Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The best way to excel at content marketing is to “be the story.” ” That’s according to the new documentary by the Content Marketing Institute : The Story of Content. The film, which runs a little more than 40 minutes, explores what content marketing is, its history and why it’s different.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Agriculture Newspapers 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

If you peruse enough surveys covering the challenges of marketing , you begin to see that three common themes among the findings: budget, ROI and production. There is never enough budget, the pressure and time necessary to measure ROI is ever more pressing and yet production is expected to rise. Marketing Budget Predictability.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

Content marketing is a crucial piece of content strategies. As technology becomes ever-present, content strategies should include video, podcasts, games, comics, events and more. Social media, e-newsletters, articles on owned websites and blogs make up the four most used content marketing tactics.

B2C 120

B2C Content Marketing B2B Mobile 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

In fact, we put together ten powerful tips that will help boost your efforts even when resources are limited. Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 144

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing. What is an Integrated PESO Model? Paid Media. Earned Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

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. We then look at how well your messages are landing in the media, helping you measure and understand your reputation for sustainability.

Brand 195

Brand Branding How To Reputation 195

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

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. Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales.

Interviews 104

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Before we answer this question, we must not conflate advertising or marketing with PR. In grossly simplified terms, marketing creates a platform for sales. Advertising is a costly technique to bring potential clients and customers to one’s marketing platform in order to make a sale. PR, when it hits, scales.

Publicity 100

Publicity Engineering Advertising Advertising 100

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 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The October #measurePR Twitter chat focused on the issue of gender bias in advertising and how measurement of gender bias can affect PR. She is on the team behind the Gender Equality Measure (GEM™), created jointly by ABX and the National Advertisers (ANA) Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE)’s #SeeHer team.

Measurement 77

Measurement Advertising Advertising Community 77

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. A similar trend has unfolded over a decade in the legal market between in-house counsel and outside law firms. 3 PR Trends in Tactics, Measurement and Organization. white papers (36%).

Survey 103

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 103

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. Social Media Marketing.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

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.

Facebook 120

Facebook Advertising Advertising Measurement 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Advertising Age Online.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

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.”. Advertising trusted less and less and PR and earned media are seen as more credible.”. Pressure on measurement. Giving voice.

Communications 126

Communications Crisis Internal International 126

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In fact, time-on-page grew by 16% this year, which I’ve come to believe is a useful measure of quality. 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. A lot of B2B content goes unused.

Blogging 110

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 110

Flack's Revenge

MARCH 8, 2018

Their Spike and Analytics solutions provide a wealth of data that can shed light on social media buzz and content performance. Sure, if you are a content marketing or social media jock, or work for a publication, it makes perfect sense. Their approach involves the use of social engagement data as a PR metric.

Data 159

Data Media Software Viral 159

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

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. A great way to start is to brainstorm ways to measure up to your competition. Leverage Multiple Media Channels.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

65% of journalists said audience metrics have changed the way they evaluate stories”; additionally, “43% of journalists globally reported their organization’s primary measure of success for their content is readership or viewers.”. How do you measure influencer marketing results? Volume of work. A deluge of pitches. “75%

Survey 96

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 96

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. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 19) Movie franchise approach to content marketing outpaces the newsroom model.

Social Media 96

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 96

PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Most people focus on three main areas when trying to promote their business: advertising, content marketing , and public relations. You don’t have to devote all your resources to one type of promotion. A Costly Strategy: Advertising. Advertising uses targeting and persuasion to get its job done.

Publicity 63

Publicity Small Business Advertising Advertising 63

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

In social media, it’s more important to build a relationship with your audience by defining yourself as a trusted and authoritative resource on your subject matter. You want your audience to think of you as the definitive resource on whatever topic. You’ll do that by loading them down with tons of valuable content.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Ned is a retired senior naval officer who launched the “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR pros looking for work. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

Survey 74

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 74

Cision

APRIL 18, 2016

Judging from the improvements that Facebook just rolled out, context collapse is real AND Facebook appears committed to devote a lot of resources to avoid it. E-Commerce/Advertising Improvements – Changes that give businesses opportunities to spend more money on Facebook as an advertising and eCommerce platform.

Facebook 0

Facebook Mobile Analytics Advertising 0

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources.

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

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

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. There are a lot of SEO tools and content marketing tools on the market. And just for all the listeners, Positional is a content marketing and SEO tool.

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

6) Finding a content marketing niche. Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. These net more devoted readers, more qualified leads, higher conversion rates and the greater possibility of content-driven conversations.”.

Marketing 107

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 107

Cision

MAY 21, 2015

SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders. If you want to learn how to integrate social media, content marketing, the latest technology and more, you won’t be disappointed in Pam’s podcasts, which she delivers each weekday. to rock your social media and content marketing.

Social Media 120

Social Media Marketing Pinterest Media 120

Shift Communications

AUGUST 12, 2015

The four key takeaways for me were: PR is getting it re: measurement. Almost every presenter at one point in their talks mentioned the need for content to be mobile-friendly and that visuals (video, images, infographics) absolutely needed to be in your content development toolkit. The power of visuals and mobile.

Mobile 60

Mobile Strategy SEO YouTube 60

Cision

APRIL 6, 2015

Of course, you can’t do this for many of the distribution methods (such as iTunes, Stitcher, et cetera) – but since you will likely host the file, you can transcribe in to a post or to another resource. Don’t use listens to measure success. “The (podcasting) format really lends itself to advertisers.

Engineering 120

Engineering Tools Examples YouTube 120

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources.

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. Most companies are blind to the massive PR resource that is their workforce. Source: Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Survey.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. Who do you see advertising on those pages? 2) Be proactive in delivering value.

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97