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. Read more: How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. Connect with David Meerman Scott.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? They know that content powers the customer journey.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Creativity: PR practitioners must be able to think creatively and come up with new and innovative ideas for campaigns and projects. If anything, AI tool that writes will make creative writing more important, because when everyone has the same tools to write content, it will all sound the same.

Interviews 100

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

In recent years, the trend has been for website templates that blend news, press releases, blogs and resources together. When you want to see press releases for the record, you don’t want blogs. If you want blogs, you don’t want press releases. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog.

Study 140

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

Marketing also has purse strings that can be creatively – and ethically – spent to appease a specific rep with the right reference. You certainly need the sales leadership on board with a reference program, but marketing has to drive it, or it will fade away. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog.

B2B 79

B2B Media eBook Interviews 79

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

These users prefer content that feels like it was created by an authentic person rather than something churned out by an SEO strategy. With Perspectives, Google is trying to prioritize unique creator-led content found in videos, Reddit threads, and social media posts over content like product pages, blog posts, and professional articles.

Google 52

Google Strategy Reddit SEO 52

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Creative Constraints. The constraints of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are all opportunities for creativity. Carly and Charlene stand by the fact that creativity thrives in constraints. Creative Best Practices. Some universal creative best practices include: Capturing attention fast (1-3 seconds to make someone care).

Video 58

Video Instagram YouTube Creativity 58

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. He publishes notes to the podcast on Earnworthy , his company’s blog: 7 Chrome Extensions for Marketers. The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content? Talk to Us!

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Creative Constraints. The constraints of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are all opportunities for creativity. Carly and Charlene stand by the fact that creativity thrives in constraints. Creative Best Practices. Some universal creative best practices include: Capturing attention fast (1-3 seconds to make someone care).

Video 52

Video Instagram YouTube Creativity 52

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side. We leverage our weekly marketing and product marketing newsletters as the main vehicles to distribute the content.

Brand 118

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 118

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2016

News by definition defies expectations. 11 Simple Ways for PR to Score Content Marketing Points. Personalization is a marketing trend that’s forever on the horizon. Has your PR firm stopped bringing creative ideas to the table? A boutique agency provides access to creative senior talent that won’t break the bank.

Marketing 114

Marketing Pitching Survey Study 114

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 3, 2016

This isn’t unusual for a profession where both creativity and data are important. For example, if you ask 10 different people to define marketing or PR, there’s a good chance you’ll get 10 different answers. Definitions of marketing usually include some aspect of understanding needs, creating a customer or defining a market.

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Training 60

Shift Communications

MARCH 28, 2018

Recently I was invited to give a presentation to the PR class at the Nova Scotia Community college on the different aspects of blogging—from personal blogs as a way to practice your craft, to professional blogs to grow your profile, to blogs as an integral part of a solid content strategy. Here it goes!

Marketing 68

Marketing Sports Blogging Writing 68

Prohibition

JULY 9, 2018

So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding. Here’s what we’re after: We’re looking for someone with at least 2 year’s PR experience, with a definite interest in all things social media.

Creativity 48

Creativity Construction Crisis Management Social Media 48

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 14, 2014

As more companies join the content marketing arena, one of the bigger issues these companies face is this: How do we source all this content? Many organizations just aren’t set up to create an ongoing dribble (let alone a firehose) of online content. Yes, these companies have smart marketers. .”

Agency 133

Agency Resources Employee Internal 133

Prohibition

APRIL 29, 2017

So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding. Here’s what we’re after: We’re looking for someone with at least 2 year’s PR experience, with a definite interest in all things social media.

Agency 54

Agency Creativity Hotels Social Media 54

Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Conference Video Analytics 52

PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the last decade, PR professionals have had their job roles extend from media relations masters to social media gurus, to SEO weavers, to paid media data analysts, to content marketing machines ? RELEASE your creative energy. Or read my blog post for more ideas on how to get your creative juices flowing.

Energy 48

Energy Course Creativity Web 48

PR in High Definition

JUNE 3, 2020

If the picture is on sites such as Flickr, you might also need to consider Creative Commons attribution. Again, this will depend on any applicable Creative Commons licences, but if you’re using someone else’s image it’s generally good practice to attribute their name. Attribute the author.

Digital PR 77

Digital PR Viral Creativity Examples 77

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). There’s nothing that truly and definitively measures the quality of a placement – traditional or social.” – open survey comment regarding the state of measurement.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

And when you know of a new product coming to market next quarter, bring your agency team in the loop today. Doing so delights them and, more importantly, results in better preparation, more creative ideas, and spot-on messaging. There are so many different definitions of PR these days and answers to “what does a PR professional do?”.

Agency 60

Agency Corporate Interviews eBook 60

PR in High Definition

JUNE 3, 2020

If the picture is on sites such as Flickr, you might also need to consider Creative Commons attribution. Again, this will depend on any applicable Creative Commons licences, but if you’re using someone else’s image it’s generally good practice to attribute their name. Attribute the author.

Digital PR 48

Digital PR Viral Creativity Examples 48

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Uber came under fire after an employee blog went viral, detailing a culture of sexism. Last month we wrote a blog discussing the benefits of being transparent and using transparency to make your brand’s voice and message clear. Seeking, as hiding is not possible. 2017 is the year where we saw a shift when it comes to transparency.

Trends 59

Trends How To Retail Google 59

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by Kristen Dunleavy – Muck Rack. For the original blog, please visit here. While AI may provide a solid starting point for a press release or blog post, it’s not going to churn out a polished product. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Cision

DECEMBER 8, 2015

If you want more, she ’ s hosting a Cision webinar, “ From A to Z: Blogging and Content for PR ,” today at 2 p.m. While analytics typically comes toward the end of a content marketing process, it’s first in the alphabet so we’ll start there. B is for blogging. Blogging works for some and not for others.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Analytics Blogging Education 120

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 9, 2019

For GE, however, it’s the culmination of a decade-long commitment to content marketing. As a result, the brief brims with journalistic rigor, pulling in stories from GE Reports , the brand’s main content hub, where employees across the globe explain new research and innovations by focusing on ideas instead of products.

How To 111

How To Transportation Content Marketing Healthcare 111

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

But in practice, people use different definitions and trip up on the different parts of the funnel. When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away.

Case Study 111

Case Study Marketing Study Content Marketing 111

Cision

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It’s exciting to see so many tools to help us be better at social media and content marketing, though it can be overwhelming to keep up with them and learn how to use them all! Fortunately for you, I’ve done the work for you by identifying five fantastic marketing tools. Another great visual marketing tool is Canva.

Social Media 120

Social Media Tools Marketing Media 120

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 9, 2018

Today, organizations are looking to use Structured Content for their ebooks, case studies, research reports and blogs. A piece of “intelligent” content can be created once and served up in many places automatically e.g., blog article served up on an Apple Watch or Google Home. What is Intelligent Content?

Writing 72

Writing eBook Case Study System 72

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

One person who has labored over B2B content, what works and what doesn’t work, is my good friend and colleague Steve Farnsworth. In short, Steve knows content marketing and the nitty gritty of lead generation. With this as the backdrop, here are his top 10 tools and resources that he applies to content marketing campaigns.

Tools 60

Tools B2B Software Storytelling 60

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Icebreaker: What’s a cool piece of content you’ve seen that’s inspiring or super creative? But before I do, when I just throw out like a little icebreaker, I know you’re a man of content out there in the business, what do you like? There are a lot of SEO tools and content marketing tools on the market.

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Can we automate content creation using artificial intelligence? More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. The 5Ps of Marketing AI.

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For far too long, brand communicators and marketers have been pushed to create, create, create – be it press releases, blog posts, videos, infographics, etc. Once a brand published a new piece of content, it was time to create more content. You guessed it: More content. And after that?

Resources 40

Resources Analytics Measurement Infographics 40

Cision

AUGUST 20, 2015

A: Definitely not, because you will have some listening in their car over a high-quality sound system, and some will listen using headphones. In fact, Tom Webster recently covered this on his blog, Brand Savant. Images: Kārlis Dambrāns , David Martín :: Suki , Casey Fiesler ( Creative Commons ). Or a podcast? A: It depends.

Skype 120

Skype Software Analytics Interviews 120

MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Moderated by Maccabee''s Social Media Director Christina Milanowski, the panel discussions featured content marketing all-stars: Angela Dalton , Content Strategist and Senior Marketing Planner, General Mills – Tablespoon.com. Brian Enderlein , Digital Media, Interactive Marketing & Analytics, 3M.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Financial Marketing Analytics 48

Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

If you want to be successful in the marketing space you have to keep looking out for new innovations in the industry and this is one, albeit one with a new funky name anyway. Is Content still King? Don’t date your blog content – it is proven to reduce its reach. From porn stars to fashion bloggers!

Marketing 28

Marketing Employee Wikipedia Data 28