Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In this week’s blog about earned media strategy and measurement, we’re talking about developing and implementing a content distribution plan that uses every opportunity to showcase your stories in front of your key audiences. Social media Social media provides a great opportunity to amplify your earned media content.

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Measurement SEO Web Social Media 356

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

In today’s digital age, where streaming platforms and online media dominate the landscape, it’s essential not to overlook traditional broadcast media’s enduring relevance and significance, such as television and radio. The numbers for radio are impressive!

Radio 75

Radio Television Media Local 75

PR Insiders

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways for nearly everyone – and pitching the media in the middle of a pandemic is no exception. One is the value of media coverage for building your brand or promoting your business. Just recently, journalists were surveyed about how the pandemic had affected their work.

Media 78

Media Pitching Print Interviews 78

The Proactive Report

APRIL 6, 2021

My first class on digital PR and social media launched more than 10 years ago. Most PR practitioners now feel comfortable with social media, but some of the more technical aspects of digital PR still cause their eyes to glaze over. Just as with print publications, the top tier websites are harder to pitch.

Leadership 147

Leadership Engineering Enterprise Social Media 147

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. Blended media. in an open-ended follow-up question.

Communications 124

Communications Crisis Internal International 124

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Being on social media is the online pastime that everyone loves. billion people were using social media globally. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. In contrast to social media marketing, social commerce goes the extra mile.

Social Media 87

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That time worked well for the attendees, which we knew because we surveyed many of them in advance, but it probably wouldn’t work for all audiences! From there, it’s important to time the dissemination of attendee invitations, press releases, media alerts and post-event pitches with precision. Develop clear KPIs.

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Pitching Survey Video Examples 185

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This just in: media relations is getting tougher. Consider the following: Demand for media attention is high: Most top-tier writers now receive 100, 250 or 500 pitches a week for 5 story spots. Media is outnumbered: PR Pros now outnumber journalists by a factor of 6 to 1. The rest surveyed (95%!) It just is.

Media Relations 100

Media Relations Pitching Media Report 100

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

But then, last month, TrueScope, which provides media monitoring , raised a $6 million Series A round. Propel is an all-in-one PR platform with media contacts, email distribution and monitoring. The company caught my eye when it said it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze a reporter’s pitching preferences.

Software 90

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 90

Public Relations Sydney

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Or perhaps you want to pitch a story to a journalist or publication? Often we are asked if there is a standard format for writing a media release. A media release is one of the most effective ways of providing information to media outlets and it is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about public relations.

Media 89

Media eBook Survey Travel 89

Prohibition

MAY 13, 2022

From traditional consumer coverage, print to digital and even broadcast coverage – it is all a really powerful way to build brand awareness, present key messages and generate sales for your company. What is media coverage? Why is media coverage important? How to secure media coverage through outreach.

Print 112

Print Trends Agency Brand 112

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. This means creating and adhering to policies that dictate how employees use social media and particularly how they respond. 2017 PR Takeaways. Data continues to drive coverage.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Having to switch gears so often was a great prelude to broader agency work where we work on various clients from 3D printing to beer. Smart brands constantly ask their audiences for input and feedback– via social media engagement (mandatory these days!) How can brands keep up?

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

How can you tell if your media relations efforts are having an impact? Even surveys don’t really cut it. The company works with adtech networks to do for media coverage what adtech is doing for advertising. Cision says retargeting advertisements based on earned media audiences in this way is more effective too.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Cision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It can be helpful to survey this audience about your current branding. Once you have established your brand guidelines, they need to be carried through across all company communications vehicles and owned media : Websites. Social media profiles and content. Printed and digital materials: sales collateral. business cards.

Corporate 270

Corporate Brand Branding Guidelines 270

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 26, 2016

The seasoned PR team knows how to reach media with a pitch that lets them know this subject matter will interest their audience, without reading like an ad. An exec I worked with once told me he didn’t exist until he saw his name in print. The final outcomes of any media relations effort are never 100% predictable.

Print 120

Print Advertising Advertising Survey 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Social media platforms, for example, can provide tremendous insight into the attitudes of target audiences. Soliciting customer review videos on social media enables decision-makers to assess the customer’s experience and define creative, targeted solutions for improving the product. Contact us to discuss your specific needs.

Strategy 96

Strategy Ethics Social Media Data 96

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. The CMO Survey.

Marketing 66

Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

Cision

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At my first agency job in New York, I worked alongside a media relations specialist who wanted each of his annual coverage reports to be as thick as a phone book. I don’t do media.”. I’m not sure an announcement about online survey results warrants a press conference,” I once suggested to my manager. Will it run in print?”.

Print 120

Print Interviews Pitching Conference 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Train your staff to ask questions highlighting consumer needs, or simply provide them with simple surveys to present during in-person interactions. The sensors then collect data on what elements of the event-specific guests have interacted with and even trigger the delivery of surveys that are relevant to their interactions.

Community 91

Community How To Marketing Data 91

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 16, 2018

Misguided media relations strategy. But in most cases it’s important for brands to understand what will work with media and what won’t, and firms who don’t counsel clients accordingly fail on two counts – not delivering coverage for their clients and burning bridges with media.

Skype 170

Skype Interviews Crisis Communications Crisis 170

Barokas

DECEMBER 4, 2018

During the chaos, it can be easy to lose track of time and miss key media opportunities, leaving teams looking back on the season feeling that more could have been done. Even if you missed out on a proactive initiative this year, it’s still not too late to conduct media outreach or marketing activities.

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Survey Enterprise Radio Print 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

According to the survey, the biggest challenges B2B lead generation are: 59% say engaging targeted prospects. According to the survey, the biggest challenges B2B lead generation are: 59% say engaging targeted prospects. According to the survey the length of B2B sales cycles are as follows: 16% say less than a month to convert.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2016

This means it is more important than ever to get more value out of existing media relations efforts. Nobody Watches the Media like the Media. The most trusted names in news are media brands with which you are already familiar, according to a new survey by the Ogilvy Media Influence team.

Study 60

Study Publicity Survey Engineering 60

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

Retail 120

Retail Pitching Print Writing 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Talkwalker hired a new CEO and new CMO in late 2022 and appears to have done a round of layoffs in sales and marketing, according to multiple social media updates I’ve observed. In March, Meltwater acquired Linkfluence , a French company that uses artificial intelligence to mine social media for consumer insights, for $59 million.

Software 78

Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 18, 2016

His responses were usually pretty insightful, concise, and often became a source of a trend pitch we’d send to media covering the story – the components proactive media relations. In the financial media at that time, frothy was one of those words. Survey: 5 Top Ways Reporters Find Sources and Stories.

Financial 60

Financial Pitching Banking Trends 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 31, 2017

We’re basing success on a few factors; our criteria include ideas that are on strategy, cost-effective, and attractive to media. Purveyors of social media are a fickle crowd, more loyal to influencers than platforms. Launching an attention-getting idea for 3-D printing client, WhiteClouds came to us this way.

Airlines 120

Airlines Exercises Fashion Print 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

That’s where traditional media comes in. We dug into some of the latest research to uncover seven compelling reasons traditional media continues to profoundly influence your target audience. 7 Reasons Traditional Media is Still Relevant in PR 1. Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs.

Media 103

Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2023

First is the new “PR Assistant” which will allow “PR professionals to draft press releases and personalize pitches.” That assistant helps to write social media content but now includes an integration to DALL-E. You can instruct the AI to make your customized pitches pithy or “elaborative” as you might need. Fair enough.

Software 123

Software Pitching Ethics Privacy 123

Doctor Spin

MAY 21, 2021

On behalf of the Beech-Nut food company , “The Father of Spin”, Edward Bernays hired a well-known New York physician to survey other physicians to see what was most healthy—a light or a heavy breakfast. Facebook took on a stupid majority (“a media company that doesn’t produce any media is not a threat”).

How To 52

How To Hotels Survey Employee 52

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

This fee will cover an expanded profile in print which will run even sooner – within 30 days of purchase, in addition to an online listing,” according to the publisher’s message [emphasis added]. I was pitching a story that involved a product that competed with a product his corporate stakeholders commercialized. Conflicting interests.

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Public relations, or more precisely media relations, can be a tricky business. The art of getting earned media coverage for a product, service or business is not as easy as it sounds. And while the degree of difficulty varies from brand to brand, the secret to securing editorial is NOT a media release. Consider Crayola.

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Agency Newspapers Interviews Radio 100

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Social media rewarded brevity while arguably sacrificing clarity. So wrote Josh Bernoff , a former Forrester analyst, and co-author of Groundswell , a book early to spot the rise of social media. His words were printed in a piece for The Daily Beast entitled Bad Writing Costs Businesses Billions : “Think about it.

Writing 62

Writing B2B Analytics Reputation 62

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

There’s a handful of headlines emerging discussing plans to shake up marketing from an investment to drive profit , to the mechanism of profit : “Mondelez will focus on forming media partnerships to acquire, develop and distribute content that will promote its so-called “power brands” like Oreo cookies and Trident gum.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Surveying thousands of marketers, here are this year’s trends: What the most successful B2B content marketers do?: percent close rate , while outbound leads (such as direct mail or print advertising) have a 1.7 2) Drive Earned Media . The rise of earned media. Earned media, however, has the credibility factor.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Social media statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178