Mindful Marketing

JUNE 15, 2015

Drew McLellan has worked in advertising for 25+ years and started his own agency, McLellan Marketing Group, in 1995 after a five-year stint at Y&R. MMG will celebrate its 20th anniversary in the Fall of 2015. Publications like The Washington Post, Forbes, Entrepreneur and others have invited Drew to write for them as well.

Interviews 50

Interviews Marketing Financial Insurance 50

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2015

2015 found brands reevaluating their agency relationships in an unprecedented way , turning over partners looking for a better mix of nimble, efficient and integrated. Moving forward using “data” will not be enough, just as writing a few tweets and blog posts didn’t mean implementing real strategies back in the early days of social.

Marketing 60

Marketing Mobile Pinterest Analysis 60

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

In fact, if these numbers are accurate, the USA Today went from a print pub circ of 1,424,000 in 2013 to just 299,000 in 2015. Also, consider these facts: Social advertising options now make it uber-easy to make sure our EXACT target sees and consumes our messages–unlike mass media, where there can be significant audience “waste.”

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 22, 2016

There’s reliable data indicating the median PR salary in an agency rose to $84,500 in 2015. But age too is affected by automation threatening to replace some jobs, the way a bot writes news reports for the likes of the AP. The advertising pitch today has transition to a talk about storytelling.

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Survey System Trends Small Business 60

MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

Yes, yes - of course, we’re talking truth in advertising, of all things, but consider: When consumers watch the film, ‘Avengers 2,’ they know that Robert Downey Jr can’t really fly. So what precisely is the understanding between advertisers and their consumers as to honesty? Source: Forbes ). Was the spot intentionally misleading?”

Film 48

Film Marketing YouTube Advertising 48

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. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. To that end, this year’s roundup is uh-mazing. Relentless focus on the customer .

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Cision

MARCH 14, 2016

Billboards, people, advertisements, your friend, your boss. — Steve Clayton, Chief Storyteller, Microsoft. The essence of great storytelling is taking the reader on a journey. Below, I’ve outlined the rules of storytelling, as shared by the storyteller guru himself. The four P’s of storytelling.

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Storytelling Skype Energy Software 120

Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

She’s a Clark Honors College student and is writing her senior thesis on the lack of women in sports information director roles in the NCAA. Her current project is the promotion of a golf tournament for the USM student radio station, for which she has created sponsorship and player brochures and an advertisement.

Sports 0

Sports Leadership Internal International 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. But it’s not advertising, and it’s not ‘influencer marketing’ in the Kardashian style. Podcast advertising revenue will exceed $1 billion in 2020. 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Mark My Words

MAY 3, 2022

Netflix vs TV An obvious selling point of Netflix over traditional broadcasters has always been its lack of advertisements, but even this is under threat, with the proposition of a cheaper ‘ad-supported’ subscription tier, despite CEO Reed Hastings announcing in 2015 that there was “no advertising coming on to Netflix.

Film 60

Film Advertising Advertising Consumer 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. These are the questions we sought to answer in spring 2015 when I launched an internal initiative named Project Copyscale at my content marketing agency, PR 20/20. Write data-driven content. Write email subject lines. Write performance reports.

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 17, 2015

percent of Hispanics/Latinos possess jobs in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations.” Like most of the reporting I bumped into during the writing of this post, I agree that some #PRDiversity progress has been made in the past few years. Godwin (@storyhungry) June 25, 2015. ” ~ Global Alliance.

Agency 40

Agency Report Training Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While it’s a tricky tightrope to walk, as cultural and political issues continue to saturate the news and social media, more companies will take a stand through marketing and advertising that resonates with customer loyalties. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. December 2015: One Bold Content Marketing Prediction for 2016.

Social Media 96

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 96

Communications Conversations

MAY 13, 2015

So, without more rambling from me, I give you our next generation of PR Rock Stars–the class of 2015. She has a strong background in advertising, public relations and marketing and is skilled at primary research (surveys and focus groups). Read up on clients, write incredible releases and pitches and communicate with ease.

Groups 60

Groups Internal International Conference 60

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. Outdoor and transmit media typically tend to be advertising material (but not always). False Advertising Advertising exists to sell products and services.

Ethics 52

Ethics Communications Print Television 52