Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2014

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the last quarter of 2014 focused on measurement and good, old Facebook. The Bedtime Test of Content Marketing & PR. Even B2B content can be compelling.

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Measurement Storytelling Content Marketing Facebook 98

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 50% say improved distribution.

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Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content. Teaching and Relevance: The Last Mile in Marketing. The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster. If we look at California with Apple vs. Chevron, there is a large discrepancy between market value and total revenues. I set out to find the source.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Overall, the study found roughly one-fifth (22%) of 1,102 B2B marketers based in North America that answered the annual survey described their content marketing as “extremely successful” or “very successful.” Page 4 shows us why these B2B content marketers are successful. 88% measure content marketing ROI.

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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. This isn’t a reflexive reaction either. Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson).

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Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 67

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2014

In January 2014 almost three-quarters of all adults were active in social media, according to the Pew Research Center. 92% of marketers claim that social media marketing is important for their business. In January 2014 almost three-quarters of all adults were active in social media, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Social Media Strategy Pinterest Media 279

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. So, what does this in-housing trend mean for PR agencies? The In-House Effects on Law Firms.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2015

Content marketing does much more for your brand than just aid your marketing. Effective content marketing shapes your brand by giving it a face to know, like, and trust. Content marketing and becoming human. Put more succinctly, your customers know your content before they know your business.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. How do you use the data to make changes in your business and marketing that are meaningful in 2015?

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2015

A lot of agency folks stay put in 2014–something I didn’t see coming. But, this probably also proves that agencies know about the demand and are doing everything in their power to keep their superstar talent locked up. Regardless, there were a number of moves worth noting in 2014. Bob Ingrassia. LeeAnn Fahl.

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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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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR: With PR as a focus, you have included marketing and advertising into your agency. Mika: TMI is a PR firm, but I partner with other firms to provide my clients expert consulting on social media, marketing, branding or advertising. AirPR: How do you see PR & content marketing evolving in 2018?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

For my money, there’s no better way to acknowledge the marketer in your life this holiday season than with a book. For help in deciding what books to put on my holiday list, I asked a dozen marketing pros to weigh in with their recommendations. Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi.

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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. Christopher S.

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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.

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Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Agencies, PR and marketing professionals, bloggers and anyone doing social media (who doesn’t?) You paid the photographer AND agency, after all, so it belongs to you!) She can be an agency or marketing departments best friend. Right where it counts! Nope, not on your kisser but, even worse, in your wallet.

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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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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

To that end, I started blogging for business before starting this blog, which celebrated 10 years of publication earlier this month and eventually became a natural platform for starting an agency three years ago. It’s important for readers to keep in mind my world view is heavily filtered from the perspective of B2B marketing and PR.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

E ditor's note: This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated to be more current and comprehensive. The proliferation of marketing channels, apps, mobile devices, social networks, and content has given consumers more choices and greater control while increasing complexity for marketers.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

I spent the first six years of my marketing agency career chasing hourly quotas instead of results. I discovered early on that the billable-hour model was a flawed, archaic, agency-centric system that wrongly tied agency performance to outputs, not outcomes. Our goal was to bill a minimum of five hours per day.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Enter content discovery! Marketers are now keen on making brand content discoverable to ensure better awareness and traffic. But what is all this buzz about content discovery? What is Content Discovery? Content discovery allows people to find information that is highly relevant and personalized.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

billion in 2014. A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. billion, up from $13.5

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Agency life can be tough, but [L]earned Media’s CEO Sam Zises has got it down to a science. In our interview with Sam, he offered powerful insights into the world of content marketing, social media and “cutting through the clutter.” Q: Cutting through the clutter” is one of the core aspects of content marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. According to The Holmes Report, only 27% of agency leaders responding to the survey think the term “public relations” will clearly and adequately describe the work they do by the year 2020. billion over the next five years.

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Cision

MAY 20, 2015

In 2014, the use of video content among B2Bs jumped 8 percent , meaning nearly three in five businesses have integrated video into their content marketing strategy. Video content creation is a powerful way to connect, engage and inspire audiences. Why wouldn’t they? Want to go beyond video?

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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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Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

creative agency. Its signature event is the Global Cardboard Challenge, held in 2013 and 2014 on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the 2012 flash mob. Content Marketing' Nirvan Mullick showed up looking for a door handle for his 1996 Toyota Corolla. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 10, 2015

August 2013 : Facebook announces that it will feature more high-quality content, at the expense of content that isn’t as popular or well-liked. 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. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site? The verdict?

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Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. I only found THREE people who WEREN’T agency people on the list! What’s more, it wasn’t just agency people–it was one specific agency! ” – Adam May. .”

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

As a content marketer, you spend tremendous time and money to create content – be it brand awareness, thought leadership or lead generation pieces. Instead, we must now actively push our content out to our intended audience. Who doesn’t want an ad agency like that working for them? And then…no one sees it.

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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. The new SEO is earning links from credible sources, powered by great content and high engagement with your niche’s influencers. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Behind the Scenes.

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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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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. The 2014 PRESSfeed survey showed 87% of journalsts and editors said they want visuals with company news, yet only 26% of all press releases posted on the wire services have visuals. We are the storytellers and content marketing should be our domain.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 26, 2015

Serial , the This American Life spin-off podcast phenomenon, debuted in October 2014 and went viral. Edison Research’s Fall 2014 Share of Ear study shows that podcasting’s popularity continues to surge. That close relationship has many businesses wondering whether to add podcasting to their content marketing mix.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

Surrounded by podcasters, bloggers and marketers, I spent last week immersed in all things social at Social Media Marketing World. Here are top five takeaways from last week''s Social Media Marketing World ( #SMMW15 ) conference: 1. Every piece of your content needs a visual. March 27, 2015.

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Prohibition

APRIL 29, 2017

We won Prolific North’s and the CIPR’s Agency of the year and we had a record year with a number of exciting new account wins, including several high street brands, and as a result we need to expand our growing team yet again. Excellent grasp of clients’ marketplaces, audiences and routes to market. No agencies please.

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