Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. And it should be – because thought leadership builds a company’s reputation, drives sales, and could well improve profitability.

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Institute for Public Relations

MARCH 19, 2024

This summary is provided by the IPR Behavioral Insights Research Center Edelman and LinkedIn conducted their sixth annual study examining how thought leadership influences buying behaviors among B2B decision-makers and C-suite executives.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 5, 2023

After working in public relations for more than 25 years and then becoming a leadership consultant and trainer, Ken Jacobs knows that the PR profession often promotes people into management and leadership “because they’re good at PR, they’re good with media, they’re good with clients and new biz. People choose whom they follow.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 12, 2023

For people who are “on LinkedIn”, the experience is most likely an episodic one. For most people, that’s what LinkedIn is. Now, some people would say looking at your LinkedIn stats weekly or monthly is a little narcissitic. Those are the people I want searching for me on LinkedIn. First, the stats.

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Landis PR

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thought leadership is more than just “blowing your own horn.” An active thought leadership program needs a content calendar that is eminently doable. LinkedIn and Twitter might be the most important social channels, but do not forget about byline article opportunities in trade publications. Start with your brand.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For many brands, LinkedIn is a key social media channel–especially B2B brands, where LinkedIn can be a key awareness, engagement and even lead driver. For the most part, companies are squarely focused on one audience when it comes to their LinkedIn content: customers. But, LinkedIn can be a channel for this, too.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 12, 2022

I read an interesting piece in the Star Tribune over the weekend from recruiter Isaac Cheifitz asking “will sharing more personal posts on Linkedin hurt you?” It seems like Isaac doesn’t agree with the notion of sharing more personal updates on LinkedIn. I believe personal posts DO have a spot on LinkedIn.

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Stern + Associates

JULY 28, 2023

Thought leadership is a way for companies and leaders to share their expertise and insights on a particular topic, primarily to establish themselves as experts in their field and boost their credibility. What Is a Thought Leadership Strategy? How Can I Create a Thought Leadership Strategy for My Organization?

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Konnect Agency

AUGUST 10, 2022

“Thought leadership” is a buzzy phrase that is often thrown around in business circles, but when executed correctly it can be very beneficial in driving awareness and trust for your brand. Why is social media a key part of your thought leadership strategy and how a social media agency can help. Identify Which Platforms to Focus On.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Our community of PR students, educators and pros will join together for a dynamic Twitter chat on “Ethics – The Heart of Leadership.” Be sure to also visit our LinkedIn Group to share your ideas. September is PRSA Ethics Month and #PRStudChat will be holding an ethics discussion on Tuesday, September 13th at 8:30 p.m.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 18, 2022

We define the ask as thought leadership strategy. While it may seem like a simple activity — where clients just tell us what their leaders want to talk about and we magically secure coverage around said topic — successful thought leadership is actually quite complex. Step 1: Beware thought leadership in disguise.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

We asked a handful of knowledgeable PR professionals for their best tips for leveraging LinkedIn for PR and personal branding. All agree that LinkedIn is a prime destination for sharing content and building community. True to the site’s name, “linking” is the heart of LinkedIn. Work those connections.

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Stern + Associates

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Building thought leadership and executive visibility. For as long as I can remember, I thought “thought leadership” was sufficient to describe PR strategy among communications professionals. How do you measure thought leadership and executive visibility? But it didn’t really articulate what it was doing for executive visibility.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 12, 2018

Thought leadership is part of public relations best practices, and it’s particularly powerful in B2B and technology categories. The answer may be a strategic thought leadership plan. But remember that thought leadership is not directly about capturing new business. Stellar bylined content. Blog early and often.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of questions from friends and clients about LinkedIn advertising–specifically promoted posts. And it makes sense because these are still relatively new to a lot of folks (even though, technically, sponsored content has been around a long time on LinkedIn–since 2013, to be exact).

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

There is a rising demand for more open, “outward” leadership — executives who can visibly engage and inspire their stakeholders. The post CEOs on LinkedIn: An Analysis & Playbook on How To Build Momentum appeared first on SHIFT Communications: A Performance Communications Agency + PR Firm in Boston | New York | San Francisco.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Should leaders be sharing other people’s posts–and their brands’ posts–on LinkedIn? Very active on LinkedIn and one of THE case studies for larger companies in Minnesota about social media done right by a senior leader. His last 10 shared posts on LinkedIn have averaged 5,042 engagements.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Thought leadership is one of those things many brands and leaders want–but very few do well. Clients come to agencies all the time with the goal of “thought leadership.” And, more recently, we want our execs to have huge followings with massive engagement scores on LinkedIn. It’s always been that way.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Monthly livestreams on the PRSA LinkedIn page take readers deeper into stories covered in Strategies & Tactics. 17 livestream on PRSA’s LinkedIn page. The live webinars will also be recorded and archived on PRSA’s LinkedIn page. First up: PR measurement lets communicators speak the language of the boardroom.

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wiredPRworks

JULY 1, 2022

13 Ways to Light Up Your Career or Company with Linkedin Profile Makeover Success Sparks. Wondering how to make the most of LinkedIn to dramatically increase your visibility, grow your network , and be the person your target companies, but don’t think you have the skills to create an Ultimate LinkedIn Profile Makeover?

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PR for Anyone

JUNE 20, 2023

Thanks to Kristina’s leadership, Reston Limousine has soared to new heights. After two years, she returned to the US and found a job as selling adversiting. Little did she know that one sales call would lead her to her future husband and growing his limo business. And through it all, Kristina also raised four children.

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

To help these leaders accomplish their business goals by using social media platforms (namely, LinkedIn). And, I limited it to LinkedIn since that’s the primary social network of choice for most leaders in our industry–at least when it comes to work stuff. Because that’s what leadership is, right? The reason?

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Onclusive

JULY 13, 2016

As part of our overall marketing strategy, we spend a tremendous amount of time producing targeted thought leadership content. Now that we have a bank of it, we’re always thinking about ways to creatively reuse and leverage what we’ve already created to continually share useful intel with our audience.

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PR for Anyone

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Colleen Biggs is a business strategist, leadership coach, author, and public speaker. This episode highlights several critical pieces of advice that will benefit aspiring self-starters and seasoned business veterans looking for ways to take their professional lives to the next level. Find us on

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5W PR

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Although various social channels can contribute to a company’s B2B social media marketing strategy, there are few channels that appeal more to professionals online than LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the ultimate way for today’s companies to grow their presence with business clients. Showcase Value Via Thought Leadership.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 16, 2021

Brands have taken this on board and are using video across their channels more than ever before to convey messages, showcase new products or share thought leadership. With that in mind, here’s our thoughts on how you can enhance your LinkedIn video marketing. Video content on LinkedIn is becoming more utilised by brands.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 22, 2014

And, one of those strategies that’s flying under the radar is brands using executives and their LinkedIn profiles to advance PR goals and organizational priorities. Sure, not all CEOs are active on LinkedIn. Organization: Edelman. Goal: Employee recruiting. Organization: Apple. Goal: Shaping perceptions with employees.

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2024

Biesenbach, a keynote speaker, workshop leader and author based in Chicago, joined Strategies & Tactics Live , PRSA’s monthly livestream on LinkedIn on Jan. Top of the list: Write a manifesto about your leadership values. You can watch the playback on LinkedIn here. Just start free-associating,” he suggested.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 19, 2022

LinkedIn release 2023 best practices. LinkedIn expert Richard van der Blom recently published his final LinkedIn algorithm report of the year which gives some great insight into how to maximise your businesses LinkedIn performance, with some great strategy recommendations for 2023.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

When did you join LinkedIn? 17 years ago today I logged in for the first time and began networking and posting, up to four times a day – all in quest to become a recognized thought leader on LinkedIn. Two years later, I would win second place in a contest for top LinkedIn tips. But, I wanted to delete my entry.

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Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 24, 2014

As our communication campaigns increasingly address SEO and particularly organic search, thought leadership becomes even more important. In short, thought leadership plays at the industry level, not the company level, ideally offering takes that can’t be found elsewhere. LinkedIn Enters in China. Adam Silver Press Conference.

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PR for Anyone

AUGUST 30, 2023

As a leadership lifestyle mentor and self-love guru, Christine shares her tips for living radiantly after adversity. Have you ever looked at your reflection in the mirror and really told yourself that you love yourself? Through mirror work and mantra mindsets, she learned to trust her intuition to achieve more after 50. Find us on

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today we will focus on Leadership. But you just must convince the people that you are managing, leading, and guiding in your thoughts and that is inherent in leadership. Nowadays it's very important to make a distinction between management and leadership. However, there is leadership. and our speaker is Maxim Behar.

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2016

When you’re planning your content strategy in 2016, one tactic that most likely will come up is to publish long form content to LinkedIn. The numbers supporting this are increasingly compelling: Users posted about 130,000 posts per week on LinkedIn in 2015. Be aware of LinkedIn’s unique demographics.

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Mark My Words

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Since the implosion of the Boris regime and the Lettuce Liz fiasco, the once-dominant ‘buffoon’ model of political leadership is under threat. Mark Borkowski on LinkedIn; Matt Hancock ‘I’m a Celebrity…’. It’s certainly a risky strategy.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 31, 2019

LinkedIn followers, btw). Nope, Sara Blakely , the founder and CEO of Spanx is the best CEO on LinkedIn. She doesn’t have the largest “following” on LinkedIn (378,000+), but Sara’s last ten posts averaged: 67,451 likes. Other times she talks about leadership. Not Microsoft’s Satya Nadella.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

It’s clear that LinkedIn is an incredible resource for finding your next job, but what some may not know is that LinkedIn is also one of the most effective tools for PR. And according to LinkedIn’s Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to LinkedIn , 94% of B2B companies use LinkedIn as a content distribution channel.

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