Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

The survey found: “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).” Both groups are: “…about equally like to allocate more budget to search advertising, SEO, and vertical website campaigns.”

Trade Shows 121

Trade Shows Content Marketing Conference Marketing 121

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. For example, I once worked for a company that found visitors that engaged the blog were 50% more likely to make a purchase. How Long Should a Blog Post Be?

B2B 67

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. in an open-ended follow-up question. Semi-controlled chaos.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

That’s according to a recent survey of communication professionals , which yours truly conducted in collaboration with Ned’s Job of the Week. The survey found more than half (51%) said media relations is getting harder. How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows. 3 More Reasons Media Relations is Harder.

Media Relations 75

Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 75

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Several surveys reviewed by eMarketer suggest social media advertising continues to advance – and Facebook is often voted the most effective paid platform – even for B2B. For example, a survey of 342 B2B marketers – the State of B2B Social Media Marketing 2016 (reg. req.) – by Regalix found.

B2B 60

B2B Facebook Marketing Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

Relevant content of high quality, that provides the answer for which people are searching, like the sort Mr. Robert’s creates for his blog. A cloud technology vendor told me that trade shows were the number one source of leads for his company. People drop their phone and turn to the search engine to look for a repair shop.

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Local Customer Service 60