Shift Communications

APRIL 13, 2015

One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is, how do you know what content is worth promoting? Instead, most marketers look back at their analytics at the end of the week, month, or quarter. This makes taking advantage of trending content difficult. Implementation.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. Q: How did you decide on the ideal marketing technology stack?

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site.

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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. Ah, video.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

To me, this liking phenomenon is a gimmick and gimmicks on Twitter are about as old as Twitter itself (Google faces a similar challenge in SEO). I believe technology gives us leverage, but like Peter Thiel says in his book Zero to One , it works best when it compliments or augments humanity rather than replaces it.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s an older technology but I still find it useful. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like : Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other Image credit: Photo by bady abbas on Unsplash The post 28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comm appeared first on Sword and the Script.

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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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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. Understanding their intricacies and how to use them in your 2019 marketing plan is critical to your success this year. We’ve outlined the top marketing trends of 2019 and how to use them to stay ahead of your competition!

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

There’s nothing inherently wrong with such a perspective, but it ignores the influence of technology. Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. Speed is a staple value proposition of technology and tools clearly have an influence on a craft, whether carpentry or PR or something else.

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Some like to go a different route to find interested journalists and seek websites or articles via Google search. Find News Sites on Google To find journalists to contact about your post or story, you can always start by finding similar news sites and then identifying journalists to build your media list.

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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.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Each platform holds its unique set of audiences, and ensuring maximum engagement would require crafting tailored content strategies for each. Tip 4: Utilize content marketing for PR On a budget, content marketing is a potent tool for enhancing PR efforts.

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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. Exhibit A: The Death Knell of “Advertising’?

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Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

My team and I have worked with numerous enterprise brands, so I understand the magnetic pull of Facebook’s return on investment (which overshadows most platforms besides Google AdWords ). This type of approach is reminiscent of marketing days gone by, but it isn’t representative of what works best in 2018. About Dan Curran.

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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. T he industries that generate the highest demand : Technology, financial services and higher education. Here are five benefits of doing so: Benefits of Marketing with LinkedIn Pulse.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

The IDG Influencer Network consists of carefully vetted technology experts, leading industry practitioners, analysts and other IT pros who produce content on behalf of our clients , under the direction of IDG content strategists. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”. And who can blame them?

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Most link builders know that what Google says and what Google does can be two very different things. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

Consumers need to keep their wits about them when they consume media; journalists and public relations practitioners need to work to ethical standards; and technology platforms also have a part to play in tackling the issue. Crowdsourced project aims to scrutinise political advertising. Student support.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The report didn’t break out numbers for the remaining challenges of “fake news, blurred lines between editorial and advertising, and issues around freedom of the press.”. It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Content production to grow 25%. “58% 58% of those surveyed planning to increase their content production in 2020 by at least 25%, relative to 2019.”. 21% of respondents cited a skills gap as the top barrier to using technology in marketing. Most effective marketing channels. Hey, Google! Talk to Us !

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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. PR teams will be measured by inputted organic brand conversion lift and Google Trends. Think Google Hotels, Flights, weather, etc.).

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Shift Communications

MAY 1, 2015

Has LinkedIn’s pivot to become a content marketing site and publisher been a success? Marketing Revenue. Marketing Solutions – meaning advertising revenue – is where LinkedIn stumbled in Q1. Fortunately for LinkedIn, its revenue streams are more diverse than just advertising. Christopher S.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

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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.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. Production: Creating intelligent content. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Audio in marketing doesn’t just mean podcasts writes David Kirkpatrick for Marketing Dive – The call for audio content marketing gets louder.

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Scott Public Relations

JULY 19, 2019

Content geared too greatly towards new customers can result in fewer established connections staying engaged. Customers possess sharper awareness than some marketers may realize. They can notice when they are getting targeted advertising. Follow Scott Public Relations on LinkedIn , Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , and Google+.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

As it’s noted in the analysis around the full report , “While publishers have made gains with paid digital subscriptions, content studios and native advertising, the last decade has been widely one marked with cuts to editorial staff.”. Most of my experience in media relations comes from a B2B technology perspective.

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Scott Public Relations

JULY 19, 2019

Content geared too greatly towards new customers can result in fewer established connections staying engaged. Customers possess sharper awareness than some marketers may realize. They can notice when they are getting targeted advertising. Follow Scott Public Relations on LinkedIn , Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , and Google+.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 9, 2016

Those featured, however, didn’t go into detail on the role of advertising to boost reach. Geetu Ambwani, Principal Data Scientist at Huffington Post, recalled the days when their editors monitored searches trending on Google to inform content creation and curation. Do you want to achieve data-driven content marketing success?

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2016

This realization can sometimes be problematic for communication professionals and marketers who are overwhelmed by constantly morphing ad choices. What I appreciate about Facebook’s outlook on advertising is that their insight is helpful regardless of the size of your business.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in the marketing industry, and your career: Consumers will demand greater personalization , while wanting to control their data and privacy. Technology will get smarter , intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When tech expert Katie Linendoll dishes on her favorite trends in technology, people pay attention. Google has gone on the record saying they treat these domain options in search no differently than oldies such as ‘dot-com’ (.com) Influencer Marketing. Yep, hundreds. photography), ‘dot-guru (.guru)

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

More ways to view the world’s questions AnswerThePublic.com, our tool that demonstrates the way people ask questions on Google has had a refresh! What if what we know in marketing is holding us back? When I left comms agency work for PR technology I felt I had to unlearn many of the techniques I’d built up over 13 years.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Either way, using tools and technologies to aid your marketing strategy has never been more impactful than in the age of AI. I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Either way, using tools and technologies to aid your marketing strategy has never been more impactful than in the age of AI. I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role.

Digital PR 62

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