ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. PR today is about SEO.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Technology has enabled me to do the work of five people and has enabled me to do that work in far less time.”. Someone with a PR background or degree is now somehow expected to know graphic design, videography, web design and development, photography and social media and more.”. Technology doesn’t sleep. In multiple mediums.”.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

The first reason is to acquire a new piece of technology. And it’s top of mind this month because the largest PR technology vendor is back to doing acquisitions. It leads this edition of the PR Tech Sum – a monthly roundup of all the news from the PR technology market. The second reason is to acquire customers. Did you know?

Company 150

Company Tools Technology Software 150

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This summary of PR technology news – the PR Tech Sum – is back after a two-month hiatus. The corporate reputation sector saw some consolidation this week, as Signal AI, which bills itself as a global external intelligence company, acquired KELP Inc., PitchBook says the company raised three rounds and grew to 210 employees.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The median salary breaks down across corporate, agency and non-profit sectors of PR as follows: corporate communications median salary was $127,100; PR agency median salary was $96,000, and non-profit communications salary was $85,000. . 3) Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology.

Blogging 80

Blogging Publicity Marketing Survey 80

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here’s the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. First, the company built its own newscrawler to index and filter web content for media monitoring, whereas many media monitoring solutions rely on third-party partnerships. Minor notes from the world of PR technology. PR tech mentions.

Software 154

Software Tools Print Technology 154

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2019

There isn’t a whole lot of coverage about PR technology. Vocus owned or acquired brands like PRWeb, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), iContact, and several lesser-known social media technologies. c) PR Tech Reviews based on my review of the technology (1-2 per year). 2) SocialChorus adds new employee comms products.

Industry 86

Industry Media Technology Employee 86

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Each corporate PRCA member will be expected to engage with a local school each year. It is firmly on the agenda of industry bodies and progressive organisations are talking steps to address it for employees. The web and the internet have enabled communities to form around an organisation, topic or issue. What we do 5.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

The company sells services and was using proprietary technology to assist in the delivery of those services. The publication cites Cision Chief Product & Technology Officer Jay Webster as saying: “Factmata’s unique expertise is helping brands and organizations identify risky narratives earlier and more reliably than a human can.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Beyond PR

JULY 28, 2017

Talk to Customers & Employees. Your employees have a different perspective of your brand than you do, so talk to them as well. Use dialogue with your customers and employees to also understand what weaknesses they observe. At Cision, many of our team members have worked at other technology corporations.

Employee 80

Employee Journalism Data Technology 80

The Awards Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Many corporations view applying for industry awards as a bit too self-promotional, a waste of critical advertising budget, and far too time-consuming. To make things easier, publish the content on the Web and provide hyperlinks. . However, just being nominated or shortlisted for an award can yield tremendous advantages. Did you win?

Case Study 66

Case Study Conference Advertising Advertising 66

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tools and Tactics Public Relations: PR uses tools such as press releases , events, community involvement, web- and social media publishing, and interactions with the news media to earn public attention and goodwill. In public relations, we call this: Lobbying ( blog posts ) Most organisations have employees.

Publicity 52

Publicity Marketing eBook Public Affairs 52

Stephen Waddington

JULY 17, 2018

A UK supermarket uses a combination of process, technology and editorial nous to identify stories from across a national organisation. By Tony Cuthbertson In any organisation there are thousands of inspiring day-to-day stories waiting to be discovered in the conversations and interactions between their customers and employees.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Local Community Case Study 60

Where the Fishermen Ain't

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

As of today, I will have been writing about the promise of blockchain technology for corporate communications for exactly a year. I’m not a technologist, but I’m definitely tech-informed, passionate about open source, and I do know a thing or two about public relations, corporate communications, and reputation. What I Got Right.

Technology 20

Technology Writing Government Corporate 20

Where the Fishermen Ain't

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

As of today, I will have been writing about the promise of blockchain technology for corporate communications for exactly a year. I’m not a technologist, but I’m definitely tech-informed, passionate about open source, and I do know a thing or two about public relations, corporate communications, and reputation. What I Got Right.

Technology 20

Technology Writing Government Corporate 20

PR 20/20

AUGUST 22, 2017

Human Resources is uneasy about adopting an employee social media policy. IT pushes back on providing the technology foundations and support for advanced, integrated marketing programs. Inbound marketing requires a level of openness and transparency previously unheard of in the corporate world. It Risks Rejection.

Marketing 87

Marketing Resources Technology Internal 87

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

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2015

Why: “I believe no organizational communication is as important as employee communication. Employees can lift a company through difficult times or they can tank it,” says Shel Holtz (and one of the guests on tomorrow’s #measurePR Twitter chat – I hope you’re planning on coming!) ” 7.

Internal 40

Internal International Communications Employee 40

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. This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals. The marketing services industry is in a state of flux. 4) Demand That Digital Is Ingrained in Their DNA.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism, the practice of sunsetting experienced pros , has been with us in the work force for many years but today has become a routine practice in technology and many other industries. It could be a part time gig for a task that you can do in a time frame much shorter or at a cost much less than a full time employee.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

T he industries that generate the highest demand : Technology, financial services and higher education. A public and personalized message is, quite frankly, unheard of from an executive like Jones, especially with a corporation as large as Target. However, at the time, a corporate message would not have had the same effect.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The revelations that Moonves actively obstructed the investigation into claims that he sexually harassed and even assaulted employees came nearly a year after CBS fired Charlie Rose for sexual harassment. The mess just goes to show that most secrets don’t stay hidden forever, and that corporate cover-ups rarely stay that way.

Banking 257

Banking Facebook Reputation Crisis 257

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 11, 2022

I don’t get too excited about private equity money in PR technology. And now on to the monthly PR Tech Sum rounding news and links from the world of PR technology. * * *. Symphony Technology Group (STG) said it had closed on acquisitions of Kantar Reputation Intelligence, PRgloo and Onclusive. PE Firm Buys 3 PR Tech Vendors.

Reputation 85

Reputation Technology Tools Data 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

3) lack of employee experience (25%). Read more: Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications. Here’s how the top five answers stacked up: 56% said web traffic/web analytics; 51% said impressions / estimated site traffic (i.e. 66% said conferences (including virtual). select all that apply).

B2B 116

B2B Marketing Survey Software 116

Shift Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

My name is Christopher Penn, vice president of marketing technology here at SHIFT Communications and today we’re talking about marketing life after Facebook. And of course, that includes news organizations, corporate Facebook pages, pre-recorded videos, things like that. [00:01:02] Facebook isn’t even the web.

Facebook 116

Facebook Video Brand Branding 116

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. The company does not field its own web crawler, so it gets all its content through partnerships. Second, the platform is built on modern technology.

Tools 158

Tools Media Software Analysis 158

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Muck Rack is a PR technology platform that helps PR find relevant media contacts, facilitates PR pitching and provides media monitoring The big players in PR technology have largely achieved their growth through mergers and acquisitions ( example ). Click any image for higher resolution.

Pitching 86

Pitching Media System Tools 86

Maxim Behar

JANUARY 24, 2022

About 27 years ago, Maxim from proudly launching a one-man-show company in a one-room rented apartment of a friend to owning a leading Public Relations and Social Media company, is streaming like water; partnered with one of the largest international US-based PR corporations, Hill+Knowlton Strategies with hundreds of clients from all over the world.

Ethics 52

Ethics Creativity Leadership Crisis Management 52

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

The first phase of study that led to the Excellence Theory consisted of quantitative, survey-based research of more than 300 organisations in Canada, UK and US, including a cross section of corporations, non-profit organisations and government agencies. This is not the case in the era of the social web and I would argue never has been.

Communications 60

Communications Analysis Web Handbook 60

Maxim Behar

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We were advising them on how to present themselves to the media, to their employees, and to the public. We have a graphic design department, we have an events department, we have a web design department, and programmers. They don't have the corporate culture that we have to create for them. It really is a revolution.

Newspapers 59

Newspapers Meeting Ethics Social Media 59

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Happy employees are the ultimate growth driver. Brands that emphasize employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) achieve business growth nearly 2x faster, according to a study by Salesforce. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communication roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000.

Survey 176

Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Marketers have poured money into technologies that distribute content, but very little into technologies that help creative. Additionally, The Next Web pointed to Sprint, Netflix, and, L’Oreal, among others. It’s true of course, but it’s a problem of our own creation. There are no signs that this is slowing either.

Creativity 77

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 77

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In the daily struggle for attention and visibility, small companies do not leave the field to large corporations. Note: Mr. Galant is the CEO of Muck Rack, which is also one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology. Note: Talkwalker is one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

MaccaPR

JANUARY 4, 2018

In our 21 years of client experience at Maccabee, the single most effective step that clients can take to endear them to us is to be transparent – sharing their marketing plans, giving us access to web traffic and other analytics, introducing us to their salespeople, distributors, wholesalers and even their CEO. I want to frame these notes.

Agency 0

Agency Advertising Advertising Leadership 0

PRSay

JUNE 26, 2016

You may hear about the challenges of technology (yes, they exist) but there are also tremendous benefits. Social media is about people, however, the technology helps to facilitate the great interactions we experience. Social media has changed the world of PR and it’s for the better.

Social Media 113

Social Media Media Infographics Community 113