Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

By my math on the back of a napkin, of the 6,829 martech companies listed Scott Brinker’s most recent martech landscape infographic, just 144, or 2%, are categorized under “collaboration.”. Growing any team is a leadership challenge. Bulldog Reporter: 6 In 10 companies plan to expand creative teams in first half of 2019.

Creativity 78

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 78

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Blog Posts: Blog posts are a timeless medium that continues to engage audiences through informative narratives and thought leadership while also boosting SEO rankings and brand awareness. Infographics: Infographics distill complex information into visually engaging snapshots, enhancing user understanding.

B2C 52

B2C Case Study B2B Content Marketing 52

Cision

MARCH 21, 2016

They must reconsider how they create, distribute and pitch their thought leadership. Multimedia content, such as infographics or Slideshare presentations, will help you stand out from other brands pitching the same old standardized template. What impact does this have on communication professionals? This explains why almost half (48.9

Trends 120

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PRSay

JUNE 11, 2021

A great example of this was our “COVID is Not the Flu” infographics, which reached over 20 million users on Facebook alone. Given the constantly evolving news cycle, what were the challenges of measuring the results of your efforts in real-time?

Publicity 158

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. 67% said thought leadership.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

Similarly, we also are responsible for helping the CMO carry it out – to execute that strategy, iterate, measure and improve. 3) The CMO Council infographic on CMO priorities. 36% said leadership appetite for making investments when a return is not immediately obvious. Want to Boost Revenues By 5.8% with One Easy Fix?

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Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Visual media and storytelling may be some of the big trends, but you still have to measure your work and provide results to your stakeholders. Don’t neglect the basic plot; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution can play a role in designing a visual story or an asset like an infographic. Decide on the format.

Storytelling 120

Storytelling Infographics Content Marketing Film 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Quora took a stab at estimating how many blogs there are in the world – infographic How Many Blogs are on the Internet puts the figure at 152 million blogs for year 2013.

Blogging 136

Blogging Writing Engineering Analytics 136

PRSay

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Your mission from there will be to wow them with compelling messages, often enhanced by multimedia elements such as images, videos, infographics, etc. With advancements in technology, we are now able to more accurately measure the ROI of earned media. Identifying targets, and the right type of content, is only part of the battle.

Media 60

Media Leadership Enterprise Data 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

Registration forms are a measurable source of potential sales prospect; 44% of B2B marketing organizations say they gate content and of those “close to two-thirds (62%)…cited earning qualified leads as their reason for doing so.”. I like to see things like case studies and infographics freely accessible. landing pages).”.

B2B 128

B2B Mobile Content Marketing SEO 128

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our take on PRsay’s blog: PRsay is an excellent resource for those looking for professional development advice or PR leadership tips. Our take on HubSpot: HubSpot delivers wonderful content, infographics and templates to help guide your marketing techniques. PRNEWS Blog.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 18, 2016

They create content – everything from award and speaking submissions to infographics, videos, photos, bylines and white papers – as well as train executives on speaking and presentation skills, assist HR with creative ad copy, manage crisis situations and even manage social media channels for brands and executives.

Analytics 50

Analytics Training Meeting Measurement 50

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

thought leadership. the importance of measurability. In a previous article we discussed five trends that will affect public relations professionals in the coming decade. These trends included: the importance of influencers. the importance of online reputation management. contributors.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 16, 2015

To celebrate, we’re having an extra-special Twitter chat in February with the woman who helped me kick things off all those years ago… yes, the queen of measurement herself, Ms. I talked about analytics being the “sideways” approach to measuring PR over at Spin Sucks. Katie Paine. Have you grabbed it yet?

Web 40

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

B2B Customers Want Thought Leadership. Infographic: B2B Marketing Budgets Focus on Content, Digital. Infographics moved up the most on the list of effective tactics from 50% last year to 58% in the most recent report. Content Marketing Goals and Measures.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Marketing 60

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Step 1: Gain Buy-In of Senior Leadership. This will help keep your leadership team jazzed about your content marketing efforts. Here's just a sampling of popular content types: blogs, case studies, e-books, e-newsletters, events, infographics, microsites, presentations, research reports, videos, webinars and white papers.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing How To Marketing Infographics 48

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. Lastly, increase the thought leadership content volume and break the blog content out of the “news” bucket. At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

For example, in our blog post Metrics That Inform vs. Metrics That Prove: A Guide for Content Marketers , we covered how to maintain a balanced approach to measurement to show your marketing’s impact, as well as grow it over time. It is important to decide which medium you will use (picture, video, infographic, etc.)

Case Study 40

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Author of “Facebook Marketing for Dummies” Why Instagram is a Ripe Opportunity for Brands (Infographic) [link]. — ? GR8 thought leadership insights from Jeff Sheehan Be Engaged! Social Media Measurement 101 for Small Business [link] via @divahound | One to read! John Haydon – @johnhaydon.

Social Media 120

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PRSay

MAY 30, 2018

You’re more often going to have infographics and graphs do much better on LinkedIn, whereas everyday stuff may play better in the Twitter and Facebook space,” said Elisa. Internal teaching can win you a buy-in.

Strategy 60

Strategy Communications Case Study Data 60

Buzzstream

MARCH 13, 2024

In contrast, traditional PR has broader metrics to measure public perception and sentiment. For example, a survey piece, a data study, or a story with heavy visual elements like an infographic or map could all be considered hero content. For instance, a brand may utilize datasets to create a map or infographic and pitch it together.

Digital PR 71

Digital PR Construction Case Study SEO 71

Shift Communications

APRIL 23, 2015

As the communications industry continues to change and to adapt to digital environments, these are the key skills/specialties that I see as key to communicators: Analytics : The ability and necessity to measure results in a digital environment is stronger than ever. Find photographers that you respect and study their craft.

Communications 60

Communications Analytics Infographics Data-Driven PR 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

19% of publishers requested articles, 13% requested infographics, 12% requested mixed-media pieces, and 11% requested data visualizations.”. When it comes to metrics, the most common measures communicators say they use involves a mix of old and new measures. 7) Contributed articles are often your best shot at earning coverage.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Implementing an A/B segmentation to strategically distribute blog content over the wire, PhRMA was able definitively to measure the impact Cision Distribution by PR Newswire had on driving traffic to their blog. Infographics. I love infographics. I love infographics. Infographics absolutely do the trick.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

ISEBOX

MARCH 3, 2016

These pieces would be the multimedia components of your press release, such as short videos, images and infographics – and the accompanying text. They created 54 different pieces of multimedia thought leadership over the course of a few months, including press releases, webinars, tip sheets, blog posts, SlideShares and email campaigns.

eBook 70

eBook Viral Conference Content Marketing 70

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Implementing an A/B segmentation to strategically distribute blog content over the wire, PhRMA was able definitively to measure the impact Cision Distribution by PR Newswire had on driving traffic to their blog. Infographics. I love infographics. I love infographics. Infographics absolutely do the trick.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

MaccaPR

APRIL 14, 2015

Our agency staff needs to know that so we can apply the practice successfully to meet our clients’ objectives, and be able to define a PR campaign’s success and measure it. Quoting from a resume that’s currently on my desk: “Volunteered 100+ hours and strengthened personal leadership skills by motivating 1 st -year students.”

Agency 48

Agency Real Estate Social Media Writing 48

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The issues we face in practice are well documented: measurement, media, paid, planning, and workflow. The highest skills gaps were reported as measurement (53%), budget management (44%), crisis management (37%), and digital communications/social media (35%). You can’t improve what you don’t measure. That is what we do best.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

We talk about aerosol nanometers of size for measuring aerosols. It showed how this is happening through some really beautiful and smart simulation which was essentially just this animated infographic. 16: How the consumer driven news cycle changes PR measurement. We talk about R rates. How does that change your work?

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Storytelling Communications Local 78

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The leadership and vision provided by early public relations professionals was squandered. Engagement with news brands online is messy and tricky to measure. In some newsrooms, particularly online publications, the personal performance of a journalist is measured by the views, shares and reaction of their editorial content.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

Your key performance indicators (KPIs) are a group of measurable values that demonstrate how swiftly a marketing department is working toward its business objectives. A longform piece of writing is not snackable, but an infographic posted to social media is snackable. Thought leader. I’m not alone either.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Marketing Media SEO 111

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 19, 2018

Piktochart : PIktochart is an online infographics tool. But the only way you can do that is if you can measure what works and what doesn’t Google Analytics is the best free digital marketing tool to do that. It has an easy to use drag and drop builder and a ton of graphics and formats to choose from. year for the premium version.

Nonprofit 76

Nonprofit Tools Marketing Skype 76

PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

In June, we saw AMEC upgrade its 5-year-old measurement guidelines to Barcelona Principles 2.0. In a more positive example, suppose you see a measurable traffic spike after a particular campaign. We measured share of voice and top topics of conversation for each and the data got included in Politico and USA Today. Conclusion.

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