Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We have heard the drumbeat of the importance of content marketing for years. Long before it was labeled “content marketing,” communications pros were utilizing the tactic in client work. Content Marketing is a valuable tool in the communications arsenal. How does content marketing fit into that plan?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s really important for boosting online visibility, driving web traffic, establishing credibility, staying ahead of the competition, and captivating your audience – making it a pretty powerful tool when used correctly! A poorly designed blog or web page can instantly put off visitors. What do they want to know?

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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. The web has obviously changed that – a few quick product searches on a mobile device leads a buyer to reviews and commentary from sources other than the brand.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2015

Recently a puzzle like the one nearby made rounds on the web. Janet Fouts , who founded Tatu Digital Media , read this post – Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret – and invited me to a Google Hangout to discuss it (She previously produced The Friday Hangout , a regular weekly show with Steve Farnsworth and Adam Helweh ).

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

What does voice search mean for content marketers in 2023? But first, let’s connect the dots between voice search and digital marketing. Voice Search & Digital Marketing: What’s the Connection? As a consequence, you need to optimize your content to ensure rank in voice search results.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content. More internal comms. Everything from PR, social, and owned content are starting to bled together into one job.”.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? Google continuously updates its algorithms to rank blog posts and web pages. Display expertise.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s better than estimating the publication’s web traffic or impressions. Send it around internally. Internal sharing pulls double duty: When the next catastrophe hits, and the leadership takes out the budget hatchet , again, they don’t want to cut yours because they understand the outsized-value you deliver to the business.

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PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2019

When Graham joined Amazon Web Services in 2016, there were 10,000 employees. In her 45-minute talk, Graham shared four tips for capturing and maintaining your audience’s attention — applicable for everything from effective internal communications to working with prospective clients. So, how do you keep talking to them?”

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. Content Forecast Calls for Users, Search Engines, Customization, and More. Why: “Content marketers need to be more like meteorologists than fortune tellers. Good morning from Atlanta!

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Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Half of B2B marketers say producing content consistently is a top marketing challenge (Content Marketing Institute) and 65 percent have trouble producing engaging content (Zazzle Media). It’s a tall order.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. It’s a primary communications channel both internally and externally. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. Read more: 43 Bright Ideas for Promoting Your Lead Gen Content. On and on the lists go….

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Many developed countries, like the United States and the United Kingdom, require businesses operating within their borders to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and other laws that encourage accessible and inclusive content for everyone. In addition, accessibility can be required by law.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2016

“SEO is no longer just about 200 ranking factors," according to Gianluca Fiorelli , SEO and web marketing consultant. How do we, as content marketers, focus on making our websites these undeniable sources for answers? How RankBrain Changes Content Marketing. This is what we need to keep an eye on.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In the ideation phase, you’ll want to develop a plan for cross-channel content marketing that will drive exposure and reach your target audience. As content is delivered, PR pros need to be ready for real-time strategy adjustments and know how to measure the success of your content marketing campaign.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Internal Resources.

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Critical Mention

JULY 31, 2019

Part of the reason for this personnel strategy is that research shows the most effective methods of marketing involve storytelling; a PR pro’s specialty. can create more conversions, the ultimate goal of all marketing and PR efforts. Jack Feinberg is a marketing intern for Critical Mention.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

We also were led to believe that the creation of a compelling piece of content (text, images, infographics, video) stood a chance of going viral. Now that CGM has morphed in name to UGC (user generated content), marketers want a guarantee — in the form of a ready-made audience — to drive awareness and action. advertising).

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

Many brands utilize digital PR to drive links to an asset and then use internal linking to direct SEO or link value to their money page. To create these posts, you can gather statistics from the web (most people do this) or utilize your proprietary data (which is much more effective in the long run). More on this in a bit.)

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Polaris

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Amy Lockwood is a former marketer who now works in international development. No one likes to stumble across a 404 error on the web. Content Marketing' After all, “it’s the first follower that transforms the lone nut into a leader,” he says. 3: Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo. Bali, here I come!

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

We can tap into the wisdom of the web and discover what people really think, rather than what opinion formers and influencers tell us. But many companies jumping on the content marketing band wagon get it spectacularly wrong. But in fact it is just as likely to work in our favour as it is against.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. The survey found, “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”. Social media statistics from 2020.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Moreover, about 20 percent millennials are no longer using their desktop to access the Web. With a number of content discovery platforms available to the marketers, publishers and advertisers, they need not worry about a user leaving their site/blog to find further information on their preferred topics. billion in 2014 to 2.17

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Presspage

MAY 31, 2023

The Struggle for Brand Narrative Control Several factors contribute to the struggle for brand narrative control, which is a challenge both on a national and international level. Traditional methods of storytelling, such as press releases and media relations, are no longer sufficient in engaging with the audience.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 14, 2021

Press releases are different than content marketing blog pieces in that they’re also written like a news story. As people search for certain keywords or keyword phrases, your web pages are more likely to turn up on the first page of the search engines results page (SERP) if they’re optimized.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Additional recommended reading: The Buyer’s Journey and Why Content Marketing is a Thing. Proof of B2B Marketing Value Does Not Start with the Competition. If your buyer personas are based on generic or internal ideas about your buyers, your content won’t be any better than it was before you had personas.”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

Breaking through with quality material will become more difficult as content marketing approaches a saturation point. If PR is all about content, it follows that SEO is a critical item in the PR practitioner’s toolbox. When it comes to content, quality and relevance have replaced sheer quantity as a key metric.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

It’s a way to internalize and reflect more deeply on a topic. We run so fast and so hard in marketing, we have to make time for reflection. Also see: Marketing Strategy: The Looming Knowledge Crisis. 3) Survey: B2B Marketing Looks to Build an Audience. It’s easy to read…but writing is thinking. Give our services a try.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

Other readers liked these related posts: Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential? Why You Can Run a Campaign Inside Content Marketing, but Not the Other Way. There are obvious use cases for media relations , analyst relations (think: MQ briefings), and internal communications. Further, Ms.

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