Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

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PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

In celebration of 2016* marking the 110th anniversary of PR, this article is the first in a series of reflections on the profession and its practice. (* Ivy Lee , arguably the founder of modern PR, published his Declaration of Principles about the purpose and value of PR in 1906.).

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Cision

JANUARY 19, 2016

Without it, we better have a large surplus of advertising budget lying around. Content marketing is publishing, except that instead of monetizing the content with paid content or advertising, we sell more products and services. In 2016, we’ll have over 4,000. Where is your focus in 2016 and beyond?

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Beyond PR

JULY 13, 2016

Civil and human rights, gender equality, criminal justice reform, poverty, immigration and other social advocacy topics have long been important, with the 2016 election season being no different. Take this pair of news releases from the National Alliance on Mental Illness as examples. Social Advocacy. What’s the goal of your campaign?

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). Until recently few PR agency or communication team budgets had a line item for tools. Thank you to all the contributors.

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PR Job Coach

JANUARY 15, 2016

Is it PR, marketing, advertising or some other function? And what does 2016 hold for the field and for public relations pros ? PR professionals are enablers and connectors, helping organizations stay grounded, stay human, and stay sensitive to the needs and desires of their communities. Always has. Always will.

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Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google search algorithm updates in 2016 , for example, included a number of integrated changes in order to unify mobile SEO and local SEO along with paid and organic results. Image Source: [link].

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 30, 2016

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity – the Oscars of the advertising business – was held last week, and apparently it was a big disappointment for the public relations industry, which won fewer awards than in previous years. But 2016 turned out differently. Cannes used to be called the “Festival of Advertising.”

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Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

It ’ s 2016 (Almost) and thankfully you don ’ t have to convince your boss that social media is a good idea. Changing media habits coupled with massive pushes in ad blocking, including iOS9 ( TechCrunch ), are increasing the importance of organic content and native advertising. You now have a different, more exciting challenge.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Facebook showed a strong third quarter, powered by North American ad revenues: Quarter-over-quarter, Facebook showed a 10.67% Q3 improvement in revenue, a solid showing compared to the same quarter in 2016: This brings Facebook close to an almost-unheard of number in social media marketing: $5 average revenue per user. How might they do this?

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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. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. Some people don’t even like football, but watch the game for the community – and the commercials. And later.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

4 Internet advertising set to pass television. Global spend on internet advertising is set to overtake television advertising in the next six months. It’s a key reason that digital advertising is growing so strongly. The rise of ad blocking was the story of Meeker’s 2016 report. 9 Talk to me. 14 Doormen as foremen.

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PR Matters

APRIL 21, 2016

In celebration of 2016* marking the 110th anniversary of PR, this article is the first in a series of reflections on the profession and its practice. (* Ivy Lee , arguably the founder of modern PR, published his Declaration of Principles about the purpose and value of PR in 1906.).

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Reputation Us

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Our team works collaboratively with the selected nonprofit to provide communications guidance and support via media relations, message development, media training, community outreach, social media, communications training and other related services. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 6:00 PM PST.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

A 2016 study by Edison Research found avid listeners spend four hours and 10 minutes every week listening to an average of five different podcasts. That’s a valuable amount of attention to hold and the money has followed, as Alex Weprin reported for the Media Post : “Podcast advertising revenue in the U.S. daily | ~15 minutes).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

.” Jo Detavernier , SCMP, APR | Detavernier Strategic Communication. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

AI is among the fastest-growing marketing trends, with 80 percent of marketers predicting in 2016 that AI would revolutionize marketing by 2020. In today’s digital landscape, rife with an oversaturation of advertisements, customers have high standards when it comes to personalized experiences. Community building (27%).

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 2, 2023

Since 2016, there has been a slight increase in online news consumption and a slight decrease in print news consumption. For organizations seeking to promote community involvement, sponsorships, or social responsibility initiatives, broadcast media provides a direct avenue for local engagement.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2016, we saw more content created than ever before. Just in news publications alone, we saw an astonishing 72 million news stories written in 2016 according to Google News, an all-time high. Three mega-trends are already on their way and will arrive at our industry’s shores before the year is out. Let’s see if we’re ready for them.

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ISEBOX

DECEMBER 7, 2016

79 billion people scroll through Facebook every month, according to November 2016 statistics. Facebook is all about making things easy for marketers, going so far as to develop a common advertising structure that can be used across all of its sites – including Instagram. One billion of them accessing via mobile device every day.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 15, 2018

But, we’ve been down this road before (in 2016, for example, Facebook shared similar news ). And, the culture is much different than 2016. But, on the flip side, Facebook makes a lot of revenue each quarter from brand advertising on Facebook. No one knows for sure. Facebook is certainly saying they will.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This class is unlike others in PR, Marketing, and even Advertising classes. It’s a constant prep, and the level of engagement, currency in topics and trends, and expectations students and the community have of you is huge. Karen is also the author of A Roadmap For Teaching Social Media published in August 2016.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I wrote a post back in 2016 about the 10 skills the PR pro of the future will need to have. Here are top 5 “skills” that I believe are most valuable for social media managers: * Advertising. Community management. However, I LOVE the concept they’re driving at here. Vishakha Mathur, associate director-social media, Merck.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Several surveys reviewed by eMarketer suggest social media advertising continues to advance – and Facebook is often voted the most effective paid platform – even for B2B. For example, a survey of 342 B2B marketers – the State of B2B Social Media Marketing 2016 (reg. req.) – by Regalix found. “…of It’s not an isolated result either.

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Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blue Cypress is also the lead investor in our sister company, Marketing AI Institute , which raised a $1M seed round earlier this year to help advance the understanding and adoption of artificial intelligence within the marketing industry and broader business community. Invest in your future!

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Rather than share my New Year’s resolutions or point out the latest trends in PR for 2016, I’ve decided to share my thoughts about some important lessons this past year. Think about what has stopped you from making the smallest change to your next big, bold move, and make 2016 your year of reinvention. Here are the 7 lessons: 1.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Compare that with digital advertising, in which.02% If you’re interested in learning more about Romancing the C-Suite, you can check out the CommPRO free webinar on April 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. 02% to 2% of ads ever drive someone toward action on bacon.com. Molto impressivo!

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In 2016, public relations saw its share of highs and lows. Yet public relations is not scaleable in the way that digital advertising and direct marketing are. But perhaps the most notable thing to happen to the industry this year was the way it evolved, thanks in large part to constantly-changing technology.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics. presidential election, which means misinformation and deepfake advertising will rise, putting pressure on communicators to combat false narratives. Finally, 2024 also brings another U.S.

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Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 EARNED BRAND study , 86% of surveyed consumers rely on peer sources for learning about brands and 71% rely on peer sources for buying decisions. Multichannel promotion is a given for any communications strategy; however, many brands are missing the right channel mix.

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Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Communications professionals are aware of the importance of targeting, for example, the considerable number of Hispanics who prefer to consume media in Spanish. Is there a reason to specifically target this community? Census Bureau reported that between 2015 and 2016, the African-American population grew by 1.2

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

Workplace, launched as a commercial product in 2016, applies all the learnings from the consumer product to a private enterprise environment. The ability to communicate complex messages through compelling and relevant stories remains a fundamental value of PR. It’s a powerful form of advocacy.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

2016 Skills of the PR pro of the Future. 1: Social advertising copywriting skills and an ability to manage social media advertising campaigns. Sure video production skills are still in demand in 2016. Not exactly a new development, but I feel like more PR people are being asked to do this in 2016 vs. 4-5 years ago.

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Business Wire

JANUARY 19, 2017

Rather than simply promoting the content via owned channels or social advertising and platforms, which can limit visibility, utilizing a newswire can enhance visibility, coverage and engagement and drive the traffic needed to make the program achieve its objectives.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

The CMO Survey Highlights and Insights Feb 2016 from christinemoorman. What’s the engagement rate of a brand page on Facebook that doesn’t advertise? But even paid social has a challenge: advertising annoys users. How is it that in 2016 mobile investment even a question? Rent Media for Owned Media Purposes. Or near-zero.

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