Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

At the time, the data showed large corporate clients were shifting money away from the biggest law firms – their traditional source of legal advice – to smaller (but not small) law firms. It’s effective marketing that’s baked into the product. In the example above, the data was describing a sea change in the legal market.

Company 96

Company Marketing B2B Software 96

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

It has since been acquired by an SEO software company. In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. Meltwater offers 50 suggested metrics to measure your content marketing. million in 2016.

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

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. While I’ve primarily done B2B tech work over my 20-year career – and strive to be diligent in becoming knowledgeable about a market and products – it’s not quite the same as being an end-user or SME.

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Author Intelligence helps PR, communication, and content marketing teams understand how to connect with those authors in the most meaningful way by providing a detailed profile of each author, including their publication activity, social amplification, and social sentiment.

Analytics 150

Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Salesforce positioned itself as the antidote to software as it brought predictable pricing and short-circuited premise software implementations. Make the Uninteresting Interesting to Find Great Corporate Stories [UML]. That is the essence of content marketing and why PR and content marketing work best when working together.

Software 98

Software Comparison Measurement Content Marketing 98

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

What are some examples of technology vendors developing public relations software? Meltwater : Meltwater is a PR software vendor that offers media monitoring and analytics tools for PR professionals. Gini Dietrich: Gini Dietrich is the founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich, a PR and content marketing firm.

Interviews 104

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 104

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

An editor at another trade publication covering the business of law explained he’d have to check with his corporate chain of command before covering a story. I was pitching a story that involved a product that competed with a product his corporate stakeholders commercialized. The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations.

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Business leaders that understand PR value it more A survey – How Executives in Large Companies Perceive PR – by a UK-based tech company that develops software for PR shops, found that few executives understand PR. USC polled 210 CEOs, 1,583 PR professionals and 378 students for that survey. Separate in large organizations. Unbundle PR.

Report 118

Report Publicity Survey B2B 118

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Our new owners immediately began to eliminate redundancies, as they say in corporate M&A. Whatever reservations or prejudices corporations seem to have about blogs and blogging, that is melting. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. 6) 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing.

Blogging 73

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well. The data puts infographics in the top five types of content created by B2B marketing shops. When marketers start mashing several data sets together in this fashion, it’s not only junk data, but could very well be misleading information.

Infographics 70

Infographics Data Case Study Content Marketing 70

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. The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully. What Does It Take to Implement Content Marketing Effectively in B2B? 1) How long does it take to write a blog post?

Study 80

Study B2B Marketing Survey 80

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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B2B 93

B2B eBook Engineering Blogging 93

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

Instead, what I mean by this question is, in addition to the profit from products and services, should marketing also earn money by virtue of marketing? Think: selling content, eBooks, sponsored content or banner ads on a corporate blog, or even tickets to an event. Compound Returns of a Marketing Investment.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

It breaks the market it into two segments PR, marketing and communications ($26b) and lead generation, risk management and customer relations ($14b). The research firm Burson Taylor puts the PR software market at $4 billion , but it’s an educated guess. iSentia is an all-in-one PR software tool based in Australia.

Software 126

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 126

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

PR 20/20

JULY 15, 2020

From digital transformation, intelligent automation, and AI-enabled marketing—to reconnecting with a brand’s core values, corporate responsibility, and community—our team of consultants is dedicated to building more human and more intelligent marketing, together. More on the origins of PR 20/20’s HubSpot story here.

Marketing 54

Marketing Resources Data Software 54

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 128

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 128

The Proactive Report

JUNE 23, 2015

What started out as a text-heavy medium is increasingly becoming a visual medium and according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, 80% of all online content will be video by 2019. Gone are the days when a corporate video was only used in the reception area of the office, at trade shows or investor meetings. Video Can Lead to Trust.

Video 100

Video Mobile Trade Shows YouTube 100

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. ” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.”

B2B 85

B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

Writing 198

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 198

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.”

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

As the then director of communications for a B2B software business, my little budget was under constant pressure – and I had a hard time reconciling that cost with the value. As corporate communicator turned agency owner, the value proposition is straight-forward: Senior staff at reasonable rates. Questionable Advice; Big Invoices.

B2B 60

B2B Corporate Agency Creativity 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. There are few tactics in B2B marketing that lead to such direct effects. We Should Measure Content Marketing by Relationships. 2) Community Strength.

B2B 68

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 68

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

At the beginning of every new month, I take a look back and the news and notes stemming from the software developers that make tools for PR pros. As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. Here we go….

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

A subsidiary of the private equity firm GTCR subsidiary, called Blue Canyon , makes a public offer of 775 million in Swedish Krona (SEK) to for a majority stake in Cision, a provider of PR software and services such as, media monitoring, media list building, distribution and analysis. 9) June 19, 2017: Capital Acquisition Corporation III.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. I also believe savvy content marketers are going to pay more attention to distribution – the who and how of content consumption.”.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Platform companies like HubSpot are building smarter features into their software, while also opening up new possibilities through third-party integrations with AI-powered solutions. Since that time, we’ve published 350+ articles that teach marketers how to plan, pilot and scale marketing AI effectively and efficiently.

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

Now, especially if you work in the PR field, you may be familiar with #soloPR (and the excellent Twitter chats); you may not be as familiar with Hoop.la , but it’s a really excellent online community software platform. Disclosures: both are friends (d’oh), and I have access to premium content on the Solo PR Pro site.

Community 40

Community Measurement Reddit Google 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Buyers of B2B software want published pricing. Yet, B2B software companies are resistant to publishing pricing online because they feel it removes leverage. You’re kidding yourself if you think a motivated buyer doesn’t know what they are going to pay for your software. Annual spending on PR software grew 14.7%

B2B 122

B2B Marketing Survey Software 122

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Brand Branding Marketing 60

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, advertising, corporate content, and social content is often separated,” Owyang wrote, “but tomorrow, we expect these circles to converge and overlap, with little or no separation.”.

Storytelling 281

Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

” There are only 214 million for “b2b software.” For most of 2020, b2b software has had about twice as much interest. Data like that is powerful evidence for B2B marketers who can optimize their sites to take advantage of a keyword inefficiency. I have a last name, but you may know me as Jordan at Contently.

B2B 145

B2B Trends Video Course 145

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Now, more than a half century since the birth of artificial intelligence, mass interest and adoption of the technology has accelerated in recent months, thanks to publicly available software like ChatGPT and Character.ai. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Consumption. Try our services.

B2B 113

B2B Consumer Marketing Survey 113

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.).

Healthcare 136

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

Sword and the Script

JUNE 22, 2021

Savvy marketers know email subscribers are crucial for success with any blog, news or content marketing program. And for many years, FeedBurner offered a free and easy way for subscribers to opt-in and receive newly published content by email automatically with real simple syndication (RSS). follow.it.

Google 109

Google Tools Analytics Blogging 109

Sword and the Script

JUNE 21, 2016

The same events company that is acquiring the Content Marketing Institute for $17.6 PR is a $14 billion market with roughly 5% growth, according to research from Holmes Report. This is very effective for businesses with vertical market strategies. Need Help with PR, Content or Social Media? But not for long.

Insurance 67

Insurance Insurance B2B Corporate 67