Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Cision

APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Strategy B2C Marketing 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. 5 reasons to embrace data-driven PR.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In today’s hi-tech, fast-moving, cluttered digital world, content marketing is one of the most practical, effective and useful marketing strategies to date. It’s an essential aspect of today’s digital marketing landscape. So what does content marketing mean? Common ones include: Blogs.

Content Marketing 93

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Consumer 93

Cision

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When you think of content marketing, you probably think of blog posts. But they’re just one of the many types of content that can help you establish your brand as a thought leader in your industry and attract new leads. By diversifying the types of content that you share, you attract different people with different needs.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Software 120

Buzzstream

MAY 9, 2018

We aggregated outreach data from over 12,000 campaigns across 2,000 active BuzzStream accounts and analyzed it to understand reply rates by campaign. The most striking aspect of the data we analyzed is the sheer range of the distribution. Based on the data, fake personalization actually generates a -1.3% Methodology.

Data 120

Data SEO Groups Pitching 120

5W PR

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

These devices sync seamlessly with smartphones, providing users with real-time data, goal tracking, and personalized insights. For example, create content that resonates with fitness enthusiasts who seek advanced performance metrics, while also offering guidance to beginners on how to kickstart their fitness journey with wearable tech.

Marketing 78

Marketing Infographics Content Marketing Data 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, content writing plays a pivotal role in attracting and engaging both human readers and search engines. This article presents eight practical and effective tips to help content writers strike the perfect balance between user-friendly content and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies.

Engineering 100

Engineering Writing Mobile SEO 100

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

1) Content marketers as librarians . “If That’s how Jimmy Daly begins his piece – 5 Content Marketing Power Laws – for Animalz a marketing agency and it had me hooked as a reader. They end up publishing way too much content in an attempt to maintain traffic. Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential?

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Creativity Apparel Marketing 62

PR 20/20

JANUARY 3, 2019

For a little inspiration, we pulled PR 20/20’s most-shared blog posts from 2018. We used Buzzsumo’s Content Analyzer to curate the top posts across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, as well as links from other websites. Catch up on what you missed before you set your marketing intentions. Are You Tracking Data Daily?

Blogging 54

Blogging Marketing Content Marketing B2B 54

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over 70 million new blog posts are published each month — and that’s just WordPress alone. With so much content getting produced, it’s easier than ever to find relevant blogs and bloggers open to sharing your content. Prospecting and Blog Discovery Tools The first step to blogger outreach is finding blogs to pitch.

Tools 71

Tools Blogging Pitching Google 71

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over 70 million new blog posts are published each month — and that’s just WordPress alone. With so much content getting produced, it’s easier than ever to find relevant blogs and bloggers open to sharing your content. Prospecting and Blog Discovery Tools The first step to blogger outreach is finding blogs to pitch.

Tools 71

Tools Blogging Pitching Google 71

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. Digital communications attracts and engages customers: What is the New PR? ” 4.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Cision

JANUARY 18, 2018

While much of a content marketing strategy revolves around creating new content just for your blog (part of your owned media), I highly recommend that you divert some of your attention to incorporating earned media into your strategy. Create Highly Shareable Content. Amplify Media Mentions. Amplify Media Mentions.

Strategy 276

Strategy How To Media Infographics 276

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over 70 million new blog posts are published each month — and that’s just WordPress alone. With so much content getting produced, it’s easier than ever to find relevant blogs and bloggers open to sharing your content. Prospecting and Blog Discovery Tools The first step to blogger outreach is finding blogs to pitch.

Tools 62

Tools Blogging Pitching Google 62

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

As content marketing continues to evolve, businesses across the globe have adopted it at a rapid pace. So what’s predicted to become of content marketing this year? To help cut through the clutter, I've compiled influencer trends from top shared posts based on BuzzSumo data from the past year. Visual content.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Mobile 65

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

12% say competing go-to-market strategy or goals (KPIs). Read more: The Average Cost of a B2B Content Asset is $2,791 [Data Analysis]. The Forrester survey data breaks it down into an average of 15 digital interactions and 12 human interactions. 13% say not following brand guidelines.

B2B 118

B2B Marketing Survey Software 118

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 type of content includes white papers, press releases, and other types of content that contain the science of collecting and interpreting data and statistics.

Strategy 88

Strategy Content Marketing Employee Google 88

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In Data and analytics capabilities will mature to allow companies to predict the best possible experience and communication touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 16: Ted Seward.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Barnes again, I just don’t see that in the data. It’s worth underscoring, I am not quibbling with the research, methodology, or data. I’ve read and blogged about previous reports produced by the UMASS Center for Marketing Research for several years now. Infographic: Millennials and Social Commerce.

Social Media 117

Social Media Study Blogging Company 117

ISEBOX

MARCH 14, 2016

The Rise of Videos, Images and Content in Media Relations. These days, we hardly notice how much we are surrounded by multimedia content. Videos, photos, infographics, charts…they are everywhere. Social media, email blasts, blogs, traditional media (duh, obviously). Producing great content is always easier said than done.

Content Marketing 70

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics YouTube 70

Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Also take a tour of their websites and blogs. Once you have their URLs, it’s time to tour their blogs, websites, and marketing tactics.

How To 198

How To Real Estate Web Case Study 198

Cision

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A century later, companies have to do a lot more to get the attention of not only newspapers but also a newly expanded audience of blogs, influencers and consumers. The easiest way to do that is by including multimedia elements — whether photos, infographics, videos or audio clips. Use Your Press Release to Drive Traffic to Your Blog.

Infographics 283

Infographics Consumer Video Examples 283

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Here are the seven tasks to focus on before you start creating content. A few years ago, athenahealth debuted athenaInsight, its data-driven news publication, to make a serious investment in content marketing. Let athenahealth’s early steps serve as a framework for getting your content program off to a clear start.

Strategy 112

Strategy How To Content Marketing Analysis 112

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It may go without saying that content marketing is one of the most discussed topics among public relations professional and marketers this year, a practice which centers on really great, high-quality content. Here at MaccaPR, we've blogged about content marketing a number of times (e.g."

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing How To Marketing Infographics 48

PRSay

JULY 16, 2019

Just like a good story is worth retelling, good content is worth reviving. Repurposing old content ensures you’re spending your time wisely. Not only is the bulk of the work already complete, but you have data to prove it will resonate with your target audience. Find a timely twist.

Content Marketing 161

Content Marketing Infographics SEO Video 161

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Quill untaps the potential of your data. We know it’s all about the data. But your data is only of value if you can use it to plan and create better content or refine strategy. Users include marketers who want to scale the volume of content they publish on their blogs, social media or newsletters.

Tools 147

Tools Radio Data Instagram 147

Cision

DECEMBER 20, 2017

To make a topic feel more relevant, content creators can add something that other people easily relate to — another person. A company blog might, for example, contain a story about how working in the industry helped one of their employees turn their life around. “How much could you possibly write about industrial marketing?”

Industry 222

Industry How To Insurance Insurance 222

Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

While more marketers than ever are embracing content marketing, a much smaller number of them are seeing tangible results — research shows that just 17 percent of content marketers report their content marketing efforts as much more successful. They are: Infographics. What posts.

Content Marketing 93

Content Marketing Strategy Infographics Marketing 93

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Pieces of content.

B2B 114

B2B Consumer Marketing Survey 114

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Content Creation: Creating compelling and informative content is crucial for conveying the company’s message and capturing the attention of key audiences. Content created includes press releases, blog posts, whitepapers, case studies, and other materials that can be shared through various channels.

Technology 78

Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Reports + Data Are the Biggest Differentiators.

Healthcare 136

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

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.

B2B 122

B2B Mobile Content Marketing SEO 122

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

Cision

JULY 13, 2016

Cision’s new white paper, “ The 3 Stages of Expanding Your Content’s Reach: Creation, Distribution and Amplification ,” provides a detailed guide to help you create a truly great piece of content and extend its lifespan by distributing it to the right audiences in the right ways. Struggling to get eyes on your content?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Infographics Employee Analysis 120

Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

Like a large firm doing their due diligence on a potential investment, your work starts before gathering survey data or pitching anything for coverage. I worked at a content marketing agency, Siege Media , for six years, and with every successful and failed campaign, I learned a new lesson. Or it can come from internal data.

Survey 90

Survey How To Reddit Pitching 90

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

The following article originally appeared on the AirPR blog. . Tell them that all PR is content , and content is made up of: Channels. Owned (company blogs). Visuals (photos, infographics, etc.). With X data, we are going to focus on Y. in Marketing and a B.S. Newswires (press releases).

Communications 150

Communications How To Analytics Public Affairs 150