Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. PR and communications predictions. Marketing predictions. Marketing be nimble.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174

ISEBOX

MAY 16, 2016

She’s not alone: The FDA’s position on postmarketing reporting requirements for online communications had been somewhat murky until the issuance of a recent statement on the matter. Summary of the FDA Guidance. Submission Requirements Under the FDA Guidance. .

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Pharmaceuticals Advertising Advertising Communications 79

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Through consistent and effective communication, PR can sway public opinion in favour of the organisation, enhancing its reputation and standing in the community. Educate the market and modify perceptions. Public relations and marketing: Dividing the conceptual domain and operational turf. That’s marketing !

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Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. 6) Finding a content marketing niche. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

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Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 107

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Consider the following stats: 91% of Americans own a cell phone; 61% own a smartphone; mobile ad spending doubled in 2013 and 2014; and, consumers spend 60% of their internet time on a mobile device. P rediction: Visual storytelling will emerge as a main strategy for growing communities in 2015. Prediction: Mobile will take over.

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Social Media Mobile Marketing Storytelling 152

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. That’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In close to four decades in the communications business, Patti has held senior leadership positions in four different areas of the industry: PR, Advertising Corporate and Start-up. From 2008-2014, Scott was the first global head of social media and digital communications at Ford Motor Company, where he helped turn the company around.

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Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

Doctor Spin

JANUARY 5, 2024

In marketing, the use of “marketing personas” is commonplace. As in most marketing-related things, these personas are mostly derived from demographic generalisations. In PR, it makes more sense to group personas based on pre-existing communication behaviours—related to specific issues. We can use personas in PR, too.

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How To eBook Corporate Groups 52

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 13, 2015

This represents quite an imbalance, especially given many of the products marketed at the conference targeted women, and that women account for 89 percent of the decisions to buy consumer electronics. Communicate inclusiveness. June 4, 2014. January 7, 2014. January 7, 2014. January 23, 2014.

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Conference Training Healthcare Policies 150

Shift Communications

JANUARY 5, 2015

When marketers think about SEO, many think about random link building, spamming webmasters, stuffing words and phrases onto a page repeatedly. One key concept for the coming year will be understanding communities of influence versus single, individual influencers. What’s different, what’s new, what should we be doing?

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Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

These include native advertising, sponsored content, syndication; and paid influencers, search and social media. In a previous article I explored the use of the PESO model in modern marketing and public relations campaigns. In a previous article I explored the use of the PESO model in modern marketing and public relations campaigns.

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Media How To Advertising Advertising 103

PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Observations on a company of communal stakeholders. The word fringe means “the edge, the margin, the outskirts.”

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Community Print Twitter Creativity 40

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing. Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. Invest in your future! That tagline has never been more relevant than it is today.

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Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Subscriptions and advertising are down for most media, and there is no single model that can replace them across the sector. Cracked , a pop culture-focused humor site, started adding occasional serious topics, such as war refugees from Syria, home foreclosures and sexual assault to its coverage in 2014 and increased the number in 2015.

Journalism 120

Journalism Trends Local Print 120

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 1, 2014

I’m not convinced it is related so much to PR pros, though, as it is the fact that so many MARKETING generalists (and entrepreneurs) are taking on PR with little or no PR-specific training. THE PITCH On Jul 24, 2014, at 8:42 AM, John Larkin (kudos, John!) We also run a popular eCommerce marketing blog.

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Pitching Guidelines Facebook Advertising 173

Cision

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We don’t have budget for software or social media advertising…or anything else that might cost $20 or more. I developed the PESO model in 2014 based on the results I saw the approach earning for hundreds of clients throughout the years. We Don’t Have Budget for Software or Social Media Advertising.

How To 120

How To Software Analytics Google 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I’m wont to do at year’s end, I ask many brilliant marketing and PR types for their take on what might transpire over the next twelve months. This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 96

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 30, 2015

So if your marketing feels as if it might be in a rut (already!), Here are some ideas on “buzz marketing” (I know, I know). 6 Buzz Phrases Marketers Should Take Seriously in 2015. Winning the Marketing Battle Between Help and Hype. 5 Clever Social Media Marketing Campaigns that Went Viral.

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Viral Marketing Web Big Data 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The outcomes of a strong PR program – positive earned media and social sharing – aren’t as reliable as other marketing techniques. Public relations is at its best as part of a bigger-picture plan that comprises other marketing disciplines and tools. Brand influence is born in a community. Earn Credibility.

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Education Leadership Viral Consumer 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. However, these all stem from the usual suspects for marketing case studies (i.e.

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Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 67

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

We’ve gone full circle,” according to Doug Baker writing for the UK-based Marketing. When brands first arrived on Facebook and organic reach was high, we spent a huge amount of time and effort on community engagement and interaction,” he wrote. Profit dipped in 2014, but in exchange, it more than doubled its revenue in a few years.

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Twitter Advertising Advertising LinkedIn 60

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

Everything You Need to Know to Run a Successful SMS Marketing Campaign. In this guest post for Jay Baer ‘s Convince and Convert, Greg Hickman explores why major brands and SMB’s can benefit from this affordable marketing strategy. 12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014. Shock, horror!

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SMB Case Study Social Media Nonprofit 77

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing. Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. Invest in your future! That tagline has never been more relevant than it is today.

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2017

She’s currently in a social role over at Boston Scientific, but I think the comms/marketing world has much more in store for this young woman. Let’s hear more from this PR Rock Star: You’re a senior communications specialist-social media for Boston Scientific. take action as needed.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare SMB Social Media Meeting 114

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In a recent article, we cited a study that estimated that public relations would grow about 6% between 2014 and 2024 and that U.S. However, having a wide array of PR study offers more options in the competitive job market for new graduates. Many PR students minor in related fields like marketing or advertising.

Nonprofit 83

Nonprofit Publicity How To Small Business 83

Cision

AUGUST 3, 2015

Recently I reached out to a representative sample of PR and marketing professionals to get their thoughts on Snapchat. The platform is best optimized by Millennials marketing products that engage a tech savvy, short attention span consumer such as Gen Z, or, fellow Millennials.” BI Intelligence (@BIIntelligence) April 4, 2014.

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Mobile Advertising Advertising Facebook 120

Cision

AUGUST 17, 2015

In an AdAge piece, Quaker’s digital lead, Elena Parlatore describes the advantages of Pinterest for her business : Less trolling behavior in the Pinterest community than on other sites. Pinterest may be forgotten in some circles, but as a communication platform it is powerful. Search algorithm doesn’t penalize for publish date.

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Pinterest Banking Mobile Trends 120

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 26, 2018

Storytelling: whether you’re in PR, marketing or a like-minded communications discipline, it’s stories that affect change. They aren’t marketing a service or peddling a product. Nonprofits typically don’t have the resources to invest (heavily or otherwise) in marketing. Nonprofit Storytelling: Community-Building.

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Nonprofit Storytelling Community Case Study 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 198

Rock the Status Quo

MARCH 2, 2015

The rumors started to fly as early as last April. (“ Google Plus is Walking Dead ,” TechCrunch, April 2014). Last year’s incredible dwindle in Facebook reach, their purchase of Instagram, looming Twitter changes to wrap in more advertising – oh, and did we mention the Pinterest changes? Is anyone surprised?

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Google Pinterest Media Social Media 100

MaccaPR

JUNE 16, 2016

Vertical social networks can help marketers break down traditional communication and access barriers by creating industry-specific havens of likeminded audiences. The Promise of Vertical Social Networks for Marketers. Doximity: An Overview for Marketers. Top Doximity Benefits for Marketers.

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Social Media Healthcare Marketing Media 48

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 6, 2019

There’s a lot that’s happened over the last month among vendors that make technology for public relations (PR) professionals – and I can’t wait to show you this month’s summary of news from the PR technology community. There is little doubt Cision is the dominant player in the market today.

Marketing 64

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 64

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 17, 2014

January 7th saw the first #measurePR chat of 2014 being curated from Kolkata, India. Our guest was the super smart B2B Marketing Strategist Eric Wittlake , whom I hounded until he agreed to be a guest on the chat. The result: PR is poorly integrated with the rest of marketing. Since I’m flying back to the U.S. Pro or con?

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Measurement B2B Community LinkedIn 72

prTini

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Read on to find out how a quick Twitter advertising “test” drove big results (and sales!) for a wearable tech startup client: Situation: In November 2014, a wearable tech startup introduced its first product. Part of our online strategy included advertising on Twitter. That’s right.

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Case Study Study Twitter Advertising 28

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

There are examples offline and online in almost every market. Top tip: Using earned media as part of a Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned (PESO) or Search campaign Trust in earned media may be dented but it remains higher than other forms of media, notably paid such as advertising or promotional editorial.

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Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115