Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When a company illustrates in thought leadership that it understands an industry – its strengths, weaknesses, problems and opportunities – buyers stand to reason their products are probably pretty good too. Thought leadership is more important than ever in B2B. The C-Suite spend more time with thought leadership today.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 6, 2021

HubSpot’s Research Trust Survey show that more than half of the respondents trust companies less than before. Figure out a content strategy that will build trust and thought leadership. According to this report, 70% of people say brand trust is important when making purchasing decisions. How do you build this trust?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 24, 2021

Happy to structure a business customer survey to assess the value of key service differentiators? We collaborate with survey and other market research partners to create relevant insights and fresh data for clients to make news, share with customers, or drive a leadership position in their sector. . They’re excellent writers.

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PRSay

AUGUST 19, 2022

teens is TikTok, which 67 percent of those surveyed say they use. Meanwhile, the share of teens who say they use Facebook has plummeted from 71 percent in Pew’s 2014–15 survey to 32 percent today. teens surveyed say they spend what they consider the right amount of time on these social media apps and sites.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Today, millennials are increasingly holding leadership positions and their influence has extended from the product to the process of how these products are marketed and sold. Below are findings from the report, along with commentary and links to other supporting surveys I’ve previously written about or shared.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2021

If there was a recent senior leadership hire or promotion at your organization, it can sometimes be leveraged into news, or at least background information for later news. Often companies have surveys or case studies that contain great data points. Thought leadership. Meet and greet! We do this through a meet-and-greet pitch.

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PRSay

MAY 31, 2023

adults (58%) have heard of the AI software ChatGPT, but just 14% say they have used it themselves, according to recent surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center. adults surveyed have heard a lot about ChatGPT, while 39% have heard a little about the technology and 42% have heard nothing at all about it, Pew found.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. ” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 16, 2021

Marketers’ overall economic optimism has rebounded beyond mid-pandemic and even pre-pandemic levels,” according to a new survey. The CMO Survey , a biannual poll by Christine Moorman , a senior professor at the Fuqua School of Business, polled 356 marketing leaders in January 2021. According to this report : “Optimism hit 66.3 (out

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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. And if there’s not enough current data, it’s easy to create fresh assets by investing in a proprietary survey.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. The complete survey is freely available for download as a PDF on SlideShare.

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 30, 2024

In a recent journalist and communicator survey commissioned by my agency, MediaSource, 60 percent of communicators surveyed said that reporting the right metrics in a meaningful way to leadership is a current challenge for their organization. The pressure for communicators to deliver results continues to rise.

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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. This conundrum is a leadership challenge for the head of marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3 According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nearly a third of employees have become less engaged with their work, new surveys find. Surveys of more than 1,600 people, mostly office workers, show decreased engagement for 30 percent of fully remote employees, 31 percent of those with hybrid work arrangements and 30 percent of fully in-office workers.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 11, 2020

Customized surveys offer relevance. An in-depth survey doesn’t have to break the bank, however. An in-depth survey doesn’t have to break the bank, however. There’s no shortage of third-party companies who can help build and execute a survey tailored specifically to an organization key messages or priority audiences.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 30, 2022

C-level thought leadership, driven by major media and conference speaking opportunities for senior leaders, sends a compelling message to employees and prospective recruits. The CEO is often the public face of the enterprise, especially for entrepreneurial companies, so their participation is critical to successful employer PR.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 28, 2024

It’s among the most commonly used metrics appearing on marketing leadership dashboards. Forrester did not disclose the sample size of its survey. A copy of the survey is available for purchase and listed at $395.00. Anyone working in B2B tech currently knows the market is very rough right now.

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PRSay

MARCH 10, 2022

workers whose jobs can mainly be performed from their homes are still working from home all or most of the time, a new survey from Pew Research Center has found. Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, 59 percent of U.S. And more people say they’re working from home by choice, rather than by necessity.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2024

The CMO Survey polled 292 marketing leaders and asked this question. Marketing talent contributes to growth The survey asked respondents who outperformed the market what factors contributed to their success. The survey asked a similar question to underperformers – what caused the underperformance?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 28, 2022

The point of surveys is to discover things you didn’t know previously not to artificially create a conclusion that readers should buy your product. I noticed a survey put out by a large technology company the other day. This is the type of survey you’d expect would get lots of coverage, but it didn’t. The point is discovery.

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Institute for Public Relations

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Two surveys were conducted between August and October 2023. The first survey gathered responses from 165 Black, Latino, and Latina corporate directors from Fortune … Continue reading Bridging Leadership and Employee Views on DEI in the Workplace →

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

That’s according to the 14 th annual content marketing survey by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI). Every year the survey looks at budgets and trends – and seeks to establish some benchmarks. This is a marketing leadership problem. Some 894 responses from B2B marketing answered the poll this year.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. Yet it can yield real insights for inclusion in a thought leadership program for key executives. Data makes great thought leadership.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 7, 2021

We recognized that the launch alone was not going to make much of a splash, so we created a survey around retailers and their fear of being outpriced by Amazon. Thought leadership in the form of bylines, webinars, speaking engagements at conferences, and award submissions are a few common elements of a PR plan. How do PR pros do this?

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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. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. Source: Effective Thought Leadership in B2B ).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 18, 2021

Thought leadership events keep on giving. We’ve had stellar success using influential experts for customer education events (often with media participation), sponsored surveys or research reports, or top-shelf white paper content. If you think about events as just one-and-done initiatives, think again.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2024

Some 73% of marketers surveyed say they expect their company to face more competition in 2024, a 19-point increase over the percentage who said the same in a similar survey last year.” ( source ) 3. 52% of CEOs surveyed want marketing to create new customers and retain existing ones. Thought leadership. Competition.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 26, 2019

Forty-four percent of 210 CEOs surveyed said their most important communication goal for 2019 was to sell the company’s products and services, and 60% said they were unlikely to speak out about any social issue. To show leadership during a serious crisis situation. Here are some of the most common. . To signal a cultural shift.

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PRSay

JUNE 24, 2024

According to a survey the media database company conducted, having enough resources and receiving responses from journalists are top concerns of public relations professionals. Strategic planning is another PR priority, the survey shows. The survey finds that email is still the best way to pitch reporters.

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Institute for Public Relations

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Pew Research Center analyzed Americans’ opinions on women in top business leadership positions and the obstacles they face in obtaining those roles. A survey of 5,057 U.S. — 65% of female … Continue reading Gender and Leadership in American Businesses → adults was conducted July 17-23, 2023.

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Leadership Survey 75

Sword and the Script

JULY 13, 2021

By the looks of the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey results, that’s never been truer than today. Below are the top PR challenges in 2021, according to the survey: 40% said too many priorities. Miller was one of six outside contributors that helped analyze the survey results. About the 2021 JOTW Strategic Comms Survey.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2024

Only 20 percent of the 600 leaders surveyed said they plan to cut back on DEI in 2024. Forty percent view understanding and promoting diversity and inclusion as among the most important leadership attributes for those in their position. Most strikingly, 44 percent say they plan to increase existing DEI initiatives or create new ones.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 24, 2021

A newly released report from ChurnZero, ESG, and Higher Logic, the inaugural Customer Success Leadership Study, uncovers the latest trends and challenges facing the customer success industry and the influence they have within their organization.

Trends 158

Trends Industry Survey Leadership 158

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

If you are a B2B technology company, thought leadership isn’t optional, it’s the biggest marketing lever you have. There is no cheap and cheerful path to thought leadership. Good thought leadership is not easy; if it was, everyone would do it. Thought leadership isn’t just about new sales – it also helps keep customers.

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B2B Software Ethics Leadership 144

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For the last few years one message has been loud-and-clear when it comes to executive leadership online: We want our leaders to speak up on key societal topics. However, a recent Morning Consult survey paints a bit different picture. It’s no secret Gen Z is asking and demanding more from leadership on these issues.

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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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