Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. 89% of decision-makers say thought leadership “can be effective in enhancing their perceptions of an organization.”

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

While we certainly encourage PR and communications pros to follow our insightful Critical Mention blog , we also want to share a few of our other favorite PR blogs. PR Daily is a news site that delivers news, advice, and opinions on the public relations, marketing, social media, and media worlds. Share Tweet Share.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Digital Sales and Marketing World. Formerly Impact Live, this conference is a team-focused event that aligns marketing, sales, and leadership groups. Content Marketing World. Dates: April 5 – 7, 2020. Location: Hartford, CT. Dates: April 15 – 17, 2020. Dates: October 13 – 16, 2020.

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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."

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 29, 2017

B2B companies that regularly blog generate 67 percent more sales leads than non-blogging companies. Here are four B2B blog best practices. B2B Blog Best Practices: Write for a Real Person. The post B2B Blog Best Practices that Win You Business appeared first on Stern Strategy Group.

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Cision

JANUARY 10, 2018

However, once you taste success in your new endeavor, aim to cement your position as an emerging thought leader in the industry, with a focused content marketing strategy. This means that a solid content marketing strategy will do wonders for your brand messaging. . Their blog is aptly called “ Shopify Insider.”

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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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Stern + Associates

JUNE 24, 2016

Too much time, energy and resources are spent on content that’s never read. The post Content Marketing Strategy: How to Maximize Your Mileage appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. Learn how to boost your results and amplify your impact.

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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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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Seth Godin would argue that content marketing is the “ only marketing left.” Michael Brenner said , “It is the hottest trend in marketing because it is the biggest gap between what buyers want and brands produce.”. The best content programs are performance-driven; they connect tactics to organizational end goals.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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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. Products and services would have to become affordable as they would have to target an increasingly larger middle-income group. An abbreviated version of this prediction was published by the Content Marketing Institute (see below). * * *.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

There are times when product managers and content marketers don’t see eye to eye. If a last minute marketing request comes in (for instance, this senior marketing manager asking Alexa to contribute to a blog post), expectations may need to be set and a middle ground found. Step 4: Collaborate on content.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Tactics like content marketing, earned speaking opportunities for C-level executives, and feature articles work together to boost visibility for a brand or situation that the brand solves. Branded content like bylined articles and blog posts offer multiple benefits. PR content offers depth, credibility.

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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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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. Drilldown to see marketing’s direct and indirect contribution to the sales pipeline; and. Marketing be nimble. Do you blog regularly? PR and communications predictions. Test, test, test.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. Dynamic content and regulations. Jack of all trades.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 6, 2014

If you’re stuck on the subway or in your car for 30 to 60 minutes (or more) on a regular basis, why not make good use of your time by staying up to date with the latest news in social media, digital communications, public relations and content marketing? It’s easy to do with all the good marketing podcasts available these days.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 22, 2024

is to demonstrate your business services and leadership using quality content. But not just any content will do; you’ll need well-written, well-organized SEO content to add power to your SEO editorial calendar. What Is SEO Content? Use this information to brainstorm for a blog or other content topics.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

‘ Fearless Girl’ Statue : Facing the Wall Street bull, this statue became a powerful symbol of gender diversity in corporate leadership, demonstrating how PR stunts can transcend traditional advertising and create a lasting impact. He is passionate about purpose-driven content marketing and using outreach for good.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. Read more: PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000.

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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.

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2016

More than any other social network, most people believe there is an opportunity to establish professional thought leadership on LinkedIn through content. LinkedIn’s user demographics are uniquely positioned for targeted content distribution (discussed a little later). Use proper blog structure.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2020

Articles and blog posts the team wrote for the company newsletter would go stale before being approved for distribution. Reports and long-form content would never see the light of day. That’s what military leadership is – action in the absence of orders. Document content types. Categorize your content types.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Video not only adds context and tells an engaging visual story, but it also can help to humanize a brand and company leadership. Multimedia can be seamlessly embedded into press releases, blogs and webpages to help companies provide an immersive and information-rich experience for media, investors, customers and other influencers.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

group, business owners have hundreds of options for creating a much more personalized domain name that makes it immediately clear what they do and whom they serve. and name.kitchen, where she does media relations, content marketing, and social media. Thanks to the new descriptive and differentiated domain name extensions, like.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

While more respondents (38%) said “no” brands should not take a stand – and that represents the single largest grouping of answers – it’s not a majority. In fact, respondents are split almost evenly in three-ways with 29% saying “yes” they, should and 33% saying they are “unsure.” Top tactics in PR and comms.

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wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Tailored to fit sales teams, CMO leadership retreats, association education and online learning upskilling, the first version of this course was created in 2004. Direct Deploy: Engaging Content Marketing. Dynamic Design: WIRED Marketing System. Influencer Marketing & Community Management. Igniting a movement.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. With more brands and industries getting comfortable with digital communications (social, blog, e-blast, etc.) 32: Rachael Wolensky of ALM.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. We meet every Sunday night to discuss a different blogging topic, we welcome anyone that wants to learn or help others. CMO at The Steveology Group.

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Cision

JANUARY 9, 2017

Many people have written books of aggregated blog posts (most notably Steve Levitt and Steven Dubner of the Freakonomics blog), many communications and marketing professionals simply have some higher concept ideas that work better in long form and that people would read better as a book. The Book Patch. IngramSpark.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For starters, create a list of existing audience segments within your database, including blog subscribers and social followers, among others. We’ve done workshops like these in a variety of settings with brands like JumpStart and at events like SXSW and Content Marketing World. We’ve seen it happen.

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