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Content Marketing During a Downturn: Here’s What the Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong

Contently - Strategy

As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. Data shows that proactive marketing “ pays off ” during recessions—for brands across industries, including the likes of Toyota, Amazon, Coca-Cola, etc. Now’s not the time to pull back.

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Survey Analysis: Competition in B2B Content Marketing Heats Up

Sword and the Script

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 50% say improved distribution.

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Out-of-Work Writing Talent Means Huge Opportunity for Brands

PR 20/20

The following is an excerpt from Joe’s new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis. It includes 13 strategies marketers need to employ now. In 2008, the financial climate started to take a turn for the worse in the United States and around the globe.

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Priorities of B2B Marketing: Owned, Shared, Earned, Paid – in that Order

Sword and the Script

Because when marketing invests invest time and budget into owned media, you are building two assets. First, you are building a library of content. Second, if you are doing owned media, the content marketing way, which is the right way , you are building an audience of likely buyers. Image credit: Pixabay.

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AirPR Interview Series: Emmy Award Winning Journalist & PR Pro Mika Stambaugh

Onclusive

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: When business are launching a PR or content marketing campaign, what are the key elements they should focus on?

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What Are the New Rules of Marketing and PR?

wiredPRworks

About The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly. Get your copy of The New Rules of Marketing and PR. It’s an honor to be among an elite circle of marketing and PR peers. Connect with David Meerman Scott.

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7 Best Marketing Blogs of 2019

Critical Mention

Copyblogger is one of the best content marketing platforms anywhere online. Some of its main features teach you how to create, post and optimize your content. Most importantly, it gives you tips on how to keep your audience engaged by making the content easily digestible and user-friendly. . Content Marketing Institute.