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. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends.

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Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 72

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. Relentless focus on the customer .

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

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. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Several trends that started in 2021 will grow to carry over into 2022. The first is the tight market for talent. PR grows more in demand.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In a digital age where audience behaviors shift with each new trend and technological advance, it’s paramount for marketers to introduce their content campaigns directly into the spaces where their target audiences are most engaged. Now, content marketing boundaries are stretching far beyond these traditional confines.

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Content Marketing Storytelling Technology Fashion 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. Read more: How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Visual media and visual storytelling are on the rise and poised to become two of the major content creation trends in 2015. As with any strategy or tactic, you have to address the “why” first: Why are you using visual media or storytelling? Want to stand out with your content marketing? Here are five ideas!

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Storytelling Infographics Content Marketing Film 120

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies. Machine vs. Man: Does AI Efficiency Trump Human Creativity?

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Add to that all the content created across other platforms, and you’ve got a world saturated with content. Helping your brand stand out requires not just creativity but also strategic alignment. They serve as the cornerstone of your content marketing strategy.

How To 52

How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. New additions to the new rules of marketing and PR. About Barbara Rozgonyi.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Cision

JANUARY 5, 2016

Brand journalism combines journalistic storytelling tactics with brand strategy to engage audiences and increase brand reputation. Through storytelling, you inform your audience about your brand. Think about trends. There is still a time and a place for promotional content, but it comes later. Build Awareness.

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Journalism Brand Branding Storytelling 120

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

From tweets to blogs, many PR organizations publish great PR content. Popular topics consist of top PR trends, product updates, company culture, as well as PR successes and blunders. Several popular topics covered in their news & views section of their site are advertising, digital, diverse, creative and awards news.

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Public Affairs Creativity Nonprofit Agency 172

Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

(Disclosure: Marriott Bonvoy Traveler has been a Contently customer since its launch in 2014.). “We pivoted our storytelling to focus on armchair travel,” explained Robin Bennefield, Marriott International’s editorial director of Marriott creative and content marketing.

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Travel Hotels Storytelling Content Marketing 96

Onclusive

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The answers resoundingly revolved around a single strategy: creating unique, differentiated content. Here is what they told us: “Your brand will no longer be defined by a logo or cute creative ad, but by your thought leadership: Content Marketing and the way we experience that content is the key to your brand identity.”.

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Brand Branding eBook Leadership 246

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

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. If the in-house trend continues to develop in PR, the agencies that will be best positioned to grow are those that execute well or maintain some specialized capabilities.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 99

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 7, 2019

Our fellow Solo PR Pro Lisa Gerber of Big Leap Creative taught us how to set up a measurable campaign using our smarts and free data from Google Analytics. Content Marketing. Consumers are increasingly become savvy to – and wary of – being sold to, making content marketing all that more valuable.

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Trends Google Crisis Management Data 45

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers. For Content Marketing, we like…. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice. a free marketing course).

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The founders tout the software’s “data storytelling at machine scale” to add value to sharing intel – including product news, financial data or analytics. This service allows PR teams to discover what people are talking about now, using Talkwalker’s proprietary trending score feature. Jump on now.

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Tools Radio Data Instagram 147

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 Bob Geller | Fusion PR.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Selling Secrets Masterclass was created for anyone who wants to be more creative, persuasive, and influential. Taught in a quick-start format, this masterclass is ideal for creative professionals who want to advance digital branding, content marketing and social media skills as they accelerate success.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn Storytelling Facebook Measurement 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Too often marketers become enamored with the latest trends and tools. It may not sound sexy, but a marketing leader must focus on the actions that get the job done. Marketing be nimble. This trend will impact all publishers.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 169

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketing Land. TopRank Marketing Blog.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

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. “A 8) Creativity over productivity. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

Content marketing. Handpicked Related Content. The Top 8 PR Trends That Will Empower Your Business. PR instead uses creativity and analytics to tell a story that resonates with your audience. Handpicked Related Content. How to Improve Your Press Release Best Practices with Storytelling.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

One of the most impressive things about CarMax’s sophisticated content program is that it didn’t really exist until 2016. According to Malissa Mackenzie, director of creative services at CarMax, the turning point was gaining support from the company’s senior leadership. Immediately, the leadership team bought in.

SEO 119

SEO Automotive YouTube Video 119

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. Here are the five biggest trends you need to know. [If

B2B 85

B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 85

Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

They took its fans’ needs, added its brand messaging and ended up with a content marketing strategy that earned tons of media coverage. Instead of storytelling… execute by STORYDOING. Great content isn’t just about telling your story; it’s about letting your audience create the story for you. And guess what?

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Viral Content Marketing Consumer Storytelling 120

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. It requires an understanding of the audiences and industry trends, as well as excellent copywriting skills.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Adjusting to new trends is part of the business for PR professionals. 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. Discover new ideas amid detailed coverage of emerging trends and opportunities.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Canva does an incredible job empowering everyone to be creative. Everyone agrees that visual content is a major media trend that will continue to have prominence. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that any tech or tool should empower you to focus on what matters most: critical thinking, relationship-building and storytelling.

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Tools Analytics Software B2C 125

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 14, 2017

If B2B marketers want to cut through the clutter and stand out, you’ve got to understand the basics of storytelling. The Blurring Line Between Digital Marketing and PR from The Hoffman Agency. Also see: Creative Storytelling as the Soul of B2B Marketing [UML]. The key point I’d like to underscore?

Corporate 63

Corporate Storytelling B2B Facebook 63

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Topically, this event covers a lot of ground.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Contently - Strategy

MARCH 5, 2024

But finance content doesn’t have to be far from the excitement—after all, it takes budgeting know-how to afford those pricey shoes. Believe it or not, financial content for a bank can be fertile ground for creativity. Branded content marketing for financial institutions doesn’t always have to mean posting a boring blog.

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Financial Content Marketing Examples Banking 52

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The role of communicators – whether it implicitly states it in our job descriptions or not – is to keep on top of societal and industry trends so we can ensure our organizations keep pace with or stay ahead of the competition. Creative Commons CC0. Anything is Easy if You Try Hard Enough. Image: Jason Rosewell via Unsplash.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Here are the five biggest trends you need to know. Interactive Tools Give Brands a Creative Edge—and Empower Buyers. But according to Google Trends, that’s not the case. And if that goes well, then they can graduate to our next trend. On Google, there are 260 million search results for “b2b technology.”

B2B 145

B2B Trends Video Course 145

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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