Critical Mention

JANUARY 22, 2019

As a writer, digital marketing pioneer and WSJ bestselling author, Ann Handley hardly needs an introduction. In this interview, she shares her insights into how marketing has changed over time, the most valuable social media channel for marketers and how to make more of an impact as a marketing professional in your community.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 30, 2020

When news breaks, you rush to Twitter to join the conversation. You secretly hope you’ve been shadowbanned on Twitter. You can write a funding announcement press release in your sleep. . You figure out how any press conference, panel, or client event can make a good photo opp for social media and marketing materials. .

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

We interviewed ChatGPT about public relations and while it does well with high-level questions, it becomes repetitive when those questions were more nuanced; the system says it is “unlikely” that it “or any other AI system will fully replace public relations (PR) professionals”. How is public relations different from marketing?

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2015

Writing a press release and posting it on the wire doesn’t get your media coverage anymore. Journalists are very active in social media and Twitter in particular. Most journalists consider Twitter to be an extension of their own reporting these days and 75% say that they use Twitter to build their own brand.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

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Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. This is my first in series of interviews on the topic. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? And Twitter is struggling to find its way but hopefully will turn itself around given its unique strengths. Absolutely.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. In this installment, I interview Frank Strong, Founder & President of Sword & Script Media, LLC. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Thanks for participating, Frank!

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

And what better place to make those connections than on Twitter? With over 10 years of experience, she has an incredible track record of creating results-driven marketing campaigns for her many clients. Today, she shares her knowledge on the influencer marketing landscape on Twitter. Heather West. westlevyPR. Sarah Evans.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

While I started engaging on social media channels, I realized that blogging and writing about my experiences would be central to sharing my story. In 2014, as I started to share my experiences on LinkedIn, Twitter, and my on Blog, I was recruited to speak at anti-bribery and compliance conferences. Most of this happened in the U.S.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Thanks to some of the popular social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and others, the practice of social media accessibility is no longer a nice-to-have practice but a necessity for every business and individual. Write unique alt text for each image. In addition, accessibility can be required by law.

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Social Media Media Video SEO 93

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. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I believe that empathy for your audience is the foundation of good marketing. But your brand will be forgotten in the landfill of marketing buzzspeak that people have to race past as they go about their day. The reason for this, it turns out, is super simple: Most marketers don’t ever talk to their prospects and clients.

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Marketing How To B2B Exercises 108

Cision

MAY 21, 2015

But why is podcasting important to PR and marketing professionals? So, if you’re looking to get a daily dose of valuable info from the experts or get inspiration for starting a podcast of your own, here’s our top 50, ranked in order of Twitter followers: 1) Gary Vaynerchuk. Online Marketing Made Easy. 5) Pam Moore.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Even conglomerates with million-dollar marketing budgets will fail if they disregard audience research. Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Best for: Companies with a tight marketing budget. Writing killer landing page copy. The takeaway? Lack of buy-in.

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wiredPRworks

MARCH 10, 2022

This was an interview I was so looking forward to – after all, Beth and I go way, way, way back to the early days when corporate communications was just making the transition to the first evolution of social media: the intranet. I know you’ll not only enjoy this interview, you’ll change the way you communicate forever.

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Creativity Communications Instagram Interviews 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

When you’re writing content for a client, you probably don’t pick up your pen on the day of deadline. If your business contains the word “marketing” or “agency” then domains ending in.marketing or.agency could be the best fit for you. I have two blogs—a food blog and a marketing/PR blog. Commit to a Schedule.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Here are three big names to take a look at for content marketing inspiration: BuzzFeed. What helps BuzzFeed’s content go viral — whether it’s a listicle, news story or quiz — is the way it writes in different forms depending on which social media platform will share the story. Change is a constant in today’s digital world.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. Marketers base these personas on research and data about their actual consumers and use them to understand their needs, pain points, goals, and behaviors. What Is a Buyer Persona?

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Survey Data Interviews Reddit 135

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. How did the ThinkSEM agency come to focus on search engine marketing and landing pages? Well, I was sorely mistaken.

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SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

Beyond PR

MAY 11, 2016

It’s these moments in video marketing that can transform a data- or information-heavy message into compelling, easy-to-understand, and profitable content, as seen in our Intermedia-MultiVu Creative Services case study. Start with these five steps to write a script that impresses viewers and converts leads. What about sound?

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Polaris

DECEMBER 12, 2014

It’s easy to get the connection between content marketing and business-to-business brands. The link between content marketing and consumer brands, on the other hand, is not as obvious. Therefore, it may seem there’s less opportunity to use content marketing tactics for a consumer brand’s story. Know your niche.

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Landis PR

APRIL 29, 2024

In this week’s blog, our Public Relations Global Network partner, Taru Tujunen from Ellun Kanat , writes about the business environment in Finland. The government’s plans include renewing the labor market in a way that has created major friction between the Government and labor unions. million users X/Twitter : 1.96

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2019

Talk to anyone about influencer marketing for more than five minutes and inevitably the topic comes up: How do you find and research your influencers? Researching and identifying the right influencers to work with might be THE key to success in influencer marketing. 4: Check out Twitter, and Twitter lists. Think about it.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

If you already have a list of vetted keywords from your marketing team to work from, skip ahead to step two. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

When I was writing about appliances in Louisville, GE was starting to push induction cooktops. I was researching the story, and on a whim, I reached out to Alton Brown’s people and had a lengthy phone interview with him about chefs using induction systems on set for Iron Chef America, which was at the height of its popularity.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 3, 2014

What can you and other marketers learn from Catherine Mandler, an Integrated Marketing Specialist at Shoreview, Minn.-based With more than 20 years of marketing experience, she’s now focused exclusively on the new art and science of inbound marketing at Deluxe Corp. based Deluxe Corp.? Source: Hubspot ).

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Marketing Small Business Interviews Internal 91

Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2022

We all know the market has taken a downturn. And we all know that when markets drop, budgets go with them – usually, marketing and comms first. As the head of a PR agency, I strongly believe that PR and marketing budgets should be maintained during recessions rather than cut, but I know that’s an uphill battle.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In the time I spent in-house for a global company and focusing on marketing to lawyers, one of the questions I’d consistently hear in the course of work from attorneys was this: There’s so much noise in marketing, how can I tell what is real and what is snake oil? Larry is my guest in this latest interview in the Off Script series.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2018

He was doing what he says is one of the hardest things in life, let alone marketing: changing perceptions. Though he worked “in marketing” he had never taken a writing class. Even so, he was inspired to pursue writing and creative work in his efforts to persuade. Every marketer had to be ‘doing social media.’

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you’re looking for an easy, but sure way, to define yourself as an expert in your field, here’s my advice: write an ebook. Let’s talk about why an ebook is an essential element for your content marketing strategy, and how to create and promote one for maximum effect. Don’t allow the prospect of writing an book to overwhelm you.

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Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last month I interviewed top PR and social media experts about the challenges facing online marketing. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Frank: This question implies that we are writing the epitaph on social media platforms and I don’t think that’s true. Drew: Who said the ship is listing or sinking?

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Mary Bass West, the senior strateger of Fletcher Marketing PR, and Maxim Behar, the CEO and chairman of M3 Communications All right, guys, so tell us. From that point of view, we decided with Kristina to write a book. You can see the entire interview here. You can watch the full interview on youtube.com. What is ICCO?

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Norton's Notes

MARCH 21, 2017

This is an interview I did with the guys at Vuelio for their Blogger Spotlight section after I was kindly listed in their top ten PR bloggers for the third year running. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what made you start writing your blog? How do you measure the success of your blog?

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This may include the executive team’s capabilities, why the company is exciting, or momentum in the market. An “exclusive” implies that they will write a more thoughtful and comprehensive article in exchange for being the only reporter provided with information and access. Typically, the investor speaks to the reason for investment.

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