Cision

APRIL 4, 2016

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

PR monitoring and oversight of social and customer relations channels is more important than ever, as B2B companies have learned to incorporate real-time marketing into their programming, according to Econsultancy. B2B content will become more customized. Savvy content marketers have always written with specific audiences in mind.

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B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The term started taking off in 2014 when one of our investors, Bryan Stolle, wrote about it in VentureBeat. Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? How has the space changed since then? It’s become accepted terminology for PR-focused, tech-enabled companies since. SFM: Yes, exactly.

Data-Driven PR 150

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Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi. Joe Pulizzi, the godfather of content marketing, wrote this book in 2014. It’s an instant classic that helps us achieve improved results while marketing less by doing “epic content marketing.”

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Consider your audience – you know them better than anyone else – and write quality announcements about the things your company does that matter to them. Additional reading: PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML]. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. Be smart about it.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. Methodology After compiling our list based on the sites’ guest post lists, we also added our own sites by using Ahref’s Content Explorer. So, you’ll also need to judge the quality of the writing itself.

Analysis 90

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Critical Mention

DECEMBER 2, 2018

To keep you in the know, we have 10 of the best SEO techniques to make your 2019 marketing strategy epic. Optimize your content. Effectively optimizing your content for search engines using a keyword strategy is a critical part of your content marketing strategy. Share other bloggers’ content.

SEO 71

SEO Strategy Guidelines Social Media 71

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. How can you add value to them?

Community 120

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

When doing my due diligence for this post, I came across a transcript of the #PRprochat that happened in July 2014. Shonali Burke (@shonali) July 10, 2014. Source: Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Survey. One of the biggest selling points of digital/social marketing is that it can be measured. The key is measurement.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. By the way, the WSJ reporter on that byline used to write for PRWeek).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. A reset on advertising spend.

Marketing 192

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 192

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. We are after all forever students of marketing. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics.

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision. 2b) September 8, 2014: Outmarket. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

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.

Marketing 102

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 102

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

My point is that they (still) have killer content, yet the behavior of their audience has changed. in July 2014: 61 comments. While that’s neat, your friends thinking what you write is awesome is relatively meaningless in the big scheme of things. Does blogging still matter? It’s thoughtful and relevant.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 81

Communications Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

I organize them by categories: MN blogs, advertising blogs, PR blogs, content blogs. Mark’s posts are insightful, interesting and often times, well ahead of the curve (see his “Content Shock” post from 2014 here ). Contently, The Content Strategist. I read the newspaper. I read emails.

Social Media 60

Social Media Blogging How To Media 60

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. “Writing makes me aware. I think so. Ask The Experts.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Most recently, I saw her at the 2014 Social Media Marketing World , in addition to Australia-based spitfire Donna Moritz , who also spoke about visual content. kimgarst) July 18, 2014. Batch Content. Marry content with context. socialfresh #omniorlando @jaybae. pic.twitter.com/3wrLuNanqi. — Kim Garst

Pinterest 91

Pinterest Storytelling Infographics Social Media 91

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. In 2014, turnover rates reached over 55 percent in PR agencies in the United States. It is simple: participants first write their ideas without discussion on Post-it notes. Writing a blog post?

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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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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93