Buzzstream

MARCH 31, 2020

It was the classic process with SEOs – we find a technique that works very well to help us meet our objectives, we then scale it to hell and reap the rewards. . Unfortunately, as many of us know, a thing called Penguin came along in 2012 and aggressively targeted SEO techniques which were designed to manipulate search results.

SEO 124

SEO Google Hotels Strategy 124

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Personalize communications to make customers feel valued. Create community-focused events or initiatives.

Trends 105

Trends YouTube Video Social Media 105

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Dorothy Crenshaw , CEO, Crenshaw Communications .

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Calling themselves advertising agencies or interactive agencies feels dated, and while they might have a public relations department (or person), calling themselves a public relations agency is too limited – so they substitute the word digital. Dollars spent on advertising just aren’t what it used to be.

Agency 188

Agency SEO Advertising Advertising 188

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In today’s digital landscape, rife with an oversaturation of advertisements, customers have high standards when it comes to personalized experiences. Community building (27%). When she’s not writing, you can find her at music festivals, hiking or snowboarding. ” The rise of customer segmentation. CRM enhancement (11%).

Marketing 118

Marketing Data B2C Big Data 118

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

These are both terrible terms, but I’ve adopted the latter as the moniker for these monthly roundups about the PR software vendor community – and I’m inclined to keep it. This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” JOTW Communications Survey. Revenue grew to $62.6

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. a) Many community newspapers going away and hopefully still being available in some kind of online format. Strengthening community-building and connections.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. A vast increase in demand and 24/7 availability to address: Actual and perceived crises or emergencies and inquires and requests made by all elected officials and community members.”. Communicating to two worlds.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Consider your audience – you know them better than anyone else – and write quality announcements about the things your company does that matter to them. This is much greater than the per-event impacts of blog posts (90 new and 63 repeat sales) and community forum posts (99 new and 48 repeat sales). Be smart about it. emphasis added].

Study 144

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Advertising is a distant third.

Survey 98

Survey Industry Leadership Study 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

.” Jo Detavernier , SCMP, APR | Detavernier Strategic Communication. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Greg Galant | Muck Rack.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

This week I’m writing to you on my iPhone on a Grand Central Rail train between London and York. Podcasts have traditionally been hard to monetise through advertising because the audience is fragmented and analytics are poor. It's published a guide to community management on the platform. Tool: how well are you using LinkedIn?

Viral 68

Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

Critical Mention

APRIL 19, 2019

Even more worrisome is that in recent years, customers’ distrust of advertising has become commonplace. No matter the input, it is imperative for marketing professionals to engage with their community. Build a community. Chloe Bennet is a content manager at Paper Writing Service and Assignment Services websites.

Case Study 80

Case Study Social Media Survey Video 80

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 27, 2019

Community teaching and newsjacking tools, Edelman on trust, putting the paid in PESO, a how-to book for 2019, Amazon data driven brands, Instagram marketing offline, and more. Community based learning and the application of technology in learning were strong themes. There are powerful insights for internal and corporate communication.

Handbook 60

Handbook Instagram Government Community 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 126

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 126

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The question was always the same and has a lot in common with the greater B2B community. The top challenge for marketers today is disregarding the latest sparkly things (social media, SEO, paying for leads,law domains ) and focusing instead on real techniques that generate new business. SEO is snake oil. – SEO.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Survey and data studies are typically part of the digital PR strategy, which Google said they liked as a white hat link building tactic in a now-famous (at least in the digital PR community) Tweet from John Mueller of Google. It’s just as critical as tech SEO, probably more so in many cases. Please let me know. has over 50 LRD.

Google 71

Google Infographics Pitching Resources 71

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 23, 2017

For example, although we sometimes attract more views on LinkedIn by sharing our posts via the “Write an article” function vs. “Share an update,” experts are divided on whether publishing as an article violates the duplicate content rule and adversely affects SEO. Advertise your post.

Blogging 136

Blogging Airlines Analytics LinkedIn 136

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you are striving to build your short list of PR and communications technology vendors, this long but neatly organized list of companies and resources might prove helpful . My last PR tech sum went up in November of last year – and very little in the way of substantive news has happened in the PR technology community since.

Technology 93

Technology Software Resources Pitching 93

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). Digital: investment in content and paid social, but cuts in SEO and social listening 8. The #FuturePRoof community goes from strength-to-strength.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

So in such a busy marketplace, and in an age where the budget can’t always stretch to support content marketing , social media marketing , influencer marketing , advertising, design, e-marketing, PPC, SEO and everything else you’ve been advised to invest in, how can you justify spend to stand out from the crowd? Speech writing.

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. The insights you discover can be useful to the SEO, SEM, social media and marketing teams. Write web content. There are many ways to distribute and amplify your content: Social advertising. SEO visibility.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Analytics SEO Measurement 100

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. The insights you discover can be useful to the SEO, SEM, social media and marketing teams. Write web content. There are many ways to distribute and amplify your content: Social advertising. SEO visibility.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Analytics SEO Measurement 100

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2015

There’s a good post in Business 2 Community about the challenges of starting out in Digital PR. The insights you discover can be useful to the SEO, SEM, social media and marketing teams. Write web content. There are many ways to distribute and amplify your content: Social advertising. SEO visibility.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Analytics SEO Measurement 100

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Here he outlines a talk from Yext’s Duane Forrester on what a future SEO job description. It’s no secret that I used to work in SEO and PR so may have heard me speak about Search insights before. It’s a case study of how SEO hugely increased traffic to the publication and how content strategy led this. Can PR ever deliver SEO?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Solo PR Pro

MAY 8, 2018

Community relations. Corporate communications. Direct advertising. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC). Internal communications. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Writing and editing. What has remained the same is the camaraderie and support of the Solo PR Pro community. Event planning.

Public Affairs 40

Public Affairs Internal International Community 40

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Top tip: Using earned media as part of a Paid, Earned, Shared and Owned (PESO) or Search campaign Trust in earned media may be dented but it remains higher than other forms of media, notably paid such as advertising or promotional editorial. Advertising, production, and distribution have all fundamentally changed. Not much has changed.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Cision

JUNE 29, 2015

This is a guest post by Jeremy Bamidele , a brand strategist, publicist and adjunct professor at Rancho Santiago Community College District. Jeremy is also a nationally syndicated journalist and writes for Huffington Post. Marketers, in turn, advertise in the publication that attracts their desired audience.

Comparison 120

Comparison Television Print Social Media 120

wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Promote your business and amplify your message across communication channels: Public Relations and Social Media. Print and Digital Advertising. Ensuring your brand tells a story to maintain connections and community. 3D MARKETING MAPS: COMPETING AND CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES. Managing your community relations.

Training 45

Training LinkedIn Marketing Pinterest 45

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

The PR industry and SEO no longer live in two separate worlds. A strong reason for PR pros to start concentrating more on SEO. In the advanced digital landscape and a mobile-first world, digital PR is already closely integrated with SEO. This includes tracking minor changes in keyword rankings and web traffic.

Google 64

Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 64

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 28, 2016

Why: “In today’s age of automation, there’s simply no reason you should spend precious seconds every morning brewing coffee when you could be catching an extra five minutes of ZZZs,” writes Stephanie Walden as she takes a look at “tools that can put your life on cruise control.” Want More Earned Media?

Strategy 40

Strategy Banking Fashion SEO 40

Cision

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Guy Kawasaki, former Chief Evangelist for Apple and marketing thought-leader, promoted an idea that was so radical to the Twitter community that it was shunned: tweet multiple times to promote a single piece of content or messaging. The best advice for content distribution on Twitter in 2016 comes from 2009. Contextualize with hashtags.

Twitter 120

Twitter Brand Branding Customer Service 120

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs, content is – in a nutshell – what makes the communications industry go round. But what does content mean?

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

1: Social advertising copywriting skills and an ability to manage social media advertising campaigns. While the ability to write social ads on networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram hasn’t changed, the skill set to manage complete campaigns on these platforms has evolved (this is the addition from the 2012 list).

Instagram 60

Instagram Analytics Mobile Employee 60

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali WOM: What’s Really Behind The Buzz November 24th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Bryce Keane What’s the buzz? Rather, you simply trusted what your friend recommended. That’s what we do.&# They listen a LOT.

Travel 79

Travel Case Study Creativity Advertising 79

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” Who do you see advertising on those pages?

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

But age too is affected by automation threatening to replace some jobs, the way a bot writes news reports for the likes of the AP. Finally, there is more competition, and from a blend of competitors from SEO agencies to digital marketing. The advertising pitch today has transition to a talk about storytelling.

Survey 60

Survey System Trends Small Business 60