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Why SEO Is a Natural Fit for the PR Industry

Ishmael's Corner

We’ve been touting the virtues of SEO in PR strategies since 2010. Our push to integrate SEO and PR accelerated in 2013 when Google revamped its search algorithm with the Hummingbird update. It was at this point that Google squeezed most of the gamesmanship out of organic search. Those backlinks sold out of.more.

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Defining Thought Leadership in a Business Blog

Ishmael's Corner

As our communication campaigns increasingly address SEO and particularly organic search, thought leadership becomes even more important. Such dot-connecting points to blogging as one of the best platforms for thought leadership. I was reminded of this point recently in pursuing an award competition for blogs.

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Shaping a Blog Design for Thought Leadership

Ishmael's Corner

Back in 2012 I posted plans to evolve the blog which included: And I recognize the “look and feel” of the blog desperately needs help, another action on the 2012 to-do list. This exchange with Marsha Collier surfaced in 2013: I’ve had friends tell me that I once I bulldoze the wretched “look and […]. Didn’t happen.

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Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR

Sword and the Script

The top metrics for marketing communications leaders: 46% lead generation; 45% web traffic; 45% social media engagement; 35% conversion rate; 33% sales; 30% brand share of voice; 24% followers/social media; 18% ad impressions/ reach; and 11% SEO rankings. Sword and the Script is a boutique B2B marketing, PR and communications consultancy.

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What I Learned From NOT Blogging

Journalistics

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

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Hey, Everyone Enjoys a Pat on the Back

Ishmael's Corner

There are times when it’s just not possible to say what you want to say in a headline and also optimize that headline for SEO. The Bulldog Digital Awards recently named my blog as “Best Blog for PR Agency/Consultancy” with the gold designation. Part of the blog’s growth has come from stockpiling posts over the years.

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What I Learned From NOT Blogging

Journalistics

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.