Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

government will finally get serious about the social media monopolies and start by breaking up Meta/Facebook, Google, etc. In addition, we’ll finally see legislation removing the blanket immunity of social media monopolies for content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.”. Social media breakup.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Cision

JULY 14, 2015

The worlds of public relations and advertising have merged to form integrated marketing. The result is advertisements and corporate communication so clever that they lead to earned/free media expanding the circulation for free. Want to learn how to stand out with your content marketing? Case Studies.

Advertising 120

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 120

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Now, choose 10 of these items you’d like to use for content. Go back to your list of 10 keywords or phrases and, one-by-one, type them into a Google search bar. Cool, right?

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2015

Content marketing does much more for your brand than just aid your marketing. Effective content marketing shapes your brand by giving it a face to know, like, and trust. Content marketing and becoming human. Put more succinctly, your customers know your content before they know your business.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Engineering Advertising 40

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The near-collapse of much of US journalism employment and the seeming vulnerability of PR coincided with America’s top marketers who - smitten with digital advertising - diverted billions of dollars from their traditional ad budgets into online. But, as that great marketing communicator Bob Dylan sang, “things have changed.”.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. SAP Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Becher particularly excels at both educating and entertaining content marketing pieces on LinkedIn. 3) Search engine visibility.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

5) Marketers will slow down. The Internet moves at breakneck speed, but that doesn’t mean that we as marketers have to do the same. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. 7) Larger investments in SDRs and product marketing.

Marketing 102

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 102

5W PR

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google also has a conference where startups, investors, partners as well as thought leaders all come together to teach, learn, connect with each other, and inspire. The B2B Marketing Exchange event has a goal to empower the community by highlighting all the innovations in the B2B space.

B2C 88

B2C B2B Pitching Conference 88

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. When I was director of corporate communications at a local healthcare organization, I would regularly receive a number of resumes from reporters whenever PR jobs opened up.

Pitching 174

Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

Fast forward a few months and with very little conscious thought I get much of my News briefs from the Apple News app, as well as from Facebook, Twitter, Amazon’s Alexa and (of course) Google. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages.

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Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. PR is the best-kept secret in content marketing. 5) 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On. 6) Survey says PR Best Positioned to Manage Corporate Social Media. 6) Google Hangs Up on Popups and Hangouts [UML].

Blogging 107

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 107

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you work for a big agency or even a large corporate communications shop, you can designate one person as a relationship owner so that pitches are filtered through that person. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Google Analytics (GA) can tell PR how much referral traffic is coming from earned media mentions.

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Advertise Strategically. Promoting your site on Google Ads can be a great way to boost clicks and site traffic. Here are a few visual advertising techniques to help get you started: Advertising Color Schemes: Different colors evoke particular emotions out of people. Start by establishing your organization’s budget.

Brand 100

Brand Branding Advertising Advertising 100

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

Across segments, the median for 2018 came in like this: corporate: $132,000; agency $88,000; non-profit: $78,300. This is another good piece from the Unscripted Marketing series focused on creativity. Unless your story today is about Google, Facebook, money or scandal, the traditional, bona fide reporters are not interested.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

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.

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Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 122

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

Communications 123

Communications Crisis Internal International 123

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. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. PR teams will be measured by inputted organic brand conversion lift and Google Trends.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Other statistics in the report that drew my attention were: Top marketing challenges. That was followed by “low barriers to entry – new players keep emerging” (26%) and “fighting the giants: Google, Amazon, Facebook” (22%). Most effective marketing channels. Respondents ranked Facebook ads (40%) as the top marketing channel.

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 79

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 79

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

MarketMuse is an AI-driven assistant for building content strategies. Pathmatics is a digital advertising intelligence solution used by brands, agencies, ad tech companies, and publishers to build competitive advantages in their brand management, advertising, and business development activities. Personalization. Beehive B.I.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Beyond PR

JULY 5, 2017

How can a brand like yours be authentic, especially in its content marketing ? . Your content shouldn’t be thinly-veiled advertising, but instead, should provide useful information to your audience. You stay true to your company values and impart them through your content. Yes, you want more customers.

Advertising 70

Advertising Advertising Google Content Marketing 70

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

It’s no secret publications are looking for a way to make up for the ad sales the industry has lost to the likes of Google and Facebook. Some are pursuing premium subscriptions while others move toward native advertising – and standing up content studios to provide services. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”.

Technology 66

Technology Advertising Advertising Community 66

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

3 statistics from the newest B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report shows the “subscribed audience” is missing from most content marketing efforts. I had a chance to be a judge for the annual content marketing awards hosted by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) this year.

Content Marketing 124

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 124

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

In this guest post for Jay Baer ‘s Convince and Convert, Greg Hickman explores why major brands and SMB’s can benefit from this affordable marketing strategy. 12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014. Why: How are B2B brands achieving results with content marketing? Shock, horror!

SMB 77

SMB Case Study Social Media Nonprofit 77

Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app. On this week’s episode of PRGN Presents podcast , we’ll share tips for how to effectively amplify your PR wins. We publish new episodes every other Thursday.

Conference 59

Conference Consumer Social Media Google 59

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Internet and social media have changed the game for all businesses, from large corporations to Mom-and-Pop shops. Reputation management involves combining social media marketing, review management, content marketing, search engine optimisation, and public relations strategies to promote and protect your online image.

Reputation 62

Reputation Company Engineering Banking 62

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. How well does your content move? Google Analytics (GA) today refers to this as “sessions.”. We Should Measure Content Marketing by Relationships.

B2B 67

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

He gets most of his leads from one source: Google. What does Google want in exchange? Most of his leads come from Google, though he also cites Yelp as an up and coming source of customers. Between three and five corporate departments weigh in on B2B purchases, on average, according to recent research from LinkedIn.” .

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Local Customer Service 60

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Some journalism startups aim to breathe fresh life into storytelling, and we might learn a thing or two that has applications for PR and content marketing. Most had experienced teams and investors and/or corporate backers. That is why I enjoyed the demo night at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism early this week.

Journalism 120

Journalism Local Data Mobile 120

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Why Video Marketing is Important. Video is an essential part of your content marketing strategy. It’s the old adage: people buy from people, not brands, and certainly not soulless corporations. This gap gives you an incredible opportunity to market to the community of users that 90% of small businesses neglect.

Video 120

Video Strategy YouTube Marketing 120

Communications Conversations

APRIL 17, 2015

million responses when I Google “Periscope app.” ” I realize I’m not contributing to the content marketing vortex. But, with everyone urging brands to jump in, I see very few people (as usual) talking about the nuts-and-bolts of what this means on a corporate level. To the tune of 3.65

Brand 60

Brand Branding Product Launch Video 60

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

And, over the past 20 years, with the rise of the digital age , we’ve seen the PR techniques employed by big and small brands alike becoming more abstract and off the cuff in a bid to capture the attention of what is now a hugely saturated market. What’s the difference between marketing, advertising and public relations?

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers.

Blogging 48

Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. 2) Do you believe law firm marketing has become harder or easier in the last few years? It’s not harder for smart marketers. 3) Is law firm marketing different from other vertical industries? (See

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Since that time, we’ve published 350+ articles that teach marketers how to plan, pilot and scale marketing AI effectively and efficiently. And I’ve presented 60+ keynotes and workshops on AI at industry conferences and corporate events around the world. Ideas are organized by marketing category (e.g.

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Advertising and marketing people might have used to have control. In his interview with PRWeek Danny Rogers asked Martin if the danger was that the growth of social media meant that it would be adopted and subsumed by advertising agencies. Advertising can’t do that. Google Glass is still at a rudimentary stage.

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Crisis Communications Transportation Conference Social Media 148