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The evolution of mainstream media and the need for every company to become a media company

Presspage

By 2010, three decades later, there were four PR professionals for every journalist in the U.S. It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. It’s just a fact of life.

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4 Steps That Will Help You Sell Content Marketing to Your Boss

Contently - Strategy

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. But, if you fail to make an internal case for your content, your plan will never get the buy-in or budget it needs to succeed.

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The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]

Sword and the Script

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Talk to Us!

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The Making of Cision: A Brief History of 15 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Technology Market into One Company

Sword and the Script

It’s hard to believe, the company’s roots can be traced back to those old Bacon’s books printed in Chicago, or even a press clipping service out of Sweden, before that. While that’s arguably true, depending on when you start the timeline, the reality is there were several more involved in the formation of the company as it stands today.

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How to Build Brand Awareness & Thought Leadership

Contently - Strategy

In 2010, Michael Dubin used to work at Time Inc., How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. doing improv comedy on the side.

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Marketing Has a Best Practices Problem

Contently - Strategy

Because what do we normally do when we need better results as content marketers? Our biggest issue is how we make decisions in our work as content marketers. In an article for Fast Company , Contently co-founder Shane Snow shares the hilarious yet horrifying story that reveals the problem with conventional wisdom.