Critical Mention

OCTOBER 18, 2019

You may have heard the controversy among media professionals about whether or not social media affects search engine optimization. While mentions and engagement do not directly impact SEO, what’s within the content can. . Optimize Your Social Media Pages. Craft Creative Social Posts.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Like fluffy yellow chicks marching in line after their mama, many companies are stuck in push marketing tactics of the past, favoring carefully crafted, conservative external messaging and expecting their executives to rigidly follow corporate directives when it comes to having (or not having) a digital voice.

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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. There will be a notable uptick in socially conscious marketing.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. This analysis was part of a larger study that SEMrush published titled the Global State of Content Marketing Report 2019.

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Content Marketing Study Analysis Marketing 78

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. But again, with the deluge of content being produced every day, being remarkable will be a baseline requirement. Social media breakup. Slow decline of social media.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2015

Janet Fouts , who founded Tatu Digital Media , read this post – Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret – and invited me to a Google Hangout to discuss it (She previously produced The Friday Hangout , a regular weekly show with Steve Farnsworth and Adam Helweh ). In content marketing, we are forever students.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The concept of Mindfulness has attracted the attention of some of the most recognizable corporate brands, such as Google, Target and General Mills, according to the Harvard Business Review. Encouraging employees to slow down to focus on the present can seem at odds with a corporate culture of speed and goal attainment.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Stuart Bruce speaking at the IATA Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age conference. (c) This morning I gave a keynote at the global ‘Crisis Communications in the Social Media Age’ conference in Istanbul. And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Greg, who never quite understands what is going on in any situation, agrees to help without comprehending what exactly is involved; he is essentially trying to manually keep track of the reaction to Kendall’s press conference across all of the internet and social media until a more formal solution is available.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Improvements included: A thoughtful weekly roundup called Unscripted Marketing ; A re-invigorated Q&A series called Off Script ; and. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media. 3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. Did these come true?

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Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 107

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). This includes all PR, video, audience development, and social and community management that my team handles. Q: How would you describe your inbound approach with CMI?

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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 Craig Dekshenieks | Aderant.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 22, 2014

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the first quarter of 2014 focused on social media and content. The Role of PR in the Coming Content Marketing Collapse. Marketing Analyst.

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Content Marketing Facebook Infographics Social Media 110

Sword and the Script

MAY 17, 2016

If your answer involves turning to Google, then you’re not unlike the 250 or so reporters the agency Wasabi Publicity recently surveyed. Social Media. The survey matches my own experience and I believe represents a substantial evolution to the classic corporate media relations program. Breaking news.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

As a result, it’s important to be tracking online news , print, social media and broadcast sources constantly to see which journalists and influencers are most trusted and widely-read in a given subject area. . Social Media is an invaluable Resource for Pitching. Trending Topics Can Work Both Ways .

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MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Remember when public relations required you to persuade gatekeepers – news editors, TV and radio producers and reporters – to carry your company or client''s content to their audiences? Now, brands from Red Bull to Google are becoming publishers and broadcasters themselves. But, definitions vary by marketer.

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Content Marketing Financial Marketing Analytics 48

Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you land a brand mention in a news article, share it from the outlet to your brand’s social media with a sentence or two of bonus context. Or, if your CEO headlines an industry conference, ask for the recording and embed it in an email marketing campaign. Think about how you can make the most of a PR win.

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Conference Consumer Social Media Google 59

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

. “Two significant things have already happened that we have not paid enough attention to: First, news publishers have lost control over distribution… Second, the inevitable outcome of this is the increase in power of social media companies.” ” – Emily Bell, writing for CJR.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

It was a time when the very words “public relations” were scrubbed from the titles of corporate PR Directors. Even today, a Google search on the words “Death of Public Relations” generates 108,000,000 results - including giddy articles titled “The Many Deaths of Public Relations,” “The Death of PR Agencies,” and “Corporate PR Is Dead.”

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Eight years ago I oversaw the worldwide media launch of a Glasgow SME. Social media existed back then, as did blogs. 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. E: SEOs are in the same boat as PRs.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Now need to produce videos and podcasts in-house – something that used to be a once-in-a-while activity and was outsourced – in addition to providing content for every social media platform and continuing all other ‘old school’ communication duties.”. Real effort into digital and social. Dynamic content and regulations.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

Much to his dismay, a corporate communications person, at the Clorox Company, who reports to the general counsel, declined his story idea because the executive team was too busy. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. Reporters in search of enlightenment?

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This year marked further evolution in PR and marketing, as data-driven insights became even more imperative for creating brand awareness and understanding audiences on social media. With the New Year rapidly approaching, it’s time to start preparing for what lies ahead in the social media realm.

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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. What are the new services? About the study.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you work for a big agency or even a large corporate communications shop, you can designate one person as a relationship owner so that pitches are filtered through that person. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Google Analytics (GA) can tell PR how much referral traffic is coming from earned media mentions.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Many have written about the changing nature of influencer relations in PR, and its move from celebrities and social media ambassadors to so-called “micro-influencers” – those that may not have a huge reach but that are trusted. Earned media isn’t going away any time soon, but in recent years, social platforms have dominated.

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Journalistics

MARCH 18, 2016

The panel, “30 Social Media Ideas in 30 Minutes,” was designed to be a rapid-fire General Session to kick off the afternoon of Day One of the conference. Crisis Communications – how to prepare for or manage crisis communications via social media.

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Social Media Media Storytelling Local 40

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

It’s a bit like that with gated content. Marketers tend to be for it or against it – and passion may sometimes cloud new perspective. You want to build your email marketing list. This is useful for email marketing and also retargeting and custom audience campaigns for paid social media. List building.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

It can also improve the quality of leads generated by marketing campaigns or prevent negative publicity from impacting your company’s bottom line. With the advent of online reviews, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc., Or a less-than-flattering media story spreads far beyond what you expected.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Internet and social media have changed the game for all businesses, from large corporations to Mom-and-Pop shops. That means constantly monitoring what is being said about your business online and regularly updating any social media channels you are using. Alternatively, they can hire a specialist in the field.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app. The shift really seemed to happen on the other side of the pandemic.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

That was followed by “low barriers to entry – new players keep emerging” (26%) and “fighting the giants: Google, Amazon, Facebook” (22%). Most effective marketing channels. Respondents ranked Facebook ads (40%) as the top marketing channel. How marketers are evaluated. Hey, Google! KPIs and past performance.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

Across segments, the median for 2018 came in like this: corporate: $132,000; agency $88,000; non-profit: $78,300. 2) 12 Things You Should do to Amplify a Media Mention Once You’ve Earned It. If you are going to invest in PR and media relations , then you want to get the most out of it. Google+ is a stain on Google’s reputation.

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Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

In this guest post for Jay Baer ‘s Convince and Convert, Greg Hickman explores why major brands and SMB’s can benefit from this affordable marketing strategy. 12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014. Why: How are B2B brands achieving results with content marketing? Silly, But….

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SMB Case Study Social Media Nonprofit 77

Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. Because of this open narrative, often people take straight to social media to call brands out – when historically you may have just sent an email to complain. Invest in social listening and media monitoring tools.

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Crisis Crisis Management Reputation Crisis Communications 62

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.

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