Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. Both PR and marketing are concerned with promoting an organization or individual, but they go about it in different ways. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Cision

OCTOBER 29, 2015

While ad blocking software has been around for years, concern about ad blocking has become one of the hottest topics in advertising and marketing this year, especially for mobile advertising. Some advertisers and website owners believe that ad blocking by consumers is at best freeloading and at worst, it’s theft.

Trends 120

Trends Software Advertising Advertising 120

Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

There are times when product managers and content marketers don’t see eye to eye. Feedback about an internal process not working. If a last minute marketing request comes in (for instance, this senior marketing manager asking Alexa to contribute to a blog post), expectations may need to be set and a middle ground found.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Product Launch Analytics 40

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications. For PR professionals, integrating marketing and PR requires some additional skills that marketing professionals use every day. Competitor Analysis.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

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. Then, I’m going to use that as a launching pad for a speech at Content Marketing World. Don’t stop with that awesome media placement!

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2024

Honest communication builds credibility and trust , which goes a long way with everyone involved with your organization (both internally and externally). Additionally, brands must be diligent in disclosing sponsorships and adhering to advertising regulations.

Crisis 85

Crisis Airlines Crisis Communications Social Media 85

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. 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. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. You don’t want to use the exact same anchor text on every internal link. Positional is now live!

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

The way I see it there are two key challenges with measurement in marketing – and both are human. Asks any digital savvy marketer to drive more clicks or more webinar registrants and they certainly can. The second problem is that the things marketing wants to definitively measure tend to be asymmetric and intangible.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Beyond PR

MARCH 1, 2018

But is that because reach and potential reach are inherently useful metrics, or is it instead because those were the metrics that — in the pre-internet days — could reasonably be calculated with a hard copy of Bacon’s, and some intern labor? The people doing the measurement say it needs to get better. This plan worked, for a long time.

Media 73

Media Measurement Enterprise Television 73

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

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

If you are fortunate enough to work in a larger organization that deploys an enterprise-wide AI system like Lucy or Albert, then you can expect to see deep insights about your stakeholders and the content you are using. Newer AI tools deployed by influencer marketing firms are taking engagement measurement a step further.

Analytics 65

Analytics Data Pinterest System 65

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

.” 7) If a law firm decided to cut its marketing budget by 10% in 2018, where would you recommend they trim the spend? – print advertising. – pay per click advertising. The rule is: if you can’t measure the results, eliminate it. Boots on the ground interviews with PR, marketing, sales leaders.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. And in the spirit of community, we often share other people’s content (OPC) when we believe our external and internal audiences might find it interesting.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It can be extremely unpredictable and it’s not guaranteed like advertising. It can also be hard to measure. I think this is one of the reasons it can be comfortable for public relations professionals to seek out, and focus on, more controllable forms of marketing like blogging, marketing automation and social media.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

PR 20/20

MARCH 21, 2017

The challenge is that the solutions mostly exist in stand-alone AI tools, rather than as native elements of the major marketing automation platforms. Following are 11 common marketing tasks that can be more intelligently automated right now using AI technology. Create ad copy.

Marketing 42

Marketing Analytics Analysis Technology 42

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing.

Content Marketing 123

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 123

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Robert Rose and I just launched our combined sixth book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit , at Content Marketing World this September. Combined, this book, Killing Marketing , is our sixth such effort. .” – mostly credited to Mark Twain.

Marketing 53

Marketing Enterprise Print Film 53

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

Content Marketing 80

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 80

PR 20/20

JULY 6, 2020

It included: Weekly HubSpot product updates posted to our internal wiki. Five new certifications per employee (plus updates on the basics we require, like inbound marketing and HubSpot product certs). Content Marketing : Learn what content marketing is and how to do it. Weekly Updates.

Training 72

Training How To Course Software 72

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 20, 2023

The power of partnering with influencers Influencers extend far beyond traditional advertising, as their followers actively seek their recommendations and trust their opinions. Collaborating with them adds another layer of creativity as they bring their unique perspectives and voices to the table.

Brand 40

Brand Branding Local Instagram 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“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. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Large enterprises commonly look for niche expertise in core digital disciplines such as content marketing, paid search, SEO, social media monitoring, and analytics to complement internal marketing teams. The industry will be redefined by marketing agencies that are more nimble, tech savvy, open, and collaborative.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The PRSA 2016 International Conference in Indianapolis brought together some of today’s top thought leaders in the field of communication– and then some. “Cheap metrics lead to cheap content.” “Before you have a ‘content marketing strategy,’ have a ‘content’ strategy.”

Conference 120

Conference Internal International Data 120

Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

Alternatively it may be about delivering an ongoing service for clients, providing internal ad-hoc advice or working on new business. Twitter’s approach to open data also makes measurement easy. Sadly, investment in advertising won’t help combat this, only PR. Sometimes I’m required to travel or take part in last minute project.

Interviews 28

Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

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.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

Data 264

Data Leadership Tools Advertising 264

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. However, with such a crowded market, it’s tempting to buy a bunch of different products that offer the latest bells and whistles for topics like personalization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Content Marketing 103

Content Marketing Print Analysis Data 103