Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

What’s the point of measurement , exactly? So today’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that discuss what the point of measurement is – to figure out what’s getting in the way of reaching one’s goal, and then work around it. Why PR and Marketing Must Work Together to Measure Success.

Measurement 40

Measurement Web Analytics Content Marketing 40

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But even a solution like Google Alerts, or a platform that does not provide access to all media types, is not enough in the most critical moments for a brand. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Now, choose 10 of these items you’d like to use for content. Go back to your list of 10 keywords or phrases and, one-by-one, type them into a Google search bar. Cool, right?

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Louis Gordon , Director of Content & PR, Perimeter 81 .

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

That may be changing in the near future, particularly as content marketing has reached a saturation point.The Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi predicts a resurgence of print content led by brands and points to Airbnb, which recently launched a print magazine with Hearst. PR and SEO are joined.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Identifying backlinks.

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Cision

MAY 16, 2016

All of these programs were strategically discontinued by Google so that they could focus on more important things. For a concept as elaborate as corporate strategy, the communications challenge from top to bottom can be daunting. Whatever we hope to accomplish, we need to measure. Conclusion.

Internal 218

Internal International Communications Employee 218

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” ~ Peter Drucker. But I am smart enough to realize that a company’s marketing, advertising and public relations efforts—my efforts—have a direct and attributable effect to the bottom line of my company. THAT you can measure against. Find a way to measure engagement instead.

Measurement 40

Measurement Advertising Advertising Enterprise 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 26, 2015

We welcomed four stellar guests including the Washington Business Journal ‘s Jennifer Nycz-Conner , digital marketing brand strategist for V3B Shelly Kramer , founder of Red Shift Writers (and regular contributor to this blog!) With four great guests on hand, we began to chat about measuring content.

Measurement 40

Measurement Journalism Video Community 40

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community. At the heart of social PR lies community. SeeDepth Inc.

Community 40

Community Measurement Reddit Google 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In fact, time-on-page grew by 16% this year, which I’ve come to believe is a useful measure of quality. 3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. PR is the best-kept secret in content marketing. 5) 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On. A lot of B2B content goes unused.

Blogging 104

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 104

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. This weekend, I had a chance to go back and review a few of them.

Media Relations 99

Media Relations Report Industry SEO 99

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. Don’t miss these related posts: B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success. The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully.

Study 79

Study B2B Marketing Survey 79

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. So how do you now measure the validity of this content?

Measurement 40

Measurement System Blogging Facebook 40

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

Fast forward a few months and with very little conscious thought I get much of my News briefs from the Apple News app, as well as from Facebook, Twitter, Amazon’s Alexa and (of course) Google. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

The way technology like online news tracking or Google Trends works, PR and communications pros have trending topics at their fingertips at all times. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. Trending Topics Can Work Both Ways .

Media 104

Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

43% of respondents said growing brand awareness was their top concern; measurement followed next at a distant 24%. Content production to grow 25%. “58% 58% of those surveyed planning to increase their content production in 2020 by at least 25%, relative to 2019.”. Most effective marketing channels. Hey, Google!

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. It was interesting to see that a relatively new player like Squarespace ranked second while Blogger, which was acquired by Google in 2003, for a rumored $20 million trails further behind. WordPress the Dominate Platform.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Fast forward seven years, and I wish I – and the rest of the public relations industry – had taken more of an interest in the evolution of search marketing. The big opportunity for the PR industry though is content marketing, an increasingly key element of SEO. D: SEO is all about tactical execution.

SEO 120

SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

It’s versatile content piece that can complement and add powerful visuals as part of an integrated campaign. This week I looked at Google search data for the word “infographic” (and variations) and found interest continues to grow at a steady pace. We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well.

Infographics 68

Infographics Data Case Study Content Marketing 68

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

3 statistics from the newest B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report shows the “subscribed audience” is missing from most content marketing efforts. I had a chance to be a judge for the annual content marketing awards hosted by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) this year.

Content Marketing 122

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 122

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years. Following is a guide which will eliminate the disconnected messages, bewildering tones, and general chaos of PR marketing content produced by a business. . Creating Content. Create video tutorials.

Content Marketing 148

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Data 148

Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

He gets most of his leads from one source: Google. What does Google want in exchange? Most of his leads come from Google, though he also cites Yelp as an up and coming source of customers. Between three and five corporate departments weigh in on B2B purchases, on average, according to recent research from LinkedIn.” .

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Local Customer Service 60

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

SMM: Focuses on professional management of social media profiles where users are more likely to interact with your brand/content marketing efforts. Social Media Marketing/Management involves: Social listening. Steering users to positive content. Blogs – personal, professional, corporate, etc. Content Removal.

Reputation 62

Reputation Brand Branding SEO 62

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 17, 2015

Last week’s roundup featured a great post by co-founder of Market Motive and Google digital evangelist Avinash Kaushik. See, Think, Do, Care Winning Combo: Content +Marketing +Measurement! Interview with Avinash Kaushik, digital marketing evangelist for Google. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

Analytics 40

Analytics Interviews Google YouTube 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Content Forecast Calls for Users, Search Engines, Customization, and More. Why: “Content marketers need to be more like meteorologists than fortune tellers. Couch Control: Measurement Therapy for PR Pros. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Monday Roundup: PRSA 2015 International Conference.

Conference 40

Conference Internal International Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. 2) Do you believe law firm marketing has become harder or easier in the last few years? It’s not harder for smart marketers. 3) Is law firm marketing different from other vertical industries? (See

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online. BrightEdge is a global leader in SEO and content performance marketing that blends search intent discovery, optimized content creation, and performance measurement into one integrated solution.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

Newer AI tools deployed by influencer marketing firms are taking engagement measurement a step further. Hypetap and TrendKite (recently acquired by Cision) are measuring influence on a more contextual basis, analyzing individual content pieces. AI will help save face. What About Analytics and Reports?

Analytics 65

Analytics Data Pinterest System 65

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 18, 2015

The Best Way to Measure Thought Leadership. Why: “Measuring an investment you make in thought leadership is extremely difficult. Building a lasting quality reputation through content marketing and social media takes consistent, concerted effort.” 6 Tips for Building Thought Leadership into Your Marketing Plan.

Leadership 40

Leadership Insurance Insurance Community 40

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 1, 2015

The Art of Repurposing Content – 5 Creative Tips for Content Marketers. Why: “Repurposing content in a way that creates value works great. ” asks Kimberly Grimms in this post for Jeff Bullas , as she discusses how to evaluate your content and gear it towards Gen Y. ” 3. ” 6.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Blogging Trends Engineering 40

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2015

And as it’s morphed into heaven-knows-what, so has what we consider authoritative content, who creates it, and how it gets disseminated. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. And I think people, I mean marketers, sometimes forget how important people, I mean the community, are (is).

Analytics 40

Analytics Community Measurement Writing 40

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

I enjoyed interacting with the community and learning more about the PR ecosystem and the importance of measurement in PR. From design tools to understanding analytics, measurement and the changing face of PR in the digital era, the Twitterati have definitely been my guiding light. . Since then there was no looking back.

Meeting 40

Meeting Communications Marketing Community 40

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

How to Develop Meaningful PR Measurement. Why: “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,” says Ancita Satija as she covers things to keep in mind when publishing content for your brand.

Storytelling 0

Storytelling Video Leadership Writing 0