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Voice as the Next Tool

5W PR

32% added it was the brand’s storytelling. As such, the tone would be expected to be exciting for a product launch while empathetic toward an unhappy customer. Surveys are always helpful, especially after a major campaign. A recent Sprout Social poll asked consumers why certain brands stood out among their competitors.

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Without Video, Is Your Communications Strategy One-Dimensional?

PRSay

Consider this: Where both video and text are available at the same source , 72 percent of people prefer video to learn about a product or service. A recent survey affirms the power of this medium to engage and persuade: Ninety-seven percent of marketers say video has helped increase user understanding of their product or service.

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The Worst Stereotypes About PR People

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In fact, PR has the dubious honor of ranking among the top ten most misunderstood professions by parents of those in the biz, according to a survey conducted by LinkedIn. Public relations today is largely about storytelling. It’s a joke in our business that no one outside public relations really understands what we do.

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How to Secure Top-Tier Coverage with Cortney Williams, ARPR

OnePitch

On a day to day basis, that could consist of anything from assisting my team in developing key account plans (tradeshow activations, product launch plans, etc.), We generated a mass amount of coverage on this survey, but a few of the top national publications to cover it were HuffPost and U.S. I love this question!

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Wyzowl’s Matt Byrom Explains Why Animation Works in Marketing

Contently - Strategy

In a recent Wyzowl survey , 81 percent of marketers indicated they were using video in 2018, up from 63 percent last year. They were about the same product launch, and JotForm used them side-by-side with the same budget. Here’s what he had to say. How have you seen the demand for this kind of content evolve?

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. Relentless focus on the customer .

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2024’s Top 5 PR Trends: What to Watch

Newsfile

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. AI research In 2023, 58% of PR pros surveyed tapped into AI to conduct research.

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