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M&A as a Shortcut to Content Marketing Results

Sword and the Script

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

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6 Pragmatic Content Marketing Predictions for 2015

Sword and the Script

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) is out with its annual list of content marketing predictions. The organization published its list in a blog post yesterday titled 60 Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. 60 Content Predictions for 2015 by Content Marketing Institute from Content Marketing Institute.

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Compounding Returns: 5 Financial Analogies that Explain Good Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

The graphic shows how one dollar invested in small cap stocks in 1926 was worth more than $27,000 by 2014. This compounding effect is analogous to some aspects of content marketing , especially in audience growth. Here are several financial and investment analogies and the relationship to content marketing.

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

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. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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“A Lightbulb Moment”: Inside the Content Program That Helped Marriott Weather the Pandemic

Contently - Strategy

A pivot to “armchair travel” For years, Marriott had been inspiring travelers through its flagship publication, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, which started by covering 3 destinations in 2014. Disclosure: Marriott Bonvoy Traveler has been a Contently customer since its launch in 2014.).

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Five Critical Points of Blogging & Image Law Every PR Pro Must Know

Rock the Status Quo

PRProChat — Ruth Carter (@rbcarter) September 4, 2014 Many, MANY people who can’t or won’t hire an attorney use Google for legal advice, sleuthing out answers to their questions, sample contracts and more. For works in the public domain, I highly recommend printing or saving a screen capture of those rights.

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The Top PR Trends For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

That may be changing in the near future, particularly as content marketing has reached a saturation point.The Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi predicts a resurgence of print content led by brands and points to Airbnb, which recently launched a print magazine with Hearst.

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