Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re a content marketer at a financial institution, you’ve been asked to fulfill a particularly bright promise: not only do you need to establish a trusting relationship with your audience, but you need to develop a voice entertaining enough to make your bank stand out. Deloitte’s annual back to school survey.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 18, 2024

In this roundup, we’re diving into the top five financial content marketing case studies that have successfully transformed even the most complex topics into unexpectedly captivating content. So, how do you scale your financial content creation efforts?

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 4, 2023

To find out, we conducted nine interviews with innovative CMOs to understand what role they see content playing in the marketing strategy. CMOs see content marketing solutions as part of every aspect of audience engagement. Just because I have put out one piece of content, that is not a conversation.”

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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. It’s a form of blindness that’s liable to show up elsewhere in marketing and the organization; we are all forever students.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Marketing Statistics from 2020.

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Cision

APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In today’s hi-tech, fast-moving, cluttered digital world, content marketing is one of the most practical, effective and useful marketing strategies to date. It’s an essential aspect of today’s digital marketing landscape. So what does content marketing mean? Infographics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

The global digital economy has produced an avalanche of content and the battle for mind and market share is no longer local. The Inside Story on How to Spy on Competitors (& Innovators). Find out how they drive traffic and get online attention. See how they market online. Information is everywhere.

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 1, 2016

You’re in a busy market, and not sure how to stand out from the crowd. What do you do when you don’t have the loudest voice, the biggest network or the most money to throw at marketing? Marketing isn’t your audience finding you, rather it’s you finding them. You market where they live, work and go for entertainment.

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2018

While much of a content marketing strategy revolves around creating new content just for your blog (part of your owned media), I highly recommend that you divert some of your attention to incorporating earned media into your strategy. We create a ton of resources for PR and marketing professionals. Amplify Media Mentions.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When you think of content marketing, you probably think of blog posts. But they’re just one of the many types of content that can help you establish your brand as a thought leader in your industry and attract new leads. By diversifying the types of content that you share, you attract different people with different needs.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Unlocking Fitness Marketing Ideas for Wearable Fitness Tech Wearable fitness tech is booming in today’s market, thanks to the convergence of technology and wellness. Smartwatches and fitness trackers have revolutionized how people monitor and control their health and fitness objectives.

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PR 20/20

MAY 31, 2023

HubSpot is a powerful tool that can help you automate your marketing, personalize your outreach, and measure your success—all in one place. Below, we’ll walk you through how to use HubSpot to nurture your prospects into members without getting lost in the weeds. How does it work? Some can include: Filling out a form.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2016

That’s according to a survey of 1,200 “social dads” by Social Media Link and presented in the infographic – Dads Do Social – published nearby. In an introduction to the infographic, marketing director Jordon Ben writes: “Today’s dads are social, vocal and see their online world as a communal resource to help them make decisions.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A few years ago, athenahealth debuted athenaInsight, its data-driven news publication, to make a serious investment in content marketing. According to executive director of content and communications John Fox, the marketing team made a choice to adjust the brand’s point of view as they prepped for the launch. “At

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 3, 2017

A robust content marketing strategy involves a mix of valuable content: articles, blogs, case studies, infographics, podcasts, webinars, videos. This content is considered “valuable” because it has been carefully crafted.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. 12% say competing go-to-market strategy or goals (KPIs).

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It may go without saying that content marketing is one of the most discussed topics among public relations professional and marketers this year, a practice which centers on really great, high-quality content. Here at MaccaPR, we've blogged about content marketing a number of times (e.g."

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Cision

DECEMBER 20, 2017

For example, IndustrialFX is a marketing company that caters to — you guessed it — industrial and manufacturing businesses. “How much could you possibly write about industrial marketing?” Payson even created an app to give users updates on the oil and gas market and help calculate investments.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 12, 2018

As more and more companies turn to content marketing to reach new clients, the time has come for existing marketing plans to get reworked in order to stay ahead of the competition. Creating an action plan for your marketing doesn’t have to be complicated. What kind of content do you hope to create?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Cision

JANUARY 16, 2017

One of the challenges facing content creators is how to create consistent, meaningful content. All of us experience spammy weekly (or daily) emails of irrelevant content, and perhaps wonder if some of our content is received so unfavorably. Keeping content fresh and relevant for readers can be difficult.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nowadays, consumers are constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing collateral, creating a congested market. This is where influencer marketing plays a pivotal role in the industry. Traditional forms of advertising often feel intrusive and lack the personal touch that influencer marketing provides.

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Generating a stream of interesting and engaging ways to reach your audience through content marketing can be a pain. But a better strategy is to plan out your content several weeks or months — even quarters — ahead. This way you can better align it to whatever else you’re doing marketing-wise. Plan ahead of time.

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Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I worked at a content marketing agency, Siege Media , for six years, and with every successful and failed campaign, I learned a new lesson. And each time, I came away more prepared and excited for the next piece of content. And by using search volume, they get eyeballs on their content without pitching.

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Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The annual survey of more than 33,000 individuals in 28 countries seeks to understand the public’s perception of trust across different markets and demographics. More than 91 percent of businesses use content marketing, according to the Semrush State of Content Marketing report.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 9, 2019

For GE, however, it’s the culmination of a decade-long commitment to content marketing. As a result, the brief brims with journalistic rigor, pulling in stories from GE Reports , the brand’s main content hub, where employees across the globe explain new research and innovations by focusing on ideas instead of products.

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Cision

JANUARY 9, 2018

Brands are investing more time, resources and budget into publishing high-quality content with the goal of attracting, engaging and converting customers throughout the buyer’s journey. According to HubSpot’s State of Inbound 2017 , the top three inbound marketing priorities are: Growing SEO & Organic Presence.

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Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Do you know that at least 70 percent of B2B marketers will create more content in 2017 compared to 2016? Creating more content is usually always a good thing, but successful content marketers know that it takes more than just creating more content to get results from content marketing.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 29, 2024

Here, we’ll be delving into why blogging is the tool your business needs, as well as some tips on how to write an attention-grabbing blog to consolidate your content marketing strategy. Incorporating visual elements like eye-catching imagery, infographics for stats, or videos to enhance the reading experience.

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Cision

APRIL 19, 2016

Bigger and better than ever, Social Media Marketing World 2016 didn’t disappoint on day one. Back-to-back sessions on social media, content marketing, customer service, employee advocacy and social tools hosted over 3,000 social media marketers from across the globe. Evolution of Content Marketing.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. But generally speaking, it is a content research tool that allows marketers to put themselves in the shoes (and the mindset) of different segments of customers.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Visuals (photos, infographics, etc.). Here’s a go-to visual you can use when you need to explain how it all works, to C-suite execs or other cross-divisional partners: 2. Leta Soza is the Director of PR Engineering & Ops at AirPR where she specializes in PR strategy, content marketing, community cultivation, and analytics.

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Buzzstream

APRIL 10, 2019

Although it has been updated heavily it’s incredible how much of the original information still rings true. Many content marketers view “promotion” as a phase that begins once content goes live. Repurposing your content is the definition of low-hanging fruit, but doing so can exponentially increase it’s value.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 3, 2019

How will you make your marketing program even savvier in 2019? We used Buzzsumo’s Content Analyzer to curate the top posts across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, as well as links from other websites. Catch up on what you missed before you set your marketing intentions. Best of luck in 2019! You’re in luck.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For today’s marketers, maintaining a comprehensive content pipeline isn’t just a strategy—it’s a mandate. As the foundation of effective content marketing, it serves the critical role of linking content initiatives to tangible sales outcomes.

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