sword and the Script

JULY 25, 2023

The report is based on a survey commissioned by B2B agency Transmission and conducted by the research firm Savanta. Improve “knowledge and use of marketing technologies.” Have “stronger accountability for marketing results and ROI.” A new report – Closing the CMO-CFO brand value gap in B2B – highlights this skepticism.

B2B 95

B2B Brand Branding Marketing 95

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? GPT-3 is now the underlying language model for dozens of technology tools.

SEO 93

SEO Strategy Google Engineering 93

Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Indeed, Joan Westerberg writes: “The demand for technology news is bigger than ever. But it’s not a journalist’s job to create content for you; their job is to report on and cover the news.”. Appeal to more minor writers and content creators and partner with them.” There’s an ongoing march of tech startups.

Writing 177

Writing Pitching Report Industry 177

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Communications professions placed press releases near the bottom of a long list of priorities for the next 12 months, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , a collaborative effort between Ned’s Job-of-the-Week and Sword and the Script Media. Those results echoed views expressed about press releases on the same survey last year.

Survey 71

Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

141 PR and Comms Pros Explain What They Do for a Living Sources for public relations salary benchmarks: 2020 Public Relations Salary Survey: How Much Money do PRs Pros Make? It’s an older technology but I still find it useful. What is PR? The second option is to set up an email address just for subscriptions.

Resources 117

Resources Publicity Reddit Interviews 117

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

.” Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge, There is a positive side to the findings of this report – in house marketers and agencies are moving towards strategies that integrate SEO, SEM, social media and content marketing. IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ).

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

5W PR

JUNE 27, 2022

Advertising technology is all of the tools and platforms that companies can use to create and distribute targeted digital ad campaigns to their audiences. One of those industries that companies need to follow is ad tech because of the power that this technology has to automate as well as serve very targeted ad campaigns to consumers.

Company 88

Company Strategy Publicity Advertising 88

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

This week includes survey data and salient points from two subject matter experts on the topic. Most B2B marketers (64%) create buyer personas and many use these for content segmentation (33%). Another 54% said they relied on current customer interviews, while approximately 52% used marketing team recommendations.”

B2B 114

B2B Marketing How To Survey 114

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

While a problem solver can be productive in almost any organizational structure, communicators often find themselves reporting up through marketing channels. Most respondents with communications or PR responsibilities report to the head of marketing (41%) according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020.

Report 116

Report Publicity Survey B2B 116

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Train your staff to ask questions highlighting consumer needs, or simply provide them with simple surveys to present during in-person interactions. You should also utilize technology. Design registration forms to capture data — such as job titles or demographic information — that align with your intended goals for the event.

Community 90

Community How To Marketing Data 90

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. The CMO Survey.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

To borrow from a quote , the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. There have been a lot of new surveys and reports launched since the beginning of the year. Content production to grow 25%. “58% 12% said increasing market share. Talk to Us !

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

Nearly half of respondents (47%) in a recent survey of public relations pros found many are observing more PR work being taken in-house. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. The Role of Technology on the Legal Market. As law firms patiently waited (prayed?)

Agency 92

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 92