Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

An interview with Maja Pawinska Sims is a rite of passage for anyone in the PR industry. It’s impossible to keep coming up with creative ideas to reach and resonate with audiences that are not represented on your team. I caught up with The Holmes Report’s EMEA editor to find out what we can expect for the PR industry in 2020.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We typically interview the prospect and based on the outcome of the discussion, gauge the odds of winning the business, determine how to budget and staff for the pitch and roll the dice on a positive outcome. Innovative ways to work with ad, marketing, and SEO partners. Yet this isn’t always the case.

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SEO Pitching Agency Exercises 200

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Using written content is a great SEO practice for podcasts. An interview format is effective when listeners want to listen to other people’s stories. While being a guest on a different podcast, one can get creative. It is important to have a loyal fanbase who will tune in to it regularly and leave positive reviews.

Marketing 88

Marketing SEO Interviews Creativity 88

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In particular, all-in-one media monitoring platforms cut down time of sifting through millions of data sources, so marketers can spend more time applying what they learned from the data, allowing for the rise of more focused creative strategies instead of crunching numbers. Creative skills (26%). Content research & creation (15%).

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Marketing Data B2C Big Data 118

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Helping your brand stand out requires not just creativity but also strategic alignment. SEO Value: They often have SEO value, meaning they are topics that people are searching for. Keyword Research Utilize SEO tools to conduct keyword research to find what topics related to your industry are being searched for.

How To 52

How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

wiredPRworks

MAY 25, 2022

Let’s find out in the latest episode of Growing Social Now as Barbara Rozgonyi interviews her friend, and wellness expert, Shawna Coronado. Tune in for a spicy interview that will perk up your wellness – and your business – with tips and strategies from a master marketer! About Barbara Rozgonyi.

Television 52

Television YouTube Pinterest Radio 52

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While podcasting is a great tool for optimizing SEO and visibility, these shouldn’t always be the main focus. Be Creative. Every week she interviews female CEOs, business leaders, and artists, not only promoting the brand’s values of supporting women-led businesses but sharing their platform with potential partners.

Community 206

Community Nonprofit Conference Social Media 206

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. Through this collaboration I learned of Stone Temple’s very creative use of video. How do you make the topic fun and interesting?

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Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Cision

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Want to coach your executives to better interviews? A few years ago, Google representative Matt Cutts said that press releases wouldn’t benefit your SEO rankings, though many have questioned the validity of that statement. Images: yosuke muroya , Tony Fischer , muffinn ( Creative Commons ). Myth #2: Press Releases are Dead.

SEO 120

SEO Web Writing Tools 120

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. We are big fans of Katie here at CoverageBook. A standard in article scoring?

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

From a digital perspective, Google’s search algorithm favors press releases, so a well-crafted release boosts your company’s SEO when you distribute through a wire service. If it was a major interview, consider a behind-the-scenes look about how the coverage came to be. Image: Got Credit , Claudia Zimmer ( Creative Commons ).

LinkedIn 120

LinkedIn Pitching Interviews Journalism 120

Prohibition

JANUARY 20, 2021

PR agencies are trained to convey messages to the public in a creative way that sparks interest. This makes PR teams experts at selling in stories, arranging interviews and securing features for your brand that leads to increased brand awareness, boosts SEO and can drive traffic to your site. 3) It can offer a new perspective.

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Company Software Crisis Management Agency 62

wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Selling Secrets Masterclass was created for anyone who wants to be more creative, persuasive, and influential. Taught in a quick-start format, this masterclass is ideal for creative professionals who want to advance digital branding, content marketing and social media skills as they accelerate success.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn Storytelling Facebook Measurement 52

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

That’s an hour back a week for creative! We interviewed the Neoman comms team to find out the secrets behind their success. PR pros don’t need to know about SEO. His creativity is out of this world so we’re taking notes! Automated insight from excel spreadsheets? Secure coverage on the biggest publisher.

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eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

PRSay

MAY 23, 2018

While local broadcast TV segments typically last one to three minutes and reach an audience in the low thousands, podcast interviews last between 15 and 60 minutes and give your client an opportunity to tell his or her story to an engaged, knowledgeable and passionate audience. Podcasts offer many opportunities to amplify coverage.

Media Relations 135

Media Relations Publicity Media Blogging 135

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 5, 2015

As another means of differentiating our offering, our campaigns emphasize the building of online presence and search engine optimization (SEO). It turns out that high-quality content — that informs, educates and even amuses, ideally with a unique bent — is synergistic with SEO. The third pillar focuses on our own brand and reputation.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling SEO Agency Leadership 60

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

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Google SEO Engineering Measurement 109

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It can be valuable for SEO , useful as a straight-forward marketing tool , and increase the reach of your message via social media in countless ways. All you may need to do to bring a great piece to life is record an audio interview and spend time with an editor to put it all together. Guest post by Sue O’Hora.

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Video Interviews Resources Creativity 88

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I work on all things creative and put my passion for words to the test every day. With my obsession with music, I’ve been keeping one foot in journalism, reviewing music and interviewing artists for SoulBounce.com and other websites. The most creative forces of nature are women. Thank you. Who inspires you?

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Measurement Energy Retail Creativity 40

Sword and the Script

JULY 5, 2017

That’s my takeaway based on the interview below with Sophie Shiatis. I thought the topic would make for an excellent addition to the Off Script interview series. See these related interviews: The Benefits of Being a Good PR Agency Client; Off Script #18: Rich Young. 3) Can you provide an example of a strategy work?

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B2C Education B2B Interviews 56

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. Other disciplines, notably marketing, have encroached on PR practice in areas that lead with paid media, such as influencer marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). Progress is slow.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

It’s not impossible to catch up, but it is harder, because there are so many nuances both to the art and science of content – from writing for the web and headlines to incorporating visual media, basic SEO skills and distribution – that add up to a competitive advantage. Content marketing is proving effective for demand gen.

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Survey Content Marketing Report Corporate 60

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email.

Google 101

Google Nonprofit Engineering SEO 101

Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

While we are a group of creatives in a beautiful riverside boathouse in suburban London, we’re also bunch of mad scientists who like to conduct experiments on all aspects PR — and we like having a logical, methodical approach to our work. How much coverage did you receive for all those press releases and interviews that your agency secured?

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Measurement Analytics Google Agency 49

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Why: great ideas that might spur your creative juices, even if you don’t have an e-newsletter… or get you started thinking about one. Why: PR pros are trying to learn more and more about SEO and using keywords smartly. Image: Peter Roome via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL!

SEO 42

SEO Measurement Tourism Analytics 42

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Image: Nick Fletcher via Flickr, Creative Commons But I’m getting ahead of myself. This, for successful applicants, turns into an interview (which is where I came in). Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3. Applying creatively. That sort of creativity gets you noticed. Show your USP.

Publicity 90

Publicity How To Course Facebook 90

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Image: twchoi11 via Flickr , Creative Commons Though I wouldn’t consider myself as devoted as some fan clubs. Image: Gitgat via Flickr , Creative Commons Instead, speak up and join the conversation. Garner support Tablo granted interviews to both the JoongAng Daily and the KBS network , who were sympathetic to his situation.

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Publicity Reputation Crisis Communications Film 77

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Image: Martin LaBar via Flickr, Creative Commons And even many non-Christians will be relaxing, perhaps joining in the revelry (as many of my friends did when I was growing up in India). Mark as read Approve comment Congratulations for a great post, very creative! Thanks for sharing! Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Publicity Creativity Measurement Twitter 86

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Image: sahmeepee via Flickr , Creative Commons The Best means that you are indubitably, unequivocally, indisputably the best in who you are, what you do, and what you stand for, no matter who – or what – else you are compared with, or what others might be exposed to.

Measurement 66

Measurement Tourism Blogging Writing 66

wiredPRworks

AUGUST 2, 2016

AMA CEO Russ Klein Marketer’s Confidence Interview. The Confidence Index revealed gaps in digital marketing and SEO at the more experienced level of marketer. I’m honored to have interviewed him and am delighted to introduce Russ to you!! What’s missing in marketing right now? Competing in Dynamic, Global Markets.

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Enterprise Conference 40

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Image: anthony kelly via Flickr , Creative Commons Here you go. What is the best SEO secret you know? Why: public relations professionals spend a lot of time trying to learn about SEO and increasing online visibility. Coca-Cola’s sponsorship is all about them , from Paul Seaman’s 21st-century PR Issues.

SEO 42

SEO Measurement Facebook Blogging 42

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Image: Geoff LMV via Flickr , Creative Commons These included sentences like On what Pepco’s crisis communication plan is: “Pepco takes its responsibility to keep customers informed seriously. What was interesting to me, was that, as Andre and I DM’d to set up this “interview,&# my attitude towards him changed.

Social Media 61

Social Media Media Crisis Energy 61

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Image: Ranjit Bhatnagar via Flickr , Creative Commons And thanks to myfirsttweet.com , I can share it with you. Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali So What Will You Have For Lunch? October 23rd, 2010 Tweet I can still remember my first tweet.

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Twitter Measurement Tourism Social Media 65

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain. So much to do So much to see I am the future. The future is me. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

Tourism 62

Tourism Measurement Twitter Facebook 62

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It can also help small tech companies to grow, as they have some advantages like shorter teams which can react to news quicker, less red tape, more creativity, and more forgiving trial and error. Podcasts are also a great way to share thought leadership, interview influencers, and discuss trends relevant to the industry.

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Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

John Cleese’s talk at the 2009 Creativity World Forum on creativity. Why: “Boundaries of time and boundaries of space&# are essential to creativity … and pretty much anything we do. Why: A great take on the quality of modern communication because of the speed at which we can now communicate.

Measurement 40

Measurement Tourism Creativity Blogging 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Organic social reach is all but dead, paid social has pathetic CTRs, and organic SEO is as rough as sitting in the crowd at AT&T Stadium and hoping the Monday Night Football camera crew focuses on your homemade sign. Note: see my interview with Tom here – Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script No. 16: Ted Seward.

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 108