Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Content! That’s what many social media marketers are thinking about as we start 2021. And, as you think about new content ideas, you need to think about visuals as much as text (even more so, really). And, what better place to turn than one of the biggest repositories of visuals on the planet: Shutterstock.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This is why content marketing plays such a crucial role in media relations , among many other aspects of PR and corporate communications. This is why PR is well suited to figure that out and because of the experience working with editorial contacts and content. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The world of marketing and PR evolves rapidly. Conferences and other gatherings of like-minded marketing professionals provide key learning opportunities, introductions to others who can help you hone your craft, and team-building experiences unlike any other. Digital Sales and Marketing World. Dates: Feb 25 – 26, 2020.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

“Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. After hundreds of meetings and workshops this year, I feel confident that content marketing is about to take a big leap—thanks to a few key factors.

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Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. With more and more businesses across verticals and industries creating content, people have become desensitized towards brand content. Episodic Content .

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Communications Conversations

MAY 20, 2020

The term “brand journalism” is a bit of a lightning rod term in the social media marketing business. For some, it conjures up imagery of “advertorials” and “sponsored content.” But, for the most part, brand journalism wins have been tough to come by. Many starts and stops.

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Journalism Brand Branding Interviews 148

Buzzstream

JANUARY 9, 2019

Content marketing takes time and effort. By working together with other guest bloggers on content creation and helping each other get mentioned, we’re building useful, long-term relationships. Since I started applying reciprocity in marketing a year ago, it has helped us grow our organic traffic for Survey Anyplace by over 100%.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2015

But don’t fret, there’s a way to break through, gain back their attention and make your brand be heard: brand journalism. In fact, 78 percent of CMOs estimate that future marketing and communication will rely on this customized content approach. Let’s start with the basics: brand journalism is not journalism.

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Journalism Brand Branding Content Marketing 120

Cision

JANUARY 5, 2016

The answer is brand journalism. Brand journalism combines journalistic storytelling tactics with brand strategy to engage audiences and increase brand reputation. So what will your brand get out of brand journalism? Brand journalism establishes a narrative that invites your audience to be a part of. Build Awareness.

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Storytelling 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It should be part of any growing brand’s marketing toolkit, and it may just become a key part of your brand’s strategy -- as it should. Here’s how to ensure public relations continues to play a role in your marketing strategy: Amplify your message. Make your message a positive one and ensure that comes through in your writing.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I study organizational persuasion for a living and I knew this was not bona fide journalism. Some clever guy with a political bent bought a domain and polished up a site to look like journalism. There is something wrong with perpetuating erroneous information and dressing it up to look like journalism.

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Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 69

Cision

JANUARY 15, 2016

That’s where brand journalism comes into play. Unlike content marketing , brand journalism places people front and center, rather than the products that affect those people. Brand journalism aims to attract new audiences and guide them towards other messaging without self-promotion. Distribution. Story Type.

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Journalism Strategy Brand Branding 120

Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Do the marketing tools and tactics you use actually keep your brand top of mind? It may be time to say out with the old (traditional TV advertising) and in with the new (brand journalism). A brand journalism program, like any marketing strategy, must include goals, metrics and outlined measurement tactics. Want proof?

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Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 50% say improved distribution.

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Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 64

Onclusive

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Industry Insights & Trends brand journalism content content creation content marketing Matter Medium publisher publishing' On June 25th, Medium announced the hiring of Steven Levy, longtime technology writer at Wired, to be the editor-in-chief of an unnamed technology site associated with their platform.

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Journalism Content Marketing Technology Trends 356

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2016

There may well be a disconnect between strategy and execution in B2B marketing. For all the sophisticated visual representations of the buyer’s journey – Venn diagrams, inverted funnels and figure-eight models – the net result of these meetings often boils down to increasing the volume of email marketing or spending more on PPC.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Small Business 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . Both have a deserved place in the marketing mix. 2) Content marketing (not “marketing content” ).

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B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 89

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

Landis PR

MARCH 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay The highly anticipated Muck Rack 2023 State of Journalism Report , which the company released at SXSW on March 15, 2023, provides valuable insight into the ever-changing media landscape and how journalists perceive their work. Conducted with over 2,200 journalists worldwide, the survey results are fascinating.

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Journalism Newspapers YouTube LinkedIn 52

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Today I share Deborah Weinstein’s answers to questions about the challenges confronting social media marketing and digital communications. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? The thing about marketing is that to fill your net you have to fish where the fish are. Be Helpful.

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Marketing Facebook Social Media Community 244

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

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Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales. One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how John Wall put it on a recent episode of Marketing Over Coffee.

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Company Marketing B2B Software 96

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape have altered PR and marketing in recent years. The public values journalism, and people are moving to media channels they trust. PR skills once used exclusively in media relations are easily transferred to social community management, influencer relations, and content marketing.

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Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

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. Don’t miss these related posts: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster.

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Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

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Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Onclusive

AUGUST 1, 2017

Sometimes it sits within its own communications department, other times it’s a part of digital marketing (smart!), On the spectrum of surface-level PR all the way through marketing with substance, a brand is only as strong as its message is believable. Brand Journalism Pitfalls to Avoid ”. Read more.

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Brand Branding Guidelines Journalism 231

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

O ur daily mantra as inbound marketers: stay focused, and be passionate. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers.

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Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

The past five years or so have seen drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape that impact PR and marketing. The good news is that the public seems to value the role of journalism, and people are moving to media channels they trust. PR generates influence. PR is (nearly) immune to ad-blocking. PR is more measurable than ever.

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Mobile SEO Web Journalism 244

Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2017

That’s according to the 2017 Global Communications Report , from the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism at USC. The evolution of digital media has facilitated the integration of previously distinct marketing disciplines. Will the professional communicator be subsumed permanently by marketing? Talk to Us!

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Publicity Marketing Content Marketing Software 118

Bad Pitch Blog

APRIL 19, 2012

News Industry: All of the above has come to pass as good people are being put out on the street as journalism''s business model was never truly adapted for online consumption. Resources are such that content from brands and consumers as well as new publishing technologies are being tapped by the fourth estate to deliver their product.

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Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Consumer 66

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: You started your career in journalism. AirPR: How do you see PR & content marketing evolving in 2018?

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I’ve always been somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to Coca-Cola’s brand journalism initiative: Coke Journey, which launched back in 2012. I get the brand journalism thing when you’re a company that’s built on thought leadership–GE and GE Reports comes to mind. The big reason for my skepticism?

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Case Study Journalism Marketing 60

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

For my money, there’s no better way to acknowledge the marketer in your life this holiday season than with a book. For help in deciding what books to put on my holiday list, I asked a dozen marketing pros to weigh in with their recommendations. Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi.

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Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

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. Marketers need to] adapt. Marketing Land.

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Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

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