Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

In a look at traditional media coverage, blogs, and forums, SHIFT found that in 2014, Twitter gained on Facebook consistently throughout 2014. What should marketers and communicators pay attention to? Content marketers should make use of the feature and test it with short form video. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Twitter 60

Twitter Mobile Video Advertising 60

ISEBOX

MAY 16, 2016

While any pharmaceutical firm or marketing agency should always rely on legal experts for the critical details, there are some key points healthcare PR pros need to know. Summary of the FDA Guidance. Does that mean reporting every Like, Tweet, Re-Tweet, Share, +1, blog comment and the like – 24×7? Thankfully, no.

Pharmaceuticals 79

Pharmaceuticals Advertising Advertising Communications 79

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. Educate the market and modify perceptions. Public relations and marketing: Dividing the conceptual domain and operational turf. That’s marketing !

Publicity 52

Publicity Public Affairs Journalism Corporate 52

Stephen Waddington

MAY 14, 2018

Voice assistants are a nascent form of technology made possible by advances in speech recognition, high speed internet connections, and raw computing power. The US is the largest market accounting for almost 70% of sales. There’s still some way for the technology to go before it becomes truly mainstream.

Publicity 84

Publicity Marketing Google Radio 84

PR Job Coach

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Ageism, the practice of sunsetting experienced pros , has been with us in the work force for many years but today has become a routine practice in technology and many other industries. 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.

Corporate 274

Corporate Leadership Advertising Advertising 274

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.

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 7, 2020

That’s part of the reason that advertising spend on online video is up 114% since 2014. . Jessica is a marketing professional in the hospitality and tourism industry with a passion for content creation and digital marketing strategies. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Jessica Pickering.

Trends 105

Trends YouTube Tourism Video 105

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.

Marketing 107

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 107

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. At Orate , we often hear that event organizers struggle to find female speakers for their events, particularly in the technology sector.

Conference 150

Conference Training Healthcare Policies 150

Cision

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

With nearly 91 percent of people saying advertisements are more intrusive today than they were two years ago, earned media or word-of-mouth approach provides an excellent opportunity to improve conversion rates and generate sales. Without SMART goals, measuring the success of your marketing strategy is next to impossible.

Strategy 244

Strategy How To Media Measurement 244

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 98

Financial Conference Agency Resources 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Good CX combines people, process and technology to understand, anticipate and consistently deliver a high-quality experience across all of a product or service brand’s touch points, from website to customer service. We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Shift Communications

MARCH 10, 2015

January 2014 : Pure text status updates from brand Pages will be seen less frequently in users’ News Feeds, in favor of more updates from friends. April 2014 : News Feed spam algorithms go into play, penalizing Page posts that are seen too frequently or are link bait/deceptive content. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Facebook 60

Facebook Advertising Advertising Technology 60

Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

Content marketing is a crucial piece of content strategies. As technology becomes ever-present, content strategies should include video, podcasts, games, comics, events and more. A successful content strategy in 2015 and beyond will include brands differentiating themselves by thinking outside the traditional content marketing box.

B2C 120

B2C Content Marketing B2B Mobile 120

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.

Media 103

Media How To Advertising Advertising 103

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.

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

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.

Social Media 96

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 96

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You guessed it, they’re each an opportunity to become a more educated marketer and professional. ??????. And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing.

Marketing 74

Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 17, 2014

and the second on ‘New business in new media environment or New media for new technologies/startups?’. Stuart Bruce (@stuartbruce) March 11, 2014. True stories (PR) far more powerful than made up stories (advertising) @holmesreport #WCFDavos. The Holmes Report (@holmesreport) March 11, 2014. ChrisDougoud) March 11, 2014.

Communications 153

Communications Conference Groups Reputation 153

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. Content marketing, the darling of 2014, continues to be the dominant form of marketing, but brands who don’t do it well will find even more rapidly diminishing returns.

Marketing 60

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Did it drive traffic, engagement, or sales?

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

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

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. Klaus Schwab.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

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

Critical Mention

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Using SEO to court Google’s algorithm should be at the top of the list for your 2019 marketing strategy. According to HubSpot, in 2018, 61 percent of marketers say improving SEO and growing their organic presence was their top inbound marketing priority. This number is only increasing. Optimize your content. Use social media.

SEO 71

SEO Strategy Guidelines Social Media 71

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Tell us a little about your journey… I started out as a volunteer at a small food PR and marketing agency. Naturally we’ll also be shaped by technology, I think the rise in virtual reality and our online profiles will become even more significant.

Hotels 86

Hotels Social Media Fashion Agency 86

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2017

Oreos: old school brand owns modern marketing. The marketing pros behind Oreo’s transition from 100-year old institution to digital darling say they treat the brand like a startup. Late in 2014, many in marketing and PR and other businesses were fairly familiar with MailChimp as a reliable email provider.

Brand 136

Brand Branding Storytelling Airlines 136

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

One manages digital content for a medium-sized company with an aggressive marketing approach. As Bill Bergman wrote last year in Mediapost Agency Daily, “ … digital marketing is continually in motion; changing and evolving daily with small and unnoticeable technological advancements.”. This is a tale of two former students.

Ethics 60

Ethics Advertising Advertising Technology 60

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. TrendKite has become the primary technology for the Cision media monitoring capability.

Marketing 64

Marketing Pitching Corporate Tools 64

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.

Writing 198

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 198

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision. 2b) September 8, 2014: Outmarket.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Shift Communications

APRIL 27, 2015

The blue line indicates their growth rate, which ticked upwards a small amount from Q4 2014. Continuing to show growth when you already have the market leadership and saturation is impressive. For marketers with a strong international presence, this is good news. As a marketer, do you cross-load your videos to each platform?

Mobile 60

Mobile Facebook YouTube Video 60

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.

Analysis 90

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Shift Communications

JULY 31, 2015

LinkedIn, the dark horse of social networks, has consistently been a slow-but-steady growth play in the past, from revenue to marketing options. For marketers, one of the interesting remarks was that standard display advertising was declining in effectiveness on LinkedIn properties. Looking Ahead: What Does This Mean For You?

LinkedIn 60

LinkedIn Social Media Media Advertising 60

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

This is where influencer marketing comes to the rescue. Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. ” Often, marketers equate influencers with celebrities.

Marketing 40

Marketing Viral Fashion Product Launch 40

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to the first PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) of 2020. For those new to it, the PR tech sum, it’s a monthly roundup of all the news coming from the vendor community that develops and sells PR technology. And now, here’s this month’s PR technology summary…. What does this have to do with PR technology?

Software 104

Software Analysis Data Tools 104