Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. The annual report is a joint effort between MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute.

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ISEBOX

MARCH 14, 2016

The Rise of Videos, Images and Content in Media Relations. These days, we hardly notice how much we are surrounded by multimedia content. Videos, photos, infographics, charts…they are everywhere. Use Twitter for business? Producing great content is always easier said than done. Journalists already know this.

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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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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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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Conducting market research, analyzing customer feedback, and monitoring user behavior on your website are effective ways to gain valuable insights into your target audience’s preferences. This highlights the importance of tailoring your content to specific target audiences to maximize its effectiveness. Let’s listen to her insights.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often people find themselves in a position where they are posting for the sake of posting or are sharing content that isn’t well engaged with – which makes the effort of sharing content almost seem like it’s not worth it. For more ideas on the variation of content check out our content marketing page.

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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

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. On Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all those other social networks. See how they market online. How do they drive traffic, create engaging content, make content get shared, and capture leads?

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

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PRSay

JULY 16, 2019

Just like Disney took a tried-and-true story and retold it with modern animation, repurposing evergreen content in a new medium can revive established messaging. For example, taking a blog post and turning it into a podcast, infographic or video is a great way to present identical information in a new format. Find a timely twist.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Your content must be relevant, meaningful and useful to capture your audience’s attention. According to a Marketwired survey in November 2015, PR and marketing professionals plan to increase their content marketing programs by 64% in 2016. Discovering new design techniques for content creation.

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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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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 21, 2014

Content marketing is on my mind quite a bit this week, for a variety of reasons, so we’ll use that as our topic. A second client tasked me with building a list of recommended next steps to move their content marketing forward, AND I’ve been working on my own 2015 content marketing strategy for Rock The Status Quo.

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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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Cision

JUNE 23, 2016

Today, professional communicators are looking for ways to tap into new audiences and mobilize them in support of their own goals through content marketing. So how do these legendary teams’ fan bases compare on Twitter? Likewise, knowing someone’s interests can help direct sponsorship or marketing efforts.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. An infographic: The design team has taken the most tweet-worthy stats and created a tantalizing infographic to accompany the eBook and drive social shares. Personas have been defined.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Most people focus on three main areas when trying to promote their business: advertising, content marketing , and public relations. A Long-Term Strategy: Content Marketing. Content marketing isn’t a new idea. Your goal with content marketing is not to sell directly to your audience.

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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.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Equally important is recognizing what resonates best with your intended market — including their preferences and preferred communication channels- then delivering tailored content accordingly. Each platform holds its unique set of audiences, and ensuring maximum engagement would require crafting tailored content strategies for each.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2016

Sometimes contrast is better than comparison because it advances our understanding of marketing and communication channels. We search for content that is useful. We share content that is interesting or entertaining. By contrast, we share content on social media when it’s convenient for us, says to Steve Plunkett.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Infographic courtesy of Kargo.com. For daily updates on PR and tech trends follow me on Twitter. Content Marketing Online PR apps content content strategy digital PR mobile online PR strategy web' We already pay for releases to be put on the wire and distributed to news sites.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 24, 2020

Include your logo in infographics, social media posts or any other content that has the potential to be shared by others. . Leave white space in your content. Adjust your content so it proportionally fits the size of your design. An Instagram post size is typically different from a Twitter post size.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 31, 2017

While B2C brands have been hitting content marketing full-bore, B2B companies have been a little more circumspect. Many B2B marketers have discovered that creating effective content that gets results is not the easiest task. According to a study by DemadnWave whitepapers, case studies, videos and infographics work well.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Do a quick Google search and you’ll find plethora of other statistics illustrating that visual content beats out text every time. The phenomenon raises an important question for marketers and PR professionals: Are your viewers averse to reading or is there something more to the attraction of imagery?

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Cision

OCTOBER 12, 2015

But if your brand is using the same content marketing strategy as it did in 2014, you’re probably not seeing any results. Because only one to four percent of your audience is actually seeing your content! Despite popular belief, repurposing content on Facebook or Twitter, is perfectly okay, says Mari.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 28, 2013

Since so much of what we do entails marketing, this week’s roundup focuses on just that topic; from tools (the ones to use , not to be ) to best practices: 1. Slideshare Is The Biggest Opportunity In B2B Content Marketing. Content Marketing Tactics: Business Blogging Pros, Cons, Best Practices & Brands Doing It Right.

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Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Their campaign was highly successful, although the content hardly mentioned Dove in the videos. Create a strong content marketing plan. Just creating content, whether textual or visual, is not enough if it does not resonate with your audience. You should also consider what types of content your audience consumes.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

This year’s sold-out Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit in downtown Minneapolis brought together 1,400 of our state’s brightest marketers, technologists and entrepreneurs to hear about new strategies to disrupt the status quo. Channels such as Twitter and Instagram thrive on this human connection.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

A successful integrated marketing communications (IMC) practice incorporates concepts like core strategy statements, cross-platform strategies, and iterative measurement practices. Here are some of my “go to” linked tactics that almost always get pulled out of the Wax Marketing IMC toolkit, particularly when a campaign is in trouble.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 7, 2017

We’re in the thick of a new year, and like many professionals, marketers are searching for the next top trends to drive results in 2017. This and every year, we search for ways to break through the clutter to ensure our content reaches the right audience at the right time. 55% want to create more visual content.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 19, 2016

Most social media marketers share the same thoughts as they open up their mobile phone or computer each morning: Who am I going to reach today? You also have to consider how social touches other aspects of your multichannel marketing plan. How will my posts result in shares, comments and other interactions?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 21, 2014

I’ve read and blogged about previous reports produced by the UMASS Center for Marketing Research for several years now. Infographic: Millennials and Social Commerce. The state of content marketing is – the gap between those that are good and those that haven’t started is widening. For example: 13 Statistics from an Inc.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Read the infographic below to learn more about how much bad customer experiences can cost companies. Andrew Dennis is a Senior Content Marketing Specialist at Siege Media. If you would like to connect with him you can find him on Twitter. Please include attribution to GetCRM.com with this graphic.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Personally, I’ve “known” Paul for years–we’ve sat on panels together, we’ve gone back-and-forth on Twitter, and we’ve met and talked at events around town. And, many of those same people seem to have a pretty high opinion of Paul Maccabee. I haven’t worked for him.

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Beyond PR

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. On Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all those other social networks. See how they market online. How do they drive traffic, create engaging content, make content get shared, and capture leads?

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 9, 2015

#viralchat is a Twitter chat hosted by Post Planner on Thursday at 9 pm ET. Q1: Why are influencers important to a business wanting to grow a Twitter presence? Q2: How can a business build their influencer list on Twitter? A2: Do a Twitter bio search on FollowerWonk.com using a keyword for your industry or topic.

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