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5 SDR statistics that can help B2B marketing improve performance

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27 Jun 2023
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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A survey by the sales consultancy The Bridge Group found SDRs in B2B average 104 outreach activities leading to 3.6 “quality conversations” per day; prospects require on average 11.3 attempts in the SDR sequence If you’ve ever filled out a...
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Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications

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19 Sep 2022
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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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...
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Why we need to stop using that statistic about goldfish, brains and attention span

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22 Feb 2022
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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The ‘goldfish attention span’ statistic is based on a report by Microsoft published in 2015 and never “never once mentions the magic eight-second number at all. It doesn’t mention goldfish either.” In other words, our brains do not have the...
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Business is Not the Panacea for Trust, but Candor Makes Powerful Content2

Business is Not the Panacea for Trust, but Candor Makes Powerful Content [roundup]

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12 Feb 2022
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Businesses should strive to build trust by being ethical and responsible in deed – and candid, consistent and reliable in content It’s been a long minute since I published a roundup. However, there’s been a flood of worthy ideas and...
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“Skepticism” is the “New Normal;” Survey Finds B2B Tech Has Trust Issues

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08 Feb 2022
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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This might sound crazy, but being candid and honest is a surefire way for B2B tech solution providers to differentiate themselves from ~75% of the market Most buyers of B2B technology don’t believe vendors are completely honest. That’s according to...
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13 Marketing Statistics Summarizing 2021

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14 Dec 2021
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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73% of respondents are willing to pay more for a product or service from, businesses they trust – and other marketing statistics summarizing 2021 Every year this blog breaks down the results and covers dozens of marketing surveys and studies.  As the...
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Survey: Most B2B Marketing Writers Aren’t in Direct Contact with Customers

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15 Jun 2021
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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If B2B marketing writers aren’t in direct contact with customers in developing content, you are probably just making it all up The first step in communications is audience identification. Audience identification is the process of understanding an audience – their...
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Changing Relations with Business and Media: Summaries to 3 Studies for Communicators

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18 May 2021
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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One study shows communicators are faced with growing workloads, but their relationship with business has strengthened; two studies offer a look at media relations insights There’s a lot of talk lately about getting back to normal and while things are...
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45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020

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22 Dec 2020
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020 Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies...
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Are Embargoes and Exclusives Still Useful in Media Relations?

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22 Sep 2020
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Frank Strong, MA, MBA
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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...
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