5 point memo to PR about Twitter from a survey of 2,000 journalists (to get the best results from PR, you must put effort into Twitter)
A survey by Muck Rack found 78% of journalists say Twitter is the most valuable network; 7 in 10 journalists still use Twitter to find sources Too many organizations treat PR and social media as separate things. Yet year after...Read More
Journalism statistics: 7 media relations takeaways from the 2023 State of the Media Report by Cision
A survey of 3,000+ finds 75% of journalists say the top action any PR person can take is to understand a reporter’s target audience and what they find relevant; journalism statistics show reporters worry about accuracy, credibility and keeping pace...Read More
This AI is ‘Taylor’ Made for Media Relations; PRophet Adds Generative AI to PR Software
Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. Recently, I completed an article for a...Read More
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
An “Interview” with ChatGPT: What is Public Relations? How has PR Changed? Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Comms Pros?
We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public...Read More
The Battle for Trust: 18 Comms, PR and B2B Marketing Stats Summarizing 2022
Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on...Read More
Better Ways to Spend a Little Slice of the B2B Marketing Budget Designated for Display Ads
B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both Numbers like these from eMarketer make my head explode:...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
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 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
