Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

There’s nothing inherently wrong with such a perspective, but it ignores the influence of technology. Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. Speed is a staple value proposition of technology and tools clearly have an influence on a craft, whether carpentry or PR or something else.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in the marketing industry, and your career: Consumers will demand greater personalization , while wanting to control their data and privacy. Technology will get smarter , intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 13, 2017

We started the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute to connect the dots for marketers, executives and entrepreneurs who want to learn how AI will impact their companies, industries and careers. Understanding the ideas that follow is critical to applying artificial intelligence and related technologies to your business.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics? PR planning for 2016? This trends tool will help build out your campaign content & influencer insight in seconds. Technology investment + human capital = The virtuous PR circle.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Content production to grow 25%. “58% 58% of those surveyed planning to increase their content production in 2020 by at least 25%, relative to 2019.”. 21% of respondents cited a skills gap as the top barrier to using technology in marketing. 3) How marketing is organizing to tackle goals and challenges. Hey, Google!

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 25, 2016

This very early application of content marketing came at the perfect time, in a number of ways. For the blogosphere, it came at a time when the demand for content on indoor pools was not met with a satisfactory supply. Their efforts are what we know of today as “content marketing.” Marketing Coordinator.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Are you struggling to recruit and train a modern marketing team ? Drive digital marketing transformation in your organization? Adapt more quickly to an exploding marketing technology landscape ? Prove marketing ROI to the executive team? Marketing technology assessment template. >> Interested?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Effective B2B content marketing programs have a documented strategy, build a subscription audience and use metrics to inform decisions What separates successful B2B content marketing programs from those that underperform? For example, here’s a post on the page four findings from 2016. Give our services a try.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Twitter announced on February 10, 2016 that it would be rolling out a new feature which prioritizes “the best tweets from people you know.” Learn how to use Twitter Analytics to find out which tweets have received the most impressions, URL clicks, detail expansions, retweets, favorites, replies, and more. Natalie Cullings.

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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. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies. Newly combined Vocus-Cision acquires Visible Technologies , a provider of social media analytics.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 Here we go…. That partnership has ended.”.

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Trends Media Report Technology 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Our top posts from the fourth quarter of 2015 focused on best and worst times for press releases, connecting PR and sales, and measuring PR for 2016 planning. Getting Your PR Measurement Program in Shape for 2016. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Let’s take a look: The State of the Press Release in 2015.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We kicked off with introductions, and the guests all had interesting backgrounds that led to their focus on measurement: A1b: Started in PR and quickly fell in love with digital, where there was more analytics available #measurePR #amecmm. Sahana (@hellosahana) September 8, 2016. Richard Bagnall (@richardbagnall) September 8, 2016.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In In 2020 I think we will see analytics playing a bigger role in helping teams become more proactive in their approach with customers and less reactive. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. Sophie Shiatis | Shiny Blue Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

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ISEBOX

MARCH 18, 2016

This first installment of a three-part series on automating PR tasks gives you a glimpse into some the top technologies to help you organize tasks, communications and content. Parts 2 and 3 will cover automating analytics and aspects of entire campaigns. An Enterprise version is slated for release in early 2016.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 15, 2016

Modern marketers are called on to be buyer-focused and data-driven as they create increasingly compelling content, distribute it over a growing number of channels, and gather analytics for reporting and optimization efforts. Multi-channel Master: It’s not enough to develop strategy, systems, processes and content.

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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. Basically, artificial intelligence is the umbrella term for the algorithms, technologies and techniques that make machines smarter, and give them superhuman capabilities.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

To that end, this post summarizes five recent market research surveys worth of a purposeful poke and pry. Marketing skills the CMO needs on the team. The top skills CMOs say they need on their team are: a) digital marketing (62%); b) data analytics and insights (49%); and. Top 5 Challenges Facing B2B Marketers in 2016.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 30, 2016

At the end of each hackathon, marketers are left with: Prioritized and simplified marketing goals. Insight on how to apply new technologies and processes to improve efficiencies. At the HUG, we brought together creative minds from all marketing disciplines and backgrounds to unlock the true value of results-driven ideas.

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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. 19) Movie franchise approach to content marketing outpaces the newsroom model. More content marketers will get frequency right.

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