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150+ Guest Posting Sites That Will Actually Build Traffic (Analysis)

Buzzstream

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. For reference, the median DR in our analysis was 74. However, some sites may be open to guest posts even if they don’t advertise. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites.

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CMO spending on paid media soars at the expense of talent, tech and agencies

Sword and the Script

Top channels include search (13.6%), social advertising (12.2%) and digital display advertising (10.7%). Quinten Beek @MediaMonks #thingsyouhearinagencies #GeekOut pic.twitter.com/gGXUl743tY — D&AD (@dandad) February 20, 2014 AI as the saving grace? of budgets in 2024, up from 54.9% Client brief vs client budget.

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Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]

Sword and the Script

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust. PR is less expensive than advertising.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. To put it another way, predictions are equal parts analysis and aspiration. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. Gather actionable insights from data analysis and focus groups. While advertising can support such endeavours, the driving force is usually public relations.

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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

An analysis of almost a billion information cascades on Twitter news, videos, and photos has produced the first quantitative notion of whether something has indeed gone viral, thereby enabling further research into topic experts, trending topics, and viral-incident metrics. Journal Of Interactive Advertising , 6 (2), 30-38.

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How to Use Analytics to Build Your 2015 Marketing Plan

Shift Communications

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. How do you make all of that analysis effort and time worthwhile? Can this be repeated?

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