Contently - Strategy

APRIL 10, 2019

In 2013, Andreas Johansson launched a new vodka for a celebrity who knows a thing or two about controversy. A post shared by Dennis Rodman – Bad Ass Vodka (@badassvodka) on Dec 3, 2013 at 12:11pm PST. Marketing a dangerously misunderstood product. The brand controls over two-thirds of the market.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The findings build upon research by other credible organizations, that thought leadership is more important than ever in B2B marketing. Forrester Research said back in 2013 “Today’s buyers might be anywhere from two-thirds to 90% of the way through their journey before they reach out to the vendor.”. How much time?

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Leadership B2B Study LinkedIn 150

Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

According to a 2013 Technorati study , blogs are one of the most important online sources of purchase influence. If you’re launching a new product or service, it therefore makes sense to include blogger outreach in the marketing mix. If your product falls into a niche, blogs are a terrific way to get the word out to your target market.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In a recent AdAge profile , Laundry Service CEO Jason Stein describes the huge opportunity that influencers offer to marketers, communications professionals and brands: There is a major convergence between influencers, brands and publishers, and the ones who are really successful are all three of these things.”

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2016

According to a 2013 study by ThinkGoogle , the average consumer consults 12 sources before making a purchasing decision. Feature senior leaders from your target industry in your content marketing to build awareness of your brand and association to respected influencers. The Networking Model.

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Journalistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

In this post, I’ll share what I believe to be the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013 (hint: it’s all about inbound and real-time). Before I get to the two most effective media relations tactics for 2013, let’s agree that the smile and dial approach doesn’t work anymore. What do you have to lose?

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Cision

APRIL 4, 2016

One of the most prolific researchers on the topic of virality and content perpetuation is Wharton Marketing Professor Jonah Berger , author of “Contagious: How Things Catch On.” Posted by Microsoft Research on Friday, March 8, 2013. Viral Content Has a Distinctive (Extended) Distribution.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This immediacy brought on by the rise of social media and all things digital has led to real-time marketing (RTM) becoming one of the biggest industry trends in recent years. This mentality involves a complete change in the way we consume information and created a demand for real-time, up-to-the-second news unlike we’ve ever seen before.

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Consider the following stats: 91% of Americans own a cell phone; 61% own a smartphone; mobile ad spending doubled in 2013 and 2014; and, consumers spend 60% of their internet time on a mobile device. Trends 2015 digital marketing predictions 2015 social media predictions' Prediction: Mobile will take over.

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Social Media Mobile Marketing Storytelling 152

Cision

JUNE 15, 2017

Yvonne Lorie, the founder of ReFresh PR and a recipient of the 2013 HPRA Premio PR Achievement Award, has been elected president of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) national board for 2017. In general, PR is having a more profound impact on overall marketing initiatives and has come of age, much like Hispanic consumers.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 5, 2021

by Emilie Rush - digital media major and student director of The Pulse media hub at Messiah University As a student of marketing and a person of color, Häagen-Dazs’ new diversity-driven ad campaign quickly caught my eye. Simply said, Häagen-Dazs ice cream isn’t the best on the market for the price and flavors it offers.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Headquartered in New York and London, Condé Nast operates in 32 markets including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. She joined the Condé Nast Italia team in 2013, and explains how NewsWhip has helped to tackle the challenges of journalism in the digital age. “As and the U.S.,

Data 68

Data Trends Journalism Print 68

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing. Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. But AI is not just in your consumer life. Invest in your future!

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Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

Branded video views increased 73 percent from Q3 of 2013 to Q3 of 2014. The bottom line: a growing number of consumers (read: millennials) have been conditioned on online video and now expect some type of video communications from the brands they’re vested in. Best Practices Featured Content Marketing video' Register now!

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 4, 2019

Generally, the post was about how MORE experience could actually HURT you in the marketing profession. It started with a quote from Olga Adrienko, head of global marketing for SEMRush: “In our field of marketing, experience is a burden. That first sentence–“in our field of marketing, experience is a burden.”

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Brands have the opportunity to do better marketing at scale, and in doing so, make the world a better place. The future of marketing is more intelligent and more human. Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. Source: Neilsen , 2013). And it’s not just B2C.

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Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4 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. billion to $9.1 SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

This post is based on information in our “ Build & Evangelize Your Community With Word-Of-Mouth Marketing.”. Word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) comprises traditional media relations, engagement with audiences through social, influencer relations and customer evangelist programs. A brand doesn’t have to undertake all of those.

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Airlines Storytelling Local Travel 120

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Not too long ago, you , as a marketer, signed in to LinkedIn to check your messages , catch up on an old colleague, and maybe update your new profile picture. Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. 1) Access to influential people.

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Mindful Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

He has developed communications strategies, managed internal teams and placed high-level business and technology coverage for companies in the semiconductor, services, security, cloud, wireless, enterprise software, marketing and consumer device industries. We caught up with Jeff for our Masters in Marketing series.

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Marketing Wireless Software Journalism 50

MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2016

After college I transitioned to a job at a life science marketing agency in Chicago and am now helping healthcare clients with their communications strategies here at Maccabee. Those of us who are healthcare marketers and communicators have a lot of work to do to gain consumer trust. lags all other sectors but one (financial).

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5W PR

AUGUST 27, 2018

A huge government bailout to keep GM in business earned the company the derisive moniker Government Motors… Quite a fall from the union darling and first choice of millions of “buy American” focused consumers. By 2013, more passengers were flying Delta than any other airline.

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Company Airlines Print Government 87

Polaris

DECEMBER 30, 2014

I recently spoke with the director of marketing for a popular food brand who told me her organization was debating the pros and cons of Pinterest versus Instagram. Data from July 2013 reports the platform has 70 million users. Here are just a few examples of how marketers are using Pinterest and Instagram. She’s not alone.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Fueled by a mix of youthful exuberance, adrenaline and caffeine, I set out to redefine the marketing agency model with a focus on standardized services and value-based pricing. Register for Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) 2021 Virtual, Sept. But AI is not just in your consumer life. Invest in your future!

Financial 52

Financial Conference Agency Resources 52

Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

So, let’s try to identify some of the primary groups that you may want to (or not want to) target with your marketing or communications. These “super users” have never been shown to be more or less likely to convert a click through on a Tweet than anyone else, or to consume any more or less content than anyone else.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

How can you as a communicator guide your company in taking a stand to address women’s empowerment, racial tolerance and equality in your marketing campaigns - without alienating customers or pushing the envelope too far? 11 with legendary marketer Mark Addicks, the former Chief Marketing Officer of General Mills.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

Surrounded by podcasters, bloggers and marketers, I spent last week immersed in all things social at Social Media Marketing World. Here are top five takeaways from last week''s Social Media Marketing World ( #SMMW15 ) conference: 1. Your brands'' consumers are no different. Every piece of your content needs a visual.

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Social Media Pinterest Marketing Media 48

Journalistics

MAY 26, 2015

For those of you working in digital marketing or related fields, this should come as no surprise to you. More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2013

John Friedman (@JohnFriedman) May 28, 2013. On the different kinds of assets a company has: A3: Tangible assets less than half company value, rest= goodwill, intellectual capital, customer loyalty, consumer support, etc. measurePR — John Friedman (@JohnFriedman) May 28, 2013. John Friedman (@JohnFriedman) May 28, 2013.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

Content is evolving and so are the ways in which people consume it. This is where influencer marketing comes to the rescue. Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers.

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Marketing Viral Fashion Product Launch 40

PR Conversations

JULY 24, 2014

The global art market going East and West bipolar introduces an opportunity to establish and reinforce a dialogue related to a contemporary paradigm of public relations. A hybrid model of communication and new field of PR practice related to the global art market. billion US) in sales in 2013. By Jiamin Ren.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Below is an excerpt from the new book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost Into Profit , written by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ) and Robert Rose ( @Robert_Rose ). Does What We Know Hold Us Back in Marketing? In each case, some part of their marketing and/or sales process was broken.

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PRSay

APRIL 22, 2016

As consumers, we spend little time thinking about the people behind our favorite brands. Over the course of the last few years, but specifically at time of launch, our marketing and communications teams created multiple opportunities for our employees and customers to interact and get to know one another. Yet, do they really know us?

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

While many Americans probably (and rightfully) see Black Friday as some kind of contact sport where shoppers duke it out Hunger Games style in big box stores, the retail and marketing worlds view it as one of the year’s most important days. billion in 2013 and another $2.6 Marketing Analyst. Marketing' Zach Burrus.

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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. But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point.

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Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” One of the great examples of crisis/not crisis was the 2013 hacking of Burger King’s Twitter account by a McDonald’s fan.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Marketers obsess over whether they have more Twitter followers or Facebook fans than their competitors. The Dove “Real Beauty” Sketches film, which became the #1 most viewed online ad of all time in 2013, had 65 million views and tens of millions of shares, likes and comments. Consumer, business or trade media relationships.

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