Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2022

According to Gartner, 83% of communications leaders surveyed say their influence among the c-suite has grown. Companies are placing a larger emphasis on stakeholder communications and cross-functional collaboration,” according to a press release on the survey quoting Jennifer Sigler , Ph.D., Size and turnover on comms teams also rise.

Survey 96

Survey Communications Employee Technology 96

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” To understand how analysts factor marketing into their assessment and valuation of the companies they cover. The survey had three findings that stood out to me: 1.

Financial 145

Financial Marketing Survey B2B 145

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. We were joined in fielding and analyzing the survey this year by five contributors including: Gini Dietrich , Founder & CEO, Spin Sucks. Comms budgets are up.

Survey 130

Survey Communications Measurement Internal 130

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s time to start thinking about your 2024 marketing and PR strategies. Now is not the time to pull back on PR and marketing efforts. The more you know about your customers, clients, employees, and competitors, the better your planning will be. These PR and marketing trends can help you thrive in 2024.

Trends 182

Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

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. of the marketing budget on print.

Survey 98

Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 98

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

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It also surveyed 1,500 respondents in the U.S. survey respondents said the following: 61% trust business. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. Both media and government were labeled – by survey responses – as unethical and less competent.

Government 138

Government Survey Ethics Media 138

Wadds Inc.

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Many employees are using generative AI tools at work without formal approval or guidance from their employers. More than a quarter (28%) of employees surveyed said they currently use generative AI at work, and over half do so without formal approval. Most employees have not received training on the ethical use of generative AI.

Policies 52

Policies Training Employee Ethics 52

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

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Brands that emphasize employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) achieve business growth nearly 2x faster If you take care of your employees, they’ll take care of your customers, and everything else will fall in place. Finally, a survey probed the views business leaders have as to the effects of EX and CX on growth.

Employee 100

Employee Study Survey Leadership 100

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Studies show the average email marketing campaign has a 20% open rate and 2% CTR. Top metrics for marcom and PR vary The top metric for marketing communication (marcom) leaders is leads generated while the top metric for PR is stories placed. PR agencies Additional findings from the survey I found interesting are: Generative AI.

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Report Publicity Marketing Pitching 106

Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 16, 2022

One-third of all employees surveyed in marketing and creative fields say they are considering switching employers in the next year, according to the 2022 Job Market Pulse Report, an annual resource highlighting key hiring, compensation and overall job market trends from specialized marketing and creative recruitment agency 24 Seven.

Creativity 146

Creativity Trends Report Industry 146

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Half of marketing and advertising hiring decision makers (50 percent) surveyed feel productivity would increase if their company instituted a compressed schedule, where employees work four 10-hour days. The post New study explores getting better performance from marketing employees appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

Employee 75

Employee Study Marketing Survey 75

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten.

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Sword and the Script

JUNE 21, 2022

When the economy goes south, that room goes quiet which offers a marked advantage for businesses that maintain their marketing and PR budgets. . Seventy percent of academic economists surveyed by the Financial Times and 60% of CEOs surveyed by the Conference Board. Influence of the Pandemic on Marketing Budgets in a Recesssion.

Marketing 136

Marketing Survey Financial B2B 136

Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2023

A survey by the sales consultancy The Bridge Group found SDRs in B2B average 104 outreach activities leading to 3.6 A survey by the sales consultancy The Bridge Group found SDRs in B2B average 104 outreach activities leading to 3.6 With that in mind, it’s worth examining the relationship your own marketing shop has with the SDR team.

B2B 81

B2B Marketing Survey Groups 81

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

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? Elizabeth Barrett. VP Research, Gartner. Another effective strategy is localizing your content.

Strategy 418

Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Communications Conversations

MARCH 6, 2020

Employees hold all the cards. Employers need to adapt in terms of what employees really want in the new economy. According to Ragan’s 2020 Salary and Workplace Culture Survey , employers seem to be going through the motions when it comes to attracting and retaining key talent. We’re facing a shortage of talent.

Employee 78

Employee Insurance Insurance Real Estate 78

Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. The survey demographics suggest the respondents were fairly senior with 57% holding director titles or above.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Marketing B2B 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing. Not to mention that brand employees can gain emotional benefits from community interactions, which can feed into greater worker engagement and retention. Employees are vital contributors to what the brand stands for.

Community 91

Community How To Marketing Data 91

Reputation Us

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to Global Finance magazine, a World Economic Forum study estimated that reputation accounted for more than 25 percent of a company’s market value. A recent a global survey of 2,000 executives put that share at 63 percent. A damaged image may also lead to difficulties in attracting skilled employees.

Reputation 78

Reputation Insurance Insurance Financial 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2022

It was a nascent consulting firm I had joined just four months earlier as the second or third employee (I can’t remember which). Nearly two decades later, Ned and I would team up to survey his subscribers for the annual JOTW Communications survey. Now in its fifth year, the survey is open to respondents.

Survey 78

Survey Public Affairs Government Community 78

5W PR

MARCH 4, 2022

Inbound marketing aims to create content that is relevant to target audiences. The non-intrusive elements that make up inbound marketing are crucial. Inbound marketing automates the process of marketing and as a result, conversions happen quicker. Platform for Marketing Automation. Analyze Customer Personas.

Strategy 88

Strategy Marketing Survey Consumer 88

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

“The biggest challenge is that we are moving from an industry that could create one amazing commercial to reach consumers to an ecosystem with a diversified channel structure,” according to Mike Scafidi , marketing operations with PepsiCo. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It serves as the lifeblood that fuels organizational synergy, promotes transparency, and provides a sense of community among employees. Providing channels for employees to express their questions or concerns not only ensures their voices are heard but also contributes to a sense of acknowledgment. That’s costing U.S.

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Internal International Communications Employee 95

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Case Study Study Company B2B 123

Sword and the Script

JULY 13, 2021

By the looks of the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey results, that’s never been truer than today. Below are the top PR challenges in 2021, according to the survey: 40% said too many priorities. 11% said lack of alignment with marketing. 11% said lack of alignment with marketing. social media, content, etc.).

Communications 164

Communications Survey Education Leadership 164

Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. The two businesses teamed up to field the survey for the third year in a row and polled 3,275 business executives around the world. Relationships?

Leadership 191

Leadership B2B Marketing Study 191

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

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. And 63% of survey respondents cited budget as their top challenge – even as business and employers expected them to do more with a rapidly increasing list of things to do.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Stern + Associates

MARCH 27, 2024

Historically, PR, marketing and executive communications were focused on the customer and the shareholder. The current and future employee is now a key strategic audience. News of layoffs and fears of automation obscure the fact that, by and large, companies really are scrambling for top talent.

Strategy 115

Strategy Communications Employee Groups 115

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The publishing organization conducted the survey in July 2021, and the report is based on polling of “1,145 IT buyers from organizations across North America and Europe. I often write about marketing surveys on these pages. Here’s what stood out for me as I look at the results through the lenses of B2B marketing and PR.

B2B 105

B2B Software Survey Study 105

Communications Conversations

JUNE 6, 2017

That’s a lot of CEO transition in one market. And, it got me thinking: Introducing a new CEO to the rank-and-file employees is a big job. APPrise Mobile recently conducted a study that found “nearly a quarter (23 percent) of Americans who work at companies with more than 500 employees are unsure of the name of their CEO.”

Employee 60

Employee How To Survey LinkedIn 60

PRSay

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Pollard leads the marketing and communications center for The Conference Board , a not-for-profit think tank in New York. In surveys, C-suite executives said their biggest concern is political and government instability. Just 3% of C-suite executives surveyed said they are concerned about climate change. During his Nov.

Communications 86

Communications Survey Conference Corporate 86

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. How does PR’s use of gAI compare to marketing? How is it being used?

Survey 146

Survey Software B2B Pitching 146

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

58% of marketers say martech cybersecurity was the top consideration in procuring marketing software tools. I recently read an account by an executive summarizing his experience buying a marketing technology (martech) tool. What marketing hopes martech will help them improve. What do marketers aim to achieve the most?

Survey 112

Survey Software Technology Tools 112

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

One of the occasional critiques of content marketing I hear from PR professionals is that content lacks credibility. The 2021 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs is an example. The post Can B2B Build Credibility with Content Marketing?

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing Examples 93