Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

A little more than a year ago, I recommended four Chrome extensions for digital PR professionals and episode #75 of the Growth Marketing Toolbox podcast by Nicholas Scalice tipped me off to a few more. The most impressive recommendation was Page Analytics by Google. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content? Talk to Us!

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

Fast forward a few months and with very little conscious thought I get much of my News briefs from the Apple News app, as well as from Facebook, Twitter, Amazon’s Alexa and (of course) Google. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Other statistics in the report that drew my attention were: Top marketing challenges. That was followed by “low barriers to entry – new players keep emerging” (26%) and “fighting the giants: Google, Amazon, Facebook” (22%). Most effective marketing channels. Respondents ranked Facebook ads (40%) as the top marketing channel.

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re not using Facebook ads because you don’t think they work in B2B marketing , then you are among thin ranks. Several surveys reviewed by eMarketer suggest social media advertising continues to advance – and Facebook is often voted the most effective paid platform – even for B2B. req.) – by Regalix found. “…of

B2B 60

B2B Facebook Marketing Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2016

Also see: In Content Marketing, Marketers Might be Losing Their Way. What Your Customers Think About Content Marketing. The daily time people spend w/ #digital media remains flat as content grows https://t.co/SJtgPBrMry Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) June 12, 2016. That’s not enough.

Marketing 61

Marketing Content Marketing Energy Measurement 61

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Can you believe it’s almost 2016? 3 Tips for Getting Your Online Video Act Together for 2016. Why: “Video marketing, video advertising, live streaming via video, ephemeral video, video status updates and video-anything will be the way of content life in the new year,” writes Mayra Ruiz.

Storytelling 0

Storytelling Video Leadership Writing 0

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute. PR 20/20 launched Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute in November 2016 with the mission to make AI more approachable and actionable for modern marketers. Reports give you the context to make smarter, more informed marketing decisions. Let’s dive into each area.

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Cision

JUNE 14, 2016

From the perspective of government regulation, 2016 has been an interesting year, especially as we’ve seen the presidential primaries play out. Or they don’t understand that applications like Word and Google Docs automatically kern characters to fit properly. Or they are terrible typists. Don’t get me started on kerning, sheesh.

Healthcare 0

Healthcare Creativity Consumer Government 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing.

Content Marketing 124

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 124

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It can be extremely unpredictable and it’s not guaranteed like advertising. I think this is one of the reasons it can be comfortable for public relations professionals to seek out, and focus on, more controllable forms of marketing like blogging, marketing automation and social media. It can also be hard to measure.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

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

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 23, 2016

It’s almost cliché, except the advice is sage: when it comes to content marketing , don’t make home improvements to a rental property. Blab was sort of a middle ground between Periscope (single-user video) and Google Hangouts (multiple users),” reported Matt McGee , in a news piece for Marketing Land. “It

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Digg Marketing Social Media 60

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). 2017 : Can the ethical breakdown of political PR with its purposefully spread false narratives poison other industry sectors?

Pitching 43

Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

You need to be internally linking to pages you care about on your site, which sends an important signal to Google that this page is important and matters, and it should rank. Google only cares about three, but five is twice as good as three. I, on the, I think it was 12 brands that basically own Google search.

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This was flat with the $91,000 median originally reported in 2017 and the $92,125 originally reported in 2016. This is another good piece from the Unscripted Marketing series focused on creativity. Unless your story today is about Google, Facebook, money or scandal, the traditional, bona fide reporters are not interested.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

Marketing 74

Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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. My favorite, in part because of its simplicity, is from Demis Hassibis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind. The Marketing Machine Age. Back to Top.

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

But only 7% of marketers say they do “great” webinars. Jeff Perkins (@jeffperkins8) December 7, 2016. Roundups are content curation at its finest. Given advertising deadlines, buying ad inventory is usually much smoother if you plan both content and budget for it in advance.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

6) Finding a content marketing niche. Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. These net more devoted readers, more qualified leads, higher conversion rates and the greater possibility of content-driven conversations.”.

Marketing 104

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 104

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Ah, video.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Ah, video.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

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. PR teams will be measured by inputted organic brand conversion lift and Google Trends. More content marketers will get frequency right.

Social Media 93

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 93

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

The focus was more on quality of content. The search industry was further revolutionized with the introduction Google’s Instant Results around 2010. Content discovery, helps people weed out irrelevant and unimportant information. How Content Discovery Helps Brands, Publishers and Advertisers. billion in 2016.

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

From native advertising to content marketing , the dynamic web is about the blurry and blurring lines in marketing. Lines blurred to the extent that marketing looks more like PR. More importantly, the dynamic web is fluid: What was true in digital marketing yesterday, is not necessarily true today.

Web 60

Web Google Mobile B2B 60

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

We also were led to believe that the creation of a compelling piece of content (text, images, infographics, video) stood a chance of going viral. Now that CGM has morphed in name to UGC (user generated content), marketers want a guarantee — in the form of a ready-made audience — to drive awareness and action. advertising).

Content Marketing 28

Content Marketing Marketing Instagram YouTube 28

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The near-collapse of much of US journalism employment and the seeming vulnerability of PR coincided with America’s top marketers who - smitten with digital advertising - diverted billions of dollars from their traditional ad budgets into online. Exhibit A: The Death Knell of “Advertising’?

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48