Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Entertain, don’t sell.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. . ~ Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. This is why audience identification is so important to marketing.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. Click Here to Subscribe to Sword and the Script by Email.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

This post, however, is aimed to put visual content on the pedestal. As you look through an interrogative lens — analyzing brands, consumers and the media’s relationship with multimedia, it’s easy to see that visual content is the engine that steers the narrative. Create more visual content. About Seth Gilpin.

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Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

Last week, Cision’s journalism facing brand Help a Reporter Out (HARO) attended New Media Expo in Las Vegas. We received tons of great info on content creation , storytelling and writing, so below we highlighted some of the best takeaways: 1. See Donna’s other reasons why we should stop calling it content here.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

Content marketing is a crucial piece of content strategies. As technology becomes ever-present, content strategies should include video, podcasts, games, comics, events and more. Social media, e-newsletters, articles on owned websites and blogs make up the four most used content marketing tactics.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. As of July 2015, on average, a typical post reaches professionals in 21 industries and nine countries. He shares his secrets to success , shows his personality , and humanizes his brand.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

As evidence of the increasing importance of content marketing, according to the CMO Council , 90% of consumers find custom content useful, while 78% believe organizations providing content are interested in building good relationships with them.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

But in the first half of 2015, live streaming moved to the masses with the launch of apps and Facebook’s subsequent announcement that it would test live video capabilities among celebrities. . As the social media giants roll out live video, social media influencers and brands have been the first to embrace the trend.

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MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

If you’ve ever read a Buzzfeed article, you know that brands are capitalizing on the opportunity to publish their own brand stories in the context of news distribution. Or, if content aggregation sites aren’t your chosen diversion, maybe you clicked on the enticing headline of a.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

As communicators, we will be increasingly asked not only to create relationships and generate coverage for brands and organizations, but to build the kind of relationships that actually influence behavior, and do so in a transparent way. According to a 2015 Chief Communications Officer survey by Korn Ferry , CCOs in the U.S.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketing Land. TopRank Marketing Blog.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content? One of the primary reasons I believe businesses struggle with content marketing is that they are too reliant on best practice, and not thinking enough about being different.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

After the team ran a small experiment with a few pieces of content, they were able to make a data-driven case for how content could drive valuable search traffic while also helping consumers make smarter decisions. “Hero” content consists of bigger, flashier pieces that draw your audience in and build your brand. (To

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Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

While this may be true to an extent, when it comes to pronouns one study determined that reaction depends upon the relationship between brand and consumer. In the Journal of Consumer Research , researchers examined people’s reaction to the pronouns “you” and “we” in brand communication.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

Even harder to know what to say, which is why so many “Our brand is here for you in these unprecedented times” emails flooded our inboxes. Communication about safety protocols and points flexibility was crucial, but the brand’s marketing team also knew that their audience wanted more than memos. But in travel?

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 25, 2016

Communicating brand value to executives and investors isn’t about splashy websites or luxurious launch events. You’re not going to get anywhere today if you don’t have a credible, unique story,” says Ken Wincko, SVP of Marketing at Cision and PR Newswire, in Branding for Growth: A C-Level Strategy.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Google recently updated its search algorithms to reward mobile-friendly content in a shakeup the search engine optimization sector called Mobilegeddon. While the official change was on April 21, 2015, analysts like Bryson Meunier point out that this wasn’t just a one-time event but the beginning of long-term change.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2016

This often means using data about our current market or audience to create a model. A simple example may be an analysis of engagement for a brand’s 2015 social content, revealing what types of posts earned the most attention. This very early application of content marketing came at the perfect time, in a number of ways.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

It began with an insightful keynote presentation on the top trends in social media in 2015 from Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner, the conference host. Without a doubt, the top trend I heard reiterated time and time again at SMMW15 was that every piece of content your brand or company generates needs some sort of visual.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It is clear that our smartphone assistants are becoming more like virtual companions and soon, millions of consumers will start having meaningful conversations, or even relationships with these virtual assistants, changing the way we interact with one another. The users then get notified about price changes, sales or brand news.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

If you try it & can’t get at least 1 good content idea for your next campaign I’ll cry. They distill the latest behavioural economics & consumer psychology research down into helpful little brain gems. 2015 has been a year of learning & sharing. Brain gems for decision-makers. How about a movement?

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

And while holiday content opens up earned media and revenue opportunities, planning all of those PR and marketing campaigns can be overwhelming. To compete with big name brands, you need to get creative. Read on to see how the content best practices AAOS followed can help you earn high marks this holiday season.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 27, 2015

Why: “In a world where content production is in overdrive, it’s getting difficult, and, I daresay, nearly impossible for brands to cut through the noise and stand out among the crowd,” states Daniel Newman in this Forbes post. If You Want Your Content Marketing to be Great, Ask Influencers to Participate. .”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. There are several platforms out there to simplify and manage B2C influencer marketing, such as Paladin, Heepsy, HypeAuditor, and InBeat. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 20, 2016

Note: Statistics mentioned below come from the Social Media Examiner 2016 survey of 5,100 social media marketers. The Year Of (Live) Video for Social Media Marketers. While YouTube has often been the first source for brands to distribute video content, Stelzner predicted 2016 will be the year brands expand use of live video.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

"When I first started our agency, I relied solely on PPC and SEO to market ThinkSEM, because I didn’t think blogs, social media or content marketing would do anything for us! The moral of the story for marketers: SEO, PPC, social media – it’s all tied together. Well, I was sorely mistaken.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 27, 2015

Most of the ads I see on social are broad brush blitz campaigns by consumer gadget companies — not B2B service firms like Shift. Shift gave visitors the option to download the content for free with registration – or the option to buy the eBook for $10.00. Click here for screen shot of the clever content marketing details ).

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

If there’s one thing every content marketer loves, it’s the grind. I was high on the grind myself recently, fresh out of Uberflip’s stellar Conex conference and sitting in Cleveland for Content Marketing World , typing so fast my laptop was (almost) billowing smoke. You know the feeling.

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Cision

APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

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Prohibition

APRIL 29, 2017

We won Prolific North’s and the CIPR’s Agency of the year and we had a record year with a number of exciting new account wins, including several high street brands, and as a result we need to expand our growing team yet again. CIPR Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Pride Awards 2015. Plan and implement cohesive PR strategies.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 14, 2015

At the same time, we have many good reasons to rejoice as the practice of content marketing envelopes our industry. Consumers not only follow these channels, but so do the reporters and analysts on whom corporate communicators have so heavily relied to amplify their stories.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Whether your organization creates content or partners with existing content creators, these are the trends that are shaping your communication future. Cisco forecasts that by 2019, video will make up 80 percent of all consumer Internet traffic, up from 64 percent in 2014. Growth in traffic, volume and influence.

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