Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Guest Post by Scott Kaminski. Or are we?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. In today’s business and media environment, overall business strategy and communications strategy are intertwined. PR and SEO are joined.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 22, 2015

But with so much “stuff” out there, how can you make sure you’re producing innovative content rather than same old, same old? Purina’s “Dear Kitten” Video Series Proves BuzzFeed Is The Cat’s Pajamas For Content Marketers. The Evolution of Public Relations Through Content Marketing. ” 5.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. Call it marketing, call it conscious capitalism—they make a difference and involve their customers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Five Observations Gained from Starting an Online Community. Storytelling through the Eyes of a Child. You are never too old to apply the lessons learned from stories to your business strategy,” writes Karelyn Lambert as she shares “lessons learned from storytelling to children that can easily be used by your brand.”

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

Last year, I started a Twitter chat called #SocialPowWow in order to have a meeting ground on Twitter for PR pros, marketers and startups from India and across the world. I enjoyed interacting with the community and learning more about the PR ecosystem and the importance of measurement in PR. How did these chats help me?

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Why Video Marketing is Important. Video is an essential part of your content marketing strategy. It’s the old adage: people buy from people, not brands, and certainly not soulless corporations. That’s a heck of a lot of people using YouTube to find content that’s educational or entertaining. Click Here.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. I see a few things.

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Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

Breaking down silos between Paid, Earned & Owned media through continuous storytelling. In December 2009, Forrester defined what it called the three new media options for interactive marketers: “paid, earned and owned.” The new continuous storytelling cycle. We are all familiar now with the PESO model.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2015

Importance of storytelling for your organization. Why: “I think ‘community’ was just becoming a social media buzzword at the time. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. Why: “A good story can last a lifetime. ” 3. and It Shouldn’t Be.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, most of the PR community know her as the vice president of implementation for a venerable vendor in the PR vertical: BurrellesLuce. Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. Off Script #7: Lou Hoffman on PR and Storytelling.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2015

Former role: Senior director-content marketing, Fast Horse. Current role: Corporate Communications, Wells Fargo. Current role: Social media community specialist, Medtronic. Former role: Senior manager-Communications, Cambria/Sun Country Airlines. Current role: Director-Social Media & Content, Deluxe.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 28, 2015

area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn When Great Content is Disguised as Math. Founder and publisher of Waxing UnLyrical, Shonali Burke is President & CEO of Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. in Organizational Management and Applied Community Psychology from Antioch University at Los Angeles (AULA). Rebekah holds a B.A.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s How can they do that?

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats? Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

My friend, Lou Hoffman calls it the “F word” in storytelling – failure. 3) Augment media relations with content marketing. As I wrote for an IABC feature in Communication World , my epiphany with content came years ago, when a pitch I thought was timely and relevant fell on deaf ears.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2015

When it comes to storytelling, quality over quantity is a pretty standard rule of thumb. Compelling storytelling can expand your audience and strengthen the bond you have with your customer base. This week’s roundup is chock full of advice to spice up your storytelling. Pedal-powered Storytelling. ” 4.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Corporate PR: Manages the overall image of a tech company, including its values, culture, and achievements, to build a positive brand perception with stakeholders. Community Relations: Involves engaging with local communities, demonstrating corporate social responsibility, and building positive relationships beyond business interests.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. 67% said thought leadership.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Read more: The Top 10 Communications Challenges in 2022: It’s not the Budget it’s the Clutter. Effective storytelling improves valuations. Companies should be investing in the story behind their quarterly or annual results to resonate with the investment community and positively influence valuation.”. PR measurement.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

4 Ways to Build Content Marketing Authority with SlideShare. Draw Me a Story: Six Storytelling Lessons From Cartooning. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. ” You can thank me later. ” 4. ” 5.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

These six topical themes included the following: Global, Local and Hyper-Local – how organizations can balance and manage social media communications and priorities across geographically-dispersed audiences. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 17, 2015

Now, they have the luxury of reaching out to their audiences directly… through content storytelling. In order to be effective, brand content must be mapped to business objectives and be appealing. And thus, it uses multiple channels for content marketing efficiently and effectively by following this principle.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

This podcast, as with their subsequent books, including Think Like a Freak , which you can pick up at the airport and whiz through in a single coast-to-coast flight, is the continuation of that storytelling. Occasionally it inspires me to explore an idea more closely, like this one: In Content Marketing, Marketers Might be Losing Their Way.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 2, 2015

invented storytelling (yea, yea, I know, everyone says that). People who are creating educational opportunities for India’s PR community, like Amith Prabhu. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our top picks: If you’re looking for ways to boost your content strategy, this blog post is for you: Creating a Video Storytelling Strategy That Gets Results. Gen Z is sliding its way into media audience markets, so make sure you’re ready to engage with this new demographic: 5 Tips to Effectively Engage Generation Z.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Duane Bates, Senior Director of Digital Communications Strategy and New Media, Habitat for Humanity International. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand.

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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. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. 5) Alignment of marketing and customer success. 4) New emphasis on trust.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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