The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The trick to getting good content from an AI service is to learn how to write excellent prompts. Give it an identity to write from, a tone of voice to use, and enough context about the topic so that you get a great response back. Set measurable goals and start tracking right away. Never use it straight from AI.

Trends 182

Trends Marketing Wikipedia Reddit 182

Stephen Waddington

APRIL 3, 2019

The CIPR State of Profession survey suggests that basic skills are more important than ever and that we need to grasp the opportunity for management potential. Writing and editing are the most common task for 73% of junior roles and 50% of senior roles. Writing is an important and often underappreciated skill in business.

Writing 84

Writing Survey Government Media Relations 84

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

Cision

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In the old days, most PR measurement consisted of soliciting opinions directly through surveys and indirectly by measuring behaviors based on opinions, like buying or voting. As a result, measuring the impact of public relations or media campaigns relied heavily on leaps of faith. Going deeper than positive-negative.

Measurement 120

Measurement Trends Analytics Data 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The company’s measures are based on the pitches sent through their systems. That’s according to a report by Muck Rack based on 193 survey responses from marketing and PR professionals late last year. PR agencies Additional findings from the survey I found interesting are: Generative AI. Is that good?

Report 106

Report Publicity Marketing Pitching 106

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

That’s one surprising conclusion I drew from a survey of 850 bloggers by ConvertKit. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey. Medium, which announced layoffs recently, polled at less than 1% in the CovertKit survey. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

B2B 149

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 149

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. Below are some of the findings that stood out for me.

Creativity 96

Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 96

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. Year after year this survey shows that successful content marketing programs are resourced appropriately, have a documented content strategy, put their audience needs first, and measure real results with analytics.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

That’s according to new YouGov survey ( PDF results ) as reported by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs : Are Ads Adjacent to Offensive Content Viewed as Endorsing That Content? Writing, Labels and Cohorts; Words Really Do Matter [UML]. 3) Context in measurements. 1) Context marketing campaigns. See these related posts: .

Measurement 66

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 66

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2020

According to the Annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020, the top PR challenges are: 1. You’re not alone; that’s the sentiment that came through in the “challenges” section of the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey. Here’s a look at the top challenges facing PR according to the survey – and some ideas for what you can do about it.

Survey 137

Survey Measurement System Education 137

Stephen Waddington

MAY 24, 2022

Foster was speaking at the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC) Summit in Vienna. Arun Sudhaman writing in PRovoke urged public relations practitioners not to forget the lessons of the past two years. Most studies survey practitioners. I’m currently on my third research question.

Publicity 149

Publicity Reputation Study Crisis 149

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 report produced this year by the sales consulting firm The Bridge Group provides good context for doing so. The company has conducted this survey every year since 2007. Most (69%) are U.S.-based

B2B 81

B2B Marketing Survey Groups 81

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 They always use analytics to measure performance. But a small percentage write long-form content. hours to write.”.

Blogging 106

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 106

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Again, we have the issue of lack of appropriate measurement tools.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. Overall, there are many ways to measure the effectiveness of PR campaigns, and the best approach will depend on the goals of the campaign and the organization.”.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A survey of comms pros finds the top three reasons clients hire outside help are an extra pair of hands, outside objectivity and advice and expertise in a niche. That’s according to 53% of the 483 communicators that responded to the 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 ( summary and highlights ).

Agency 141

Agency B2C B2B Survey 141

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Several chapters in the new Future PRoof book, including my own on sustainable professional development, discuss measurement matters such as return on investment. My view is that monitoring and evaluation need to be connected to research and objectives to have relevance as measures of public relations performance. Whom to question?

Survey 40

Survey Publicity How To Measurement 40

Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We would receive surveys that people wanted to send out to members. Our responsibility as a committee was to look at the survey and determine if it was of value for member time. Quite often we would go through these surveys as a committee and really have to think about, are the questions being asked in a way that were misleading?

Ethics 91

Ethics How To Survey Interviews 91

PRSay

JANUARY 11, 2018

According to the Greentarget study: Forty-five percent of journalists surveyed get 50 or more releases per week. As a result, “releases that are too long” is the fourth biggest pet peeve of the journalists surveyed by Greentarget. Writers measure copy in words, inches or pages. Writers measure copy in words, inches or pages.

Guidelines 150

Guidelines Survey Google Study 150

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Mr. Schultz pens the Email Insider column and newsletter for Media Post and often reports on surveys and reports. That’s according to a study by Litmus titled Fall 2020 State of Email Report which surveyed more than 2,000 marketers. That’s my observation in reviewing a hat trick of articles by Ray Schultz this month. Try our services.

B2B 150

B2B Marketing Survey Study 150

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

According to the survey: social media management (77%) content marketing (77%) influencer marketing (67%); and link building for SEO (56%) Other statistics stood out for me in the report: Measurement. “PR Talkwalker tapped the research firm YouGov to field a global survey of 3,700 marketing communications (marcom) professionals.

Media Relations 99

Media Relations Report Industry SEO 99

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. Pressure on measurement. Additional duties.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. It’s the fourth consecutive year the agency has conducted the survey. The Orbit survey provides useful benchmarks for understanding that grit. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post?

Study 79

Study B2B Marketing Survey 79

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. 10) “Write and create content for internal and external audiences about my company.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Writing killer landing page copy. For example, let’s say you’re writing social media posts or landing pages for the email marketing platform, ConvertKit : You can use review mining to write high-converting, hard-hitting relatable messaging or when you don’t have the budget or resources to conduct one-on-one interviews.

B2B 94

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 94

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 26, 2023

“Approaching employee attraction and retention as a system helps avoid the race to the bottom, makes a company’s employee value proposition harder to imitate, and helps create a clear narrative that reduces us-versus‐them relationship between managers and their reports,” write the authors. “It

Employee 111

Employee Company Marketing Case Study 111

PR Fuel

JANUARY 24, 2022

Consider the SMART method (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based) as your template. Under the SMART method, determine the desired outcome, metrics for measuring success, and the achievability of the campaign. The success of your PR campaign largely depends on your press release writing talents.

Creativity 111

Creativity Data Measurement Product Launch 111

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2019

2) Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder. The post summarizes the findings of the 2 nd Annual JOTW Communications survey, which I’ve conducted in collaboration with Ned Lundquist and his free “ Job of the Week” (JOTW) email newsletter. hours to write.

Blogging 80

Blogging Publicity Marketing Survey 80

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

I couldn’t find any financial data on the deal but in a separate piece for Media Post Laurie Sullivan writes that Kelp has 10 employees and “Signal AI has about 220 employees.” This is because, as the JOTW communications survey has shown previously, PR has a lukewarm view of sponsored content. JOTW Communications Survey.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In other words, during the process of writing out the answers on his sneaker, he had internalized the answers and could recall them from memory. It was the 5 th annual B2B Content Marketing Survey which conjured up that memory – from perhaps a more frightening part of my mind. He rattled off a bunch of answers to prove his point.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Study Marketing Survey 126

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2017

It was a quick and dirty survey with a modest response rate. Planning, creativity and measurement lies at the heart of campaigns. Measurement and demonstrating value – 73% of respondents cited measurement and demonstrating return on investment as important. Writing is a core public relations skill. Management.

Publicity 111

Publicity Survey Measurement Community 111

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

For example, I just pulled up a HARO email as I write this and found a query looking for case studies on CRM implementations. PR measurement evangelist Mark Weiner passed in December. He earned a reputation for PR measurement Ketchum and later in his role as CEO of PRIME Research ( acquired by Cision in 2017 ). In remembrance.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Reddit Pitching 149

5W PR

MAY 6, 2020

But the About Us page is also important because that’s where more than half the respondents to a recent survey by KoMarketing, a social/content marketing firm, said they visit. More than half (52%) of those surveyed, rated the About Us page higher than blogs, testimonials and collateral marketing information.

Survey 88

Survey Storytelling Consumer Analysis 88

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The goal, ultimately, is to effectively measure and use customer engagement by gathering as much feedback from as wide a variety of sources as possible. In addition to cultivating a robust social media presence, deploying online and in-person customer surveys and collating online customer reviews is essential.

Strategy 96

Strategy Ethics Social Media Data 96

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2019

There is a long-running joke in public relations (PR) circles, that it takes more time and effort to get press release through the approval process than it does to write one in the first place. I was reminded of this over the course of analyzing data from the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Image credit: Unsplash.

Publicity 91

Publicity Survey Local Writing 91

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

Open-ended questions can sometimes be the most insightful part of a good survey. More than once I’ve analyzed survey results for a client and wound up finding the perfect report title in the open-ended commentary. 9) “That reporters don’t write corporate profiles, they cover NEWS.”. It needs to be authentic.”.

Corporate 74

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 74