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. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I AI-written content adds more noise. “PR David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

Writing 192

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 14, 2014

Everything You Need to Know to Run a Successful SMS Marketing Campaign. In this guest post for Jay Baer ‘s Convince and Convert, Greg Hickman explores why major brands and SMB’s can benefit from this affordable marketing strategy. 12 B2B Content Marketing Examples and Case Studies for 2014.

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SMB Case Study Nonprofit Social Media 77

wiredPRworks

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Thanks to IMEX America for inviting me to present digital marketing, LinkedIn, and PR trends for the meetings, destinations, and events industries. At IMEX America 2014 , I presented on Panoramic PR. Marketing 1.75 2 Target the specific areas on your profile that spotlight your career marketability. 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2014

Content Shock: Why content marketing is not a sustainable strategy. Why: Content marketing may be one of the hottest marketing trends around, but that is slowly changing. Mark Schaefer offers insight into the future of content marketing and what you need to know to be prepared for the future.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Resources Pitching Web 78

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

10 Must Read Content Marketing Posts for 2015. Why: Content marketing has remained a hot topic during 2014. Lee Odden showcases 10 of Top Rank Blog ‘s most useful content marketing posts. In this WUL post, Maura Lafferty examines PR lessons she learned from playing the oboe.

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Analytics Google Content Marketing Small Business 80

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. Every piece of your content needs a visual. March 27, 2015.

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Social Media Pinterest Marketing Media 48

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Then, in 2014, Google warned about the potential harm of guest posting if its main purpose was solely link building. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

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Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 110

prTini

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The Dangers of Cause Marketing. Brand Anonymity is Dead: Meet Community Manager 2.0. Brand Anonymity is Dead: Meet Community Manager 2.0. The List: Content Marketers’ Secret Weapon. TBT: Three Can’t-Miss Video Campaigns from Summer 2014. Want to Go Viral? It’ll Take a Lot More Work Than You Think.

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Media Relations Case Study Viral Instagram 49

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Showing the players in the products is powerful influencer marketing, as it would encourage and inspire young people to purchase the products that their idols and inspirations are wearing. The video promotes Nike as a brand, as well as inspiring young people to play sport.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

Why PR and Marketing Must Work Together to Measure Success. Why: Historically, PR and marketing have had a hard time doing this. Attract, Engage, Convert – How to Better Measure and Optimize Content Marketing Performance. Valeria Maltoni reviews Vision Critical’s 2014 report. 5 Measurements for PR ROI.

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Measurement Web Analytics Content Marketing 40

Barokas

JANUARY 19, 2018

However, while Facebook and Instagram have been revolutionary marketing tools for brands, it seems like they both want to get back to their roots, shifting the focus of their feeds away from brands with new algorithm changes. Simply put, if people don’t interact with a page’s content, its content will be displayed to less and less people.

Instagram 84

Instagram Facebook How To Travel 84

Prohibition

APRIL 29, 2017

So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding. Excellent grasp of clients’ marketplaces, audiences and routes to market. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Agency 54

Agency Creativity Hotels Social Media 54

Sword and the Script

APRIL 24, 2018

The graphic shows how one dollar invested in small cap stocks in 1926 was worth more than $27,000 by 2014. This compounding effect is analogous to some aspects of content marketing , especially in audience growth. Here are several financial and investment analogies and the relationship to content marketing.

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Content Marketing Financial Marketing Banking 61

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

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. One of the biggest selling points of digital/social marketing is that it can be measured. satisfaction (cont) #PRprochat. The key is measurement.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

ZudePR

JULY 20, 2016

In 2014, a whopping 581,000 businesses started up in the UK. When I’m not doing a good job for clients, I write about digital PR/marketing for publications including Social Media Examiner , SEMRush , PR Daily , PR Moment , MuckRack , and Business2Community. 4: Get Involved in Communities I’m a runner. Spot on, Wikipedia.

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Digital PR SEO Small Business Blogging 60

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. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. For example, take these two posts by Mark Schaefer , indisputably an A-lister.

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Measurement System Blogging Facebook 40

Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

We all know we have a strong agency community here in Minneapolis/St. Kayla Krosschell , Digi-Key Electronics PR & Marketing Communications Specialist. As the company continues to expand internationally, Kayla’s role communicating to audiences around the world is growing right along with it. ” – Adam May.

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Transportation Social Media Corporate Agency 122

Shift Communications

JANUARY 5, 2015

When marketers think about SEO, many think about random link building, spamming webmasters, stuffing words and phrases onto a page repeatedly. The new SEO is earning links from credible sources, powered by great content and high engagement with your niche’s influencers. What’s different, what’s new, what should we be doing?

Marketing 60

Marketing SEO Data-Driven PR Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

It hasn’t exploded like some have said, but it’s certainly captured a respectable share of the market. Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. The Marketing Companion. (~30

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Radio Content Marketing Marketing Education 60

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 12, 2015

Content is the coin of our information economy. And any content-marketing organization must answer the critical question: Does it work? Here are the four important content metrics a business involved with content marketing must consider and lessons we’ve learned at CommPRO.biz : 1. Consumption metrics .

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Radio Mobile Media Sports 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) is out with its annual list of content marketing predictions. The organization published its list in a blog post yesterday titled 60 Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. 60 Content Predictions for 2015 by Content Marketing Institute from Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Marketing Writing Infographics 117

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You should read this article if: You’re interested in hearing the exclusive thoughts of 36 of the world’s leading communications experts. You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Communications Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

67 Insights from the Worlds Top Digital Marketing Experts. People with marketing chops. People who have been in digital marketing longer than a couple years. Mark’s posts are insightful, interesting and often times, well ahead of the curve (see his “Content Shock” post from 2014 here ).

Social Media 60

Social Media Blogging How To Media 60

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

A few months ago, when I was buried in research for a visual marketing piece, I came across an interview of Marcel Just, a cognitive imaging expert. Most marketers I know (myself included) have no real experience with design. Fortunately for us, there are reliable visual resources to curate content from.

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy Social Media Content Marketing 40

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

Just Who Are These Highly Productive World-Class Communicators? Entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, Professors, bloggers, PRs, SEOs, digital marketers, speakers. Let's Hear From Those 28 Highly Productive Communicators #1: Ana Hoffman (San Francisco, US) Ana is the founder of Traffic Generation Café. People I know, admire; often both.

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Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. 6) Finding a content marketing niche. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

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Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 102

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Duane Bates, Senior Director of Digital Communications Strategy and New Media, Habitat for Humanity International. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. These 15 skills will keep you marketable.

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Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I’m wont to do at year’s end, I ask many brilliant marketing and PR types for their take on what might transpire over the next twelve months. 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.

Social Media 91

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

All communication teams are striving for the attention of the fickle consumer. And you are not just competing against other PR teams for budgets, but also against advertising, digital, and marketing. Jim Hawker, Threepipe Digital Marketing and PR – #FuturePRoofing a Public Relations agency or a Communications team.

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dozens of marketing and PR professionals express aspirations for 2020 along with educated guesses about the future . I’ve grouped all predictions this year into categories, which is an effort to make it easier to read: Marketing predictions. PR and communications predictions. Marketing predictions. Marketing be nimble.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168