What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]
The company has survived a tumultuous period: turnover in customers, pressure from investors, layoffs and bad press. Somehow, by grit and will, the founders and executive team had pulled the company through. Today, employees were happy, customers were plentiful, and... Read More
Here’s How to Fix a Big Mistake in Content Marketing
One of the biggest mistakes I see in content marketing is when organizations and businesses do not treat it like a distinct channel. There is no difference or hierarchy among their web pages. A page with industry analysis and commentary... Read More
Disinformation in Business and Facts, Diplomacy, and Trust as Countermeasures [UML]
I watched The Great Hack this past weekend – a documentary on Netflix about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. While I don’t agree entirely with the fatalist premise in the narrative, it will give anyone working in PR, marketing or media... Read More
A Marketing Approach to Prove PR Value; Off Script No. 45: Stacey Miller of The Auto Care Association
Have you ever heard of telematics? By 2020, some 87% of all vehicles in the U.S. will be equipped with it (opens in PDF). Telematics is data collection. Data collection about your car – and how you drive and where... Read More
The Updated Media Monitoring Module by Agility PR Solutions is a Solid Tool for the Price Point [Product Review]
A few months back, Agility PR Solutions announced it updated its media monitoring tool. As I noted then, the company indicated the new software release focused on improving the workflow, search and sharing abilities in the platform. Since then, the... Read More
The Top Public Relations and Marketing Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2019
There were 62 posts published on this blog in 2019. That’s about on track with the publishing tempo over the last few years. A weekly post runs every Tuesday, because consistency matters. Occasionally, there is an additional roundup post on... Read More
An Eclectic but Intriguing Mix of 32 Statistics that Summarize Public Relations and Marketing in 2019
I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. For the last few years, I go back through every post and pull out the most interesting statistics... Read More
9 Quotes from PR and Marketing Pros in 2019 that Will Still Be Relevant in 2020 and Beyond
Agility. A gateway. A business driver. Surround sound. A managed risk. Attribution. Advocacy. Cross-vertical experience. And storytelling. These are the words my guests used in Off Script Q&A interviews about PR and marketing this year. If I were to add... Read More
30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020
Predictions reflect facts, experience, and often a bit of hope for the future. Even pessimistic predictions are hopeful. It’s as if by saying it out loud, we’ll ward off an undesirable outcome. As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked... Read More
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The Most Interesting PR Tech Announcements in 2019 [PR Tech Sum]
To date, I’ve written seven posts for the PR Tech Sum series – so a little more than half a year. In each one, I aim to explain in jargon-free language, what is new with the vendors making technology that... Read More
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