Sword and the Script

MARCH 12, 2024

The researchers then examined three measures of financial performance among the firms including market share, revenue growth and shareholder return. By comparison, “100% of boards now include at least one designated finance expert among their memberships, many boards have multiple finance experts.”

Marketing 136

Marketing Survey Study Comparison 136

Onclusive

JUNE 23, 2022

This week, we’re continuing with our June blog series on Measuring Up To Marketing: How PR Fits Into The Mix. This has certainly helped us stay funded and keep the right conversations going across our entire organization.” ~ Lona Therrien, Sr Director, Global Corporate Communications, Mimecast.

Strategy 195

Strategy Marketing Measurement eBook 195

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. 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. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we? Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Landis PR

JANUARY 30, 2024

With calls for recession waxing and waning, PR strategies like thought leadership become more and more important. Instead, proactive marketers turn to thought leadership to drive revenue and acquire new business. That example is less quantifiable, but brand recognition also can be measured through polling and surveys.

Leadership 105

Leadership SEO Measurement Reputation 105

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2018

Great counseling firms were founded and legendary corporate communications departments were born. For more than 100 years, all of us — agencies, clients and educators, working together around the world through mutuality of endeavor — defined a new industry.

Survey 114

Survey Ethics Leadership Financial 114

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

That’s one surprising conclusion I drew from a survey of 850 bloggers by ConvertKit. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey. I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. WordPress the Dominate Platform.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

Open-ended questions can sometimes be the most insightful part of a good survey. More than once I’ve analyzed survey results for a client and wound up finding the perfect report title in the open-ended commentary. 3) “Thought leadership can’t be outsourced. 2) “Budget and staffing needs to meet strategic plan goals.”.

Corporate 73

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 73

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Lacking a time machine that would let us jump into the future, my company surveyed hundreds of PR practitioners about where the profession is heading in the next three years. Here’s the breakdown: 54% of respondents work at PR agencies, 24% work for corporate PR departments and 22% work as independent PR practitioners.

Survey 86

Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

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. in an open-ended follow-up question. Jack of all trades.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Thought leadership content is persuasive. In two randomized experiments involving both the general public and so-called “elites”, researchers found that op-ed content had a measurable and lasting effect on people’s views among both the general public and policy experts. Earned media offers credibility.

SEO 227

SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

‘ Fearless Girl’ Statue : Facing the Wall Street bull, this statue became a powerful symbol of gender diversity in corporate leadership, demonstrating how PR stunts can transcend traditional advertising and create a lasting impact. Measure and Analyze Results: After the event, evaluate its effectiveness against your goals.

How To 78

How To Ethics Measurement Creativity 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

As PR measurement guru Katie Paine puts it, “The people brands are trying to reach simply will ignore everything most companies spew.”. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands. But today so-called “thought leadership” is also relevant to consumer product companies. Everything is measurable and measured.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

PRSay

JANUARY 13, 2021

Proper planning requires a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures of communications effectiveness, including audience preferences and channel utilization, along with measures like reach, readership and engagement. The same can be done for measuring internal communications’ effectiveness. Benefits and compensation.

Internal 177

Internal International Data Communications 177

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Here’s a look at the top challenges facing PR according to the survey – and some ideas for what you can do about it.

Survey 135

Survey Measurement System Education 135

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Numerous corporate scandals in the past decade illustrate just how unaware boards of directors can be about their companies’ deeply rooted problems. But through oversight of the company at large, the corporate board also plays a crucial role in managing reputational risk. Obliviousness is not without its costs.

Reputation 88

Reputation Crisis Government Corporate 88

Sword and the Script

MAY 4, 2021

You can see it in this month’s summary of news – the 24 th edition of the PR Tech Sum – there’s a corporate transaction, a few new products and a handful of PR surveys at the end. >>> Muck Rack announced new dashboards that centralized reporting for PR measurement. Give our services a try. Content picks.

Tools 99

Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 99

David PR Group

JULY 13, 2016

Measurement in the world of public relations has always been an ethereal concept. How we measure reputation appears just as daunting to me, but it turns out that analysts at the Harris Poll have been studying this since 1999, gauging the reputations of the most visible companies in the U.S. Harris Reputation Quotient attributes.

Reputation 40

Reputation Measurement How To Financial 40

wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

Conducted by American Marketing Association [AMA] and Millard Brown Vermeer , the survey measures the degree of 1,028 U.S. Survey demographics represent a range of levels, organizations and a mix of B2B-B2C marketers. Marketer’s Confidence Survey Demographics. Marketer’s Confidence Survey Says Grow!

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Enterprise Conference 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Some CEOs and others in leadership positions shun the idea of media training. Inadequate PR outcomes measurement. Today’s PR efforts should include sophisticated – but simple – measurement to determine a plan’s ability to help achieve business goals. Lack of preparation for a media interview.

Skype 170

Skype Interviews Crisis Communications Crisis 170

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

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. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. Read more: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

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

Reputation Us

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Surveys and focus groups are a good way to do this. As more companies enter Web3, the structure—expected to replace centralized, corporate platforms—will most likely be the future of doing business online by the end of the decade. While you want to encourage their leadership, you definitely don’t want them getting poached!

Reputation 78

Reputation Insurance Insurance Employee 78

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2019

I was reminded of this over the course of analyzing data from the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. It’s the second year in a row, I’ve had the good fortune of teaming up with Ned Lundquist and his Job of the Week Newsletter to poll PR and corporate communications professionals. Lack of a commitment by senior leadership.”. “We’re

Publicity 90

Publicity Survey Local Writing 90

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. It’s the fourth consecutive year the agency has conducted the survey. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. They write quality posts.

Study 78

Study B2B Marketing Survey 78

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

In November 2015, Marketwired, a news distribution and social communications company, created a survey, “Are You A #ContentMachine?” In the interview, Lisa shares her insights on content marketing and discusses some of the interesting findings from the Marketwired survey results. Were you surprised by any of the survey findings? .

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Brad MacAfee will be presenting a professional development session on “ Innovation in Leadership ” on Monday, Oct. There were challenges: limited client visibility and minimal access to leadership. We track this through employee surveys, best-place-to-work awards, client surveys and industry accolades. The year was 1992.

Financial 141

Financial Employee Leadership Training 141

MaccaPR

JUNE 11, 2020

The way that these preventative measures are communicated to your employees is just as important as the policies themselves. It’s critical that the leadership team not only recognizes, but also addresses, that there is a lot of fear, concern, and uncertainty in our world right now. Will there be a second wave of COVID-19?

Internal 62

Internal International Communications Employee 62

PRSay

JUNE 7, 2021

The next step is then putting the remedial measures in place, in the event that similar incidents occur in the future. According to Weber Shandwick’s The State of Corporate Reputation in 2020 report, 58 percent of CEOs surveyed said that a company’s overall reputation rests on the way that it responds to crises.

Crisis 152

Crisis Exercises Crisis Communications Reputation 152

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. The survey received 177 answers in total to this question. 125) “I managed the public profile of my company and my leadership team in all outlets.”.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

PRSay

MARCH 19, 2018

Gordon , executive chairman of Ingredion Incorporated; and Deborah Wright , a board member at Voya Financial, Time Warner and Citigroup — discussed their excitement for a corporate world populated by inclusion-focused work cultures, while also outlining some of the new pressures and obligations that come with D&I.

Ethics 124

Ethics Internal International Employee 124

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. Overall, there are many ways to measure the effectiveness of PR campaigns, and the best approach will depend on the goals of the campaign and the organization.”.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below). This year’s survey polled 223 communications and public relations (PR) professionals.

Survey 97

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. It uses proxies as a measurement of success rather than key performance indicators that are aligned to the organisations that it serves. PR is a social science.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

And we look at your leadership and reputation. We don’t just take yourself submitted survey answers, we go through the documentation that you provide as part of the process, and then all of that combines into your score. One is mixed into the survey process itself. We look at governance practices.

Ethics 70

Ethics Training Financial Survey 70

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Propel’s PR management, monitoring and measurement tool, PRM3, has capabilities including online, social and broadcast monitoring. West will be “the corporate umbrella brand” that owns a half dozen or so business units and product lines. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: PR measurement. PR measurement.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. The measure of “best” in this case is unique page views. Whatever reservations or prejudices corporations seem to have about blogs and blogging, that is melting. 2) 2017 PR Salary Survey Suggests Demand for Talent Tightening.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72