Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s an increase from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. Send it around internally. Internal sharing pulls double duty: When the next catastrophe hits, and the leadership takes out the budget hatchet , again, they don’t want to cut yours because they understand the outsized-value you deliver to the business. Repurpose it.

Media Relations 113

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 113

Onclusive

JANUARY 6, 2020

This post was originally posted on AdAge on December 04, 2019. In my previous article on marketing ventriloquism , I made the case for marketers talking through voices other than their own and explained that most marketers tend to rely on advertising because of a need for perceived control.

Advertising 195

Advertising Advertising Marketing How To 195

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Marketing AI Conference (MAICON).

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

JULY 27, 2021

The multi-year trendline on this question suggests it’s not getting any easier (here are the survey results to this question in 2020 , 2019 and 2018 ). Third-party validation is still more credible than all the content marketing and brand journalism in the world. Use content marketing with media relations in mind.

Media Relations 173

Media Relations Media Pitching Survey 173

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

At the end of 2016, we decided to share what we were learning, leveraging HubSpot to launch the Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute. Early posts on Marketing AI Institute’s blog. The Solution: Content Strategy That Drives Growth. Building a media property starts with market fit.

Case Study 92

Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

” What’s been interesting is that we’ve already had more downloads and plays in 2020 than we had all of 2019. What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side.

Brand 118

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 118

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. You don’t want to use the exact same anchor text on every internal link. Positional is now live!

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

But there was one part that I had to learn how to master as I got more experience: the art of the internal sell. When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers.

Content Marketing 145

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 145

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For starters, create a list of existing audience segments within your database, including blog subscribers and social followers, among others. Your team might choose to do your own internal hackathon. Ensure you invite people from multiple internal teams who wouldn’t typically work together.

Strategy 62

Strategy Marketing Internal International 62

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

Smart folks who love social and have a knack for working across functions and connecting those dots internally for a more seamless and personal customer experience are extremely valuable. And what should brands have their eyes on as we head into 2019? Honestly, I don’t think most brands even know what the hell content marketing is.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Your business probably has multiple communications channels that you use regularly – website, blog, social media platforms, Make sure you use each of them to push out your statements and updates to your crisis until the issue has settled. Create a long-term content marketing campaign – for effective reputation management.

Crisis 62

Crisis Crisis Management Reputation Crisis Communications 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 81

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s How can they do that?

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. A high profile blog was “tipped off” to the feigned outrage and the rest of the media then picked up on it and duly reported the incident as controversy. 3) Augment media relations with content marketing.

Survey 377

Survey Media Relations Media Ethics 377

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

The in-housing trend appears to have slowed; just 30% of respondents say they’ve observed more work going in-house compared with 47% in 2019. That’s up from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. Media relations only gets harder. 75% of PR pros say media relations is getting harder. click any image for higher resolution) 4.

Survey 123

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 123

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Read more: The 6 Top B2B Content Formats Buyers Find Most Valuable. Consulting firm Burton-Taylor International published a report finding annual spending on PR “media intelligence solutions” grew 14.7% That’s up from the firm’s last report which put the market at $4.8 That’s up from 17 interactions in 2019.

B2B 122

B2B Marketing Survey Software 122

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

The top news in PR tech this month includes: Artificial Intelligence updates for PR, Microsoft integrations for internal comms; podcast monitoring grows. Nothing matters more than getting every piece of content about their own brand, as soon as it is published,” wrote Miguel Martinez , PhD.,

Pitching 78

Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

Healthcare 136

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

Yes, it is according to 68% of PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Full report: 2019 Global State of the Media Report by Cision (reg. 2) Key PR considerations about influencer marketing. Full report: The Influencer Report 2019 by PR News and Meltwater (15-field reg.

Survey 96

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 96

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. Kayla’s exceptional work has established her as a go-to source for writing, corporate communications, integrated marketing campaigns and media relations counsel within Digi-Key. ” – Adam May. .

Transportation 122

Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 59

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Here’s a reverse-chronological look at how 2019 shaped up. 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].

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 22, 2019

He’s my guest on the first Off Script Q&A of 2019. >>> Also see: PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer. 8) Just for fun: in just a word or a phrase, fill in the blank: One company with marketing you admire is… (GK) Patagonia. 1) Why did you write your book?

Brand 79

Brand Branding Banking Consumer 79

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. This number includes content creation, distribution, technology, and talent. To help marketers be more efficient and effective, Contently created this new report that examines the state of financial services content marketing.

Financial 111

Financial Industry Report Insurance 111

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Infographics Insurance Insurance 111

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I just saw someone on Twitter talking about how PR has become more marketing’ish and marketing has become more PR’ish – I like that quote because it really does seem to be the case. What I see is how social media and content marketing have grown up out of PR functions. Then it’s just a press release or a blog post or whatever.

Publicity 63

Publicity Storytelling Pitching Nonprofit 63

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 2, 2019

At the state of content marketing webinar I co-hosted last month, attendees submitted 50 questions, which means we either did something terribly right or terribly wrong. I’m leaving on my 2-month Contently sabbatical in January. What are your thoughts about user-generated content? Create a content calendar.

Case Study 110

Case Study Content Marketing Strategy Facebook 110

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Drilldown to see marketing’s direct and indirect contribution to the sales pipeline; and. Make your team members track everything that matters within your marketing department – blog views, cost per lead, conversion rates at every stage, webinar attendance rate, paid search efficiency… and report their own KPIs up to you.

Marketing 174

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174