5W PR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Surveys, focus groups, and social listening can reveal the specific needs and preferences of the target audience. Another crucial element is to leverage data and technology to tailor recommendations, content, and marketing messages to individual preferences. Sometimes it’s best to let the customers be the storytellers.

Consumer 78

Consumer Industry Brand Branding 78

Onclusive

MARCH 8, 2018

Wendy provided a few wake-up stats for PR professionals about AI: 45% of paid activities could be automated by adapting currently demonstrated technologies. of annual revenue spent by PR firms on technology vs. 5.2% Gould & Partners Survey). McKinsey & Company). $2 McKinsey & Company). Meanwhile, 1.9%

Case Study 170

Case Study Engineering Measurement Big Data 170

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. As a vertical, technology companies invest 9.7% of revenue in marketing.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 23, 2023

Dentsu recently came out with a survey regarding consumers’ summer travel plans. Rise of virtual reality in travel planning: Virtual reality technology is becoming more accessible and user-friendly, and it will likely play a more significant role in travel planning in the coming years.

Travel 40

Travel Tourism Airlines Hotels 40

5W PR

JUNE 7, 2021

Using geolocation technology, it sends rewards and product recommendations from sales associates when a user steps inside a store. Multimedia features and storytelling techniques can be used to create striking content. Geolocation tracking produces more relevant marketing for customers. DSW has a centralized app. Relevant content.

Marketing 107

Marketing Real Estate Customer Service Mobile 107

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Connecting a brand with compelling and inventive storytelling serves as another powerful method to enhance overall brand visibility. A survey conducted by Adtaxi in November revealed that 45% of respondents attributed Swift to influencing their interest in football. So, how did the ads do this year?

Sports 85

Sports Television Advertising Advertising 85

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. As a PR pro, you must have heard a thousand times about emotional storytelling. However, not all of them may be the key to boost your digital PR.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Business Wire

JUNE 28, 2017

By Agnes Deleuse, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager Recent studies published coincidentally by The New York Times , Reuters Institute and Business Wire Media Survey are highlighting how journalism is changing in order to survive. New technology brought in new challenges and revolutionized our relationship to media consumption.

Mobile 152

Mobile SEO Web Training 152

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2024

If this report is to be believed, there are a whole lot of B2B technology vendors that losing deals they never even knew existed. The best way to do this is to use storytelling techniques – and identify characters and anecdotes that your target market experiences every day.

B2B 102

B2B Study Company Leadership 102

PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

If we think for a moment that we are in ‘just” a technology and social revolution, make no mistake that public relations and news are in the midst of a similar evolution and revolution. On following journalists on Twitter: “When asked in a survey if journalists like when PR professionals follow you on social media, 86 percent said yes.

Conference 98

Conference Internal International Storytelling 98

Cision

MAY 10, 2016

Storytelling has changed. Francis College, says transmedia storytelling is the path brands need to take. Francis College, says transmedia storytelling is the path brands need to take. We are moving away from the age where there was one linear master story plot and storyteller. But what is the right way?

Storytelling 120

Storytelling Customer Service Travel Instagram 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I’m able to catch up on what’s new in technology by walking through the exhibit hall. I’ll sit in on keynotes and sessions to get the updates on pressing topics including measurement, diversity in communications, data and creative storytelling, etc. However, your shout outs can also be in your own storytelling.

Skype 150

Skype Industry Storytelling Interviews 150

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. 22) “I am a storyteller and I look out for people.”. 63) “I am a storyteller.”.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2021

32% added it was the brand’s storytelling. Surveys are always helpful, especially after a major campaign. A recent Sprout Social poll asked consumers why certain brands stood out among their competitors. 40% said it was the brand’s memorable content, while a third (33%) attributed it to the brand’s “distinct personality.”

Tools 88

Tools Product Launch Guidelines Customer Service 88

Cision

MAY 31, 2017

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The answer is a measly eight seconds — one second less than a goldfish’s.

Consumer 243

Consumer Brand Branding How To 243

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2016

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.

Product Launch 120

Product Launch Pitching Storytelling Journalism 120

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. According to a survey of business buyers (Source: Salesforce , 2018): 72% of buyers expect vendors to personalize engagements to their needs. But technology isn’t the whole story. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

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.

Survey 117

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 117

OnePitch

APRIL 14, 2022

Today, she currently serves as ARPR’s HealthIT Practice Group Director, overseeing the management and strategy of her agency’s robust – and growing – healthcare technology client roster. 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.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare How To Pitching Product Launch 52

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

But one thing that ties into so many of my upcoming projects is storytelling. As a former journalist, storytelling is a part of who I am as a communicator and I think hearing directly from staff members is the best way to showcase employer branding. I recently came across the article in PR Daily that talked about “career regrets.”

LinkedIn 88

LinkedIn Social Media Storytelling Agency 88

Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Staying relevant and up-to-date with the latest technology, trends and techniques will set you on the right path. According to the study, 73% of the in-house survey respondents said they would go to PR agencies for creative ideas. You cannot be complacent. This attitude hinders your progress and growth. PR and media are intertwined.

Creativity 150

Creativity Trends Agency Technology 150

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

Lucy Siegel of Bridge Global Strategies, a NY-based PR firm, recently published the results of a billing survey given to roughly 24 boutique PR firms with revenues of $3 million or less. While there is some billable hour data in the survey (see the link to the presentation in Ms. Technology Adoption and New Services.

Survey 60

Survey System Trends Small Business 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

In context, the management consulting firm says advances in technology are propelling marketing into a new era that is reminiscent of Madison Avenue’s glory days. Mad Men may come to mind for culture, but what McKinsey says heralded that golden age was “a happy marriage of advertising and technology.”. Five Factors of a Golden Age.

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

PR Conversations

APRIL 10, 2018

With all the recent focus on the rapid technological changes, I have found myself confronted more often, both in my courses at Quadriga University of Applied Sciences and in my consultancy, with questions like: “what should practitioners do” and “how does/will technology affect PR practice”. training offered).

Training 80

Training Measurement Technology Engineering 80

Deirdre Breakenridge

OCTOBER 20, 2015

As someone who teaches most of my school’s PR courses, I can say that students are NOT as digitally and technologically savvy as we assumed. As educators, maybe we won’t be pioneers in the technology world. I took it as an elective.” Can I high five that a million times? How has your PR education prepared you for your career?

Education 150

Education Training Course Social Media 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. My own predictions are listed at the very bottom. Relentless focus on the customer .

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

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. Some 68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Now imagine what that number would be if it were not for the 600+ million devices that are equipped with ad-blocking technology. Surveying thousands of marketers, here are this year’s trends: What the most successful B2B content marketers do?: 100, 500, maybe 1,000? But What Makes Content Marketers Successful?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In a recent Wyzowl survey , 81 percent of marketers indicated they were using video in 2018, up from 63 percent last year. In terms of technology, I think the next piece in the journey to keep engagement moving is interactive video. Here’s what he had to say. How have you seen the demand for this kind of content evolve?

Marketing 90

Marketing Video Product Launch YouTube 90

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Five minutes later, you are half-way down the page on a lengthy survey form, trying to figure out how to use the required app or reading their company history page for the answer to a trivia question you don’t honestly care about. Previously, he worked in public relations and firmly believes the art of storytelling makes the world go round.

Twitter 40

Twitter How To Social Media Guidelines 40

Beyond PR

JUNE 1, 2017

After surveying 2,000 adults to test their attention spans, Microsoft found that technology, social media, and the large volume of media people consume daily is linked to their inability to focus for extended periods of time. The answer is a measly eight seconds — one second less than a goldfish’s. Captivate, Then Maintain.

Consumer 49

Consumer Brand Branding Reputation 49

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Nearly three-quarters (73%) said they believe “most vendors fall short” of the honesty mark, according to a third-party survey commissioned by Rob Roy Consulting. Read more: “Skepticism” is the “New Normal;” Survey Finds B2B Tech Has Trust Issues. Read more: Communications Influence with C-Suite Grows [Gartner Survey].

B2B 114

B2B Marketing Survey Software 114

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the ‘2022 PR Media Report’ by Global Results Communications , more than half (58%) of 1,015 journalists who were surveyed said that when they dismiss information received from PR professionals, it’s due to misalignment with the target audience of their publication/outlet.

How To 195

How To Resources Pitching Tools 195

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

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.

Trends 52

Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52