Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

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Victorious PR

APRIL 21, 2023

This is where public relations (PR) plays a crucial role in the blockchain industry. As these industries continue to evolve and gain mainstream attention, having a well-executed PR strategy is essential to establish a positive reputation, position a brand as a thought leader, and create awareness among key stakeholders.

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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. Because of this, we don’t have that traditional sales/marketing funnel.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ It will boost tactics like contextual advertising, email marketing, and social commerce and could even usher in a new era of creative marketing and PR strategies. Fast-vertising.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. That’s what content marketing is all about.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Author Intelligence helps PR, communication, and content marketing teams understand how to connect with those authors in the most meaningful way by providing a detailed profile of each author, including their publication activity, social amplification, and social sentiment.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Contributor marketing. Executive Thought Leadership. Thought leadership” is one of those terms that makes marketers roll their eyes. Influencer Marketing. Contributor Marketing. digital) and ‘dot-photos’ (.photos)

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

We typically include those who can influence potential customers, from industry experts to current clients and end users, and even vendors who might pass the word to prospects. Get on the same page as marketing. The themes will guide pitch angles, content development, and thought leadership strategy.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. Lowest ranked were digital and traditional advertising. With 5,000 U.S.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

You can also facilitate earned media by helping journalists and content writers author their articles, or contributing your own thought leadership content to industry publications. LinkedIn Sponsored Updates Our marketing team utilizes sponsored updates on LinkedIn to promote our gated content.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And with so much content bombarding your audience, credibility is key to breaking through the noise.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

And, as our white paper Expanding Engagement & Inspiring Action with Your Next Product Launch explores, an opportunity to establish your company as a credible industry influencer. The strength of this relationship depends on products that make customers’ lives easier and content that shows them how. Step 4: Collaborate on content.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The South by Southwest Conference & Festivals “celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries.” Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Tech industry. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Media and journalism.

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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. LinkedIn Pulse essentially analyzes what’s being written and aggregates content based on your industry, your connections and what you choose to follow on the network. This one’s a no-brainer.

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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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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Scale of the influencer marketing challenge There were more than 16,000 complaints made about 14,000 online ads and social media posts last year according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Annual Report 2018. billion in 2019.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Then, I’m going to use that as a launching pad for a speech at Content Marketing World. And then I’ll give it another refresh by inviting an industry expert to a Facebook live to debate the pros and cons of the topic. But many will consider linking to a piece of thought leadership on your site that the executive authored.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Earlier this year, Lin posted a Profnet about the changing world of PR.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. What’s the biggest lesson about marketing you’ve learned throughout your career? The industry is moving at rapid speed.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2019

In my previous experiences, I had not been exposed to women in positions of leadership. That experience also sparked an interest in marketing. That led her down a series of paths including content marketing, ecommerce and today, in B2B marketing. 1) Why start a business focused on B2B paid social?

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side. So yeah, video and then written content as well. In the early days, it was just blog posts and whitepapers.

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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. It’s a multi-department goal.”.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

16% on marketing analytics. “As As organic reach on social platforms plummets to zero, and confidence in influencer marketing is challenged, paid media presents more pros than cons for CMOs,” according to Gartner analyst Ewan McIntyre. I suggest thinking about distributing existing content elsewhere. 66% said newspapers.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, look for signs of authority and trust, like industry recognition or references from other reputable sites. For example: “write for us” AND “SEO” if I wanted the SEO industry. However, some sites may be open to guest posts even if they don’t advertise. All in all, give the site the “eye test”.

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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.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As PR pros know, their industry is changing. Many PR pros know this, but they need to be sure leadership teams keep in mind that some tried-and-true tactics are still critical to moving the company forward. Influencer marketing. YouTube is also incredibly vital to advertising. Selling PR’s value. Artificial intelligence.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

It’s a valid point, but it also depends on the industry and culture of the organization. In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. 30) “Marketing and branding strategy.”.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ Performance has to come first, with the chance of winning industry awards far behind. But how many executives are really in place long enough to learn their company, customers, and industry before they take off?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Which industries do we plan to focus on for growth? Does your company target a variety of audiences across different industries? A content campaign that worked for a manufacturing lead will likely not be relevant to a pharmaceutical lead. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As companies continue to produce more content but find it harder to get their audiences to consume it, I see earned media (PR) as a way to get more attention for that owned media. Purpose- and mission-driven communication strategies will continue to dominate the industry, but it will be less about ‘tell’ and more about ‘show.’

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Public relations will be pivotal in elevating trust through promotions of client wins, industry accreditations, awards, analyst remarks and influencer endorsements. Apple once had the famous ‘Think Different’ campaign.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

First, I think data provides a wide canvas of the happenings in the industry. It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Content Marketing Statistics.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. We partnered with roughly 10 industry influencers, whom we frequently trade content with, to help share our news. Yes, we did that.).

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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. McKinsey floats it’s concept in the construct of paradox.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As outlined in my post on PR tips for effective bylines , bylined content is a powerful part of a B2B PR plan. It can help deliver key messages, communicate expertise and drive thought leadership for business brands. But there are many types of content that build credibility and leadership as part of a strategic PR program.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whether it’s social media, advertising campaigns, or customer service interactions, the brand’s voice, tone, and messaging should remain cohesive. Building Brand Awareness Through Thought Leadership Thought leadership is an effective way to establish a brand as an industry authority.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

And one of the main roots of business development is relationship building, which is formed through familiarity, reputation, credibility and thought leadership. It can be highly effective to find new and creative ways for cultivating relationships – particularly over the long-term – with the key decision-makers in our target markets.

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