The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 16, 2015

In 2013 87% of US companies were already using social media marketing. 28% of marketers have reduced their advertising budget to fund more digital marketing (Gartner). Statista predicts that by 2019 spend on social and digital media will grow to $17 billion in the US alone. We’re now at 89%.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. The first was our Top 50 Most Overused Words in Press Releases for 2013. The second was a Super Bowl ad.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2016

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. Monetize through Facebook Ad.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

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 Communications

MARCH 10, 2015

August 2013 : Facebook announces that it will feature more high-quality content, at the expense of content that isn’t as popular or well-liked. Facebook has made it abundantly clear that for promotional content, brands need to move that content to advertising. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

She uses a series of case studies to illustrate the impact of monitoring and metric can have in shaping a crisis communications response: “Remember the Rutgers University debacle in 2013? Don’t miss these posts: How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML]. Marketing Budgets, Planning and Benchmarks for 2017 [UML].

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Before you jump straight into your new advertising strategy, remember that storytelling in the context of marketing isn’t just about producing a narrative – it’s about describing your brand across multiple channels using different tools and methods. He run runs his own content marketing agency, Splash Copywriters.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Brands have never cared more about content marketing. It is the hot topic for 2013, as brands look to leverage great content to expand their reach, drive more engagement or improve their search engine rankings – to name a few. Before we called it content marketing, we called it marketing communications.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Robert Rose and I just launched our combined sixth book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit , at Content Marketing World this September. Combined, this book, Killing Marketing , is our sixth such effort. Can marketing actually serve multiple business models?

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PR Conversations

MAY 24, 2016

In research I undertook among women who entered public relations in the 1970s/1980s (published in Public Relations Review in 2013), one participant stated: I woke up one day and didn’t think I’d been to University – that my mother and father had scrimped and saved – for me to promote toilet cleaner so I decided to move.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2016

It’s almost cliché, except the advice is sage: when it comes to content marketing , don’t make home improvements to a rental property. Having once lost some 200+ posts created over a couple years when a site called Posterous shuttered in 2013, I couldn’t agree more. Survey Finds Improving Optimism in Content Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

5) Marketers will slow down. The Internet moves at breakneck speed, but that doesn’t mean that we as marketers have to do the same. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. 7) Larger investments in SDRs and product marketing.

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Where the Fishermen Ain't

OCTOBER 25, 2013

In a recent post on my blog where I warn people to approach content marketing thoughtfully, I urge the public relations industry to seek that mutual value, lest it be viewed as a system “bug” to be fixed or ignored. “If I believe that looking to open-source and hacker communities gives us the answer. By Phil Gomes.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

That’s a valuable amount of attention to hold and the money has followed, as Alex Weprin reported for the Media Post : “Podcast advertising revenue in the U.S. grew at a substantial rate in 2017, hitting $314 million, according to the latest Podcast Advertising Revenue Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

They’re the generation most fluent in online communications, they don’t see a big difference between network TV and streaming or social content, and they don’t find ads as obtrusive as the rest of us old people. The line between UGC and branded content has gotten blurry. Gen Z is used to seeing branding everywhere.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2016

The implicit purpose for LinkedIn long-form posts, news and influencer-driven Pulse was to increase eyeballs for advertising, and the intention holds for Twitter too. If you recall Facebook’s strategy in 2013 , they rolled out a lot of advertising products to see what worked best.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. His post features tips for how your brand can use YouTube and other social media channels to conquer your competition. #3.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 5, 2014

There’s an old saying in advertising that half of the budget is wasted, but marketers don’t know which half. Today, there are enough analytical tools today to avoid wasting half of the marketing spend. Eight-five percent of marketers said the pressure to demonstrate business value had increased this year over the previous year.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company. So I jotted down a list of PR/digital/SEO/content marketing influencers. Derek is a copywriter and content marketer. I think so.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

6) Finding a content marketing niche. Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. These net more devoted readers, more qualified leads, higher conversion rates and the greater possibility of content-driven conversations.”.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

The tip of the scale appears to come at the expense of marketing (28%) and customers service (9%) both of which lost votes when compared to a similar survey conducted in 2013. A glance at the latest headline covering political campaign attack advertisements gets the message across. Why is PR Well-Suited for Social Media?

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Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. Let’s imagine, for the sake of this exercise, that you have an upcoming event about content marketing with a high profile author as the main guest. The State Of Inbound Marketing 2013 by HubSpot.

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MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Several social sites have rules stipulating the type of photo content you can share. For example, to ensure high-quality content, Facebook stipulates advertisers share photos with no more than 20 percent text in the ad''s image. 9 Amazing Things Marketers Can Do With LinkedIn from Maccabee Public Relations.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. 19) Movie franchise approach to content marketing outpaces the newsroom model. More content marketers will get frequency right.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us. “No

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