Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. This analysis was part of a larger study that SEMrush published titled the Global State of Content Marketing Report 2019.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. We’ll walk through examples from organizations like Google, FedEx, Cigna, and more and break down the steps you can take to develop a thought leadership program of your own.

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5W PR

MAY 17, 2022

When companies combine their public relations and content marketing efforts, they can look at repurposing some of the old content they’ve published. This gives companies an opportunity to create more attention-grabbing content by pairing the PR and content marketing efforts and creating infographics or presentations.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 21, 2014

These giant corporations are demonstrating an interest in experimenting with new tools.”. This is a group that now seems comfortable and even excited with its newfound ability to engage its vendors, partners, customers and others in ways that could not have been imagined when most of their corporations began.”. 500 Social Media Study.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. After seven years of blogging, and 570+ posts, this struck me as a natural progression. I kept blogging too. 3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing.

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Marketwired

DECEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re curious about content marketing, a quick Google search will serve up no shortage of information on trends, best practices, benefits for B2B and B2C companies and what it all means as 2016 approaches. Survey shows 64% of #PR and marketing pros will Click To Tweet. [By Lisa Davis]. We’re curious, too.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The Wordsmith folks ran me through just how easy it is to generate monthly-type reports using Google Analytics. Here’s an example of what the report looked like from my blog: Now, there’s nothing special about what Wordsmith is doing here. I took the 30-minute spin around the block with the tool last week.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

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Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

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Cision

JULY 5, 2017

How can a brand like yours be authentic, especially in its content marketing ? . You stay true to your company values and impart them through your content. Being authentic doesn’t mean pulling crazy stunts like Burger King did recently when it hacked Google Home with its ad. But what does that actually mean? and move on.

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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. Can people find your content?

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is content you create on a platform you own, such as your company’s website or blog. Unfortunately, many organizations take a “publish it and they will come” approach to their content. Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 14, 2015

Copyright law governs content, and failing to understand copyright law can expose your company to significant legal damages. At a former company I was at, an intern used a photo from a major stock photo service that they found via Google Images on the company website. So what content are you allowed to share? Christopher S.

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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. A: It should come as no surprise that our blog is the center of our inbound approach.

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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 takes your ability to promote your company’s content to a new level by sharing your knowledge in highly targeted way s. 5) Reach a different type of audience than your company blog.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Ah… content marketing. “Let’s do some content marketing!” When content marketing lets you down. And of course, then I decided to blog about it. The content is primarily New Jersey-focused. This is a classic case of being let down by content marketing.

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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. You’re super-excited too – content, new client, money… what’s not to love?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2015

Content marketing does much more for your brand than just aid your marketing. Effective content marketing shapes your brand by giving it a face to know, like, and trust. Content marketing and becoming human. Put more succinctly, your customers know your content before they know your business.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary. But even a solution like Google Alerts, or a platform that does not provide access to all media types, is not enough in the most critical moments for a brand.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. government will finally get serious about the social media monopolies and start by breaking up Meta/Facebook, Google, etc. Louis Gordon , Director of Content & PR, Perimeter 81 . Blogger outreach gets personal.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? The average time spent composing a blog post this year was three hours and twenty minutes (3:20). 2) How long should a blog post be?

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 22, 2014

As each year comes to a close, we like to sneak a peek into the SHIFT archives to see our content hits and misses. When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Marketing Analyst. Here’s how.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Social media existed back then, as did blogs. Fast forward seven years, and I wish I – and the rest of the public relations industry – had taken more of an interest in the evolution of search marketing. How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? E: SEOs are in the same boat as PRs.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Remember when public relations required you to persuade gatekeepers – news editors, TV and radio producers and reporters – to carry your company or client''s content to their audiences? Now, brands from Red Bull to Google are becoming publishers and broadcasters themselves. But, definitions vary by marketer.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Danielle Dickinson – The Castle Group. For the original blog, please visit here. Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 17, 2016

If your answer involves turning to Google, then you’re not unlike the 250 or so reporters the agency Wasabi Publicity recently surveyed. The survey matches my own experience and I believe represents a substantial evolution to the classic corporate media relations program. What Does Content Marketing have to do with PR?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. If you work for a big agency or even a large corporate communications shop, you can designate one person as a relationship owner so that pitches are filtered through that person. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals.

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5W PR

AUGUST 7, 2020

Then, there’s TechCrunch Disrupt, which is held twice a year in various locations around the world as well as the US, and the winning startup takes the grand prize home and gets a lot of exposure to important investors, both during the event and through the TechCrunch blog and other tech websites.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

Much to his dismay, a corporate communications person, at the Clorox Company, who reports to the general counsel, declined his story idea because the executive team was too busy. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. Media Relations Ends; Content Marketing Begins.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site?

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

It was a time when the very words “public relations” were scrubbed from the titles of corporate PR Directors. Even today, a Google search on the words “Death of Public Relations” generates 108,000,000 results - including giddy articles titled “The Many Deaths of Public Relations,” “The Death of PR Agencies,” and “Corporate PR Is Dead.”

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Amanda Hill – Three Box Strategic Communications. For the original blog, please visit here. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

It’s a bit like that with gated content. Marketers tend to be for it or against it – and passion may sometimes cloud new perspective. ” “Trojan Horse Marketing” – new cartoon and post on content marketing that's too salesy [link] pic.twitter.com/AHQfKyh9Z9. Comments are still open on this blog.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. Across segments, the median for 2018 came in like this: corporate: $132,000; agency $88,000; non-profit: $78,300. This is another good piece from the Unscripted Marketing series focused on creativity. Let Google Hold the Football for You [Google+].

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions! Why: Goals in Google Analytics transform tons of data into easy to focus on metrics. 10 Must Read Content Marketing Posts for 2015. Why: Content marketing has remained a hot topic during 2014. Tjan offers some tips for effective communication.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2016

In other words, one web page or blog post that isn’t perfectly optimized isn’t going to make a difference one way or another. Corporate Blogging and SEO. A business didn’t rank in the first three pages of Google SERP for key phrase even though the business itself had that phrase in its namesake. Case in point?

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