Stern + Associates

JANUARY 3, 2024

The beginning of a new year is a time when many consulting firms release annual research reports and other types of thought leadership on trends, challenges and solutions relevant to the vertical industries they serve. Why Is It Hard to Compete on Thought Leadership?

Leadership 62

Leadership Conference Data Report 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. 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.

Survey 99

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 99

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. 67% said thought leadership.

Survey 72

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 72

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

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

This is what I call going from hello-to-marriage-proposal in a white paper download. They wanted the white paper. If you’re going to just slap the introduction to a white paper up as a blog post with a lead form, save yourself the effort and forget the blog and just make the lead form.

Content Marketing 64

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 64

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

Media references are hard for several reasons. People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. You certainly need the sales leadership on board with a reference program, but marketing has to drive it, or it will fade away.

B2B 79

B2B Media eBook Interviews 79

Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Communications is one of those disciplines that touches pretty much all aspects of a business: thought-leadership, branding, media relations, reputation management, earned media, social media, content marketing, lead generation and so much more. PR can even boost your SEO.

Writing 40

Writing SEO Web Content Marketing 40