Survey: Marketing and comms see AI visibility as significant but are still navigating how to improve it
63% of marketing and comm pros surveyed say business leaders are asking about AI visibility, but in an odd twist, a plurality of respondents are leaning on marketing operations (17%) and paid media (35%) to influence it Marketing and communications...Read More
28 PR and B2B marketing statistics from studies published so far in 2026
Mid-2026 data reveals AI delivering underwhelming returns while B2B marketing and PR grapple with fractured media, longer sales cycles, and the enduring value of trust and reputation Regular readers know I spend a lot of effort on these pages sorting...Read More
41 B2B marketing and PR statistics that provide us all with a status update halfway through 2025
What’s going well: CMOs, marketing budgets, alignment with sales What could be improved: Trust, conversions, and customer retention In the course of writing weekly blogs and a monthly newsletter, I tend to cover many marketing surveys and PR statistics. While...Read More
Not just seen, but believed: trust is the new mandate for marketing and comms
Marketing and comms puts most of its emphasis on reach when we’d be better served by putting the emphasis on being believed The lack of trust that’s emerged in American society is pervasive. It’s woven into nearly every institutional pillar,...Read More
Marketers focus on demand generation increasingly seek to build trust
It’s good that trust is back in fashion for demand generation at the strategic level – but we’ve got to put those words into action across all marcom tactics too “How do marketers balance trust-building with immediate lead generation?...Read More
The 10 most-read marketing, PR and comms stories on Sword and the Script in 2024
These ideas span marketing budgets, studies on tactics, and sadly, goodbye to a couple of beloved brands in marketing and PR This blog was started in 2009 as a tool for my own professional development. A long-time (but since retired)...Read More
The Basic Benefits and Drawbacks of Owned, Shared, Earned, and Paid Media
Understanding the unique characteristics of owned, shared, earned and paid media helps marketing and communications professionals consider how to weave these together to best execute an overall strategy A couple years ago, a startup founder and CEO approached me about...Read More
B2B Content Amplification in 2023: A Sure Way to Get More out of Marketing’s Investment in Content
75% of marketers say they don’t spend enough time on B2B content amplification because they don’t have time (77%) – they are too busy making more content they also won’t have time to amplify If you’ve been in marketing for...Read More
Don’t Slap a Copyright on Marketing Content You Want to be Shared; Do This Instead
This isn’t the post I intended to publish today. I had plans to cover a survey – as I often do with attribution. But as I dug into the report, I noticed one small thing that gave me pause: a...Read More
Why Some B2B Tech Companies Fail at Marketing [guest post]
Note: the following is a guest post by Jackie Hermes of Accelity; her bio follows at the bottom. If you are interested in contributing please read these guidelines. Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make...Read More
