Sword and the Script

AUGUST 31, 2021

High-performing marketers are more likely to lead CX, partner with IT and automate marketing attribution – among other important details. Salesforce recently published its seventh annual State of Marketing report – based on a survey of 8,227 marketers around the world. High-Performing Marketers Do the Details Differently.

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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. I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

Ask a veteran marketer how marketing has changed in the last decade and many comments will center on output. Today, marketing is not just communicating with a prospective buyer. This is why context in marketing is so important – and that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Marketing organizations cut B2B email marketing resources but send more messages; 1 in 5 never respond to a demo request When marketing leaders scrambled to reallocate budgets in the wake of the pandemic, email marketing wasn’t one of the areas that benefited. Some 94% of marketers put email in the top three.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2017

The April #measurePR chat fell the Thursday before Tax Day, so Shonali invited some of PR’s best financial communications pros with measurement advice for everyone—from those just starting out to seasoned pros. Next, Shonali asked about best practices in measurement for IR/financial comms work. Guest Post by Jen Zingsheim Phillips.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2023

B2B marketing tends to be quick to critique messages they get from SDRs, but the fact is this team is an important link between sales and marketing. With that in mind, it’s worth examining the relationship your own marketing shop has with the SDR team. That will go a long way toward being a good marketing partner for B2B sales.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Semrush is focusing on building up their marketing education,” wrote Backlinko founder Brian Dean in a LinkedIn post. And I have a massive library of SEO and content marketing material.”. PR tech mentions.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This year’s most-viewed posts reflected current events, such as the ongoing challenges of senior executives expressing opinions on controversial or sensitive issues, and crucial areas of professional development, including always-popular topics like writing and storytelling. • The Top-8 Writing Tips for 2022 (January).

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2017

As I wrote about in my last post , my approach to PR measurement has evolved over the years. In my last two jobs – one agency and one in house – I’ve used SeeDepth to monitor and measure results. Defining share of voice: When asked to measure share of voice, you should first ask “Share of voice for what, specifically?”

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Onclusive

JUNE 21, 2017

Watch the Facebook Live event or scan the session’s top takeaways below. In the past, PR professionals pitched the media and threw events with little proof of how PR moved the needle. Maybe running a targeted marketing campaign in tandem with PR is your best bet. PR and marketing are converging. said Furey, “Probably not.”

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 31, 2020

Buyers were taking in content before talking to sales even before the Coronavirus hit; now is a great time to double down on content marketing Today is the last day of the first quarter of 2020. When I think about that statistic in today’s context – this is another moment for true content marketing. Here are their answers: 1.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

In this post, we provide organizations with our top digital marketing tips that will help elevate your business marketing strategy. Let’s say your competitors are practicing successful digital communication by providing clean, simple and straightforward marketing collateral. Define Your Brand’s Tone. Unique Website Visitors.

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Marketing SEO Radio Video 92

Contently - Strategy

MAY 11, 2024

How to Write Content for Local SEO The first step is to create content that’s locally relevant. It’s a good idea to subscribe to local news sites and sign up for alerts on local events relevant to your industry (e.g., Let’s take the Minneapolis-based pizza parlor. food festivals, culinary awards, state fairs).

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Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Document company social events and get behind-the-scenes photos. Measure your success. Measure your success. Speak to, not at your audience. SCHEDULE A DEMO. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 75

Critical Mention

JULY 24, 2018

Companies tend to emphasize PR when they’re launching their brand, unveiling a new product or reaching a business milestone — but how about after the dust settles on these events? PR is an integral part of marketing and should play a key role in brand strategy throughout a company’s lifecycle. Amplifying and measuring results.

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Marketing Measurement Financial Analytics 76

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With so many moving pieces and parts in your content and social media marketing strategy, it can be challenging to stay on top of it all. But with one key tool, you can not only plan your marketing approach far in advance but also take advantage of specific times of year when certain campaigns will thrive.

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wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“How to Write a Superstar Speaker Press Release to Attract the Attention, Business and Applause You Deserve!” Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay. – naturally increase value for meeting planners, associations and events. Get your PR PRIMER now.

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Action PR

MAY 14, 2019

Writing an agency brief for a PR or marketing campaign can be a difficult task. However, taking the time to write a proper brief will help you avoid headaches and ensure both you and your agency find the winning idea faster. In short, why do you need a marketing or PR campaign? What are you going to measure?

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Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Document company social events and get behind-the-scenes photos. Measure your success. Measure your success. Speak to, not at your audience. SCHEDULE A DEMO. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 68

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. ” Thought Leadership vs. Content Marketing At face value, thought leadership and content marketing look similar. It should work hand in hand with other content marketing initiatives.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 15, 2021

They also work well for sales and marketing. A big part of my job is writing award entries for our various ad tech, martech, AI, and cybersecurity clients. While these are all excellent measures of a solution’s effectiveness, judges tend to value metrics like ROI and ROAS (return on ad spend) the most.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We need to be able to use social media platforms to reach and engage curated audiences, as well as measure the success of our campaigns. This includes familiarity with social media management, content creation, and influencer marketing. Some even admit to a secret fear of so-called left-brain skills like data analytics.

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Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

With the rise of AI in marketing in recent years, data-driven decision making has become an integral part of marketing’s fabric. Document company social events and get behind-the-scenes photos. Measure your success. Measure your success. Speak to, not at your audience. SCHEDULE A DEMO. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 60

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 29, 2017

How is your business or brand perceived among the target market? What communications could your business or brand do better or differently to reach its target market? What does ‘effective’ communications mean to you and how can you measure it? What market share or share of voice do you need so you can be effective?

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Writing Measurement Creativity Communications 48

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. PR can also involve managing events, speaking at conferences, and developing social media campaigns. How is public relations different from marketing?

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Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

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Measurement Analytics Google Agency 49

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“How to Write a Superstar Speaker Press Release to Attract the Attention, Business and Applause You Deserve!” Register or Purchase the How to Write a Press Release for Coaches, Speakers and Authors Replay. – naturally increase value for meeting planners, associations and events. Get your PR PRIMER now.

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Writing How To Engineering Education 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 29, 2019

“Strategy” is a word that’s thrown around a lot by PR and marketing professionals, and its meaning is often diluted. Supporting tactics could include targeted stories in key trade publications, influencer blog posts, conference sponsorships, customer education or awards events, and more. Test it with research.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He is left trying to write down individual tweets, which is both humorous and pathetic. But putting the humor of the situation aside, this episode makes a salient point about the importance of a real-time media monitoring platform, especially during a big news event or crisis.

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Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

Digital marketing success is fueled by creating great content and building a targeted audience, but there’s a third piece missing from that equation—ignition. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. Aligning a brand with a celebrity is the oldest type of influence marketing.

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Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Business Wire

MARCH 20, 2018

Nearly 100 public relations, marketing and news professionals gathered to hear insights from Business Insider associate editor Tanza Loudenback , Techcrunch senior editor Jon Shieber , Vice writer Justin Caffier, Jalopnik reviews editor Andrew P. If we don’t want to write it, no one’s going to want to read it,” Loudenback said.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 1) Earned media is sales enablement. a) Results may vary.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 28, 2022

Many marketers use editorial calendars to plan their marketing campaigns and support their overall marketing strategy. As a result, you’ll collaborate more effectively with other teams, better align marketing with product changes and other high-level business updates, and make more relevant data-driven marketing decisions.

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

Write “good” content. You could develop a content marketing strategy , but that doesn’t mean that it will be a good strategy, or that it is related to the corporate goals in any meaningful way. What I want to do in this post is to identify 11 content marketing mistakes that you should avoid. Use images.

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Wadds Inc.

JUNE 5, 2023

The functional writing style is suited to the material, exemplifying the practical aims of the author and Coleman is a big fan of lists and step-by-step plans. Some of the advice might be described as commonsense and yet time and again, organisations fail to apply seemingly obvious measures that would’ve prevented a world of pain.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

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Analytics Measurement Data Technology 170