wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Brand Branding Marketing 52

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Paul Holmes, founder of the eponymous The Holmes Report, has a great line about how advertising people are brilliant at making up stories and telling them well and PR people are fantastic at finding real stories, but aren’t good enough at telling them. John Cleese said “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”

Corporate 60

Corporate Storytelling Public Affairs Creativity 60

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about why the email newsletter is the most important part of content marketing. Damn near every marketer uses email as a marketing channel. For us at The Content Strategist , that’s content marketing and content strategy best practices. That’s okay.

How To 142

How To Content Marketing Banking Advertising 142

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Yet for some reason, brands continue to drone on about facts, instead of taking the same, tried-and-tested approach for emotional communication. Why Storytelling is So Effective. In a world that’s saturated with marketing, it’s more important than ever for brands to make a lasting impression with their customers.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Brand Branding Advertising 40

Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2023

Digital marketing encompasses a wide range of strategies and tactics aimed at promoting products and services through digital channels. These channels include websites, search engines, social media platforms, email marketing, and online advertising. Ready to make your retail brand a success?

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Analytics Social Media 62

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. Thanks to David for leading the way to innovation in marketing, PR, and communications. Future trends in marketing and PR.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are lots of useful public relations and communication news sources one can benefit from across the internet. From tweets to blogs, many PR organizations publish great PR content. Utilize their News section to get your latest PR and communications insight. BIGfish Communications. Share Tweet Share. Weber Shandwick.

Public Affairs 172

Public Affairs Creativity Nonprofit Agency 172

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. streamline communication and collaboration. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. streamline communication and collaboration. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. “This dictates a shift in mindset from pure product marketing and interruption advertising to an editorial focus on building audience. streamline communication and collaboration. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

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. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

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 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. click image for higher resolution).

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? That’s the front-end work every successful campaign entails, but the data cycle doesn’t end there. SFM: Yes, exactly.

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Advertising Age Online.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. 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. Content Marketing World Conference and Expo.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. is $100,000 in 2020; it’s higher for in-house PR and corporate communications roles at $145,500 and lower for PR agencies at $90,000. How much money do PR professionals earn?

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi. Joe Pulizzi, the godfather of content marketing, wrote this book in 2014. It’s an instant classic that helps us achieve improved results while marketing less by doing “epic content marketing.” 2 Kathi Kruse.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2018

As an example, he used the goal of producing 2,000 downloads that equate to marketing soft leads for sales. He said, “This goal should be shared across the entire marketing/communications department. It’s not a content marketing goal or a PR goal. Content marketing, yes. We’re all communicators.

Media Relations 85

Media Relations Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 85

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Professionals in this field should make it a priority to hone important skills and capitalize on establishing their brand with the best communication strategies. In addition to learning how to deliver information across all mediums, PR pros must be strong storytellers and know how to navigate and tailor messages to the targeted audiences.

Radio 92

Radio Television Social Media Sports 92

wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Content Marketing Examples 52

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Brands who understand these two sides of the same storytelling coin are going to prosper. Jeff : “Bet on the ones that create content robot reporters will eat, then re-publish.” How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing? Bart : “Content remains king but a digital newsroom is its queen.

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Mark My Words

JULY 13, 2018

“Content from All Angles: Are SEO Content, PR Content, and Content Marketing All That Different?” ” I don’t care about your ego or what your textbooks told you: Content and story are the nucleus of all communications.

SEO 60

SEO Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 60

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

The most important part of branding is storytelling. And the most important part of storytelling is connecting with your audience. Your brand has a personality and a specific voice used in communication. You must cultivate a brand story that adds context and meaning to what would otherwise be dull facts and figures.

Brand 156

Brand Branding How To Storytelling 156

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Though Boehringer Ingelheim has seen successful engagement on their content, it’s worth noting that per Facebook’s advertising policies, pharmaceutical companies cannot promote the sale of prescription pharmaceuticals or over the counter medicines. . Katherine is a Content Strategist working at the confluence of journalism + marketing.

Pharmaceuticals 111

Pharmaceuticals Facebook Company Analytics 111

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.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

Breaking down silos between Paid, Earned & Owned media through continuous storytelling. In December 2009, Forrester defined what it called the three new media options for interactive marketers: “paid, earned and owned.” The new continuous storytelling cycle. We are all familiar now with the PESO model.

Storytelling 281

Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

This format is the result of an intersection of news and content marketing, a completely unprecedented space in the media landscape in which online users are perusing articles, sending snaps and sharing memes that often are riddled with brand messaging. WHICH METRICS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF A PIECE OF CONTENT?

Brand 48

Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

David PR Group

AUGUST 4, 2014

I have been thinking about channels a lot lately but mainly communications and distribution channels for our marketing messages. My last post focused on how storytelling needs to return to marketing , but we also need to develop our distribution channels so our story is widely consumed by our target audience. .”

Television 75

Television Storytelling Groups System 75

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, most of the PR community know her as the vice president of implementation for a venerable vendor in the PR vertical: BurrellesLuce. Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. Off Script #7: Lou Hoffman on PR and Storytelling.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

Mad Men may come to mind for culture, but what McKinsey says heralded that golden age was “a happy marriage of advertising and technology.”. Globally, marketing investments total something approaching $1 trillion which is an astronomical amount of money. Photo credit: Flickr, Staffan Scherz ( CC BY 2.0 ).

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Amanda Hill – Three Box Strategic Communications. For the original blog, please visit here. Photo courtesy of Pixabay Your audience’s attention is more fragmented than ever. We used to target seven touchpoints to reach the customer – now, it takes eight or nine.

Conference 59

Conference Consumer Social Media Google 59

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

But I am smart enough to realize that a company’s marketing, advertising and public relations efforts—my efforts—have a direct and attributable effect to the bottom line of my company. Blogging and content creation through social media are excellent avenues for content marketers to create and measure. Align or Die.

Measurement 40

Measurement Advertising Advertising Enterprise 40

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer. Graphic designer / visual storyteller. Make this year the most successful year by targeting vertical markets. As Forbes states , it’s not enough to cast a wide net across target audiences; instead, narrow your focus to define vertical markets.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2014

If they manage to stay engaged for more than a minute, then you’ve clearly got the hang of good storytelling. If they’re immediately bored, then your storytelling isn’t compelling. Think you can’t apply compelling storytelling to “boring industries”? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Content Marketing 167

Content Marketing Marketing Storytelling B2B 167

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats? Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97