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Content Marketing Can’t Just Be a Top-Funnel Activity

Contently - Strategy

Good journalists and good marketers have something in common: They’re obsessed with understanding their audience so they can help people learn something new. That was the first thing I realized when I left the journalism world to become Contently’s editor-in-chief six years ago. The Limits of a Top-Funnel Mindset.

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Creative Headlines Will Drive PR SEO & Success in 2017

Cision

Many times, the agency spearheads the job of launching and maintaining multiple content marketing platforms to deliver the client’s message — journalism aside. The desire for news opens an intensified need to generate compelling content, driven by creativity, headlines and related visuals.

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What Are the New Rules of Marketing and PR?

wiredPRworks

Organizations have learned to win by developing what David calls a “Fanocracy” – (the subject of his Wall Street Journal bestseller) – tapping into the mindset that relationships with customers are more important than the products they sell to them. Tech-weary and bot-wary people are hungry for true human connection.

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The Evolution of Event Marketing; Off Script #27: Mark Granovsky on Why Events are a Microcosm of Industry

Sword and the Script

His first client came in 2002. Live events are not only the most widely used enterprise content marketing channel, they are also viewed as the single most effective B2B marketing tactic. 2) How has event marketing evolved or changed over the course of your career? PR, marketing, sales and journalism.

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#InnovateNow With Sandra Fathi: The Merits of ‘Controlled’ Failure

Cision

As President and Founder of Affect , a public relations, marketing and social media agency, Sandra has successfully led the company with consistent growth since the agency’s inception in 2002. The concept of content marketing is probably one of the biggest trends right now that is influencing the industry.