Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

It’s definitely a useful exercise to discover what’s working (and what isn’t). Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015. Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing Storytelling 100

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s how to ensure public relations continues to play a role in your marketing strategy: Amplify your message. When you launch your paid media, you can ensure the audience you’re targeting is already familiar with your brand. Blog posts, press releases and status updates should carry your brand persona. Improve your SEO.

Publicity 100

Publicity Marketing Pitching Google 100

5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. When executed successfully, it can skyrocket brand awareness, generate buzz on social media, and even make headlines.

How To 78

How To Ethics Measurement Creativity 78

Buzzstream

MARCH 3, 2020

If you consider yourself a subject matter expert, there are three main reasons why you should be incorporating podcast guesting into your content marketing mix, along with some considerations for once you get started with this strategy. This is definitely the best route if you don’t have a lot of on-air experience. Conclusion.

Content Marketing 86

Content Marketing Pitching How To Marketing 86

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.). What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy.

Brand 118

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 118

Cision

JANUARY 19, 2016

ET, Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute, will discuss how to attract a loyal audience and impact the bottom line with content. The best content creators – and Joe is definitely one of them – are acutely aware of what an audience wants and needs even before they realize it.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Advertising Advertising Meeting 120

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

The most important part of branding is storytelling. You must cultivate a brand story that adds context and meaning to what would otherwise be dull facts and figures. Your brand story should be authentic, relatable, and deeply human. To do that, you’ll need to tap into your personal history and also humanize your brand.

Brand 156

Brand Branding How To Storytelling 156

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For decades, Edelman, in addition to founding and running the firm that bears his name today, successfully convinced legions of companies and brands to work with him to win the “air game” of public relations. Before we answer this question, we must not conflate advertising or marketing with PR. PR firms aren’t to blame.

Publicity 100

Publicity Engineering Advertising Advertising 100

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

PRSay

MAY 29, 2019

If you asked people where they get their content these days, you might be surprised by how many rely on social influencers and viral platforms like Uplift and Humankind to hear from their favorite brands. Reaching out in a friendly way that proves you understand their story and have engaged with their content. The reason?

Viral 153

Viral How To Advertising Advertising 153

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 1, 2016

What do you do when you don’t have the loudest voice, the biggest network or the most money to throw at marketing? Let’s discuss the best strategies to get noticed by the right audience for your brand. We’ll show you some of the best practices for getting your brand noticed in this extra resource. Click Here.

Brand 120

Brand Branding Marketing How To 120

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I definitely think that it is. In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. Include a link in an online news piece, though, or pay an influencer to promote your brand in their blog post and it gets a bit murkier.

Pitching 174

Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Case Studies.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. To be sure, America definitely has a problem trusting the media. Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. Media distrust grows.

Government 139

Government Survey Ethics Media 139

PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. No matter what content you write or what stories your brand tells, there’s a good chance a machine can help you do it better. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Company System Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content? By definition, best practice is what everyone else is doing where a significant part of marketing is standing out.

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. About The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 It’s also known for helping increase consumers’ engagement with brands, given Facebook’s 183 million daily users. This example is the definition of taking shortcuts.

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

ReimaginePR

MAY 30, 2016

“Over 70% of respondents claim that video performs better than other content for producing conversions,” according to a recent report published in Vidyard. Videos give your customers an insider’s look at who’s really behind your brand. They also showcase your brand’s personality in an easily-digestible format. Click Here.

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Writing 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 14) Most respondents say brands should stay clear of politics.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market. The online newsroom has always attracted a lot of visitors – and these have always been neglected by brands. Additional reading: PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML]. emphasis added].

Study 140

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

Nonetheless, an admittedly unscientific look at who or what really moves the needle nowadays will likely reveal that those carefully crafted pieces of branded content contributed to Huffington Post, sponsored on Buzzfeed, or promoted on Twitter are often too ephemeral to make a meaningful (and measurable) impact on public awareness and behavior.

Content Marketing 28

Content Marketing Marketing Instagram YouTube 28

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Social media is the perfect way to build exposure for your brand and increase traffic to your website, but how do you do that? Most social media platforms give you the opportunity to visually communicate your brand message. It’s called the cover photo, and most brands fail to fully optimize this real estate. Click To Tweet.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Here’s how to use it to your brand’s advantage: Click To Tweet. Video plays an essential role in your marketing strategy. If you want to be noticed in the crowd, video is a definitely way to dominance. Let’s talk about why video is so effective and how to make it work for your brand. Raise Brand Awareness.

Video 120

Video Strategy YouTube Marketing 120

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 121

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 121

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it. Marketing can also involve market research, product development, and branding.

Interviews 100

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although its harder to measure the efficacy of PR efforts than it is to measure the same statistics for say, advertising, there are many ways to measure the reach and success of a PR message. Market Surveys –Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand. Start out incrementally.

Measurement 78

Measurement Publicity Television Analytics 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. A trend we are going to see happening more in 2019 is the coming together of marketing and customer success. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

If you’ve ever read a Buzzfeed article, you know that brands are capitalizing on the opportunity to publish their own brand stories in the context of news distribution. Or, if content aggregation sites aren’t your chosen diversion, maybe you clicked on the enticing headline of a.

Brand 48

Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. Before you jump into completing an earned-media strategy, it’s best to identify your brand goals.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

I think most of the discussion on content marketing comes down to a couple things. 1) What is your definition of content marketing and 2) Why do we continue to put ourselves (advertising, PR, marketing) in such neat boxes when the digital era has blurred the edges of those boxes. What are we creating?

Public Affairs 60

Public Affairs Advertising Advertising Healthcare 60

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

One person who has labored over B2B content, what works and what doesn’t work, is my good friend and colleague Steve Farnsworth. In short, Steve knows content marketing and the nitty gritty of lead generation. With this as the backdrop, here are his top 10 tools and resources that he applies to content marketing campaigns.

Tools 60

Tools B2B Software Storytelling 60

Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

With that said, if you’re looking to grow your brand, brush up on media ethics and improve your writing skills, PRSSA Webinars are the perfect fit for your learning needs. The New Rules of Marketing & PR. The New Rules of Marketing and PR” provides great tips on how to confidently market your brand.

Resources 136

Resources Communications Education Guidelines 136

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