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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

For me, Berger’s research is far more actionable and thoughtful than 99 percent of the stuff that’s been written about viral content, so I wanted to find out who else is researching virality and what we can learn from their insight. What Makes Online Content Viral? Journal Of Marketing Research (JMR) , 49 (2), 192-205.

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The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]

Sword and the Script

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

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11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On

Sword and the Script

Related Content Worth Checking Out. One Bold Content Marketing Prediction for 2016. PR is the Best Kept Secret in Effective Content Marketing. In Content Marketing, Marketers Might be Losing Their Way. Native advertising smack down. “At

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Guest Blogging: How You Should Be Doing It in 2024

Buzzstream

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. Then, look for similar roles.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By Image credit: Unsplash.

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What Do You Get When You Cross Media Trends with Customer Support and Investor Relations? PR Tech Sum: Business Wire, Meltwater, Onclusive, Cision, TrendKite

Sword and the Script

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

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