Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Given below are some marketing strategies for podcasts. Using written content is a great SEO practice for podcasts. Collaboration is a great way to reach new communities and potential listeners. The post Best practices for marketing podcasts appeared first on Public Relations Blog | 5W PR Agency | PR Firm.

Marketing 88

Marketing SEO Interviews Creativity 88

ReimaginePR

JUNE 15, 2020

Heck, even having a simple social media page isn’t enough; you need to have multiple social media platforms to reach a wide enough audience, and those platforms need to be managed in such a way that it brings your customers together into a self-sustaining community that your company engages with on the ground level. Tall order?

Social Media 177

Social Media Brand Branding Marketing 177

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 4, 2015

The Differences in Pitch Style & Purpose Are Helpful to Understand I love PR, I love SEO and I really love how well they intersect to grow client reach and conversion. Why do I write about backlink pitches in a PR blog? Is it truly a terrible pitch from an inept PR pro, or is a backlink ploy from an SEO programmer?

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SEO Pitching Small Business Agency 100

Shift Communications

JUNE 14, 2023

For lots of organizations, an AI marketing strategy works. But there are also risks when jumping into the conversation: Contrived AI marketing strategy For every company that is authentically aligning themselves with genAI, there are two trying to force it. Exaggerating claims There are also communications guidelines to consider.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 14, 2023

For lots of organizations, an AI marketing strategy works. But there are also risks when jumping into the conversation: Contrived AI marketing strategy For every company that is authentically aligning themselves with genAI, there are two trying to force it. Exaggerating claims There are also communications guidelines to consider.

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Company Strategy Marketing Technology 78

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

Individual blogs are in decline but blogging remains an important form of social media for reputation and awareness. You need look no further than the marketing, media and PR community for evidence of the decline in the craft of personal blogging. I can’t remember the last time I saw a blog roll, can you?

SEO 113

SEO Community Blogging LinkedIn 113

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape have altered PR and marketing in recent years. PR drives SEO. Established publications that link to a brand will boost search listings due to their domain authority, and ever since Google determined that brand mentions are “implied links,” they work harder to drive SEO.

Mobile 100

Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

Prohibition

MAY 18, 2023

As social media platforms develop, it is becoming more and more connected to other parts of digital marketing – with SEO being one of them. A few months ago, we shared a blog on TikTok’s new trending terms update that allowed users to see trending searches online within the app.

SEO 62

SEO Engineering Google Social Media 62

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2013

On today’s roundup, we’re talking SEO (search engine optimization). Whether we’re in PR, marketing, social media, or any of the sub-disciplines of communication, it’s an area most of us know just enough to be dangerous… but not nearly as much as we should. vs. Black Hat SEO.

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SEO Engineering Software Google 78

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

While some marketers may be concerned that AI could threaten their job security, the truth is that AI will more likely be a tool that makes it easier to deliver effective marketing campaigns. In this blog, we outline how AI is changing the face of marketing in 2019 and beyond. Marketers can now focus on the big picture.

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Marketing Data B2C Big Data 118

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Peggs is the founder of Marccx Media , a digital marketing agency specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM). But if you want to take your brand’s exposure up a notch, you must focus on building an effective off-page SEO strategy. The following is a guest post from Michael Peggs.

SEO 80

SEO Infographics Strategy Viral 80

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. For example, I once worked for a company that found visitors that engaged the blog were 50% more likely to make a purchase. Directional Indications of Success.

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B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

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Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 81

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it. Matt Cutts’ infamous blog post advised “sticking a fork in it” because guest posting for links was done. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 19, 2020

It ensures that healthcare content is rooted in specifics that marketing teams may not be able to come up with on their own. Online advocates can also offer feedback on everything from products and services to marketing messaging. Reaching a new community. This type of collaboration can work for budgets both large and small.

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Healthcare Content Marketing Marketing Instagram 141

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Does good PR create more prospects at the top of the marketing funnel? ” Earned media doesn’t work as consistently as email marketing or paid media. A well designed PR program will work along with other marketing services, from the top of the funnel to the post-purchase phase. Here’s how.

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Storytelling Education Software LinkedIn 233

5W PR

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the digital age, the tools of PR in digital marketing have gone high-tech. PR in digital marketing is able to tap into the pulse of the digital landscape, identifying the target audience of the brand, the platforms that the audience frequents, along relevant news websites and industry blogs.

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Digital PR Crisis Communications Crisis SEO 60

Shift Communications

JULY 26, 2022

With this, we can anticipate a different look and feel to the labor market. In our Workplace Tech and Services practice at SHIFT, we’ve worked with clients on building up narratives around the resulting labor shortage and what it means to the American worker, workplace technology adoption and the future of work.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

If there’s one thing you take away from today’s post on content marketing, please let it be this: just because you build it, doesn’t mean they’ll come. Content Marketing: a scenario. But you’re probably not approaching content marketing the social PR way. So you put it together. Twitter chats).

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Community Marketing Mobile 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Seeing as how tomorrow’s Veterans Day, I thought for today, we’d focus our roundup on content from blogging veterans; what it’s like, what their tips are, and how they keep going. and I remember how, when I was just getting started blogging, I wondered how people could keep at it for years and years and years.

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Blogging Knowledge Base Resources SEO 70

5W PR

JULY 18, 2023

Brand identity Before diving into digital marketing, it’s crucial to establish a clear brand identity. This foundation will shape the brand’s online presence and guide its future marketing efforts. Influencers Influencer marketing can be highly effective for beverage brands.

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Brand Branding Engineering Analytics 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2020

SEMrush executive explains the deal with Prowly; describes the union between PR and SEO and when and why a link can be better than a mention Recently an SEO vendor made a move into the PR space when SEMrush acquired the PR technology vendor, Prowly. Do you think this deal could prompt more deals like it across the SEO and PR community?

SEO 67

SEO Strategy Software Digital PR 67

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In the time I spent in-house for a global company and focusing on marketing to lawyers, one of the questions I’d consistently hear in the course of work from attorneys was this: There’s so much noise in marketing, how can I tell what is real and what is snake oil? 1) What are the top challenges facing law firm marketers today?

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

We don’t need to sell you on the benefits of content marketing. If you didn’t believe it can drive sales, amplify brand awareness, build brand credibility and supercharge your SEO, then you wouldn’t be reading this would you? And that results in you achieving your marketing goals. And that results in poor results.

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Content Marketing Marketing Social Media Video 62

5W PR

JUNE 8, 2020

The rise in digital popularity created huge opportunities for marketers during the pandemic. Advertising on social media is losing favor among many marketers. Review the SEO strategy to ensure that content optimization and link building are prominent. As before, community is an important value with more consumers.

SEO 88

SEO Consumer Education Course 88

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

According to WordPress, users create 70 million blog posts per month through its platform. At the heart of this alignment lies a well-structured content framework grounded on solid topic pillars, which act as the foundation for content marketers to build compelling, relevant, and targeted content.

How To 52

How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Alison Kenney asked this question yesterday in a Facebook group I belong to: “When it comes to your own website, do you think a blog is a must?” ” You’re reading this blog on a business website, so you already know what my answer is. Why do people ask whether or not you should host your own blog?

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Blogging Leadership LinkedIn Google 99

Buzzstream

JANUARY 25, 2021

For instance, a link on another website could improve your SEO, or where you pop up on a search engine. While it does get even more complicated (most SEO specialists agree that link building is one of the hardest parts of their job), the difficulty can be a major advantage: If you can master it, you’ll be way ahead of the competition.

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Small Business SEO Survey Study 127

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain. Guest post by Chris Abraham, Digital Strategist at Gerris Corp. PS: this is the year of the message board !

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Critical Mention

MARCH 15, 2019

With so much of the population spending so much time on mobile devices these days, optimizing marketing efforts for mobile is crucial for businesses. This makes it critical to optimize your social media marketing strategy to be mobile-friendly to engage these consumers. Send links via SMS texts. Shorten URLs. Analyze your results.

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Mobile Social Media Marketing Media 109

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. While I’ve primarily done B2B tech work over my 20-year career – and strive to be diligent in becoming knowledgeable about a market and products – it’s not quite the same as being an end-user or SME.

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A s marketers, a failed campaign is our worst nightmare. But sadly, failed marketing attempts happen every day and everywhere. So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? The time is now to transform your marketing program. Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer.

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Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. SEMrush is better known for its SEO tools, but it moved into PR last year with the acquisition of Prowly in 2020. SEMrush has had an impressive streak in the SEO space.

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Media SEO Analytics Analysis 108

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The PR industry and SEO no longer live in two separate worlds. A strong reason for PR pros to start concentrating more on SEO. In the advanced digital landscape and a mobile-first world, digital PR is already closely integrated with SEO. This includes tracking minor changes in keyword rankings and web traffic. Screen: [link].

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Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 259

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 13, 2013

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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Blogging Exercises Survey Google 78