The Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2021
This blog published 51 posts this year – the 12th year of publishing for Sword and the Script. That works out to one post per week, which is like clockwork. The total count of posts published is down from 86...Read More
20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022
Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022 I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. To...Read More
13 Public Relations Statistics Summarizing 2021
88% of PR pros say creativity is critical for businesses to recover from the pandemic – and other public relations statistics summarizing 2021 Every year this blog pours over dozens of public relations surveys and breaks down the findings. At...Read More
13 Marketing Statistics Summarizing 2021
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...Read More
The Top 10 Most Read Posts on Sword and the Script in 2020
Several posts on PR technology made the top 10 posts on Sword and the Script as measured by reader clicks Eight-six posts were published on this site in the last 12 months. That’s about 24 more than were published in...Read More
45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020
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...Read More
Seeing Around Corners: 30 Marketing and PR Predictions for 2021
Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future Predictions usually include some element of aspiration. It’s not just what we think will happen, but also a reflection in some way, shape...Read More
The Top Public Relations and Marketing Blog Posts on Sword and the Script for 2019
There were 62 posts published on this blog in 2019. That’s about on track with the publishing tempo over the last few years. A weekly post runs every Tuesday, because consistency matters. Occasionally, there is an additional roundup post on...Read More
An Eclectic but Intriguing Mix of 32 Statistics that Summarize Public Relations and Marketing in 2019
I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. For the last few years, I go back through every post and pull out the most interesting statistics...Read More
9 Quotes from PR and Marketing Pros in 2019 that Will Still Be Relevant in 2020 and Beyond
Agility. A gateway. A business driver. Surround sound. A managed risk. Attribution. Advocacy. Cross-vertical experience. And storytelling. These are the words my guests used in Off Script Q&A interviews about PR and marketing this year. If I were to add...Read More