6 Common Public Relations Mistakes That Companies Make [Guest Post]
Guest post: From short-termism to hard-selling, Kathy Casciani identifies six common, but avoidable, public relations mistakes Public relations (PR) is a valuable part of the marketing mix, and an essential tool when it comes to building trust and authority for...Read More
A Fairly Comprehensive List of PR and Comms Technology Vendors for 2023 [PR Tech Sum No. 40]
If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year...Read More
Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed
90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. Nine in...Read More
The Top 3 Reasons Clients Hire Outside Agencies, Consultants and Freelancers
A survey of comms pros finds the top three reasons clients hire outside help are an extra pair of hands, outside objectivity and advice and expertise in a niche If you ask communicators and PR professionals why clients hire outside...Read More
Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications
CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022...Read More
The Volume and Variety of Communications Work is Shifting, Finds 5th Annual Survey of Comms Pros
More than three-quarters of respondents (78%) say the volume of work has increased – and one in three say it’s increased significantly. The type of work has also changed with 90% reporting it’s changed at least some while 50% saying...Read More
Too Many Priorities: The 10 Top Communications Challenges Facing PR in 2021
Top communications challenges are 1) too many priorities 2) cutting through the noise and 3) working with “leaders that don’t understand comms” (36%) – educating execs is “superpower” When businesses face a problem they don’t know how to solve, it...Read More
Wake of the Pandemic: Businesses Value the Role of PR and Communications More than Ever [Survey]
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 Organizations value communications more than ever. That’s according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications...Read More
28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comms
A carefully curated list of public relations resources like newsletters, blogs, podcasts, trades and books for staying up to speed in comms The other day Google alerted me to the fact someone had mentioned this blog in response to this...Read More
Should the Public Relations Report to the CEO or CMO?
Many corporate public relations shops report to the CMO but PR professionals argue the function should report to the CEO; the “right” answer probably depends on the organization Whenever an organization gets an inquiry it isn’t sure how to deal...Read More
