Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 (see these posts covering the executive summary , top challenges , organizational trust in media and views on media bias ). So says a 2022 survey conducted by PRWeek for ICR.

Survey 81

Survey Corporate Communications Financial 81

Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

Great content lies at the heart of everything communications does, including employee and leadership communications and PR. What do your key stakeholders, including employees, customers, shareholders and analysts, care about the most? One of the sources of this information is media monitoring and social listening technology.

Strategy 418

Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. When asked about specific functions, respondents overwhelmingly said employee communications (93%) grew in importance compared to pre-pandemic times.

Survey 120

Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Another edition of the bi-annual survey of CMOs published by Christine Moorman , a professor at the business school at Duke University, was published at the end of August. I’ve read and written about the survey since about 2013 and have found it to be an interesting indicator of industry benchmarks. 4) Do employees trust their brand?

Survey 98

Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 98

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI (gAI). Another 33% say they “plan to explore it” although the timeline was not clear in the survey results. As I wrote this time last month , Notified, Muck Rack, and PRophet both offer gAI based on OpenAI technology.

Survey 146

Survey Software B2B Pitching 146

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology. It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. For the original blog, please visit here.

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Radio Pinterest Television Government 59

PRSay

OCTOBER 3, 2017

9 at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston. Companies all around the world are met with the difficult task of effectively communicating with and engaging their employees, customers and other constituents. 9 at this year’s PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston. Recent data suggests otherwise.

Technology 66

Technology Communications Mobile Internal 66

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. More internal comms. More internal comms.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

PR in High Definition

APRIL 26, 2021

Internal communication is just as important as external – and here’s how to improve it. Recently, a handful of employees from Goldman Sachs came forward to reveal that they were working a shocking 90-hour week. Disgruntled employees have the power to damage a company’s reputation in a matter of minutes. Start from where you are.

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Internal International Communications How To 62

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 are three takeaways from the survey. Where do the survey respondents think these increasing budgets will be spent in 2023?

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Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

Stephen Waddington

MAY 24, 2021

The European Communication Monitor (ECM) 2021 reports on the adoption of technology in communications and the role of communication management. Technology: media and workflow Most practitioners across Europe highlighted the importance of digitalising stakeholder communications (87.7%) and building a digital infrastructure (83.9%).

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Report Communications Big Data Survey 127

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 22, 2023

It supported organisations with transformation, employee engagement and the management of a broad range of stakeholder issues. Employee engagement and internal communications are cited as a number one priority by corporate affairs directors.

Publicity 98

Publicity Corporate Employee Interviews 98

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. You can find the survey answers from 483 communicators here: PR measurement. What is public relations?

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this edition: Cision silently rebrands HARO; Meltwater’s dealmaking continues; PR tech briefs and mentions content picks There have been so many private equity (PE) deals among PR technology companies, that it’s easy to lose track of who owns what. Employee engagement. Staffbase has started a podcast dedicated to internal comms.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 149

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

By Amanda Munroe, SVP, Technology Practice. In our Workplace Tech and Services practice at SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients on building up narratives around the resulting labor shortage and what it means to the American worker, workplace technology adoption and the future of work. A Recession-Ready External Narrative.

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Brand Branding SEO Employee 78

NewsWhip

MARCH 15, 2024

Can you talk about the role technology has played throughout that journey? At Disney and most other companies, we rely on technologies like NewsWhip Spike to help us access data from the social media platforms and other online sources through queries. The way that we as analysts and researchers use that technology has changed as well.

Data 78

Data Social Media Consumer Trends 78

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Evolving Communication Function reports that the strength of internal relationships and reporting lines are the greatest indicator of the performance of a corporate communication team. The Institute for Public Relations and PR NEWS have published a study of corporate communication teams and their contribution to organisations.

Corporate 135

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Resources 135

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. It said these deals were bad for customers, bad for employees, and often bad for investors (LPs, not the fund managers). Cision releases internal DE&I report.

Software 85

Software Internal International Pitching 85

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. >>> Social Chorus said it’s redesigning its employee engagement platform FirstUp Studio. Give our services a try. Content picks.

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Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

Sword and the Script

JULY 6, 2021

This month’s roundup of PR technology news is a two-fer: there’s two months’ worth of news here. The pricing is based on the number of categories you subscribe to receive – i.e. technology, health care, etc. Employee comms merger. ResponseSource also offers press release distribution and a media database. PR tech mentions.

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Pitching Report Software Survey 89

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. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”.

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Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

For example, a recent survey by Ragan Communications found that about 50% of PR professionals say they are working more collaboratively with the C-Suite as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. A handful of survey takers wrote in with nuanced answers. Out of curiosity, I posted a survey question to Twitter.

Report 118

Report Publicity Survey B2B 118

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Each of these incidents is distinct, but all except one resulted from information supplied by Uber employees (or a contracted employee, in the case of the video posted by an Uber driver) and all are symptomatic of a corporate culture in dire need of change. Look at the White House. What’s an honest company to do?

Reputation 159

Reputation How To Employee Financial 159

Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A colleague introduced me to Nicole Lee at an academic conference and she helped develop the survey instrument and with data analysis. “A new role that emerged in this study was that of an internal social media manager, which involves managing internal social media channels used to communicate with employees.

Publicity 150

Publicity Policies Social Media Study 150

PR in High Definition

JANUARY 31, 2023

Although the technology and application aren’t firmly established and people are slow on the uptake, we can already see some of the ways that it could revolutionise the world, especially for our ability to communicate with one another. There’s no denying that the potential is enormous. The possibilities this opens up are immense.

Communications 62

Communications Technology Employee Meeting 62

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data? GTCR and Cision made $2.25

Internal 63

Internal International Data Media 63

Sword and the Script

MARCH 2, 2021

The first reason is to acquire a new piece of technology. Over the course of my career, I’ve lived through two acquisitions, contributed to internal and external comms for several more, and at different organizations, and even did a divestiture. There are several reasons why one business would acquire another. Did you know?

Company 150

Company Tools Technology Software 150

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. That acquisition opened up the potential for a new technology competitor in PR – attacking from the flanks. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology. Case in point? PR tech mentions.

SEO 132

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 132

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

Prohibition

MARCH 15, 2023

This, following research that 71% of people surveyed agree that homophobia remains a problem in sport, prompted EE to create ‘GayVAR’. The campaign launched alongside Football v Homophobia (FvH), an international initiative which challenges discrimination at all levels in football.

Video 62

Video Case Study Sports Creativity 62

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Employee reviews. It’s a place to showcase your company culture to the world with real-life language from your existing and former employees. On the employee communications front, culture is a big piece of the puzzle. And, we’re writing about it in an attempt to align and motivate employees.

Communications 60

Communications Employee Survey Internal 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 12, 2018

Bernays surveyed thousands of doctors (the original third-party influencers), and most said that a large breakfast was conducive to good health. Today, statistically valid surveys like his are still used to create news and build credibility. Lee also proposed to John D. Rockefeller Jr.

Corporate 178

Corporate Mobile Energy Public Affairs 178

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. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands.

SEO 204

SEO Analytics Measurement B2B 204

Reputation Us

MARCH 19, 2021

In the banking world, the Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions surveyed banks who recently went through an M&A transition to gather insight into what drives a customer to stay or to defect post-acquisition. Of the acquired clients surveyed, 48% had either already switched financial institutions or reported a switch was likely.

Reputation 78

Reputation Financial Banking Employee 78

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Can you talk about the role technology has played throughout that journey? At Disney and most other companies, we rely on technologies like NewsWhip Spike to help us access data from the social media platforms and other online sources through queries. The way that we as analysts and researchers use that technology has changed as well.

Data 78

Data Social Media Consumer Trends 78

Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2023

Last month, a US-based PR tech startup called Prophet white labeled OpenAI technology for generative AI in its product. About a month later, the ever venerable Burrelles integrated the technology behind it into its own solution. So too did the Amsterdam-based Presspage. This means PR pros can find and contact the authors behind 1.3

Software 78

Software Company Pitching Training 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 6, 2023

One thing is certain, this giant step in the technological revolution is here to stay and only growing more extensive and impactful daily. Content Creation and Curation: AI technologies can assist marketers in creating and curating content. To the average consumer, AI likely snuck up like a mysterious, unknown entity.

Communications 40

Communications Marketing Technology Data 40