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. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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. But, the great irony of marketing automation is that it’s largely still manual.

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Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

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). Which posts received the most negative comments? The lowest traffic?

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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!!

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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.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Writing on the company’s blog , Lindsey Woodward , who leads the client support team said, “Whether jumping on a call to assist in creating an internal newsletter or report for your boss or setting up new employees on the Meltwater platform, we want our clients to have personal and open communication with Meltwater.”.

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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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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

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). Which posts received the most negative comments? The lowest traffic?

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Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

My thanks to Canadian practitioner Jean Valin for leading this research project and writing the report on behalf of the CIPR #AIinPR panel. In time we plan to share the database in a Creative Commons format and develop a web app to interrogate the data. My personal view is that the PR business will continue to evolve.

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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 Greg Galant | Muck Rack.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

By the way, the WSJ reporter on that byline used to write for PRWeek). This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future. I believe all signs suggest the future of marketing looks more like public relations.

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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. It means putting out quality content on a continuous basis.

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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. 6) Is Creativity a Skill or Talent? It seems to me if creativity is a talent it can be fine-tuned, like a natural athlete trains to compete in professional football. The point is advertising is not content marketing.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

A 2016 study by Edison Research found avid listeners spend four hours and 10 minutes every week listening to an average of five different podcasts. That figure is up 86% from 2016, when the study found that podcast advertising captured $169 million in revenue. 3) Marketing Smarts . weekly | 30-40 minutes). 5) B2B Growth Show

Marketing 85

Marketing B2B Interviews Content Marketing 85

PR 20/20

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The analyst firm says: “Business content, such as shareholder reports, legal documents, market reports, press releases, articles and white papers, are all candidates for automated writing tools.”. Will artificial intelligence automate content creation? It’s not your typical creative writing exercise.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

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ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

I'm writing a blog post on how the best communicators "go deep" and get stuff done. New habits were formed and reading Cal Newport's book Deep Work: Rules for Focused (sic) Success in a Distracted World (2016) crystallised my thinking. my day is somewhat at the mercy of the marketing industry. Here's the email.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

Editor’s note: This post is a preview of the PRSA 2016 Strategic Collaboration Conference , May 24-25 in Chicago. A successful integrated marketing communications (IMC) practice incorporates concepts like core strategy statements, cross-platform strategies, and iterative measurement practices. Email Marketing and….Everything

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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.

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Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

“Can we automate content creation using artificial intelligence? More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. 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. Back to Top.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 15, 2016

This uptick in multimedia usage requires marketers to evolve their visual storytelling. Work with a designer before you even begin writing to determine what graphics, photos and video your target audience is most likely to act on. You can cast your vote by visiting events.marketo.com/summit/2016/awards and voting once per day.

Marketing 40

Marketing Storytelling Fashion Technology 40

PR 20/20

MARCH 30, 2016

As marketers, we are forever pressed for creative, performance-driven ideas. In the era of fast-paced, connected consumers, we must constantly evolve to prove our marketing success. In a recent blog post , Paul Roetzer articulates the challenge: “There have never been more choices for marketers. Inbound Marketing Kit.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

Humans are visual creatures; consider the following: The ability to process images is embedded in our fight or flight instincts; Cavemen drew pictures not words on walls; Kids learn to draw long before they learn to write; and. There’s a growing body of research suggesting doodling sparks creatively. Also see: 3 Free PR Photo Hacks.

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Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

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. If you’ve hired a 3 rd party speaker, as part of an influencer marketing program, make this interview part of the contract. Webinars are the #1 lead gen tactic.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 2, 2019

At the state of content marketing webinar I co-hosted last month, attendees submitted 50 questions, which means we either did something terribly right or terribly wrong. What are your thoughts about user-generated content? For example, emojis and the use of emojis for targeted marketing. Create a content calendar.

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Case Study Content Marketing Strategy Facebook 110

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. Keep in mind, if you need something more professional or interactive, MultiVu , our in-house creative team can help you out. That’s precisely 2.34

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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. 8) Creativity over productivity. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 7: Lou Hoffman. 32: Rachael Wolensky of ALM.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. Keep in mind, if you need something more professional or interactive, MultiVu , our in-house creative team can help you out. That’s precisely 2.34

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Consider three news items that suggest how marketers are spurning traditional paid advertising and instead, re-embracing the back-and-forth engagement of public relations and its cousin, content marketing. million - had become the last successful, worst-polling candidates in the 2016 race. Quality content at no cost.

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