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. Karen and Shonali were part of a group of six contributors to the survey and report. Making an effort to measure is half the battle.

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2024

The two organizations teamed up to survey “sales and marketing executives at about 1,100 US software and cloud hosting companies.” Successful B2B software companies think hard about marketing measure Measurement has long been an Achilles heel for marketing. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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Software B2B Company Marketing 122

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It also surveyed 1,500 respondents in the U.S. That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” 57% are neutral about trust in NGOs.

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Government Survey Ethics Media 140

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. Top challenges in internal communications.

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Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 96

Stephen Waddington

MAY 24, 2022

A fundamental public relations problem lies at the heart of public relations practice. “We People don’t often understand what we do, and we don’t help ourselves,” said Chris Foster, CEO, Omnicom Public Relations. The public relations function had a good COVID-19 pandemic. The public makes no such distinction.

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Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 149

Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

Welcome back to our blog series about earned media strategy and measurement! While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past). Elizabeth Barrett.

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Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Reputation Us

MAY 15, 2024

Your company’s reputation is not merely a reflection of your public image, but a tangible asset with measurable impact on the most essential aspects of your operations. Stabilizing The Workforce A stable workforce contributes to the development of trust and credibility, both internally and externally.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

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Leadership B2B Study Survey 131

Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

Public relations practitioners fall short of the expectations of a profession. It’s a limiting factor for public relations to realise its potential as a management discipline. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners.

Publicity 167

Publicity Ethics Training Education 167

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. What is public relations?

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 101

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.

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Report Publicity Survey B2B 118

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 22, 2023

Deloitte study identifies organisational listening, stakeholder mapping and relationship management as critical advisory roles The rise of the public relations function within organisations during COVID-19 is well reported. The term public relations itself is often rejected because of its association with publicity and spin.

Publicity 98

Publicity Corporate Employee Interviews 98

Onclusive

APRIL 4, 2023

Let’s dive into the key ways CEO reputation directly impacts corporate brands, and what measurements you should have in your locker to take full advantage of and protect your CEO’s personal brand. Measuring a CEO’s personal brand requires a multifaceted approach that combines quantitative and qualitative data.

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Reputation Corporate Brand Branding 195

PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Austin, Texas, was the backdrop for PRSA’s International Conference this past week. Crunching numbers (data and measurement) was a hot topic as well. On data and measurement: “It’s not activity-based and about a book of news clips. What’s on the mind of PR professionals these days? Don’t avoid conflict.

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Conference Internal International Storytelling 109

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Here's my analysis of the opportunities and challenges that public relations faces in the next 12 months. Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose. The CIPR’s focus in 2018 has been for public relations to be recognised as a management discipline. Please let me know what I’ve missed.

Publicity 120

Publicity Analysis Measurement Tools 120

Wadds Inc.

JULY 23, 2023

A comprehensive assessment of how institutions, including governments and businesses, fail to listen to their publics effectively, and the damage that results. He is one of the world’s leading public relations evaluation authorities – his academic rigour and pioneering approach are well in evidence here.

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Publicity Communications Government Airlines 52

PRSay

MAY 3, 2023

For businesses, reputation has never been more crucial, new research from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations finds. Changing the squares on one side of the cube always impacts the squares on another side,” said Fred Cook, director, USC Center for Public Relations, when announcing the report. Every move is connected.

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Reputation Corporate Report Employee 161

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. Organizations big and small were represented, as were PR specializations ranging from public administration and retail to finance and food service.

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Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. That’s up 17% from the same survey last year. The 10 th annual survey polled an impressive ~2,000 reporters in 10 countries. The survey also revealed several other interesting statistics: Getting it right vs. getting it first.

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Survey Journalism Study Pitching 93

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Here’s my analysis of the opportunities and challenges that I believe public relations faces in the next 12 months. This is an article and deck about the outlook for public relations and social media in 2018. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

If the PR industry measured its work properly it would be able to charge more and pay better. Talent remains the number one challenge for the public relations industry. Its report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. This is the headline from the ICCO World PR Report 2020.

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Measurement Survey Industry Report 61

Wadds Inc.

MAY 24, 2022

A fundamental public relations problem lies at the heart of public relations practice. “We People don’t often understand what we do, and we don’t help ourselves,” said Chris Foster, CEO, Omnicom Public Relations. The public relations function had a good COVID-19 pandemic. The public makes no such distinction.

Publicity 59

Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 59

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 123

Communications Crisis Internal International 123

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 8, 2017

The State of the Profession 2017 survey by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) reveals that the PR profession still has a very long way to go before the skills and competencies of its practitioners meet the needs of modern future proof public relations best practice.

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Publicity Analysis Public Affairs Measurement 134

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. Media relations is still difficult, political and social issues continue to add complexity to public communication and communicators are facing a plethora of priorities. 23% said measurement / ROI. 24% said scope creep.

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Communications Survey Education Leadership 166

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. Public relations statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Source: B2B Sales Cycles ).

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 177

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Many of the posts published here are heavily weighted with surveys and reports. Marketing measurement statistics. 87% of PR executives believe the term ‘public relations’ does not describe their future.”. 14) Public relations salaries were flat. PR Salary Survey ). PR and media relations statistics.

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Is earned media – otherwise known as press coverage — still the key to a successful public relations program? It may seem like a silly question; after all, “publicity” is what people think of when they think about PR. Most of all, we’re a strategic resource for internal and external clients.

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SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

Public relations practitioners fall short of the expectations of a profession. It’s a limiting factor for public relations to realise its potential as a management discipline. There is no barrier to entry to working in public relations. This analysis is based on survey data supplied by practitioners.

Publicity 73

Publicity Ethics Training Education 73

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

This year’s GIFT report does show that the situation is improving as the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising recommissioned a survey of equity analysts originally undertaken in 2001 to analyse if opinions over the impact of brands has changed and whether intangible assets should be included in annual reports.

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Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 94

PRSay

JANUARY 14, 2022

Public relations must take a lead in offering objective facts from the best sources. Agencies must reevaluate success measurement with clients to better show value. Public relations is slow-cooker work in an Instant Pot world. They will also survey internal teams to see how the pandemic has permanently changed the band.

Communications 164

Communications Trends Nonprofit Radio 164

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. Muck Rack enhances reporting .

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Tools Survey Pitching Analytics 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. Read more: Would you Run Your Internal Data Through this Media Monitoring AI? but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

PRSay

APRIL 3, 2019

For Fred Cook, director of the USC Center for Public Relations, the onus falls on communicators to keep citizens informed about what’s factual and what isn’t. “Our future relies upon our ability to adopt new tech tools to analyze complex data, engage diverse audiences and measure tangible impact,” he says.

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Study Communications Technology Analytics 129

Scott Public Relations

JULY 13, 2023

PRBI member Brunnen Communications’ (Helsinki, Finland) latest annual PRBI Barometer released this month at the AGM in Milan, surveys the views of PR and comms agencies in more than 40 countries on changes in PR trends and communication priorities. Change communication and internal communication are not far behind either. “As

Ethics 52

Ethics Survey Insurance Insurance 52

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. Even surveys don’t really cut it.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

Meltwater’s current market cap of just under $600 million is actually less than the company raised over the years when it was a privately held startup (over $700 million, per PitchBook data), and less than half of its valuation when it went public in December 2020 at over $1 billion.” PR measurement evangelist Mark Weiner passed in December.

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Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 152