Are Communications Professionals Concerned about Media Bias? Survey says…
Most comms pros have some concern about bias across eight different media sources; at one end, 54% expressed strong concerns about social media, while at the other, 28% expressed strong concerns about professional journalists Are there still two sides to...Read More
Comms Pros on Whether or Not their Organization Trusts the Media
“Depends on the media outlet.” wrote one respondent. “Some [media outlets] are fair; some are not.” More communications pros say their organization trusts the media than do not. Even so, the percentage is a little under half. The rest is...Read More
The Top 10 Communications Challenges in 2022: It’s not the Budget it’s the Clutter
Budget used to be among the top communications challenges, but it’s slid down the list every year for the past five; comms budgets don’t show up as a problem until #8 and garnered just 13% of the votes from respondents....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
Selfish Altruism: Ned Lundquist on Origins of the JOTW and an Appeal to Take the Annual Comms Survey
It seemed like any ordinary day in August of 2002. I rode the WMATA bus down Wisconsin Avenue. It was still early morning, but the August heat of Washington, DC, was already on high. It was a nascent consulting firm...Read More
Do You Work in Comms? Please Take the 5th Annual JOTW Comms Survey for 2022
Ned Lundquist has been publishing Ned’s Job of the Week (JOTW) newsletter for the better part of 20 years. Every week it’s filled with job opportunities in PR, public affairs and media – it’s a great place to find a...Read More
Communications Influence with C-Suite Grows [Gartner Survey]
Along with influence, 72% of communications leaders also say their teams are larger than a year ago, however, staff resignation rate is alarming – analysts point to a lack of flex work options According to Gartner, 83% of communications leaders...Read More
Why PR Needs to Get Over its Strong Aversion to Sponsored Content
Media relations has been getting harder for ages and PR need to think differently about the tools available to get the message across, including sponsored content A while back I was having trouble reaching one reporter for a client. I’ve...Read More
The New Normal: Why PR is More Valuable than Ever [Earned Media Summit]
Agility PR Solutions and the venerable Bulldog Reporter invited us back to present at their Earned Media Mastery Summit this year. They even put our mugshots on a fancy social media graphic and despite my serious demeanor, I’m almost smiling!...Read More
The Media Relations Struggle is Real; Experts Describe What it May Mean for PR
Where some see diminishing value in media relations others see opportunity; the best way to improve results is to use a combination of pitching, content and social media The media relations struggle is real. Some 60% of respondents say media...Read More
