The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets are paying attention to analytics in an effort to learn more about what their audiences read and watch – and why. A recent report about a project conducted by the American Press Institute (API) reveals some interesting insights into what kind of content works, and why.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets are paying attention to analytics in an effort to learn more about what their audiences read and watch – and why. A recent report about a project conducted by the American Press Institute (API) reveals some interesting insights into what kind of content works, and why.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, effective brand awareness campaigns require a strategic integration of various digital media channels. With consumers engaging across multiple platforms, integrating digital media planning has become essential for creating a seamless and impactful brand experience.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Media Resources 78

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Whether you have a team of 2 people or 30, these metrics will help you stay aligned with your goals and find ways to improve your digital PR team. By tracking your team’s outreach activity, you can establish realistic goals for each team member to reach for each content marketing campaign.

Measurement 100

Measurement Pitching Analytics Content Marketing 100

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. The tool will then show you a word cloud with other terms surrounding the subject, in addition to suggested insights and content ideas. You will then gain insights into what style of content (lists, videos etc.)

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

I saw an extremely passionate and knowledgeable founder of an SEO tool who was putting in the extra hours and sweat to build the content strategy for his tool (while also serving as CEO, brand ambassador, and many other hats). Icebreaker: What’s a cool piece of content you’ve seen that’s inspiring or super creative?

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

A new report from BrightEdge reveals that although marketers at B2C and B2B Fortune 500 brands recognize the AI, voice and hyper-local revolution is here, most are not yet planning to adapt their marketing strategies to these new ideas. IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. Get the Digital PR Tips News letter.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

A recent scan of 75000 job postings on LinkedIn found that digital marketing jobs being advertised required candidates with a wide range of skills, from SEO and social media to Google Analytics and content marketing. A quick look at the current PR jobs posted on LinkedIn shows that they require these skills too.

SEO 153

SEO Engineering LinkedIn Analytics 153

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Sound PR practices are essential if you want to build connections with your target audience. This involves establishing credibility for your brand by enhancing customer engagement and improving awareness of what you offer in the marketplace.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Here are the questions I’ll be asking Brandon: Q1: Can you define strategy and tactics as it applies to content marketing. Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Here are the questions I’ll be asking Brandon: Q1: Can you define strategy and tactics as it applies to content marketing. Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. Consider ways to expand editorial placements with personal branding campaigns for c-suite leadership and your subject matter experts !

Corporate 100

Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

Market Surveys –Typically this will involve before-and-after surveys regarding awareness of your brand. Measuring your Website Traffic –It’s important to take a look at your website traffic before, during, and after PR. Mentions on Social Media –What are people saying about your brand?

Measurement 78

Measurement Publicity Television Analytics 78

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

A little more than a year ago, I recommended four Chrome extensions for digital PR professionals and episode #75 of the Growth Marketing Toolbox podcast by Nicholas Scalice tipped me off to a few more. The most impressive recommendation was Page Analytics by Google. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content?

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

The Proactive Report

JULY 20, 2017

And now that technology is shifting the power from brands back to customers, there are new ways to learn just about everything about your current and potential customers. There are ways to tap into the online conversations about your brand – and your competitors. Here is a great example: Harley Davidson. Small Business.

Analytics 145

Analytics Small Business Mobile System 145

Landis PR

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you can get your planning right today, you’ll have an aligned brand message with business objectives, enhance visibility, and be able to build enduring relationships with your audience. Speak to your PR agency – it’s what we do. Again, speak to your PR agency – we live and breathe by it. Now is the time to plan for 2024.

Strategy 59

Strategy Company Communications Construction 59

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics? Will ad-blocking bring more competition to PR? 20 content marketing experts explore online developments that could see more marketers than ever turn to editorial content next year.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Duane Bates, Senior Director of Digital Communications Strategy and New Media, Habitat for Humanity International. Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Last year the amount of video from people and brands in Facebook’s News feed increased 3.6X

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

5W PR

JUNE 25, 2018

PR experts have a lot of experience creating exceptional content for their brands. In the digital marketing world, making the most of this content generation ability now means investing in new content marketing plans to ramp up brand awareness and cultivate customer engagement.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Infographics Google SEO 60

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2018

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute, 91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use it. But it’s still an emerging tactic and far too many companies are “flying blind” – just pumping out content without any strategy. Owned Media. It’s called ‘owned media’.

Google 113

Google Guidelines Web B2C 113

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision said customers that use its PR Newswire distribution service “can now secure guaranteed editorial placement across thousands of premium publishers.” It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Notified adds coverage books.

Software 121

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 121

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

When ESPN aired a video of its coach physically and verbally abusing his players, the once-internal problem went from bad to worse as the university received significant backlash from the campus community and the public—ultimately losing brand trust and confidence. Don’t miss these posts: How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML].

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the past ten years, I’ve tried numerous tools, and reviewed several tools for digital PR , and tools for blogger outreach. The tools ones below represent the most useful link-building tools on the market today. Talkwalker scans various online platforms and notifies you when your brand gets mentioned.

Tools 62

Tools SEO Analysis Google 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Over the past ten years, I’ve tried numerous tools, and reviewed several tools for digital PR , and tools for blogger outreach. The tools ones below represent the most useful link-building tools on the market today. Talkwalker scans various online platforms and notifies you when your brand gets mentioned.

Tools 62

Tools SEO Analysis Google 62

Buzzstream

MAY 9, 2018

Outreach is at the heart of any strategy geared towards getting links, building buzz, or increasing brand awareness. Still, despite the fact that almost every company that cares about promoting their site or content sends outreach, there are tons of questions. How much variation should we expect from campaign to campaign?

Data 120

Data SEO Groups Pitching 120

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ahrefs – Finding Content With Broken Links Ahrefs is an incredibly powerful link building tool; you’ll see it a few times on this list as well as on our digital PR tools list. To uncover unlinked mentions using the social listening tool Talkwalker , you can set up free alerts for your brand or specific keywords.

Tools 71

Tools SEO Analysis Google 71

Prohibition

APRIL 17, 2017

While we do ‘the traditional stuff’ very well indeed, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what you would expect from a PR agency. So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video seeding.

Agency 48

Agency Crisis Management Fashion Social Media 48

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Interestingly, PRWeek pointed to some of the competitive pressures in the industry as a result of acquisitive environment: “Business Wire once partnered with TrendKite, the digital PR platform that was acquired by Cision this year. Trendkite provided its analytics to Business Wire, packaged in its NewsTrak reports.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 13, 2017

In this role, I’m really focusing on building our digital PR capabilities. It’s a more digital content marketing focused role, which is part of the work that I really love. There’s endless opportunity in the digital world and I think that willingness to take on new challenges is so important.

Insurance 60

Insurance Insurance Social Media Corporate 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. Vocus , a provider of cloud-based PR software announces it will be acquired by GTCR for $447 million.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company. So I jotted down a list of PR/digital/SEO/content marketing influencers. Derek is a copywriter and content marketer.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81