Onclusive

JUNE 16, 2023

While influencer PR & marketing has been a popular tactic for brands to reach their target audience, de-influencers are actively avoiding or even blocking social media influencers. The growth of paid influencers has also contributed to celebrity overtaking the idea of a shared, community-based identity.

How To 195

How To Consumer Social Media Community 195

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2024

It’s thankless work but I’ve had some amazing conversations and it’s led me to several conclusions about the state of the market. >>> Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. Find a trend, pump a lot of money into it, make a lot of noise in the market and hope to get acquired.

B2B 138

B2B Government SMB Real Estate 138

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. 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. You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Stephen Waddington

MAY 25, 2021

An audacious ad in the Weekend Financial Times in January promoted Share of Search as a metric for marketing effectiveness. The ad led to a discussion in my House of Marketing & PR community of practice. It also fails to address the sophistication of search marketing and public relations.

Industry 181

Industry Measurement Financial Conference 181

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2024

Traditionally, that role is a mix of HR and communication yet I’m seeing some changes. The roles being unveiled now have sales enablement or marketing operations bent. Having an internal expert who’s curating the content a sales or marketing person needs at the right moment seems invaluable. per share.

Internal 94

Internal International B2B System 94

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 29, 2023

Regrettably, advertising and marketing seem to remain a notable instance of this disparity. In advertising and marketing, however, this rich mixture has historically been depicted through the lens of Caucasian individuals. Brand marketing is a key arena where the call for inclusivity has grown louder and more resonant than ever before.

Brand 90

Brand Branding Marketing Ethics 90

Stephen Waddington

MAY 4, 2021

The crisis has accelerated many of the changes already underway in media, public engagement, and organisational communication, such as the role of communication as a strategic management function and a more human approach to communication by CEOs and management teams. Meaningful metrics ESG is a strategic journey for companies.

Publicity 197

Publicity Government Corporate Financial 197

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. Since Semrush is a public company, the price tag would be deemed financially “immaterial” to the business operations.

SEO 140

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 140

Stephen Waddington

JULY 16, 2021

The market for roles is booming as we learn to live with COVID-19. I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis. It also highlights priority skills areas for the future.

Publicity 199

Publicity Government Crisis Employee 199

Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Measure your success. You can measure your campaigns by using media monitoring tools and reacting to your campaign’s success in real time. Speak to, not at your audience. Until next time!

Marketing 75

Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 75

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Much has been talked about regarding the importance of marketing personalization and a 1:1 approach. We have used this philosophy in our own marketing efforts at Cision and PR Newswire, and it has significantly improved the effectiveness of our marketing programs. How are you measuring your programs? Let me explain.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

prTini

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

While this varies from company to company, I think a brand has to be really careful if its community outreach lives within the marketing department. Because when that happens, success depends on standard marketing metrics —the number of email addresses submitted, the amount of traffic to the website, leads generated, etc.

Community 28

Community Marketing Retail Measurement 28

Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Measure your success. You can measure your campaigns by using media monitoring tools and reacting to your campaign’s success in real time. Speak to, not at your audience. Until next time!

Marketing 68

Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 68

PRSay

APRIL 13, 2021

As co-chair of PRSA’s marketing committee for Accreditation in Public Relations, I receive many questions from peers about the credential: How does the APR make you a better communicator? It made our clients’ work easier, better and even financially safer — building loyal customers and repeat business. People noticed us.

Telecommunications 199

Telecommunications Community Ethics Financial 199

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Community – the era of command and control is over, especially in networked agencies. Financial growth creates opportunity for promotion, new talent and investment in other agency priorities. Numbers – align the objectives of your work with your client’s business objectives, and measure the outcome of your work accordingly.

Agency 114

Agency Marketing Energy Financial 114

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. c) Financial transaction releases do not underperform.

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended long-planned marketing and PR campaigns for nearly every major brand. Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. It’s not about the logo. Real help for those who need it. Self-serving?

Brand 284

Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Measure your success. You can measure your campaigns by using media monitoring tools and reacting to your campaign’s success in real time. Speak to, not at your audience. Until next time!

Marketing 60

Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 60

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

A market gets the tools that it deserves. The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. There is a long-standing joke in the PR industry that the most popular tool is Excel.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

David PR Group

JULY 13, 2016

Measurement in the world of public relations has always been an ethereal concept. How we measure reputation appears just as daunting to me, but it turns out that analysts at the Harris Poll have been studying this since 1999, gauging the reputations of the most visible companies in the U.S. Do you lead a community organization? •

Reputation 40

Reputation Measurement How To Financial 40

The Proactive Report

JUNE 18, 2021

In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” In this drive to make a profit the focus tends to get stuck on marketing, sales, production and income. Start with employees, financial institutions, local government, and so on.

Small Business 213

Small Business Fashion Groups Local 213

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.” They polled 123 respondents including people in PR, investor relations, marketing – and also security analysts and investors. What are those non-financial factors?

Survey 82

Survey Corporate Communications Financial 82

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 is still uneven in communities across the country and around the world. As a marketing agency, how should we respond? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? Is there one? So we started talking.

Crisis 92

Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 27, 2020

By interacting intentionally with their surrounding communities, businesses can help heal broken relationships, including those that cross racial lines. Just as these injustices were not casually implemented, measures to undo them also must be comprehensive.

Real Estate 111

Real Estate Community Employee Education 111

Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

Since that point, the health of the business-to-business market has been mixed. The freelance PR market shut down in the first week of April as agencies and in-house teams reacted to the markets they serve and cut costs. PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community.

Crisis 151

Crisis Government Energy Community 151

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Like most communications agencies, this process at SHIFT includes calls with business leaders, spokespeople and the marketing team to hear about company goals, market opportunities, topics of interest and larger campaigns that will support lead generation and awareness. It’s rooted in data and insights and is measurable.

Communications 78

Communications Analysis Leadership SEO 78

Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

Business value of international communications The Gallagher State of the Sector 2023/24 report sets out the business case for internal communications based on its contribution to culture, strategic alignment and value creation. It’s measured by means of employee engagement. I’d go further and add productivity and profitability.

Internal 78

Internal International Communications Employee 78

Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

“The global business community is being challenged by Millennials who want to change the world — and the results are going to be incredible.” Financial performance should not be the only measure of success. What stood out immediately from the article appeared in the first sentence.

Ethics 218

Ethics Exercises Energy Corporate 218

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

With this, we can anticipate a different look and feel to the labor market. Should a recession hit, the narrative around the labor market and the impact it has on businesses, the workforce and our communities will undoubtedly change. During the “Great Recession” of 2008, nearly eight million people lost their jobs.

Brand 78

Brand Branding SEO Employee 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, effective internal communication is paramount. It serves as the lifeblood that fuels organizational synergy, promotes transparency, and provides a sense of community among employees. Finally, diligently monitor and measure the effectiveness and impact of your communication efforts.

Internal 97

Internal International Communications Employee 97

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. The future role of a search professional Last month 3500 digital marketers arrived in Brighton for the UK’s biggest Search marketing conference. Yes, they can help you add a financial value to your reporting. A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The story of PR agency start-ups in the UK market is an uplifting one of innovation and new business models. I caught up with 12 founders this week in the PR Class of 2020 community on Guild and invited them to share their stories. To my mind, it resembles closely what we saw during the financial crash.

Agency 117

Agency SEO Groups Energy 117

PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders. A volunteer pitch that persuaded. Others are less obvious.

Community 40

Community Print Twitter Creativity 40

Stephen Waddington

MAY 17, 2020

Business and society Building better business - as organisations rebuild and reinvent they’ll look beyond focus on people and planet in addition to financial return. End of the nine to five week - flexible working schedules will help address physical spacing and act as a counter measure to overcrowded commutes.

Tourism 118

Tourism Fashion Travel Retail 118

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 14, 2011

for the last few days, speaking on measurement at the 2011 Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism. when I'd be speaking on measurement. So I asked my good friend and measurement guru Sean Williams to guest-moderate the chat. 55 minutes of near universal agreement that there’s too much crappy measurement out there , and.

Measurement 69

Measurement Financial Facebook Tourism 69

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

Agency 98

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 98

Stern + Associates

APRIL 13, 2023

Sustainability as a Fulcrum for Corporate Innovation Driving innovation for organic growth is always challenging for companies, says Harvard Professor Rebecca Henderson, author of the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year, “ Reimagining Capitalism in a World On Fire ” (2020).

Policies 96

Policies Energy Government Crisis 96