The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

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? It was an “Aha! Image by Anna Fox .

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JUNE 30, 2015

Two recent studies show that brand engagement is the No. 1 marketing objective supported by content marketing. of UK and US agency and brand professionals put this at the top of their list. Almost half (48%) felt that their content was not creating any customer engagement. Tech Tools. 626 793 4911.

Tools 100

Tools Strategy Content Marketing Measurement 100

The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2018

In January the Content Marketing Association laid out 10 trends they predicted would be big this year. Diversification of content channels. Brands become content companies. Diversification and expansion of content teams. Content producers develop closer relationships with e-commerce.

Trends 149

Trends Small Business Content Marketing Training 149

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

A new report from BrightEdge reveals that although marketers at B2C and B2B Fortune 500 brands recognize the AI, voice and hyper-local revolution is here, most are not yet planning to adapt their marketing strategies to these new ideas. IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. Get the Digital PR Tips News letter.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With online buying and pickup in-store options higher than ever, CMO attention must also accelerate digital and omnichannel content marketing strategies. The annual study was started five years ago, and the latest discovery revealed that best practices were only being used by 66% to 73% of the top ten, a decline from 2018.

Retail 88

Retail Mobile Study Web 88

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. The next is about an emissions study with some colorful graphics. There is a good chance that this site may be open to our study. I click New Sequence to create something brand new for my project. Others rely on bloggers.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

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. The need for writing skills is a bit obvious, yet neglected by most people in all areas of marketing. Enter multitasking! It takes experience.

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LinkedIn Brand Branding SEO 100

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

Marketing and PR are two important components of growing a business. As marketing and branding expert Al Ries said, “PR starts the fire, marketing fans the flames.” 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.( Get down and dirty.

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

The Proactive Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Influencer marketing is no longer some edgy new technique.According to an eMarketer study 86 percent of marketers used this strategy in the last year and most marketers are looking to double their investment in 2017. for every $1 invested in influencer marketing. Turn them into a true Brand Ambassador.

Marketing 138

Marketing Social Media LinkedIn Interviews 138

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

A little more than a year ago, I recommended four Chrome extensions for digital PR professionals and episode #75 of the Growth Marketing Toolbox podcast by Nicholas Scalice tipped me off to a few more. The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]. Brands like Warner Bros.

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

159064218 / gettyimages.com An SEO Mini Case Study I’m working with a large SEO client this month and I have to say that I’m extremely impressed with them. They wanted transformation from a mostly link building shop into a content marketing agency. Ahhh, if only it is that easy. It’s just not possible.

Agency 164

Agency SEO Training Analysis 164

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Success in link building and digital PR comes from personalization. . Next, ensure the writer frequently covers studies or third-party data. Keep an eye for headlines like “… [study]” or “new data reveals…” when reading past articles. Is it to increase your brand awareness? Build backlinks?

Pitching 87

Pitching Examples Social Media Trends 87

Critical Mention

AUGUST 19, 2018

He explains that digital PR and marketing are an inexpensive way to build a community surrounding your company. When done well, digital tactics can not only be highly entertaining but also have the ability to create a lot of engagement and even go viral. The authors of The Challenger Customer reveal brand new CEB, Inc.

Pinterest 71

Pinterest Viral YouTube Mobile 71

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site.

Blogging 62

Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

The Proactive Report

APRIL 27, 2018

And the study shows that mobile searchers definitely expect to find what they’re looking for when they search. PR and the Future of Search. What’s that you say – your PR team doesn’t know how to write meta tags? Google has long said it’s an answer engine, rather than a search engine.

SEO 100

SEO Mobile Engineering Google 100

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this article, 5W PR CEO Ronn Torossian and others share tips on how executives can use a blog and other social media avenues to spark conversations and conversions, establishing themselves as a leader within their industry. Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years.

Content Marketing 148

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Data 148

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

At Studio98 we’ve just done a study on how many of the fastest growing businesses in America are mobile ready and surprisingly, almost one-quarter (22%) of the Inc. 57% of internet users say they won’t recommend a brand with a bad mobile site and 40% say they turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

At Studio98 we’ve just done a study on how many of the fastest growing businesses in America are mobile ready and surprisingly, almost one-quarter (22%) of the Inc. 57% of internet users say they won’t recommend a brand with a bad mobile site and 40% say they turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

In a piece for Ragan’s PR Daily – 3 ways media metrics can help you handle PR crises – she draws a distinction between “a snarky comment” and bona fide media crisis that “threaten to compromise an organization’s credibility.”. Don’t miss these posts: How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML]. Give our services a try.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. The tool will then show you a word cloud with other terms surrounding the subject, in addition to suggested insights and content ideas. You will then gain insights into what style of content (lists, videos etc.)

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

Prohibition

APRIL 17, 2017

While we do ‘the traditional stuff’ very well indeed, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what you would expect from a PR agency. So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video seeding.

Agency 48

Agency Crisis Management Fashion Social Media 48

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Interestingly, PRWeek pointed to some of the competitive pressures in the industry as a result of acquisitive environment: “Business Wire once partnered with TrendKite, the digital PR platform that was acquired by Cision this year. I especially welcome studies and pieces with data that you’ve used your own product to produce.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

I saw an extremely passionate and knowledgeable founder of an SEO tool who was putting in the extra hours and sweat to build the content strategy for his tool (while also serving as CEO, brand ambassador, and many other hats). One study found that the optimal number of internal links pointing to a page on your site is seven or more.

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision said customers that use its PR Newswire distribution service “can now secure guaranteed editorial placement across thousands of premium publishers.” It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Meltwater case study.

Software 121

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 121

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I asked Rebecca questions based on her recent research report for Altimeter Group about content, measurement and KPIs: Q1: Why are marketers finding measurement to be the single most formidable content marketing challenge? A2: Of course there are KPIs for PR, e.g. share of voice, brand sentiment, influencer relations.

Measurement 100

Measurement Digital PR Tools Content Marketing 100

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to the new 2015 Edelman Trust Barometer Study posted just six days ago, we are more jaded than ever about news – trusting what we hear about on social media far more than from media sources. This study belittles the value of media, which ruffles my feathers a bit. And is a declining trust in media real?

Agency 100

Agency Survey Customer Service Engineering 100

Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Social selling is a special art that brings the community of social media to online brands to help build customer relationships far before any sale is made. Positive branding is an investment that solopreneurs, as well as established companies, must be willing to make if they want to build a strong, loyal customer base.

Brand 72

Brand Branding How To Web 72

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 31, 2017

While B2C brands have been hitting content marketing full-bore, B2B companies have been a little more circumspect. Many B2B marketers have discovered that creating effective content that gets results is not the easiest task. Get the Digital PR Tips newsletter every Monday. Lead generation.

B2B 100

B2B Infographics B2C Case Study 100

The Proactive Report

JULY 31, 2017

Every person that has an interaction with your brand – whether it’s good, bad or indifferent – forms a perception about your brand. Every person in your company is a representative of the brand and now that we’re all online, that’s truer than ever. Often that search is not a brand search, but a generic phrase.

Engineering 188

Engineering Interviews Infographics Social Media 188

Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I worked at a content marketing agency, Siege Media , for six years, and with every successful and failed campaign, I learned a new lesson. And each time, I came away more prepared and excited for the next piece of content. For some in the digital PR space, this will get deeper into SEO and keyword research than you have before.

Survey 90

Survey How To Reddit Pitching 90

The Proactive Report

AUGUST 5, 2016

According to the 2013 State of the Media report from Pew Research Center, shrinking newsroom staff has opened the door for news content from nonprofits and brands to be included in news reporting: “With fewer specialized beats your press release has never been more important. People engage with brands they feel they can trust.

Reddit 100

Reddit LinkedIn Social Media Pinterest 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company. So I jotted down a list of PR/digital/SEO/content marketing influencers. Derek is a copywriter and content marketer.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

The idea for this post came after I was experiencing a growing sense of frustration late last year due to the distractions inherent in my job as a digital PR (distractions I would wager the majority of people reading this post will be familiar with). He's also a world-leading web strategist, content marketer, author, and speaker.

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114