Newsfile

JANUARY 24, 2024

Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros. For instance, AI can help you generate ideas for your next blog or article, advertising strategy or any facet of PR. Storytelling : Storytelling is becoming an increasingly important part of PR. Eapen, Daniel J.

Trends 52

Trends Data-Driven PR Analytics Survey 52

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. Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Beyond PR

JANUARY 3, 2017

Storytelling. Content marketing is the perfect springboard for your storytelling and, in fact, these stories can make your brand all the more appealing. Your blog, social media, ebooks, reports, infographics…these are all opportunities to flex your storytelling skills. So what’s left? The business owner.

Company 72

Company Storytelling Small Business eBook 72

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This is post 2 of our 5-part #CreativePR blog series. Exceptional writing skills are a fundamental PR must — but let’s face it, it’s easy to get a little long-winded and heavy-handed at the keyboard. Enter Hemingway App: a simple way to ensure your writing is always crisp, clear and compelling. Hemingway App.

Tools 125

Tools Analytics Software B2C 125

Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Kelly Kirkendoll (KK): The most effective storytelling requires both words and visuals, and this has become truer as social media has grown and attention spans have shrunk. I’ve been successful in my business so far (going on four years) because I provide the writing in addition to the PR. The world of media relations is changing.

Media Relations 97

Media Relations Media Social Media Internal 97

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Press releases, news releases, media advisories, media statements and the like are still important in 2023 for myriad reasons, which we’ll cover in this blog post. Multimedia Elements : Boost your press release with multimedia elements such as high-quality images, videos, infographics, or audio clips. Remember, stories are powerful.

Pitching 40

Pitching Writing Engineering Wikipedia 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though she says writing has always been part of her career, her “first ‘real’ PR job landed me out in the Bay Area working for a tech company.” And, the storytelling. But PR pros have ALWAYS been storytellers. Telling stories, creating messages, writing – it’s all in a PR pro’s repertoire. >>>

Publicity 62

Publicity Storytelling Pitching Nonprofit 62

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Write for your target audience. As a business, you sell your products or services to various demographics, but when it comes to your brand’s story, you’ll want to make sure you’re writing it in a way that’s going to resonate with your customer base in addition to your target audience. Write to a high standard.

Social Media 65

Social Media Media Writing Infographics 65

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Storytelling is our game . Today, storytelling is a buzzword. Of course, writing and creating content is one way to express creativity, but now, visuals play a greater role in getting the news out. And it’s great to get that experience working at different types of entities. via GIPHY. But, guess what? via GIPHY.

Publicity 125

Publicity Storytelling Nonprofit Creativity 125

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Blog Posts. Yes, I’m talking about blogging. Blogging is no longer an experimental trend that might be a waste of time. No, there is overwhelming evidence that shows maintaining a blog yields business results.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 24, 2019

Marketing in markets without media, tool databases, Google graveyard, reframing Brexit, internal meets external comms, #CommsSchool makes blogging a habit, and the March #FuturePRoof podcast. He’s also an inspiring storyteller and author. Jonathan Hill hit reply when he received my letter a couple of weeks ago.

Tools 69

Tools Insurance Insurance Handbook 69

Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2019

While I did not see any updates about code over the last 30 days, there were a few announcements that caught my eye, along with a handful of posts from the vendor blogs. At the time of this writing, the stock was trading at the low end of its 52-week range of $10.46 – $18.28 5) Picks from the vendor blogs. Here we go….

Software 100

Software Reddit Marketing Survey 100

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2018

A lot has changed over the last 12 years — Forsythe is now director of editorial video at McClatchy — with many newsrooms, including McClatchy’s, wanting their journalists to shoot video, find photographs, incorporate infographics and more into their work when they can. I can write three articles in the amount of time I can shoot a video.”.

Infographics 54

Infographics Print Video Real Estate 54

MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

The woman who coined the term "infobesity," social media expert Ekaterina Walter , now speaks frequently on the topic of visual storytelling. These visual storytelling insights that follow were inspired by their recent presentations. Stay "on brand." The brand attitude and graphic feel shine through in these social media photos.

Pinterest 91

Pinterest Storytelling Infographics Social Media 91

Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

Visuals : Traditionally, communicators have been trained in writing. The digital age requires that the communicator be a better storyteller in a variety of media, and that includes visuals. Video, photos, infographics and the like are necessary in a mobile and digital world. Find a creative director who can act as a mentor.

Communications 60

Communications Analytics Infographics Data-Driven PR 60

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is post 1 of our 5-part #CreativePR blog series. Our spring blog series will dive into this topic. Rethink writing: Michelle Messenger Garrett. When you can, offer high resolution photos, videos or infographics. Sometimes, an image can even spark an idea for a story. So if imagery inspires you, start there.

Creativity 100

Creativity Pitching Writing Conference 100

Beyond PR

AUGUST 18, 2016

When producing infographics, photography and video for content marketing or company news, a consistent look and feel is just as important as it is in your logo. Be deliberate with how you present your brand across communication channels by developing guidelines for the fonts, colors, taglines and other assets you use in your storytelling.

Brand 40

Brand Branding Product Launch Guidelines 40

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. It’s an inherent philosophy for being helpful, with a predilection for storytelling, and the patience to build trust and the knowledge that relationships take time. Thread contributed content into blog posts.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Publicity Marketing Television 60

PR 20/20

MAY 23, 2017

We originally published a blog in 2015 listing 40+ inbound marketing resources. You know the drill: You turn to the top content marketing influencers, blogs, publications and resources for a reinforcement. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. even a free marketing course).

Resources 53

Resources Marketing SEO Engineering 53

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 17, 2015

Now, they have the luxury of reaching out to their audiences directly… through content storytelling. Content storytelling is all about creating attractive, valuable and interesting information your customers are passionate about , so they actually pay attention and engage with the brand. But how do they do this effectively?

Brand 40

Brand Branding Video Community 40

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

As Roetzer writes in The Marketing Performance Blueprint , “Content creation and the ability to write persuasive copy for all marketing channels, is possibly the most important fundamental modern-marketing skill.” The Visual Storyteller. The Content Writer. Visual content connects with, entertains, and educates consumers.

Marketing 43

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 43

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

As Roetzer writes in The Marketing Performance Blueprint , “Content creation and the ability to write persuasive copy for all marketing channels, is possibly the most important fundamental modern-marketing skill.” The Visual Storyteller. The Content Writer. Visual content connects with, entertains, and educates consumers.

Marketing 40

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 40

ReimaginePR

JULY 16, 2015

Because we love you, one handy dandy, super duper, mostly all-in-one-place Brand Video Checklist to ensure you don’t forget anything when you develop, write and shoot your next video. You mean that much to us…

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Writing 120

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. Journalists want to write stories that will engage their readers. You should not start with three pages of A4, but a tweet, an infographic or a video. Not much has changed.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Galant is the CEO of Muck Rack, which is also one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology. “Content marketing will revolve more around individuals and storytelling components. Note: Mr. Martin is the co-founder and COO of OnePitch, which is also one of the companies I track for my writings on PR technology.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2016

Inspired storytelling and strong visuals can help today’s agencies start conversations, interest media and hook new customers for their clients. Photos, short infographics, videos and other visuals create a stronger emotional connection than words alone. Write like your intended audience talks. In a word, content.

Agency 40

Agency Real Estate Film Video 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. Some 70% reported video has a greater impact “over other content formats such as infographics, e-books and white papers” in raising awareness of a business problem. Effective storytelling improves valuations. Read more: It’s the Subscribed Audience!

B2B 114

B2B Marketing Survey Software 114

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). The top trend in media right now is the evolution of the multimedia journalist.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Journalistics

APRIL 5, 2016

According to the Cision’s report, a multimedia journalist is a skillful storyteller, capable of communicating not only in words, but also in images, video, and emerging multimedia formats (GIFs and 360-degree video come to mind). The top trend in media right now is the evolution of the multimedia journalist.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Mobile Pitching 40

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. However, 15 of them had no content presence whatsoever like a blog or resource center on their websites, while 30 more had extremely limited content outputs such as corporate newsrooms or bare blogs hidden in the footer of their sites.

Healthcare 93

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 93

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. However, 15 of them had no content presence whatsoever like a blog or resource center on their websites, while 30 more had extremely limited content outputs such as corporate newsrooms or bare blogs hidden in the footer of their sites.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 52

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

You can also use this dictionary as a lead tool, if you’re a marketing exec who wants to hire a team of Pulitzer Prize-winning writers for your brand’s blog. A call to action (CTA) is a bit of language in a blog post or piece of content that prompts the audience to do something specific. So let’s get started!

Content Marketing 85

Content Marketing Marketing Media SEO 85