Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

Recently, I received notice from the publisher of a local business journal that the “People on the Move” section is up for sale. The one-time crowdsourced feature for new hire announcements or appointments in a local market will cost $250. Consider these other recent examples: Business coverage means Tesla, Apple or politics.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 28, 2019

Let’s say you have a locale in mind—maybe a faraway destination you’ve always wanted to see—but you don’t know where to begin researching hotels, car rentals, excursion packages, and restaurants. You want to discover this place like a local would, right? A well-designed piece of branded print media is even more rare.

Travel 108

Travel Content Marketing Examples Airlines 108

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. I culled through the answers pulling out as many as possible that were fit for print and listed them below. 30) “Marketing and branding strategy.”.

Employee 149

Employee Print Writing Survey 149

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Most print and online publications include an editorial calendar in their media kit. For example, the Men’s Health’s media kit clearly states that the theme for their December coverage is tech and gear. I took a quick look at the story and would be interested in doing a local story that uses some or all of your graphics and data.

Pitching 105

Pitching Viral Data Content Marketing 105

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

Believe it or not, the caution with which consumers approach money actually makes finance content into fertile ground for creativity. After all, the actual content of bank marketing stays largely the same from institution to institution—there are finite ways to approach writing about, say, a checking account or a credit card.

Banking 111

Banking Content Marketing Examples Industry 111

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Robert Rose and I just launched our combined sixth book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit , at Content Marketing World this September. Does What We Know Hold Us Back in Marketing? Combined, this book, Killing Marketing , is our sixth such effort.

Marketing 53

Marketing Enterprise Print Film 53

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Print media (magazine) consumption rose in 2023 , and this trend should continue in 2024, according to a study by Pew Research Center (via MediaPost). As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9

Media 103

Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Because what do we normally do when we need better results as content marketers? Our biggest issue is how we make decisions in our work as content marketers. In an article for Fast Company , Contently co-founder Shane Snow shares the hilarious yet horrifying story that reveals the problem with conventional wisdom.

Marketing 111

Marketing Google Newspapers Print 111

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

This is how you wind up with a press release on a local ABC news affiliate in Buffalo even though your tech client is in San Francisco. For example, if your press release lands on MarketWatch or Yahoo Finance, that tends to get visibility, especially if your company is publicly traded. In fact, it’s not an editorial placement at all.

Software 122

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 122

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Or a food journalist for print media. For example, it shows that Buzzstream is “ firstname@buzzstream.com ” which is correct.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Or a food journalist for print media. For example, it shows that Buzzstream is “ firstname@buzzstream.com ” which is correct.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Journalistics

MARCH 2, 2013

You may want to take on a client of your own to start gathering work examples – consider helping out a family or friend with their business, or volunteer for a local non-profit organization or church. You should be able to show examples of stories you pitched and placed, or campaigns you worked on and generated results for.

Pinterest 52

Pinterest Writing Interviews Social Media 52

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Marketers know that social media is as revolutionary to our culture as the printing press was in Gutenberg’s day, turning mobile phones and PCs into access points for endless connectivity. But how do marketers connect the dots between social media and engaged consumers by providing real value? social + content marketing).

Marketing 48

Marketing Social Media Video Mobile 48

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Media Changes mean PR needs Content Marketing. Mr. Pink’s example is the car dealership and its salespeople. For example, a buyer can solicit instant opinions friends on Facebook the micro-moment before a purchase.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Publicity Marketing Television 60