Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The year of 2016 brought a fairly significant evolution for this website. In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media.

Blogging 127

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 127

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Soon 2015 will fade into history, so it’s time to forecast which content marketing strategies are most likely to follow through in 2016 and which of them will die a fast death. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? And social media is another 2015 trend on the list and is likely to make waves in the year 2016.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

The Resolution Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Go to any publisher advertising rate card and you’ll find the unique user figure rarely changes so is this a true representation of who viewed our coverage? When we created coveragebook.com, our aim was to try and gain the most accurate impact measurement as possible for online PR coverage so we felt; Views. In short, no.

Measurement 120

Measurement Analytics SEO Google 120

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

The next question is how can brands, publishers and advertisers benefit from content discovery? How Content Discovery Helps Brands, Publishers and Advertisers. These useful insights can be used to target content and advertisement campaigns and ensure better lead generation. billion in 2016. billion in 2014 to 2.17

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. PR is about influence.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It’s the fall – which means back to school, back to work and pretty soon planning for 2016. Both in-house and agency marketing teams will be defending the year’s work, planning for 2016 and securing (or hopefully expanding!) How can you showcase your current work in the best light and set the stage for an even more successful 2016?

Measurement 60

Measurement Data-Driven PR Analytics Data 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. In April of 2016, Facebook decided to change the game and reporting methods for the typical influencer. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Lisa Zanchi.

Technology 83

Technology Facebook Measurement Policies 83

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

The GIFT report – produced by Brand Finance, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) – is an annual study assessing the intangible assets of more than 57,000 companies in more than 160 jurisdictions around the world.

Reputation 94

Reputation Measurement Branding Brand 94

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.

Trends 83

Trends Publicity Analytics Software 83

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. And that requires good data – not only to find the right people and outlets but also to measure the reach and impact of these efforts. 2016: 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On.

Marketing 216

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 216

Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

In January 2016, Daher purchased the agency where she served as the firm’s first ever vice president, and rebranded it to Powerhouse Communications. I initially entered college seeking a career in broadcasting, transitioned to advertising, and then found my true calling in PR. In January 2016, Powerhouse Communications was born.

Pitching 228

Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

Cision

MARCH 20, 2017

By doing this, Cision will gain a few important things: an influx of capital, a publicly traded stock as a currency, and material financial flexibility needed to make the investments we need to be the change agent and data/tech/measurement platform partner the industry needs.

Technology 227

Technology Data Big Data Measurement 227

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

2016 in the Chinese Zodiac is the year of the Monkey, whose attributes include being “smart, quick witted, frank, optimistic, ambitious and adventurous.” Measurement Continues to Evolve. Tools are getting smarter and faster, but there still is no one source of truth for measurement – and we shouldn’t expect it to magically arrive.

Marketing 60

Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

If you had asked public relations professionals in 2005 what their daily routine would look like, there’s a good chance none would have predicted the landscape of 2016. 2016 is not that old, but we are staring down the year 2020. If you are a PR pro in 2016, you are most likely still trying to describe what you do.

Television 100

Television Radio Measurement Facebook 100

Onclusive

MAY 18, 2017

That’s because the success of a PR campaign has been incredibly difficult to measure with any accuracy, until recently. We now have access to PR data that does for PR what AdTech tools have done for the measurement of advertising. PR outlasts advertising. In that sense, PR is the final marketing frontier.

Advertising 150

Advertising Advertising LinkedIn Data 150

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. The ability to target and measure ad performance makes digital ads attractive to brands. 5 Seeking social media measurement return on investment. . #5

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. 9) Even advertisers want to invest in PR. The median salary for PR professionals was $91,000 in 2017, which is a small drop compared to the median salary reported in 2016 survey of $92,125. 21) The sinking confidence of social advertising metrics.

Content Marketing 142

Content Marketing Social Media SEO Publicity 142

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2025

Most of the social media platforms have courses you can take on their advertising products. Years later in 2016, I decided to hang a shingle for a consultancy, I decided to make this blog my business site rather than create a website for two key reasons. From time to time, some of the SEO vendors open up courses for free.

Google 157

Google Course Survey YouTube 157

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The November edition of #measurePR focused on measuring engagement. Our trio of guests included: Ashley Brown , Head of Global Communications at Spredfast; Austin Gaule , Media Analysis Director at Universal Information Services; and Angie Jeffrey , Vice President Brand Management at ABX Advertising Benchmark Index. PESO measurement!

Measurement 40

Measurement Community Banking Advertising 40

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Measurement. 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. Earned (publications like The New York Times). Newswires (press releases). Owned (company blogs). Benchmarking.

Communications 150

Communications How To Analytics Public Affairs 150

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The October 13th edition of #measurePR focused on measuring content. When we got on the topic of the most useless way of measuring content we’ve ever seen, there was lots to say: A4 “Likes” on Facebook. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn #measurePR Recap (October 2016): Measuring Content. Empty #measurepr.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Banking Print 40

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. 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).

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. Video communications can work well in time-urgent situations, but a controlled message is just that, and it will be questioned if it doesn’t measure up. It’s pure storytelling. Make case studies more visual.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Implementing an A/B segmentation to strategically distribute blog content over the wire, PhRMA was able definitively to measure the impact Cision Distribution by PR Newswire had on driving traffic to their blog. That’s precisely 2.34

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. New LinkedIn research found that only 4% of digital marketers are measuring return on investment six months into a campaign or longer. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020.

Marketing 129

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 129

PRSay

JULY 10, 2018

It recently came to light that Cambridge Analytica , a political research firm, had gathered and exploited data on the likes and personalities of tens of millions of American Facebook users, to micro-target political messages to them before the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Facebook has also updated its privacy policies.

Ethics 249

Ethics Data Privacy Policies 249

The Proactive Report

MARCH 1, 2016

This DigitalPR chat took place on Friday, February 26, 2016. Q1: 13 years ago Don Bartholomew said he hoped to see holistic PR measurement being used. Q2: This report from the API says that most news outlets are measuring the wrong things about their content. What should we be measuring? Is that occurring? Shonali Burke.

Twitter 100

Twitter Measurement Digital PR Hotels 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 1, 2016

This DigitalPR chat took place on Friday, February 26, 2016. Q1: 13 years ago Don Bartholomew said he hoped to see holistic PR measurement being used. Q2: This report from the API says that most news outlets are measuring the wrong things about their content. What should we be measuring? Is that occurring? Shonali Burke.

Twitter 100

Twitter Measurement Digital PR Hotels 100

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.

Facebook 131

Facebook Video Brand Branding 131

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. It also merits pointing out, these are early measurements; perhaps the results improve with time.

B2B 75

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 75

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Twitter, the 140-character stream of what’s happening now, surprised everyone with a measurement disclosure. increase in Q3 growth from Q3 of 2016. Their focus remains on video advertising and streamed video content. Let’s dig into everything they announced. Audience Growth. Let’s turn our eyes towards revenue. Ad Revenue.

Twitter 87

Twitter Social Media Media Analysis 87

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The internet created an obsession among marketers for measurement, but it overcorrected over the last 10 years or so. They have also proven crucial in measuring the efficacy of PR campaigns and customizing them. A reset on advertising spend. . ~ Wendy Zajack , Faculty Director, IMC & DMC at Georgetown University.

Marketing 213

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 213

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The PRCA Digital PR and Communications Report 2016 reveals a sharp rise in digital PR budgets, but continuing concern over the lack of investment in training. In-house staff are more confident that they can measure the ROI of Digital PR (e.g. banner advertising, SEO etc) (73%) than traditional PR activities (65%).

Training 119

Training Digital PR Media Training Education 119

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Performance marketing has led the community to this wild notion that B2B marketing should only engage in measurable tactics. Finally, 2024 also brings another U.S.

Writing 211

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 211

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. Source ] The communication industry may always struggle with who does what, especially when it comes to marketing/advertising and PR.

Measurement 40

Measurement Comparison Advertising Advertising 40

Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Inspired by the recent AdAge article underscoring PR’s vital role in the marketing mix, we will be discussing the value of PR in 2016, and its integration with other marketing channels. As a quick reference, we will be discussing the following questions: How does PR/SM differentiate from other disciplines in 2016? Here’s how.

Twitter 40

Twitter Advertising Advertising Measurement 40

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. How are you measuring your programs? And you can’t just invest in paid advertising.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Analytics Strategy 120