Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It continues a thought leading series based on Agency and Client-side workplace issues, and is the basis of a forthcoming coaching and mentoring book to be published in 2017 alongside the 15th anniversary of the agency. By and large, digital content, specifically mobile content is the future.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2016

It’s not just the volume of tasks to be finished in a compressed timeline that makes this time of year hectic – but the type tasks as well: closing key deals you’ve been working for months, wrapping up strategic plans for the new year, and of course making the case for marketing budgets. of Revenue in Marketing. 1) B2B to Invest 12.3%

Marketing 60

Marketing Survey B2B Study 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Not long after that I started this blog and began writing. The 7 Best Performing Blog Posts in 2017. What is clearer was the sort of topics that attracted readers in 2017. 2) 2017 PR Salary Survey Suggests Demand for Talent Tightening. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations.

Blogging 74

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 74

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2017

#measurePR pic.twitter.com/XqP6zgpQTi. — @Serena (@Serena) April 13, 2017. Keosha (@Keosha) April 13, 2017. The next question went right to the heart of the specialized worlds of investor relations (IR) and financial comms. . — @Serena (@Serena) April 13, 2017. Keosha (@Keosha) April 13, 2017. IR has a business focus.

Financial 88

Financial Measurement Communications Agriculture 88

Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

Leadership 138

Leadership B2B Study Survey 138

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. Marketing ranked sixth, which I’d have guessed would have ranked higher. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. Understanding their intricacies and how to use them in your 2019 marketing plan is critical to your success this year. We’ve outlined the top marketing trends of 2019 and how to use them to stay ahead of your competition! Data drives marketing.

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

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 200

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 200

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 2) Words matter in marketing strategies.

Writing 63

Writing B2B Analytics Reputation 63

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

Video 153

Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? Removing unhelpful content from your site can improve the rankings of other content.

SEO 134

SEO Strategy Google Engineering 134

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Using an influencer to boost awareness of a product or service has been part of marketing for centuries. In today’s digital age, influencer marketing has evolved tremendously, but its core remains the same. We’ve listed six reasons influencer marketing is critical for your business today: 1. They create fresh content.

Marketing 80

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully. Can you write some short ones?

Study 81

Study B2B Marketing Survey 81

Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Did you, like me, spend the holidays thinking about what you’d like to accomplish in 2017? Sometimes, despite our very best efforts to write down our goals, we tend to skip over creating a documented PR content strategy. Why are these two factors so important in your content’s success?

Strategy 298

Strategy Measurement Content Marketing Meeting 298

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. The organization type and discipline also impacted this metric: PR agencies are seeing the biggest budget cuts, followed by marketing agencies, in-house teams and communications firms.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 28, 2017

The March #measurePR chat was the day following the 2017 recognition of International Women’s Day , so Shonali had some of the PR measurement world’s female superstars as her guests on the chat this month. Heidi Sullivan (@hksully) March 9, 2017. Angela Sinickas (@sinickasa) March 9, 2017. Aly Saxe (@Aly_Saxe) March 9, 2017.

Measurement 40

Measurement Financial Internal International 40

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Along with your run-of-the-mill best practices in SEO, user-generated content distribution is more likely to be successful if you do the following: Collaborate with already successful publishers and experts: COVERGIRL has an influencer program set up that practically allows industry experts to create and distribute content for them.

Strategy 251

Strategy Case Study Instagram Print 251

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. The vast majority of B2B content centers on features, functions and benefits. Even in B2B technology, marketers will find better success focusing on story in which the prospect sees themselves.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Creativity B2B Film 60

Cision

MAY 22, 2017

In fact, 81 percent of senior marketers believe that earned media is more effective than paid media. New trends arise every year, advising how to make the most of your content marketing tactics. It’s time to go back to the basics; keep these three press releases best practices in mind when writing your next release.

Case Study 210

Case Study Study Trends Web 210

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

Marketing and PR are two important components of growing a business. As marketing and branding expert Al Ries said, “PR starts the fire, marketing fans the flames.” 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.( DivvyHQ Content Challenges Report).

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

How long should it take to write a blog post? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple. Blog posts in 2017 are taking longer to write and are longer in length. In other words, bloggers are spending more time promoting fewer, but more in-depth, content pieces.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Learn more about a specific area such as content marketing or big data by attending a local Meetup If you don’t see a Meetup meeting on a topic that you’d like to know more about, then start one yourself. Every day after you wake up and have your coffee, grab a spiral notebook and write down three things you’re grateful for.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2017

Marketing may be underestimating the impact of thought leadership on sales, according to a comprehensive study published in June 2017 by Edelman and LinkedIn. For example, 90% of the C-Suite believe thought leadership is important and 16% say they spend 4 or more hours per week with such content. 2) Influence the influencers.

Leadership 66

Leadership B2B Study Marketing 66

Cision

JANUARY 10, 2017

Not only does content marketing drive three times as many leads as traditional marketing, but it also costs more than 60 percent less. How does your brand’s 2017 strategy look? Before you start planning what to write and when, you must take a look at who you’re talking to. Know Your Audiences. Set Timelines.

Strategy 120

Strategy How To Content Marketing Mobile 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In the time I spent in-house for a global company and focusing on marketing to lawyers, one of the questions I’d consistently hear in the course of work from attorneys was this: There’s so much noise in marketing, how can I tell what is real and what is snake oil? 1) What are the top challenges facing law firm marketers today?

Marketing 63

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 63

Landis PR

JUNE 27, 2022

I then moved in-house and spent several decades at major cultural institutions on both coasts in roles that spanned the full MarComm spectrum – advertising, content marketing, special events, audience development, sales collateral, B2B lead generation, etc. You name it, and I’ve probably done it! What is a fun fact about you?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Exercises Pitching Sports 52

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. By the way, the WSJ reporter on that byline used to write for PRWeek). Then the economy changed.

Agency 99

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 99

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

EKA and has been using Critical Mention since 2017. Ninety-two percent of consumers say they trust earned media over purely promotional content – via iScribblers. Priscilla is the marketing coordinator for Critical Mention. ” How does EKA Utilize the Critical Mention Platform? SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

Communications 81

Communications Crisis Communications Media Crisis 81

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I AI-written content adds more noise. “PR David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers.

Marketing 198

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 198

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2016

In fact, those analytics are a principle influence on the three articles I recommend each week for the Unscripted Marketing links roundup. What follows below are the top 10 articles I shared on Twitter – out of 3,306 posts in 2016 – which provides something of a snapshot of the marketing trends over the year. Select the date range.

Twitter 60

Twitter How To B2B Analytics 60

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Cision

JUNE 26, 2017

What this means to PR professionals and content marketers is that Instagram can be an important platform to engage with and to educate your customers. Depending on your resources and experience, Adobe Lightroom is one of the strongest image processing software tools on the market. Fill the frame. currentlyreading.

Instagram 109

Instagram How To Mobile Community 109

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Consider the following: Investments in content marketing continue to rise. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off. I can’t help it.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Cision

JULY 24, 2017

Here are five tips to avoid the template trap when writing event speaker announcements: 1. Pro-tip: Great content comes out of conference speeches, and great content is inherently sharable. They inform, challenge and inspire, unfortunately, event speaker announcements are often less than inspirational.

Trade Shows 209

Trade Shows How To Conference Examples 209

Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Think about how much work that is – if you as a PR professional had to write 10 press releases or 10 blog posts per week. This stuff isn’t hard, and while I’m not a reporter, an exercise like this is a glimpse into their world. 542 from the U.K. and 348 from Canada.

Survey 170

Survey Media Relations Pitching Media 170

Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

With over 10 years of experience, she has an incredible track record of creating results-driven marketing campaigns for her many clients. Named one of the top 25 PR influencers in 2017 by Izea , Sarah Evans runs her PR firm, Sevans Strategy. Today, she shares her knowledge on the influencer marketing landscape on Twitter.

Twitter 77

Twitter Radio Social Media Print 77