Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. The complete survey is freely available for download as a PDF on SlideShare.

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PRSay

JULY 1, 2020

We all know it’s important to measure our PR campaigns. However, according to Muck Rack’s 2020 “State of PR Survey,” 64 percent of public relations pros still struggle with quantifiable measurement — a 1 percent improvement from last year’s findings. True behavior change doesn’t happen overnight,” Grant said.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While some mistakenly say social media is dying, a survey of 1,800 consumers and 900 marketers across the US and UK demonstrates the reasons people follow brands on social media has changed. The survey isn’t segmented by B2B respondents but there were three findings that stood out. I’ve listed those below along with some commentary.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 31, 2021

Salesforce recently published its seventh annual State of Marketing report – based on a survey of 8,227 marketers around the world. It can be seen in adjacent business functions as detailed in two separate surveys of creative teams and of public relations. This group represents 14% of the survey sample (N = ~1,152).

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Integrated communications measurement is where comms evaluation and measurement is heading. Not only was she relatively new to measurement, and so had to figure a lot of things out as she went, but she did it for a very, very large organization requiring buy-in from numerous levels of leadership. So, you can do it too.

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Agility PR Solutions

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The post ESG in practice: Companies are setting environmental goals, but measurement remains a challenge appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. The new […].

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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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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. How will that be measured?

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In a recently published survey of Chief Communications Officers (CCOs) by Nasdaq, the majority of CCOs reported that they are now held accountable for marketing KPI such as website traffic, sales and lead conversions and content marketing. Now is the time to invest in PR Attribution and PR Measurement solutions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 20, 2018

Measuring Corporate Reputation: Perception or Performance? Both the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) and the Reputation Institute’s Reptrak survey the general public, while the U.S. Reputation Dividend Report and Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list survey corporate executives and financial analysts.

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PRSay

MAY 9, 2019

In a Muck Rack survey of 800 communicators, ranging from boutique agency coordinators to chief communications officers at global brands, 72 percent said that the top challenge they face is “measuring business impact,” with the second most prominent challenge (at 65 percent) overcoming the “lack of quantifiable measurement.”

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 11, 2020

Similarly, the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey found businesses believe partisan politics is a complicating factor in communications. 19-20) Media Bias Comments Grouped by Answer Many questions on this survey included an optional comment field with a simple follow up question that asked “Why?” Blame social media.

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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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Wadds Inc.

MAY 1, 2024

AMEC, the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, has launched a survey with the Press Database and Licensing Network (PDLN) and FIBEP to gather industry perspectives on these issues. “ “ Copyright is a blind spot and liability for many organizations.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 15, 2021

That’s my take on a survey by Typeset and Mantis Research. The survey found: just 33% of business marketing writers make calls to customers; just 35% conduct surveys; and. The survey puts some data behind a long-standing problem in B2B marketing. Really dive into industry surveys. Need an extra pair of hands?

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The Proactive Report

MAY 1, 2017

At the PR News Measurement conference last week in Washington DC I was disappointed to discover that 70 percent of the attendees surveyed prior to the event had not heard of the Barcelona Principles. Katie Paine got the same result in an informal survey of attendees at the 2017 PRSA Northeast District Conference, PRXNE.

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Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

That’s why earlier in 2021, Agility PR Solutions surveyed over […]. The post Pitching the media: How do you measure up to global standards? appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. But even as PR professionals have been forced to adapt to business unusual, some things remain the same.

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Axia PR

APRIL 20, 2021

Jason Mudd, CEO and Managing Partner of Axia Public Relations, earned a Measurement Master certification. With this certification, Mudd is now an expert in measurable objectives, survey research, media analysis, data validation, web analytics, search engine optimization, integrated dashboards, and reporting communications results.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2020

A study shows PR and communications can improve measurement with a little more effort; here’s a look at the metrics most commonly cited Measurement and proving value is the top challenge facing PR and communications , according to the 3 rd annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. So, how are communicators leveling up?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2020

We presented a sampling of the findings – along with analysis – from the 3 rd Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020. Here’s the recording: Also, see these pieces related to this year’s survey: PR Measurement: How is Communications Proving Value?

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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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PRSay

JUNE 24, 2024

According to a survey the media database company conducted, having enough resources and receiving responses from journalists are top concerns of public relations professionals. Strategic planning is another PR priority, the survey shows. The survey finds that email is still the best way to pitch reporters.

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Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 30, 2021

The post Comms metrics: Product analytics is the number one measurement of digital success appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. The firm’s […].

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Annual marketing salary survey shows remote interviews and shorter hiring process have become the norm as a consequence of the pandemic The was a cartoon going around the business world a few weeks ago that asked “who led the digital transformation in your company?” The survey polled, 2,400 senior managers (U.S.) Try our services.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2019

That’s why 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , which was conducted in collaboration with Ned Lundquist for the second year in a row and polled 223 communicators, included three questions about measurement. Those questions were aimed at finding answers to these questions: Are PR pros trying to measure the effects of their work?

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PRSay

JULY 12, 2024

According to “ The Future of the PR Industry: Research Report ” that my company Brandpoint released, 96% of PR professionals surveyed have seen marketing and PR integrate further in 2024. From our survey, here are three trends that we expect will transform PR over the next three years. Branded content will bring meaningful results.

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Institute for Public Relations

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This summary is provided by the IPR Measurement Commission. Muck Rack explored how PR professionals measured success in 2022. A survey of 805 PR professionals was conducted Oct. 11–22, 2022. Key findings include:1.)

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Cision

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Read on to learn more about how PR can bring measurement into the digital era. At Origami Logic , we recently conducted a survey of marketers with Brand Innovators and the results showed that companies innovative in the area of marketing performance measurement are striving to get a cross-channel perspective of campaign performance.

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Cision

MAY 23, 2016

Data is essential to successful public relations now and in the future, but 53 percent of professionals still find measurement to be their biggest skills gap. But with a multi-touch attribution model, you’ll set your measurement strategy up for success by better understanding the roles each campaign and touch plays along the sales journey.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

How do you measure PR results? These are just a few of the questions on the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey questionnaire. The survey will take just a few minutes to complete. You can find the survey by accessing the following URL: [link]. Three years ago, we teamed up to begin fielding this survey.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 13, 2018

For example, a company that distributes O-rings and seals surveyed their customer base and discovered that a fair percentage of recent customers had found information about them online. Measuring awareness. Measuring interest. Measuring conversion. Measuring advocacy. Are more people searching for you by name?

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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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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys –Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand.

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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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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

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. The second annual survey was conducted by yours truly in collaboration with Ned Lundquist.

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Katie Paine's Measurement Blog

MAY 25, 2023

Our Measurement Vendor Selection Guide begins below. It is designed to be used along with Paine Publishing’s: 8 Quick Tips for Finding the Perfect Communications Measurement Vendor Checklist for Picking the Perfect Communications Measurement Vendor , and No Bullsh*t PR Measurement Glossary for what’s what.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 9, 2016

That was how we measured the PR team’s performance – by counting the publicity clips our work generated. And how to measure the other activities that a PR group delivers? The absence of a standard formula for measuring PR success remains our holy-grail challenge as an industry. So, how should we measure PR outcomes?

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