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The Tricks and Treats of Building an Infographic

Shift Communications

Here at SHIFT, we coupled our love of candy and data to create the infographic below ( click for larger image ) showcasing consumers’ Halloween candy buying and spending habits. Like most creative pieces, the infographic was an evolution and team effort that didn’t happen overnight. Creative Data Marketing' Zach Burrus.

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3 Landmark Studies that Sum Up the State of Creativity for the CMO [UML]

Sword and the Script

I sense we are reaching that point in marketing, with respect to data and creativity. This is the role of creativity in marketing: to drive an emotional connection and feeling of belonging. Where every business has data, perhaps even the same data, we cannot have, by definition, the same creativity.

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5 Ways PR Supports Content Marketing

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Case studies. Case studies are a great customer reference and sales tool for any growing company. For PR teams, case studies can be very useful for joint media briefings, award submissions and trade media placement. They can also be a key PR asset. Just because you don’t have a full report doesn’t mean the data is useless.

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Outperform: The Skim on 3 Credible Studies About the CMO [UML]

Sword and the Script

At the same time, it’s worth recognizing that “Behind every great CMO is a bunch of great people,” as one study in this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML) points out. As it is on the occasional Saturday, the UML is where I round up three ideas – in this case three fairly substantive studies – and present them for your perusal.

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How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony [UML]

Sword and the Script

Limited is the operative word, because while measurements are important, you can’t directly measure everything, like the impact of creativity, and yet we know these things have value. This is why a new study by McKinsey is so important and why I’ve included it in this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Is Creativity a Skill or Talent and Can it be Lost and Learned? [UML]

Sword and the Script

Is creativity a talent or a skill? It seems to me if creativity is a talent it can be fine-tuned, like a natural athlete trains to compete in professional football. On the other hand, if creativity is a skill, it can be taught in the same way, we might teach our children to throw or catch a football. Or it might remain elusive.

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10 Types of Content That Drive Demand & Boost Engagement

Cision

Infographics. I love infographics. I’m not alone, over 40 percent of marketers say infographics are their most engaging piece of content. Infographics are easy to read, easier to digest and boost engagement by up to 3x. To promote an infographic, you first have to create an infographic. Case Studies.