Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In either case, I’ve paused to delve into three social media studies or surveys that crossed my screen in recent months and distilled them to the most important findings. These three studies seem to, in part, answer these three questions: How is our brand doing in social media relative to comparable brands?

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Social Media Study Media Survey 60

Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. In January 2016, Powerhouse Communications was born.

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Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. PR practitioners have long helped clients amplify video content through social media promotion and earned media coverage, but they may be underusing video as branded content. It’s pure storytelling.

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Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Video is the most popular content marketing format for 2015, ahead of case studies, blogs and infographics ( 2015 State of Digital Marketing , a report featuring insights from over 600 marketers from Web Marketing 123). Online video explosion to continue well beyond 2016. Getting on board with online video” will not be enough in 2016.

Video 40

Video YouTube Web Case Study 40

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

brought forth vast social media and multimedia tools, including video sharing capabilities. Social media platforms like Facebook have essentially made this decision for organizations by prioritizing video – Mark Zuckerberg has even described video as the biggest trend, and challenge, for the next 5 years.

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Technology Big Data Video Data 115

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For content marketers seeking to generate leads from that new blog post, white paper, case study, event, infographic, research report, or webinar, here are 33 ways to ensure that your content is found, downloaded, clicked-on and consumed. Social media services like Edgar can help you reuse your best social posts to bring in more views.

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Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. Infographic: B2B Marketing Budgets Focus on Content, Digital. Social media (93%), case studies (82%), blogs (81%), email newsletters (81%), and in-person events (81%) top the list of as the most popular tactics.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Marketing 60

PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

Editor’s note: This post is a preview of the PRSA 2016 Strategic Collaboration Conference , May 24-25 in Chicago. I’m not sure why it works so well but for eBooks, white papers, infographics or anything related to cause marketing, get going with Pinterest. Commercial radio + Instagram – Commercial radio loves this social network.

Communications 79

Communications Pinterest Reddit Radio 79

MaccaPR

JANUARY 21, 2016

In today’s hyper-digitalized marketing world, consumer brands must take a hard look at how they distribute content - infographics, e-books, videos, recipes and more - online. When working with a sponsored blogger, consumer brands gain immediate access to that blogger’s unique visitors, subscribers and social followers.

Consumer 48

Consumer Infographics SEO Blogging 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Jeff Perkins (@jeffperkins8) December 7, 2016. Share your post liberally on social media. Given advertising deadlines, buying ad inventory is usually much smoother if you plan both content and budget for it in advance. 7) Have graphics for social media prepared. Webinars are the #1 lead gen tactic.

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B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 22, 2015

This is important in light of how much more accepted it now is for brand integration to be part and parcel of the PR pro’s charge; almost half the respondents (46%) said they accept brand integration, and more than half (55%) said they refer PR pros to their advertising colleagues. So, overall takeaways?

Leadership 40

Leadership Report Media Video 40

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To exceed your content benchmarks, you must promote your content beyond your owned channels (email, social, website, etc.). You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Promote via earned media (media coverage & social mentions). Infographics.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2017

When collecting data, even though media may be your primary target, coverage is never a sure thing, so think about how else the resulting data might be used – company blogs, infographics, sales materials, social media posts, advertising, customer communications and more. Are the Conclusions Defensible?

Survey 60

Survey Data Google Web 60

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To exceed your content benchmarks, you must promote your content beyond your owned channels (email, social, website, etc.). You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Promote via earned media (media coverage & social mentions). Infographics.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

MaccaPR

MARCH 7, 2016

When your brand is mapping its media outreach strategy, it’s easy to get hung up on the usual suspects: public relations, paid advertising, social media and content marketing. That doesn’t mean all the content has to “live” in your newsroom; a link to its location is all that’s necessary.

How To 48

How To Media Print Real Estate 48

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Social media sites such as Facebook have content discovery features integrated into its algorithms. Consider the News Feed offered by the social platform. The survey also revealed that a young millennial follows an average of 121 publishers on the social media. billion in 2016. billion in 2014 to 2.17

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Beyond PR

MAY 30, 2017

Social media sites such as Facebook have content discovery features integrated into its algorithms. Consider the News Feed offered by the social platform. The survey also revealed that a young millennial follows an average of 121 publishers on the social media. billion in 2016. billion in 2014 to 2.17

How To 40

How To Engineering Content Marketing Advertising 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

— Kevin C Hartman (@KevinCHartman) July 14, 2016. 3) In a recent conversation we had on Twitter , you noted digital media is blurring the lines between earned and paid media. We often try to divide each discipline with the age-old owned, earned and paid media – but now we live in a ‘converged’ media landscape.

Public Affairs 60

Public Affairs Advertising Advertising Healthcare 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

For example, social media once lauded for democratizing publishing is largely a paid game today. Social media has become, in many senses, the very thing it once disintermediated. From native advertising to content marketing , the dynamic web is about the blurry and blurring lines in marketing.

Web 60

Web Google Mobile B2B 60

Beyond PR

JANUARY 20, 2017

I think we’ll see brands who formerly invested in traditional advertising start to pour dollars into relevant, useful content in an effort to connect with their customers. It took a while for advertisers to realize that consumers weren’t responding to them, and finally — finally! Advertorials are Dead. Images: Pixabay 1 , 2.

Brand 40

Brand Branding Small Business Advertising 40

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

The smarter set in the PR biz have turned their attention to how best to harness the influence of their clients’ followers on social media, as well those “independent” stars-for-hire on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, [link] YouTube and Instagram. Yes, that’s where more and more consumers sate their media appetites these days.

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

PRSay

MAY 18, 2016

We’ve also seen metrics like AVE (advertising value equivalency), which measures the perceived value of media placements, take a backseat to things that more accurately showcase ROI, such as share of voice, mindshare, traffic and increased sales attributed to specific campaigns or activities. What would be even better? Conclusion.

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