Are Embargoes and Exclusives Still Useful in Media Relations?
52% of PR pros say embargoes are still useful but one in five disagrees; 64% of comms pros still find value in offering reporters exclusives. Three-quarters (75%) of public relations professionals say media relations is getting harder, according to the...Read More
B2B Marketers Focused on Long Term Tend to Outperform the Competition
B2B marketers that outperform peers are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals Good things really do come to those who wait. A survey of 450 marketers found “leaders” – those who say...Read More
Half of B2B Tech Marketing Prospects Consume 11 or More Pieces of Vendor Content
A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more pieces of vendor content Pieces of content. Consumption. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content...Read More
Partisan Politics Complicates PR and Comms for Business, Survey Finds
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. Some 72% of professionals believe...Read More
3 Studies on the State of Branding, Marketing and the Marketing Organization [UML]
To borrow from a quote, the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. There have been a lot of new surveys and reports launched since the beginning of the year. As...Read More
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3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]
Whether you are tallying up your results for the end of the year, or planning programs for the next year, benchmarks provide context for companions. Benchmarks give us a sense of how well we are resourced and what sort of...Read More
2020 Marketing Budget Planning: Here’s How Marketers Say Spending is Shaping Up
October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. For starters, it’s the beginning of Q4 and all the pressure that comes with trying to make the numbers for the year. At the same time,...Read More
6 Benchmarks from a Survey of CMOs through the Lenses of B2B Marketing
Another edition of the bi-annual survey of CMOs published by Christine Moorman, a professor at the business school at Duke University, was published at the end of August. I’ve read and written about the survey since about 2013 and have...Read More
The Cliff Notes to 19 Studies, Benchmarks and Email Marketing Statistics
Email marketing statistics: average open rate: 16-21%; CTR: 2-3%; bounce rate: 1-10%; subject line length: 80-120 characters; message length: 100-200 words. “In 2009, The Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that email was dead. Ironically, it was the most...Read More
Study Reveals Gaps Between the CEO and PR in Communications Goals, Issues and Technology
Usually, it’s wise to ensure your goals nest with your boss’ goals, especially when the boss is the CEO. But a new survey out of the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg shows that isn’t happening among some PR...Read More
