Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

(Disclosure: Marriott Bonvoy Traveler has been a Contently customer since its launch in 2014.). “We pivoted our storytelling to focus on armchair travel,” explained Robin Bennefield, Marriott International’s editorial director of Marriott creative and content marketing.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers. For Content Marketing, we like…. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice. a free marketing course).

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Social and content marketing edge out media relations A survey by Talkwalker says media relations has been supplanted by other functions as the top services provided by public relations. Content marketing and media relations need each other. Because so many journalists are on the platform. Give our services a try.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

There tends to be a lot of guesswork involved in PR because, while you can get a rough idea of how many people view a website a month or the circulation of a magazine, you don’t know for sure how many people will actually read your story. It’s one of the only practices that, for hundreds of years, has been solely about storytelling?—?and

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. Earned media isn’t going away any time soon, but in recent years, social platforms have dominated. PR and SEO are joined.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Guitar Center’s YouTube channel beat out hundreds of leading brands, including Target, Four Seasons and General Electric, to snag the Project of the Year award at Content Marketing Institute’s 2014 Content Marketing Awards. Content Marketing'

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Here’s a scary stat I read in Wired magazine regarding national election reporting: In November 2012, it took four employees at the Washington Post, 25 hours to compile and post a fraction of the election results. Brands who understand these two sides of the same storytelling coin are going to prosper.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. For nearly five decades, Money was a glossy finance magazine published by Meredith Corporation.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. We love email,” GE’s Chief Storyteller told us. “It

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PR 20/20

APRIL 12, 2016

One of this year’s panel sessions, Humans, Not Machines: Content Is About Connecting , is a perfect share for our own PR 20/20 blog audience. Thanks to the panelists Kate Lewis ( @kcwl ) of Hearst Magazines, Neha Gandhi ( @nehaintown ) of Refinery 29, and Lockhart Steele ( @lock ) of Vox Media, for sharing your experiences!

Pinterest 40

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. A successful tech PR strategy focuses on targeting the right media outlets, using engaging content, and creating relationships with key influencers in the industry.

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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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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. Content marketers in all industries can learn from these examples. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

At the time, we knew it wasn’t the best course on SEO or content marketing or email marketing,” the company wrote in a recent e-book. But what [the] Inbound Marketing [course] did do well was combine all of those strategies into a framework that really spoke to SMB marketers.”

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

They are the Swiss Army knife of public relations,” said Stephen Waddington in a recent issue of Influence (magazine for CIPR members). Everyone loves a good story, so don’t forget to inject a dose of storytelling into the process. Earned media is the lifeblood of media relations, a core component of public relations.

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PR 20/20

MAY 23, 2017

You know the drill: You turn to the top content marketing influencers, blogs, publications and resources for a reinforcement. So, what marketing resources do you turn to on a daily basis? PR 20/20’s Guide for Top Marketing Resources. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry.

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Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2016

In a word, content. Inspired storytelling and strong visuals can help today’s agencies start conversations, interest media and hook new customers for their clients. Promoting content across websites, blogs and social media channels can go a long way in boosting visibility and grabbing influencers’ attention.”.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

Hosted by Chris Brogan and the rest of Owner Magazine’s staff. SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders. If you want to learn how to integrate social media, content marketing, the latest technology and more, you won’t be disappointed in Pam’s podcasts, which she delivers each weekday.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 2, 2017

Don’t miss Buffer podcasts (which range from video marketing and Snapchat strategy to the storytelling secrets of National Geographic Travel) and its case studies, such as: “ How I Grew My Traffic By Almost 50% In Just 30 Days Using Twitter.”. Content and Inbound Marketing Blogs. The Buffer Guide to Video Metrics ”. “

Blogging 48

Blogging Marketing YouTube Content Marketing 48

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

Content marketers never make content for content’s sake. Meanwhile, a media company like Hearst might publish a feature article in the print edition of Esquire magazine, and the sole “point” of that article might be “make the reader feel like they really get Chris Evans.” Gamification.

Content Marketing 85

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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. Credibility: Why Content Marketing also needs PR . This means content marketing, should be at the center of all external communication.

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