Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 (see these posts covering the executive summary , top challenges , organizational trust in media and views on media bias ). So says a 2022 survey conducted by PRWeek for ICR.

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Survey Corporate Communications Financial 81

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. When asked about specific functions, respondents overwhelmingly said employee communications (93%) grew in importance compared to pre-pandemic times.

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 117

Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 27, 2023

While other research reports have found that employees may be intimidated by or even fearful of emerging tech such as AI, new research from business analytics and consulting firm Ernst & Young paints an entirely different picture.

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Employee Analytics Survey Technology 78

Sword and the Script

JUNE 15, 2021

That’s my take on a survey by Typeset and Mantis Research. The survey found: just 33% of business marketing writers make calls to customers; just 35% conduct surveys; and. The survey puts some data behind a long-standing problem in B2B marketing. A few years back I was at a workshop at a conference for legal technology.

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Survey B2B Marketing Interviews 114

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Another edition of the bi-annual survey of CMOs published by Christine Moorman , a professor at the business school at Duke University, was published at the end of August. I’ve read and written about the survey since about 2013 and have found it to be an interesting indicator of industry benchmarks. 4) Do employees trust their brand?

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Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 95

Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

Great content lies at the heart of everything communications does, including employee and leadership communications and PR. What do your key stakeholders, including employees, customers, shareholders and analysts, care about the most? One of the sources of this information is media monitoring and social listening technology.

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Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2019

But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR pros and corporate communicators. The annual survey polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students with an eclectic mix of questions to develop the 2019 Global Communications Report.

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Technology Study Communications Survey 125

Sword and the Script

MAY 28, 2019

Technology companies opposing (or supporting) the repeal of net neutrality, or an outdoor great marker supporting the environment are straightforward business cases for taking a position. Some of the findings from the survey results included the following: 1) Most say brands should avoid politics. Click To Tweet. Image credit: Pixabay.

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Survey Brand Branding Analysis 122

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It serves as the lifeblood that fuels organizational synergy, promotes transparency, and provides a sense of community among employees. Providing channels for employees to express their questions or concerns not only ensures their voices are heard but also contributes to a sense of acknowledgment.

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Internal International Communications Employee 97

Sword and the Script

APRIL 23, 2024

The two organizations teamed up to survey “sales and marketing executives at about 1,100 US software and cloud hosting companies.” According to our survey, they are two to three times more likely to measure signals such as account engagement and intent-based third-party data. >>> Need an extra pair of hands?

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Software B2B Company Marketing 117

Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 1, 2021

ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting is rapidly becoming the hottest trend for mobility, automotive and vehicle technology suppliers. adults say they want to work for a company that places a priority on ESG practices, according to a recent survey from multi-national manufacturing and service companies network SK Group.

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Automotive Technology Communications Mobile 97

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

New research from PR and social media agency Uproar PR finds that employees are recommending enterprise tech solutions to their employers—and they’re learning about those solutions from the media. The post Employees and earned media driving tech solutions in the workplace appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Employee Enterprise Media Survey 66

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” The survey had three findings that stood out to me: 1. This is cited ahead of leadership quality (76%) and technological innovation (72%).” The purpose?

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Financial Marketing Survey B2B 141

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Employee Morale A strong PR campaign can boost employee morale by highlighting the company’s contributions to cybersecurity. Build strong relationships with journalists covering cybersecurity and technology. PR can promote a company’s culture of security and commitment to employee development.

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Communications Measurement Reputation Employee 78

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 5, 2018

But in the same time frame, 10 percent of businesses have laid off employees due to new technology. These divergent trends are creating growing anxiety in the workplace, according to a new survey conducted by Clutch, a leading […]. The post Is new technology causing career anxiety?

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Technology Survey Employee Trends 68

Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2021

Employees dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home, economic upheaval, and new burdens with childcare and technology—challenges that caused the majority of American workers (55 percent) to find professional success more difficult last year, according to a survey from business and how-to website […].

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Survey Employee Measurement Technology 148

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

I recently read an account by an executive summarizing his experience buying a marketing technology (martech) tool. Yet cybersecurity is emerging as a key point of differentiation according to a new survey by Treasure Data. The findings remind me of a trend I’ve seen in other technology sectors. 38% said cost. 38% said budget.

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Survey Software Technology Tools 109

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2016

At SHIFT we are constantly digging into media and talking to reporters to understand general themes for all types of industries from technology to consumer products. That’s where a survey can come in. What can a survey do for your brand? Here’s a snapshot of the survey goals and outcomes. The story was grim for workers.

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Survey Data Brand Branding 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Big tech companies are reporting fat margins, and then laying off thousands of employees. If you treat your employees poorly, then prospective customers don’t want to do business with you. If you are a B2B technology company, thought leadership isn’t optional, it’s the biggest marketing lever you have.

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B2B Software Ethics Leadership 144

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Technology is a priority business investment for 2022; 53% of IT buyers expect tech spending to grow – and budgets will grow on average by 26%. The publishing organization conducted the survey in July 2021, and the report is based on polling of “1,145 IT buyers from organizations across North America and Europe. 22% said inflation.

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B2B Software Survey Study 103

PRSay

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Companies all around the world are met with the difficult task of effectively communicating with and engaging their employees, customers and other constituents. As technology has evolved and offered us as practitioners in the PR profession new ways of doing our work, communications should be getting easier and more engaging.

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Technology Communications Mobile Internal 66

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. And 63% of survey respondents cited budget as their top challenge – even as business and employers expected them to do more with a rapidly increasing list of things to do.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 80

Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Organisations are less inclined to speak out externally because of political and societal polarisation and prioritise internal, employee concerns. Internal change management and employee engagement have become top priorities for corporate affairs, especially in supporting business transformation.

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Corporate Reputation Telecommunications Study 98

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2023

Just 28% of 1,034 PR professionals surveyed by Muck Rack in March and April 2023 say they are using generative AI (gAI). Another 33% say they “plan to explore it” although the timeline was not clear in the survey results. As I wrote this time last month , Notified, Muck Rack, and PRophet both offer gAI based on OpenAI technology.

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Survey Software B2B Pitching 142

PRSay

APRIL 5, 2023

Lacking a time machine that would let us jump into the future, my company surveyed hundreds of PR practitioners about where the profession is heading in the next three years. Here are three takeaways from the survey. Where do the survey respondents think these increasing budgets will be spent in 2023?

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Survey Measurement Employee Retail 86

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2024

In other words, rather than a vehicle for upper management to stay in touch with employees, these roles are evolving into consultative positions that help other employees understand the market, the buyer and get the message right. Well, Agility PR Solutions is the only PR technology vendor with its own LLM that I’m aware of.

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Internal International B2B System 91

PRSay

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The report represents over a year’s involvement of the 65 CPRE board members as they participated in brainstorming sessions, crowdsourcing surveys, focus groups, and an omnibus quantitative survey of over 460 PR practitioners and educators. Seven teams of educators and practitioners contributed their expertise and content.

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Report Ethics Education Survey 78

PRSay

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The report represents over a year’s involvement of the 65 CPRE board members as they participated in brainstorming sessions, crowdsourcing surveys, focus groups, and an omnibus quantitative survey of over 460 PR practitioners and educators. Seven teams of educators and practitioners contributed their expertise and content.

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Report Ethics Education Survey 78

Stern + Associates

MARCH 27, 2024

The current and future employee is now a key strategic audience. Whatever offerings you have for development, upskilling and reskilling should play the central role in your executive communications as you position yourself as a company at which employees will have a future amid technological change.

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Strategy Communications Employee Groups 126

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. It’s higher in large companies (5), defined as 1000+ employees, and lower in small companies (3), defined as 1-99 employees. The survey isolates answers from bloggers who report “strong results.”

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Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 135

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 24, 2021

The European Communication Monitor (ECM) 2021 reports on the adoption of technology in communications and the role of communication management. Technology: media and workflow Most practitioners across Europe highlighted the importance of digitalising stakeholder communications (87.7%) and building a digital infrastructure (83.9%).

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Report Communications Big Data Survey 127

5W PR

APRIL 19, 2023

In addition to the legal requirements, there are many reasons why a company should prioritize accessibility and inclusion for employees and customers with disabilities. A survey found that over 60% of consumers are more likely to choose a brand that prioritizes diversity. This fosters a sense of community, loyalty, and engagement.

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Internal International Transportation Employee 88

PRSay

AUGUST 26, 2022

We felt it was important for our business-to-business technology clients to be introduced to what it is — to get in it, to experience it, so they could start to think about how they might use or they might not use this new communications channel,” Neumeier said. A new communications channel. What communicators should know about the metaverse.

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Technology Meeting Training Survey 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

Most have learned from early mistakes or half-measures and have designed campaigns that make a positive impact for employees, customers, and communities. Quite a few launched ad campaigns recognizing their own employees. It’s not about the logo. They changed their logos in solidarity with the new guidelines, and the effect was…awkward.

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Brand Branding Small Business Retail 284

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.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 172

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. in an open-ended follow-up question. In multiple mediums.”.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 119