Cision

OCTOBER 8, 2015

In Social Business Journal Volume 4, we showcase five unique brands from diverse industries and customer segments, showcasing how they are succeeding with social media marketing. The brands we showcase in this Social Business Journal are: Dell, Humana, NASA, Southwest Airlines and Walmart. Storytelling. Niche Content.

Social Media 120

Social Media Brand Branding Airlines 120

Onclusive

MARCH 8, 2018

This big data explosion means that PR pros now need to rise above the noise of more content than ever, in addition to managing brand reputation with more contacts than ever. She quoted Columbia University’s Professor of Mechanical Engineering Hod Lipson: “Data is the fuel and the algorithm is the engine.” Quantify the buzz.

Case Study 170

Case Study Engineering Measurement Big Data 170

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

As you look through an interrogative lens — analyzing brands, consumers and the media’s relationship with multimedia, it’s easy to see that visual content is the engine that steers the narrative. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling. This post, however, is aimed to put visual content on the pedestal.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Data science and digital media are transforming the way companies tell stories and how they can measure success. Instead of publishing repetitive press releases and campaigns built on educated hunches, the Growth PR era is fueled by data-driven, iterative storytelling. It is no longer acceptable to proffer low grade activity measures.

Measurement 56

Measurement Storytelling Data Technology 56

Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2023

These channels include websites, search engines, social media platforms, email marketing, and online advertising. A well-executed digital marketing strategy can help retailers build brand awareness, attract new customers, and cultivate customer loyalty. Earned media coverage adds credibility and helps build brand trust and loyalty.

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Analytics Social Media 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

That makes sense; persuasion is fueled by artful storytelling, and despite the growth of video, many stories are still told through the written word. One of the most effective engines of executive visibility is the bylined article, which B2B PR experts routinely help craft. Bylined articles.

Case Study 231

Case Study Writing Pitching SEO 231

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

Search Engine Land. Search Engine Watch. Search Engine Journal. Storytelling is bigger than ever—and it’s a skill that marketers will continually need to hone to stay ahead of the competition. Search Engine Roundtable. Branding Strategy Insider. Advertising Age Online. Social Media Examiner. MarketingProfs.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Helping your brand stand out requires not just creativity but also strategic alignment. This framework is not a one-size-fits-all template, but a tailored architecture that resonates with a brand’s ethos and speaks directly to its audience’s interests and needs. Topic pillars offer a looser and less restrictive strategy.

How To 52

How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Disruption happens to industries measured in weeks and months rather than years or epochs. PR must adapt to realize that no one audience exists any longer; brands and clients instead address dozens or hundreds of micro-audiences in their communications. Reputation Is Brand. Branded Organic Social Media Becomes Meaningless.

Trends 161

Trends Publicity SEO Advertising 161

NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2021

Using marketing signals to accurately predict brand health: Brian Mossop and Methods+Mastery. Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Intelligence, Brian Mossop, joins NewsWhip’s CEO, Paul Quigley, to discuss some of the ways that prediction can be used in advanced brand reputation forecasting. Watch webinar. Read transcript.

Brand 78

Brand Branding Marketing Data 78

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The media scored as the least-trusted global institution, with social media and search engines following closely behind. Knowing that people are skeptical about what they see—especially what’s shared online— how did brands create content and campaigns this year that encouraged people to believe in them? Here’s How They Did It.

Brand 69

Brand Branding Sports Consumer 69

Mark My Words

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Guardian’s Data Blog recently compared Russell Brand’s reach with that of the newspaper attempting to discredit him, The Sun. Brand’s YouTube response to the Sun showed resolve: “Don’t worry, it’s just a story. Though anathema for some, there is a reason why Brand has 8.7m for a long time.

Brand 122

Brand Branding Newspapers Media 122

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Even as AI continues to evolve, there will always be something uniquely human about the art of storytelling. These tools still don’t understand the nuances of true storytelling, and they’ve certainly never interacted with your customers on a face-to-face basis. Like a match to a flame, human writers breathe life into brand voices.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Turning PR into a measurable science means there is no longer room for personal preference. It was subjective. You can’t argue with the data. What is it?

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Beyond content, CMI does break it down into other areas, like SEO, social, and measurement. Content Strategist ( @Contently ): A publishing solution with an insightful magazine on “brands, storytelling and the future of content.”. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice.

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

The Resolution Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Are too many PR people doing the equivalent of burying their heads in the sand over new Search Engine Optimization opportunities? It enables you to align with Business Goals, measure, identify, and establish ROI in your work. Andy Green ( @andygreencre8iv ) is a leading expert in Brand Storytelling, Creativity, memes and PR strategy.

SEO 120

SEO Google Engineering Data 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

As communicators, we will be increasingly asked not only to create relationships and generate coverage for brands and organizations, but to build the kind of relationships that actually influence behavior, and do so in a transparent way. ” Implied links are simply brand mentions that appear in earned or shared media.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

That said, how do you transcend from a messy spreadsheet or sticky notes on a bulletin board to a comprehensive content marketing engine? Clear objectives will guide your content planning and set the stage for impactful storytelling. And don’t forget to note down what KPIs you’ll use to measure success.)

How To 52

How To Content Marketing Analysis eBook 52

Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

“Hero” content consists of bigger, flashier pieces that draw your audience in and build your brand. (To These guides help buyers during the research process, bring them to CarMax’s site, and keep the brand top-of-mind when someone is ready to make a purchase.

SEO 119

SEO Automotive YouTube Video 119

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

They know that with their strength in storytelling, they have a huge opportunity as the only discipline that can achieve a consistent, engaging brand narrative, regardless of channel. What’s your reading on the industry’s ability to measure its success? Let’s talk about data. Paul Holmes has written about this issue.

Interviews 115

Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 115

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

“Whether you’re planning, executing or measuring, there is a growing list of tools that can help with automation, optimization, productivity, granularity and more. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that any tech or tool should empower you to focus on what matters most: critical thinking, relationship-building and storytelling.

Tools 125

Tools Analytics Software B2C 125

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. Creative and content, the keys to good storytelling, are frequently overlooked elements of public relations.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164

wiredPRworks

JUNE 5, 2018

What's your biggest question about how to infuse your digital marketing and PR with storytelling? The at-a-glance reference book covers digital marketing insights in eight specializations: Search Engine Optimization, Google AdWords, Facebook Ads, PR, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Affiliate Marketing. .

Marketing 45

Marketing Insurance Insurance B2C 45

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

Nothing matters more than getting every piece of content about their own brand, as soon as it is published,” wrote Miguel Martinez , PhD., Cision too said it has expanded its partnership with TVEyes to allow its customers to monitor for mentions of their brand in more than 25,000 podcasts. Are we throwing this term around too loosely?

Pitching 78

Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

The Resolution Blog

MAY 7, 2019

The reality is storytelling is definitely not a craft that AI can do just yet. But I think a lot of people who read a newspaper still want to hear the personality of a specific person, so I still think we’re about 50–10 years from seeing AI take over storytelling. Search engines have been good for finding content for a while now.

Technology 120

Technology Analysis Data Tools 120

The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 1, 2019

But this does cause a shift in our perspective — we are rewarded by results that do not have a clear monetary value, rather than being measured on specifically defined ROI. A quote from one of the speakers that stuck with me is, “I look to hire storytellers primarily. Second, PR has never been the loudest voice in the marketing room.

Storytelling 34

Storytelling Creativity Agency Industry 34

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

They know that with their strength in storytelling, they have a huge opportunity as the only discipline that can achieve a consistent, engaging brand narrative, regardless of channel. What’s your reading on the industry’s ability to measure its success? Let’s talk about data. Paul Holmes has written about this issue.

Interviews 60

Interviews Agency Industry Measurement 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Carbon as a metric - PR practitioners must measure carbon in the rush to address ESG concerns as a report suggests that the UK is woefully unprepared for climate risk. It promised to dislodge traditional media and enable any individual, organisation or brand to become a publisher. Three decades on I’m less positive.

Publicity 128

Publicity Government Guidelines Facebook 128

PR in High Definition

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As of next month, it will be introducing measures to increase ad transparency , allowing users to simply click and view all the ads being run by one organisation. After all, we do generate news and content, but people are now more likely to believe search engines than human editors. So, what does this mean for the wider industry?

Policies 72

Policies Facebook Advertising Advertising 72

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Modern marketers are expected to master both traditional and digital skills to deliver measureable results. To address the widening talent gap, forward-thinking organizations must stay on the lookout for adept professionals equipped with the necessary skills and demeanor to turn their ideas into actions, and actions into measurable outcomes.

Marketing 43

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 43

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Brand-to-brand collaboration. Likely see more brand-to-brand and brand-to-influencer collaborations. Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling. Marketing predictions. Time to focus on blocking and tackling.

Marketing 169

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 169

PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Modern marketers are expected to master both traditional and digital skills to deliver measureable results. To address the widening talent gap, forward-thinking organizations must stay on the lookout for adept professionals equipped with the necessary skills and demeanor to turn their ideas into actions, and actions into measurable outcomes.

Marketing 40

Marketing Mobile Engineering Technology 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

In the early days of the Internet, the same sorts of shady characters who’d been advertising in the back of comic books and mailing out dodgy catalogs moved online and began emailing mass quantities of spam and manipulating search engine results with tactics like keyword stuffing, “white text,” and link farms.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Print Technology 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

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. News brands that uphold high editorial standards such as The Associated Press, Reuters, and publications such as The Economist , and The Financial Times , thrive. It was a communication revolution.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I believe there will be an acceleration towards humanizing brands, putting individuals in front of a corporate identity, in an effort to emotionally connect with customers.”. – BJ Schaknowski | Vertafore. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I What this does to the customer experience and brand loyalty is significant.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93