Sword and the Script

JULY 31, 2018

In this era of marketing, we should add a fifth reason: 5) To buy an audience. Businesses rent audiences all the time with advertising. At its core, advertising is selling access to an audience another business built and owns. When done properly , it becomes its own channel and powerful addition to the marketing mix.

Publicity 60

Publicity Software Government Content Marketing 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Build a Better Agency Summit. Experiential storytelling. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Salesforce positioned itself as the antidote to software as it brought predictable pricing and short-circuited premise software implementations. It used to be we had three choices: Rent a medium with advertising; Earn coverage in a medium by being useful; or. Earn word-of-mouth with guerrilla marketing. Talk to Us !

Software 98

Software Comparison Measurement Content Marketing 98

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

While your content marketing strategy is your primary lead nurturing strategy, it doesn’t do you much good unless it’s easy to find. Paid advertising. There are many digital advertising options available that meet your budget and your goals; however, it requires some experimenting. Build awareness and extend reach.

B2B 174

B2B Company Marketing SEO 174

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online. BrightEdge is a global leader in SEO and content performance marketing that blends search intent discovery, optimized content creation, and performance measurement into one integrated solution.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. Publishers’ have struggled for a business model in the digital age where most marketing money flows to just a handful companies. Blending editorial and advertising. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute?

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

Recently, a CMO from a leading financial services firm was telling me how she’d doubled her brand’s digital ad budget — I asked her whether the company was utilizing the wealth of content it already produces. Dan Curran is a seasoned marketing and advertising entrepreneur. But that wasn’t the case.

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

PR 20/20

JULY 6, 2020

From certifications, to professional association memberships, to events, and to using our strengths to give back to the community — pouring time and resources into our team comes back to the agency tenfold. And we’re constantly learning and evolving when it comes to the ever-changing world of business and marketing. Agency Practicum.

Training 72

Training How To Course Software 72

Shift Communications

MAY 1, 2015

Has LinkedIn’s pivot to become a content marketing site and publisher been a success? Marketing Revenue. Marketing Solutions – meaning advertising revenue – is where LinkedIn stumbled in Q1. Fortunately for LinkedIn, its revenue streams are more diverse than just advertising. Christopher S.

LinkedIn 60

LinkedIn Marketing Advertising Advertising 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. PR firms expand service offerings.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

So too has the improved capacity to update podcast subscriptions over wi-fi — and without the hassle of syncing a mobile device with desktop software. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. 3) Big Business is Where Good Software Goes to Die.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Note: This top post was published in February 2017 and some of the metrics were updated in November and those can be found here: 3 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers B2B Marketing can Borrow [Study]. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. 6) 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The copy I bought of David Ogilvy’s “ Confessions of an Advertising Man ” roughly 15 years ago was used. Despite the book’s age and the fact it was written by an advertiser, I was amazed at how relevant was to my day-to-day work. Don’t miss these related posts: Marketing vs. Machine: Are the Bots Coming for Your Job?

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Print Interviews 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

Program effectiveness depends on so many variables such as the context , content, cost, industry, reach, return, trust and the more subjective attributes of quality and value. Isn’t that sort of like buying an advertisement with an ego? 3) Measuring an influencer marketing program. There’s a lot of murkiness to it as well.

Strategy 76

Strategy Marketing Measurement B2B 76

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Where will marketing invest that budget? The survey showed the top three categories in 2016 marketing spend were web, digital commerce and digital advertising. of revenue will be allocated to marketing budgets to drive growth in 2017. Influencer Relations: Magic Middle vs. the A-List. Others are good at earned media.

Marketing 60

Marketing Survey B2B Study 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. Ask any product manager at a software company for a new feature and these choices are liable to come up: Speed, quality but not cost. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. Speed, quality, or cost – pick two. Give our services a try.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 110

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Is your organization missing key pieces of the marketing tech stack that could impact performance? For example, online chat software is ideal for engaging with site visitors, answering questions, and capturing leads. Have we created a content marketing editorial calendar that defines our strategy on content production and publishing?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

This is slightly lower than the overall survey response, where marketers say they spend 12% of budget on social media and expect it to increase to 20.5% About 20% of the social media activity is being outsourced to agencies. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Where and How B2B Marketing Generates Leads it Likes [Study].

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

In marketing, most of the tech tools are simply automation, described with great editorial liberty. Taking repeatable tasks, mapping them out, streamlining the process and then using software to get part of the work done. The Struggle is Real in B2B Content Marketing [UML]. Working with the Advertising Machines .

Marketing 60

Marketing Creativity B2B Ethics 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While it centers on the marketing of law firms, there are several parallels the B2B technology community struggles with as well, including: “drop the formalities and legalese to humanize”. love awards and accolades” which are an “elaborate scheme to sell advertising”. For the most part, effective marketing isn’t taught in law schools.

Marketing 68

Marketing Ethics Interviews Meeting 68

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). I often wonder who’s mentoring the junior ranks in the agency world. When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”). Do they recognize the difference between a message and an actual news hook?

Pitching 43

Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Tressa Robbins , Customer Onboarding VP/Content & Social Media Manager, Burrelles.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Content that explains a new or emerging trend is among the most valuable for business customers because it helps educate prospects. Educational content is particularly useful for any category with a long purchase cycle and steep learning curve, like software or insurance. What does this mean for digital advertising?

Leadership 353

Leadership Insurance Insurance B2B 353

Where the Fishermen Ain't

OCTOBER 25, 2013

The “operating system” (OS) of PR exists in a semi-proprietary form across various companies, agencies and practitioners. PR Must Prove Its Value to Online Communities or It Will Be Treated as a Software Bug or Network Damage. I will be detailing them during my talk on Sunday.

Publicity 39

Publicity Wikipedia System Community 39

Cision

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Consistency across both sales and marketing makes for stronger branding and attracts better results. Also, pay-per-click ads will be easier to create for your advertising experts once you have identified the keywords that you want to be known for. You can also track results for keywords you use in your paid advertising.

Brand 208

Brand Branding How To SEO 208

Sword and the Script

JULY 18, 2017

Consumer technology has had a serious impact on expectations for business software. Why, the business user asked, can I unwrap a new mobile device an intuitively understand how to use it, but the business software I use at work requires several hours or days of training? Where and How B2B Marketing Generates Leads it Likes [Study].

Trends 75

Trends Marketing Software Media 75

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 22, 2019

That experience, he says, taught him “an appreciation for both the software development side of things as well as for digital marketing and advertising.” He transformed that appreciation into his own digital agency business, and even a few books.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Banking Consumer 78

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Pricing: Varies Alternatives: Muck Rack is a comprehensive PR software for building media relations and amplifying your PR efforts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Pricing: Varies Alternatives: Muck Rack is a comprehensive PR software for building media relations and amplifying your PR efforts.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Shift Communications

AUGUST 12, 2015

However, there are a variety of resources, between iPhones being used to shoot independent movies to cost effective editing software that can empower any sized organization to produce quality video. Through the ability to set specific geo thresholds and key word triggers, online advertising is within everyone’s reach and budget.

Mobile 60

Mobile Strategy SEO YouTube 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

These are the questions we sought to answer in spring 2015 when I launched an internal initiative named Project Copyscale at my content marketing agency, PR 20/20. The accelerated funding helps these companies invest in the talent and technology needed to make their software smarter. Write data-driven content.

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78