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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. Instead, it’s the type of business storytelling that’s useful or informative and ultimately helps people in their jobs. Would the data support my premise that the blog strives for thought leadership?

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Shaping a Blog Design for Thought Leadership

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. This exchange with Marsha Collier surfaced in 2013: I’ve had friends tell me that I once I bulldoze the wretched “look and […]. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. Didn’t happen.

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Why SEO Is a Natural Fit for the PR Industry

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Our push to integrate SEO and PR accelerated in 2013 when Google revamped its search algorithm with the Hummingbird update. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. We’ve been touting the virtues of SEO in PR strategies since 2010.

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Hey, Everyone Enjoys a Pat on the Back

Ishmael's Corner

Looking at traffic over a 12-month period that covered August 2013 thru July 2014, you can see nine of the top 10 posts for this period were published prior to August 2013 with the vast majority of this recent traffic coming from organic search or what we like to term “earned search:”. But it does require work and time.

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Branded Video Is Trending. Here’s What PR Pros Need to Know.

Cision

Branded video views increased 73 percent from Q3 of 2013 to Q3 of 2014. At the risk of hyperbole, we’re on the cusp of a golden age of visual storytelling. What are some core videos (product demonstration, thought leadership, e.g.) that most any brand can make? Register for our free webinar now!

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State of Content Marketing 2019: Creativity Strikes Back

Contently - Strategy

I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. Starting in 2013, brands started hiring journalists to work on their content programs. Slowly, they brought on other smart people with great storytelling skills to join them in the fight. Creativity strikes back. The brand purpose craze.

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More Intelligent, More Human: The Future of Marketing Is Both

PR 20/20

Source: Neilsen , 2013). One of the reasons for the shift toward more conscious capitalism is generational: as Millennials and Gen Zs come into prominent business, leadership, and purchasing roles, they demand equality, social justice, transparency, and social action. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™. Brand identity.