Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. Read more: How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Cision

JUNE 5, 2017

Although being creative isn’t a tall order for marketers, we need to not just build buzz and demand attention with our campaigns — we also need to inspire action. Here are a few simple and creative ways your brand can create experiences that move people from inspiration to action. Write good, creative content.

Pinterest 202

Pinterest Creativity Video Retail 202

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

From the mobile video explosion to emerging social platforms, 2016 has brought many content-related developments that affect the public relations industry and the work PR people do every day. Here are five content predictions for 2017 that all PR people should be aware of. Content will be automated. Video goes vertical.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Video Film 120

Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Conference Video Analytics 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

The volume of PR and marketing predictions reached an apex as we rounded the corner on a New Year and into 2016. It’s helpful to have metrics that tell you what content did well in the past – but not as helpful as analytics that forecast what will do well in the future. Co-creativity, a PR ecosystem. “We by Frank Strong.

Banking 60

Banking Marketing Wireless Advertising 60

Cision

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Often, employees or business owners can manage both public relations and marketing, since they’re so intertwined. Use the money you save on other aspects of your marketing, like social media ads or hiring a content marketing writer. You’ve Set Yourself Up for a Great 2016. You’ve Expanded Your Skills.

Employee 120

Employee Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

Recently, CarMax let us take a look under the hood of a content program that’s driven over $56M in content value over the past year, and come to rank for 1.5 One of the most impressive things about CarMax’s sophisticated content program is that it didn’t really exist until 2016. Hero, Hub, Help.

SEO 103

SEO Automotive YouTube Video 103

Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Over fifty people went with me as I narrated a test drive of Ford Motor Company’s 2016 Mustang, and I answered their questions in real time. . Go outside-the-box with your content marketing. Images: Giorgio Minguzzi , gdsteam ( Creative Commons ). Pre-promoting live streams on social media serves as an invitation.

Real Estate 120

Real Estate Public Affairs Guidelines Video 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2016

It’s a little more involved to perform an analysis of tweets for an entire year, but it can be done with a little creative use of the export tool and some spreadsheet yoga. What follows below are the top 10 articles I shared on Twitter – out of 3,306 posts in 2016 – which provides something of a snapshot of the marketing trends over the year.

Twitter 60

Twitter How To B2B Analytics 60

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2019

When Graham joined Amazon Web Services in 2016, there were 10,000 employees. Content is still king,” Graham said, “but how you deliver it determines how well [the audience] will receive it.”. Brooke Traister, APR, is president of PRSA’s Dallas Chapter and a worldwide content marketing program manager at Texas Instruments.

Tourism 130

Tourism Employee Web Travel 130

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. It’s well worth a read as well.

Brand 60

Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

That’s an hour back a week for creative! PR planning for 2016? This trends tool will help build out your campaign content & influencer insight in seconds. 20 content marketing experts explore online developments that could see more marketers than ever turn to editorial content next year.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

Cision

JUNE 14, 2016

Does your content provide value or fall short? Creativity will always be what attracts consumers to brands, says Kipp Jarecke-Cheng, global chief communications officer at Publicis Health. From the perspective of government regulation, 2016 has been an interesting year, especially as we’ve seen the presidential primaries play out.

Healthcare 0

Healthcare Creativity Consumer Government 0

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. Talk to Us!

Tools 67

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Agile is one of those phrases everyone in marketing seems to be talking about, but with very different ideas about what precisely constitutes “agile.”. This isn’t unusual for a profession where both creativity and data are important. The report identifies seven barriers to agile marketing. 1) What is Agile Marketing Again?

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Training 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2015

If you have a clear creative vision for Vines that can be planned and filmed in one sitting, the platform is for you. Product announcements or breaking news – but they have to be creative and presented in an eye-catching way. The major caveat of Vine is that there is a growing flood of visual content. What are your goals?

Brand 60

Brand Branding Film YouTube 60

Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

Read Cision’s free “State of the Media 2016 Report!” How has content marketing changed over the years? Likewise, if brands are still just churning out “content” in the same old way, I think they’re doing it wrong. What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? They’re about people.

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Reddit Journalism Technology 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

62% of respondents said their KPIs are driven by the historical performance of the company, 42% said it’s based on the marketing budget, and 31% establish KPIs based on competitive metrics. Just 12% are optimizing their content for voice search, even though Google reported in 2016 that 20% of searches are made by a voice interface.

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

At some point summer came and went, flying by just as fast as Usain Bolt crossed the finish line during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and fall and winter’s other holidays will be here sooner than you know it, bringing with them plenty of inspiration for engaging content.

Banking 62

Banking Retail B2B Writing 62

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Later this week, that legend will take the stage as Content Marketing World’s closing keynote speaker, a fitting choice for this year’s theme Content Strikes Back. As a huge fan of Hamill, I can’t wait for the content inspiration he’ll unleash during his keynote. Look beyond your content universe.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

wiredPRworks

JUNE 17, 2016

In my session, “WIRED Social Selling: Elevating Association Experiences via Creativity and Innovation RN [Right Now!], attendees will learn to leverage social selling and multichannel marketing for associations. For more information on Forum Forward 2016 and to register, go to forumforward.org. I'd love to meet you!!

Strategy 40

Strategy LinkedIn Social Media Reputation 40

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. More Intelligent” Marketing Automation. I love traditional marketing automation. Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute. Are you ready? Is your company ready?

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

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.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The PRSA 2016 International Conference in Indianapolis brought together some of today’s top thought leaders in the field of communication– and then some. PR Newswire (@PRNewswire) October 23, 2016. “Cheap metrics lead to cheap content.” PR Newswire (@PRNewswire) October 23, 2016.

Conference 120

Conference Internal International Data 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. c) 3 in 4 companies will expand creative teams in 2nd half of 2019 via Bulldog Reporter and Agility PR Solutions. “…new new research from staffing firm The Creative Group shows.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that).

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

According to a Marketwired survey in November 2015, PR and marketing professionals plan to increase their content marketing programs by 64% in 2016. According to the same survey, 79% of these professionals have a content marketing plan in place. On Tuesday, February 16th, at 8:30 p.m. … Read more.

Community 150

Community Creativity Content Marketing Infographics 150

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. Video and creative media. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™. Content production.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It requires a high level of resilience, creativity and organization. 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. Media relations can be tough.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

In time we plan to share the database in a Creative Commons format and develop a web app to interrogate the data. We’ll adapt as we have with social media, content marketing, influencer marketing and PESO. It claims that the UK PR and communications industry is worth £13.8bn up 7% since 2016, and employs 86,000 people.

Analysis 60

Analysis Technology Tools Exercises 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Bob Geller | Fusion PR.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

Similarly, and though we don’t use the terminology, big businesses hire panels of marketing agencies too – PR, creative, SEO, social, digital, advertising. In 2016, Bob Ambrogi , a lawyer, and a highly-respected legal journalist, began chronicling the rise of legal technology startups. Okay, it’s probably not quite that easy.

Agency 92

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 92

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that).

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40

The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Pinterest 60

Cision

DECEMBER 8, 2015

While analytics typically comes toward the end of a content marketing process, it’s first in the alphabet so we’ll start there. A is for analytics, which is extremely important in not only learning how many visitors and shares you have on your content, but how many qualified leads you are generating. A is for analytics.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Analytics Blogging Education 120

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Time and again, we see and hear countless online video marketing statistics like these: Consumers spend 5.5 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).

Video 40

Video YouTube Web Case Study 40