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Build marketing and PR programs rather than executing campaigns

Sword and the Script

The trade publications often focus their reporting on them. Campaigns sometimes become the foundation of marketing activity. click image for higher resolution) Build marketing and PR programs What’s a better approach? You can scale marketing in a natural way without stressing your team or sacrificing quality. The results?

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3 Ways to Think Like a Reporter

PRSay

Here are three ways to write audience-focused messages — whether it’s for media relations, marketing materials, internal comms, or other audiences or channels: Put the audience first. As it turns out, what parents think — or hope — and what teens report actually doing don’t match up according to a new survey conducted by State Farm.

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Brand marketing PLUS demand marketing beats brand VERSUS demand, study finds

Sword and the Script

Brand prioritizes perception, demand prioritizes behavior; integrated marketing teams tend to have stronger cross-functional relationships, are more involved in strategy, and generally have larger budgets Marketers who succeed at integrating brand marketing with demand marketing tend to produce better results.

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Brand Reputation Management: How to Measure, Report, and Protect Your Brand

Prowly

Marketing: To align messaging, brand positioning, and ads. TRY PROWLY FREE FOR 7 DAYS What's the difference between brand reputation management and reputation marketing? ANALYZE BRAND REPUTATION WITH PROWLY How to do reputation reporting the right way What should you include in a reputation report?

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Cision's 2022 Global State of the Media Report

For Cision’s 13th annual State of the Media Report, we surveyed more than 3,800 journalists across 2,000+ media outlets and 17 markets across the globe. Read the report and learn how to capture journalists’ attention and lay the foundation for a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership.

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The 10 most-read marketing, PR and comms stories on Sword and the Script in 2024

Sword and the Script

These ideas span marketing budgets, studies on tactics, and sadly, goodbye to a couple of beloved brands in marketing and PR This blog was started in 2009 as a tool for my own professional development. Consistency counts for a lot in many things, including marketing and communications. was changing my profession.

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Not just seen, but believed: trust is the new mandate for marketing and comms

Sword and the Script

Marketing and comms puts most of its emphasis on reach when wed be better served by putting the emphasis on being believed The lack of trust thats emerged in American society is pervasive. Multiple surveys have demonstrated the impact in B2B marketing, as sales cycles have grown longer and required more interactions.

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