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General Electric Theater: Reagan met Content Marketing in 1954

Sword and the Script

Long before product placements and sponsored content, one iconic American brand placed a big bet in creating its own television program – another example of an early content marketing initiative – at the urging of its public relations department. Actor, Spokesperson, Content Marketer. households (56%) owned a TV.

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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

billion between 2016 and 2017. In 2013, to promote “Carrie,” a remake of the original 1976 version, its distribution company MGM Films created a Halloween surprise for customers who were taking a coffee break at a local coffee shop in New York. Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4

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Are we still over-relying on media relations?

Communications Conversations

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Consider the following: Investments in content marketing continue to rise. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off.

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q4 2015

Shift Communications

Our top posts from the fourth quarter of 2015 focused on best and worst times for press releases, connecting PR and sales, and measuring PR for 2016 planning. Far before that in fact – our 2013 research showed that a range between 7am to 9am was ideal. Getting Your PR Measurement Program in Shape for 2016.

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What Is Distributed Content? (and 5 Ways to Use It)

Cision

What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Termed “distributed content” ( a term coined by BuzzFeed ), this is a strategy of content distribution that no longer relies on native websites to host and distribute content. Twitter Cards.

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LinkedIn Social Selling for MDRT Financial Services and Insurance Pros

wiredPRworks

For more information on the MDRT 2016 Annual Meeting , go to imdrt.org/2016am/index.html. The world’s top financial planning and life insurance professionals are about to become more savvy about WIRED marketing, LinkedIn and social selling. For more information on MDRT’s 2016 Annual Meeting, go to imdrt.org/2016am/index.html.

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Learn Social Selling Strategies for Associations at Forum Forward

wiredPRworks

attendees will learn to leverage social selling and multichannel marketing for associations. For more information on Forum Forward 2016 and to register, go to forumforward.org. at Social Media Week Berlin in 2013. Named one of the top 50 content marketing influencers on Twitter, Barbara's digital brand is @wiredPRworks.