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Storytelling Returns to Marketing

David PR Group

What do every great movie, book and marketing campaign have in common? Now this may seem like an old mantra, but as Internet marketing dominated our agendas in recent years, we focused our energy heavily (and a bit too much in my opinion) on keywords, tags, short-form posts, tweets, etc. The answer: a great story. –John.

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q2 2015

Shift Communications

One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? Will a blog post go viral? Instead, most marketers look back at their analytics at the end of the week, month, or quarter. From PR to Marketing: Why You Should Expand Your Skill Set.

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Connect in Georgia on October 19-20, 2007

Bad Pitch Blog

Bernhardt is Director of the National Center for Health Marketing at the CDC. I’m so going to ask him about viral marketing >rim shot Hopefully you’ll be there to join the conversation. Josh Hallet, KD Paine, Constantin Basturea, Paull Young and Dr. Jay Bernhardt are among the speakers.

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How to add inspiration and future trends to your 2018 comms plan

PR in High Definition

In 2007 ‘Silent Discos’ were the next big thing. As marketers, we use SEO tactics to ensure our client’s rank highly in the search results but soon, software programmes like the Google Spiders will be outdated and we’ll be planning our campaigns around more intelligent programmes, like virtual assistants.

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12 Secrets To Protecting Your Brand From Celebrity Scandals

MaccaPR

Marketers watched with astonishment this year as the Subway restaurant chain’s brand - once valued by Forbes at $6.8 We expect that Lee’s advice for marketers considering an endorsement deal with a celebrity will intrigue you: #1 - Negotiate a Contract That Sets Boundaries of Celebrity Behavior. Source: News Watch 33 , ABC Action News.

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A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

The first model is publicity or press agent, the second is public relations information model, the third asymmetric persuasion, and the final one — the two-way symmetrical model — has become accepted as a formal definition of best practice for communication in Western markets between an organisation and its audiences.

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Financial Services Content Report: Industry Benchmarks & 5 Keys to Success

Contently - Strategy

Sure, marketers in these industries deal with more regulations and bureaucracy than someone who works for Red Bull. million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. The second part explores tips and strategies marketers can use to stand out from their biggest competitors and create content that performs.

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