Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. 1) How long should a blog post be? The average post today is 1,142 words long but it’s clear that blog posts are getting longer – 41% longer than the typical post three years ago.

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. Cision has spent more than $1bn on the acquisitions of Visible Technologies (2014), Vocus (2014), Gorkana (2016), PRNewswire (2015), Prime Research (2017), Falcon.io (2019) and Trendkite (2019). But this too is also changing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. After seven years of blogging, and 570+ posts, this struck me as a natural progression. I kept blogging too. My 7 Favorite Blog Posts from 2016. Who buys PR firm services?

Blogging 107

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 107

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention. In our 2017 State of the Media Report , we learned that 71 percent of journalists “always or often” use multimedia in their stories. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

wiredPRworks

APRIL 3, 2017

Here are 21 social media news stories to start April 2017 with. Facebook Social Media News April 2017. Facebook Camera Effects = Snapchat Filters: According to a blog post, Facebook is rolling out “dozens” of special effects, like “masks, frames, and interactive filters” that users can add to their photos.

Social Media 49

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2017

Internet usage, planning tools, paid and social mashups, human computer interface, and social business are highlights of Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Report. Mary Meeker, an analyst turned venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB), has published her annual Internet report for 2017. 14 Doormen as foremen.

Publicity 122

Publicity Marketing Healthcare Television 122

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. Executives can reach out to shareholders or investors through video, as Nestle shows in this message from a 2017 investor seminar. That was the case with Equifax CEO Rick Smith’s wooden response to the 2017 data breach.

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

5W PR

JULY 11, 2018

Top Publicity Stunts of 2017-2018. It’s safe to say that PR has seen some incredible creations over the course of 2017 and 2018. In March of 2017, the Cancer Research charity blew us all away with an incredible interactive ad campaign. Measuring a publicity stunt’s success depends on the initial goal.

Measurement 149

Measurement Education Social Media Film 149

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. You’re doing it. She’s doing it.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. Without measuring your data, you won’t know what’s working and what’s not and how to move forward. Rise of native advertising. In a 2017 report , 54 percent of companies were using native advertising , and 38 percent were likely to do so in the future.

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Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. You’ll find my own prognostication at the very bottom. Blogger outreach gets personal. Fast-vertising.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Fast forward to 2017, the search engines have become even smarter. The next question is how can brands, publishers and advertisers benefit from content discovery? How Content Discovery Helps Brands, Publishers and Advertisers. Their only focus is at offering the most relevant and useful information based on user preferences.

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

65% of journalists said audience metrics have changed the way they evaluate stories”; additionally, “43% of journalists globally reported their organization’s primary measure of success for their content is readership or viewers.”. 2017: 3 PR Takeaways from the (2017) State of the Media Report by Cision. Volume of work.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Want to see how to do this for your blog? Our top posts from the second quarter of 2016 focused on PR and marketing technology skills, Facebook branded content, and measuring influencer performance. All helpful in measuring the true influence and effectiveness of an influencer. Here’s how. Prioritize and share.

Technology 83

Technology Facebook Measurement Policies 83

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are long standing issues such as alignment with management, measurement, talent and diversity where incremental progress is made each year. Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. PR is a social science. Happy New Year.

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Government Education Print Ethics 103

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor. It’s an issue I explored in a blog post this week. ?? The Fyre that keeps on burning Fyre was a luxury music festival scheduled to take place in the Bahamas in 2017. It’s a useful coaching tool. ??

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Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The internet created an obsession among marketers for measurement, but it overcorrected over the last 10 years or so. They have also proven crucial in measuring the efficacy of PR campaigns and customizing them. Let’s not post new blog content 4x a month if that frequency isn’t working anymore.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 192

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The complete report, which was conducted by Bizible , is available with registration: 2017 State of Pipeline Marketing Report. Also see: Marketing Budgets, Planning and Benchmarks for 2017 [UML]. If a publisher is looking at pageviews and bounce rates, they are definitely measuring it all wrong.”.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project.

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Publicity Ethics Data Community 164

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

the importance of measurability. As of 2017, Youtube, Instagram Video, and Snapchat are some of the most innovative online tools that brands are employing to communicate their message, especially to younger audiences. In fact, html5 video in email is expected to take off in 2017- stay tuned. thought leadership. contributors.

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Technology Big Data Video Data 115

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Look for all-encompassing platforms, such as HubSpot, that bundle sales, marketing automation, blogging, CMS, email, and more into one solution. Publishing regular content on a blog platform is great for SEO, thought leadership, and establishing internal subject matter experts. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

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Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. It is wasteful to spend resources producing content and attracting visitors without including a means to subscribe – to the blog, to the newsletter, to something! Tips for inviting raised hands: Advertising on your own platform.

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Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 63

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

By this, I mean a frequently updated blog. It’s true that the more you blog, the more clients you get. Further, an encyclopedic blog will mean that your attorneys rank high in online searches. Online content is king (referring to a blog). See Review Marketing Becomes Top Priority for 2017 ). But surprise!

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%). Statistics about content marketing. also see why ?).

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Podcasting is clearly growing – TVEyes CEO David Ives said in an announcement , “more than 30 percent of Americans listen monthly, more than 20 percent listen weekly, and these listeners skew toward demographics that advertisers and politicos alike seek to understand and influence.”. 3) Meltwater updates UX, adds new projects feature.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 22, 2017

Editor's note: This post was originally published in May 2013, and was updated in August 2017 per latest best practices and data. Why do we need a blog? HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound Marketing annual report asked marketing teams about their top challenges. For instance: Legal fears the company blog will violate copyright laws.

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Marketing Resources Technology Internal 87

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. You’re doing it. She’s doing it.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It may come as a shock that the “King of Beers” created a unique Halloween-themed advertising campaign to discourage drinking. ” So, Budweiser has taken some steps to mitigate overindulgence, but do these measures really make a difference? ” Subscribe to Mindful Matters blog.

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Consumer Banking Advertising Advertising 51

PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As of next month, it will be introducing measures to increase ad transparency , allowing users to simply click and view all the ads being run by one organisation. It’s not only Facebook that is hoping to clear the smoke screen around its advertising. But is this all just too little, too late? Take action, don’t just talk.

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Policies Facebook Advertising Advertising 72

Cision

APRIL 18, 2016

E-Commerce/Advertising Improvements – Changes that give businesses opportunities to spend more money on Facebook as an advertising and eCommerce platform. Branded Content (Native advertising) Permitted in Instant Articles. Monetization Options for Instant Articles. But if you type m.me/username Test it out by writing to m.me/cisionglobal

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Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2019

3) Measuring the influence of coverage. How do you compare a brief mention in a top tier business publication to a product review in a blog? You can view this measure in a couple of different ways – and the charts allow for you to drill down and take a look at the underlying coverage. click any image for higher resolution).

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” But that’s a talent supply issue for a different blog post.

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 95

Beyond PR

MAY 30, 2017

Fast forward to 2017, the search engines have become even smarter. The next question is how can brands, publishers and advertisers benefit from content discovery? How Content Discovery Helps Brands, Publishers and Advertisers. Their only focus is at offering the most relevant and useful information based on user preferences.

How To 40

How To Engineering Content Marketing Advertising 40

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Research in 2017 established that online reviews impact purchasing decisions for 93% of consumers and 92% of businesses. The search engine will accept a lower bid from an advertiser if what’s being advertised is more likely to be clicked by the user. The days of buying without doing any background research first are long gone.

Engineering 67

Engineering Reputation Social Media SEO 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Fittingly, I asked a whole bunch of folks for predictions to include in a blog post here (if you want to be invited next year, you can sign up here ). Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. Jeremy Pepper | Communimatic.

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Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 104

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

PR Week reports the company was founded in 2017, has raised a little over a million in funding and has 22 customers. This means they can measure earned the same way they do paid or owned, and make more fully informed investment mix decisions.”. 6) Picks from the PR tech vendor blogs. of individuals exposed to earned media.

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Analytics Report Technology Pitching 68