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. Karen and Shonali were part of a group of six contributors to the survey and report. Communications technology. About the 2021 JOTW Strategic Comms Survey.

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Survey Communications Ethics Measurement 117

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

PR pros and comms teams should consider developments in relevant international regions as a way to expand thought leadership for company executives. Moreover, given how interconnected the business world is today, international news stories, trends, and policy changes often have ripple effects that impact the U.S.

Retail 368

Retail Media B2B Pitching 368

Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2018

A recent survey by Dynamic Signal brought some fairly interesting facts to light. Pay close attention to the words used in responses in this survey: Overwhelmed. I believe a big reason employees are using words like this to describe corporate communications is simple: There’s simply much technology. Internal screens.

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Employee Technology Communications Corporate 94

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. of the marketing budget on print.

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Survey B2B Marketing Trade Shows 95

Onclusive

AUGUST 10, 2021

One of the sources of this information is media monitoring and social listening technology. While you can find this out directly from them via interviews and surveys, it is also very important to let the past behavior data inform your strategy (what they say they will do is different from what they have actually done in the past).

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Strategy Survey Automotive Data 418

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2024

Gartner survey shows B2B marketing leaders divvy up ‘anemic’ marketing budgets, which are at the lowest levels in four years If it feels like your marketing budget is tight, you are not alone. When this same survey came out last year (2023) showing marketing budgets had fallen to 9.1% Overall marketing budgets tallied at 7.7%

Agency 107

Agency Survey B2B Media 107

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2020

With news cycles changing moment to moment, the savvy use of simple technology tools by PR professionals has never been more important. Below are a few tools every PR pro should master to maximize efficiency and score points with internal or external clients. UberConference.

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Tools Software Survey Meeting 295

Agility PR Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2021

For communicators, content is still king, but quality is a challenge, especially for technology and SaaS companies—and as marketers are aware, there are viable content creation options beyond your internal team.

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Company Survey Internal International 170

Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With media newsrooms moving at lightning speed around the clock, new research from the International Center for Journalists (ICF) finds editors and reporters around the world increasingly turning to digital technology to help address challenges such as the spread of misinformation and growing attacks on reporters.

Technology 60

Technology Media Survey Internal 60

Wadds Inc.

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This sector could see expansion in offshore wind farms and development of new energy storage technologies. Defence: Enhancing national security while driving technological advancements and skilled employment. Defence: Enhancing national security while driving technological advancements and skilled employment.

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Government Industry Strategy Energy 98

PRSay

OCTOBER 3, 2017

9 at the PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston. 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. 9 at this year’s PRSA 2017 International Conference in Boston. Recent data suggests otherwise.

Technology 68

Technology Communications Mobile International 68

PRSay

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Austin, Texas, was the backdrop for PRSA’s International Conference this past week. If we think for a moment that we are in ‘just” a technology and social revolution, make no mistake that public relations and news are in the midst of a similar evolution and revolution. What’s on the mind of PR professionals these days?

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Conference Internal International Storytelling 111

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 119

Cision

AUGUST 6, 2015

Want to learn how travel technology impacts your brand? Read Cision Global Insight’s free “Integrating Travel Technology Into the Customer Experience” white paper today! Want to see all of Cision’s key findings on travelers’ technology preferences? In-Flight Entertainment (IFE). Travel Fee Fatigue.

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Travel Technology Airlines Wireless 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. The company maintains and sells access to an online media contact database, which serves as the population from which the survey sample is drawn. The survey suggests reporter views of the top challenges they face is splintered.

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Survey Report Media B2B 102

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 144

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That challenge is fairly pervasive across B2B marketing , according to a new survey. The 2023 Informa Tech Trust in Marketing Index by Informa Tech found that “B2B technology buying decision makers’ trust in marketers is at a 61 on a scale of 1 to 100.” Below are three statistics that stood out.

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B2B Case Study Survey Content Marketing 131

Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2020

Public relations has wrestled with messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies also show it has improved business collaboration and internal communications The events of 9/11 changed air travel. About: The survey results were first published in mid-March 2020 – just a few days before the WHO declared the Coronavirus a pandemic.

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Study Publicity Survey International 130

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. More internal comms. More internal comms.

Communications 119

Communications Crisis International Internal 119

Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This includes challenges such as international conflicts, trade tensions and political instability. Organisations are less inclined to speak out externally because of political and societal polarisation and prioritise internal, employee concerns. Geopolitics, regulatory uncertainty and reputational risks are top concerns.

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Corporate Reputation Telecommunications Study 98

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 88

PR in High Definition

APRIL 26, 2021

Internal communication is just as important as external – and here’s how to improve it. It doesn’t need to be a huge scandal, but an organisation’s reputation is dictated by everything that is said about them, externally and internally. Internal communication is a key part of enabling employees to perform their job well.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

For the purpose of satisfying curiosity, marketing surveys are a useful vehicle for research. To that end, this post summarizes five recent market research surveys worth of a purposeful poke and pry. That’s according to a survey of 150 marketing leads conducted by executive search firm Spencer Stuart as reported by Marketing Charts.

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Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

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

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. This is largely a reflection of what PR professionals say they measure, according to The JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. The 10 Most Common Ways Comms Pros are Measuring PR.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. Heck, just keeping up with the news is a challenge, never mind closing the gap on technological skill sets you need to execute effectively. So, how in this wave of ever changing technology do we keep our heads above water here at SHIFT?

Technology 60

Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Business and tech media in particular have an ongoing appetite for research, studies and surveys. But, more often than not, internal data doesn’t work for B2B PR. For leading data management platform Lotame , for example, their data and third-party surveys are both important, and they often work together. This is natural.

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B2B Data Retail Survey 147

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2024

If I start interviews, they will be occasional, and my instincts are to start with the PR technology community. The company will use technology from Clear, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, to verify user identity. It’s often an assistant account executive or an intern. Let me know what you think about that.

Privacy 88

Privacy B2B Pitching Analysis 88

PRSay

APRIL 3, 2019

According to USC Annenberg’s 2019 Global Communication Report , PR practitioners see pros and cons to innovations in communication technology. Though communicators feel these new technologies will be integral to the profession in the coming decades, many aren’t sure of their role today.

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Study Communications Technology Analytics 132

Wadds Inc.

MAY 19, 2024

The report argues that the current role of corporate communications has been elevated significantly because of geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption, societal shifts, and heightened stakeholder expectations. These technologies provide deeper insights and facilitate more effective and ethical decision-making processes.

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Report Communications Public Affairs Ethics 64

Reputation Us

JUNE 15, 2022

In the AlixPartners Disruption Index 2022 , the management consulting firm’s third annual study of disruption, the group surveyed 3,000 business executives around the globe. Challenges with digital tools and technology (60%). RepUs methodically takes a “fresh eye” and unbiased assessment of your reputation both internally (e.g.,

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Reputation Nonprofit Crisis Training 146

PRSay

APRIL 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had positive outcomes on employee engagement and collaboration, but mixed results on productivity, according to a new study focused on internal communication by the Institute for Public Relations and Peppercomm. Now is the time to stay close and maintain contact with colleagues, even when we are far away.”.

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Employee Crisis Survey Study 177

Scott Public Relations

JULY 13, 2023

The recent layoffs in the technology and startup funding winter have shaken things to a great degree adding to the ambiguity of the future. One notable change from the previous year’s survey is that the third most popular service is now content production (57.9%).

Ethics 52

Ethics Survey Insurance Insurance 52

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 11, 2024

Of course, it’s not a job requirement to believe in the technology you market. Don’t get me wrong—decision-makers and internal influencers, particularly technical buyers, do want to know about the functional aspects. If you work in B2B tech marketing, you probably have a little crush on your products.

B2B 52

B2B Marketing Enterprise Survey 52

Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

The blog covers Finland’s history of innovation and current investment opportunities, particularly in sectors like bio & circular economy and sustainable technology. There is a relatively high proportion (21%) of adults paying for online news and Finnish news remains the most highly trusted among the countries surveyed.

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Radio Pinterest Television Government 64

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 12, 2022

2022 will be a year of consolidation for a news industry that has been disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis, changing audience behaviour and technology. It covers business models, audience strategies, journalism practice, regulation, and future technologies. Generational issues are a key theme. However, it’s a double-edge sword.

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Report Media Journalism Privacy 122

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. This month was no exception, and perhaps because many of the launches were timed with annual PRSA International Conference which wrapped up recently. What sort of data? GTCR and Cision made $2.25

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Internal International Data Media 63