Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 30, 2015

If you do anything in the digital space – PR, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media – the one thing that matters most is experience. In our industry, writing is one of those skills that can make or break career advancement. You only get this by writing. A lot of writing.

LinkedIn 100

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Content marketing is all the rage, and for good reason: it works. With 70% of internet users saying they’d prefer to learn through content rather than ads , content marketing makes perfect sense. Still, there’s a lot more that goes into content marketing than simply writing a blog about a new product.

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Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Google 60

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? Episodic Content .

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. What I want to do in this post is to identify 11 content marketing mistakes that you should avoid. Use headline formulas.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Cision

JANUARY 18, 2016

When you’re planning your content strategy in 2016, one tactic that most likely will come up is to publish long form content to LinkedIn. The numbers supporting this are increasingly compelling: Users posted about 130,000 posts per week on LinkedIn in 2015. Be aware of LinkedIn’s unique demographics.

LinkedIn 84

LinkedIn Mobile Leadership Course 84

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. The same C-level decision makers that leverage it in their decision-making processes are difficult to impress— only 17% of them rate the content they read as “very good” or “excellent.”

Leadership 145

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 145

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. That means you need to write messaging that’s completely client-concentric. Write like you talk.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve noticed it posted a dozen different times on LinkedIn – and each time it seems to get further apart from the truth. That post was published in June 2015 according to the dateline posted at the time of this writing. The result is, more than a year later, the masses are simply taking that graphic and re-posting it to LinkedIn.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Data 60

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

With that kind of search volume, how is a business supposed to get its content to rank high, let alone rank on page one? Since search is one of the most common ways for customers to find relevant answers to their problems or to find products, you must write your content with people’s search intent in mind. Stay informed!

Google 144

Google Engineering SEO Writing 144

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. If you already have a list of vetted keywords from your marketing team to work from, skip ahead to step two.

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

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?

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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.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

On March 10 and 11, I'll be teaching an immersive two-day digital marketing, LinkedIn training and social selling skills workshop. Digital Marketing, LinkedIn Training and Social Selling Workshop in Chicago. LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts, basic working knowledge of social media. CLASS DESCRIPTION.

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Training LinkedIn Marketing Pinterest 45

Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

What has your journey been like in marketing and how has it changed over time? I went into Marketing by way of writing. But I thought writing a diary was boring. Measuring ROI has been a consistent challenge for content marketers and marketers in general over the past decade. Ann: Oh boy.

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Interviews Content Marketing Writing Journalism 104

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 27, 2014

tweet this ) LinkedIn is a perfect example. It may not be sexy or glamorous – but if you are integrating digital tactics into your PR, a simple solution to gain visibility for your CEO ( or other leadership executive ) is this: use LinkedIn’s publisher platform. What is it? FIVE WAYS TO CREATE VALUE.

LinkedIn 167

LinkedIn Leadership Interviews Digital PR 167

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Site Optimization : There is a lot more to this now than just keyword research and writing good content. In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain.

SEO 100

SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Update your LinkedIn profile and résumé. Continue to update your LinkedIn profile too; it’s the main destination for talent managers to scout for open positions. For example, look up examples of white papers online and write and share your own on LinkedIn, or try your hand at writing a blog post on Medium.

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Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

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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Content Marketing Community Marketing Mobile 40

wiredPRworks

JUNE 8, 2016

I'm excited to present LinkedIn social selling marketing strategies for financial services and insurance pros at MDRT's annual conference in Vancouver!! Barbara Rozgonyi to Present LinkedIn Marketing Strategies for Insurance Pros at MDRT Conference. It's almost here! Here's my press release. 12:30 p.m.,

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Financial LinkedIn 40

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. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Social media existed back then, as did blogs. How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? There’s a hell of a lot more to writing and promoting a blog post than bunging in a few buzzwords. Incidentally, for journalists, content marketing is, in many respects, the new PR.

SEO 120

SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Customer Service Airlines 40

Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 1, 2015

17 Copywriting Do’s and Don’ts: How To Write Persuasive Content from Henneke Duistermaat I don’t think I’ll lose this deal, but if I do have to eat my socks, perchance, they’ll be the ones made of fruit leather. The 10 Best Copywriting Formulas for Social Media Headlines from Buffer.

Writing 100

Writing Conference LinkedIn Social Media 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. What’s the open rate in email marketing? On and on the lists go….

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

PR Fuel

MARCH 22, 2022

Nearly 80% of marketers are adding press releases to their content marketing strategies. Then, write your press release with that publication’s target audience in mind. If you want to ensure your release is picked up, dedicate time to the writing process. Then, write a fresh release for that publication.

How To 101

How To Guidelines Writing Pitching 101

Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. That’s my analysis of the 2020 B2B Thought Leader Impact Study by Edelman and LinkedIn. Give our services a try.

Leadership 191

Leadership B2B Marketing Study 191

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary. He is left trying to write down individual tweets, which is both humorous and pathetic. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

Not to mention all the conferences and travel you can write off! Sure, most PR pros have thousands of LinkedIn connections. and name.kitchen, where she does media relations, content marketing, and social media. You can find her on Twitter and LinkedIn. Do you have a strong network?

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Travel Technology Conference LinkedIn 281

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

You invest a lot of time in your ThinkSEM blog , chiefly written by your wife and co-owner Sarah Danks and PR staffer Kayla Hollatz – it’s a fun read. When I first started our agency, I relied solely on PPC and SEO to market ThinkSEM, because I didn’t think blogs, social media or content marketing would do anything for us!

SEO 98

SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

10 on LinkedIn. Share her content. Writing Press Releases. Content Creation. Content marketing is another area that can seem overwhelming, but if you continually work on it, it won’t take over your life. Write a few articles a week and schedule them in advance. Following New People. 50 on Instagram.

Marketing 120

Marketing Comparison eBook Social Media 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ). This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. I took a briefing from them last year but never got around to writing it up.

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing). Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible.

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 2, 2024

For instance, when I was optimizing a travel blog, AI tools helped us create personalized content based on the reader’s past interactions, increasing both stay time on the site and conversion rates. The Role of Video Content in SEO Today, 92.3% You can connect with him on X (formerly Twitter) or LinkedIn.

SEO 84

SEO Mobile Engineering Ethics 84

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Bloggers can add a static page or a link to a blog post with a welcome message and a reader’s guide. A comment or reply to a social media message, LinkedIn article, or on their blog might start out with, “Thanks for the story you did on time management. Let your prospects know – right away – you’re glad they are there.

How To 52

How To LinkedIn Local Social Media 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic. Overall, being successful in PR requires a variety of skills, including strong writing and communication skills, organizational skills, strategic thinking, adaptability, creativity, and media relations skills.”. But just 2% said “always.”.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

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.

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B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

For B2B companies, it’s particularly important to monitor social communities like LinkedIn groups and Twitter conversations among journalists (MuckRack). AI-generated content is picking up steam. It helps us stay on top of breaking news as well as the personal chat from journalists and influencers we want to reach.

Pitching 136

Pitching Agency Tools Resources 136