Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The year of 2016 brought a fairly significant evolution for this website. In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media.

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Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 103

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Furthermore, a 2016 interview with the Associated Press revealed most major news outlets will not run a text-only story. Journalists are no longer measured by the quality of their work; they are measured by the effectiveness of their work. Create more visual content. How long did people spend reading it?

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

The next #DigitalPR chat on Twitter is Friday April 1, 2016. Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Q2: How does a brand set goals for their content? Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern. andersenology.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

The next #DigitalPR chat on Twitter is Friday April 1, 2016. Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Q2: How does a brand set goals for their content? Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern. andersenology.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

And that gets to the core of the point here – this is about the psychology of more in marketing: more content , more followers, and more leads. As a result, marketing finds itself on the hamster wheel of more, without ever slowing to consider or stopping to analyze the impact. Sure we have more content, but it’s it resonating?

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 68

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

To borrow from a quote , the professional’s feet should be planted in their role, but their eyes should survey the marketing landscape. As I’m wont to do on the occasional Saturday, I’ve picked out three, reviewed them carefully and present some of the findings in this roundup series that I call the Unscripted Marketing Links.

Study 78

Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 3, 2016

The first question for Aly and Heather was about what they do, how they each arrived at that spot, and what got them interested in measurement. Aly Saxe (@Aly_Saxe) July 12, 2016. A1: but there was nothing to help us really measure what mattered, beyond vanity metrics. Aly Saxe (@Aly_Saxe) July 12, 2016. That’s amazing.

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Report Measurement Software Analytics 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

According to PageFair , use of ad blockers grew by 30 percent in 2016, accounting for 11 percent of web users and more than 600 million devices. And anyone who has managed a PR-driven content marketing program understands that it can work in a far more enduring way than digital advertising. PR outcomes are measurable.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2016

“SEO is no longer just about 200 ranking factors," according to Gianluca Fiorelli , SEO and web marketing consultant. How do we, as content marketers, focus on making our websites these undeniable sources for answers? First, we need to understand how Google operates in 2016, and where Google is headed.

SEO 40

SEO Content Marketing Strategy How To 40

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

A new report from BrightEdge reveals that although marketers at B2C and B2B Fortune 500 brands recognize the AI, voice and hyper-local revolution is here, most are not yet planning to adapt their marketing strategies to these new ideas. IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ).

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

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

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

marketers so much, but in today’s digital environment, everyone is impacted. Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Internally, data can inform our PR strategy and make our branded content better and more engaging.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2016

And the chase is not easy work given the target market’s distraction and fickle. Whether in sales or marketing the moments we have to capture and hold the attention of a customer are short at best. SEOs have just 60 characters for a headline – and it’s about the same for email marketers and their subject lines.

Marketing 61

Marketing Content Marketing Energy Measurement 61

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2016

It’s not just the volume of tasks to be finished in a compressed timeline that makes this time of year hectic – but the type tasks as well: closing key deals you’ve been working for months, wrapping up strategic plans for the new year, and of course making the case for marketing budgets. of Revenue in Marketing. 1) B2B to Invest 12.3%

Marketing 60

Marketing Survey B2B Study 60

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

My panel covered areas ranging from video, to engaging people with live events and products, and influencer and content marketing. Most Innovative : Outgrow interactive content platform. Nice bump from Best Tweeter 2016). Simply Measured social analytics (“great competitor dashboard”). Engage Social SmartShare.

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Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

million in 2016. In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” Meltwater offers 50 suggested metrics to measure your content marketing. It raised a Series A round of funding for $1.1

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

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. For example, a survey of 342 B2B marketers – the State of B2B Social Media Marketing 2016 (reg. These platforms show the best return on investment for social ad spend according to B2B marketers.

B2B 60

B2B Facebook Marketing Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 5, 2016

Confusion over social and mobile reigns among the ranks of marketers according to the latest edition of The CMO survey by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. percent of marketing leaders report they are able to prove the impact of social media quantitatively. The future of social media marketing is a path paved in payment.

Mobile 60

Mobile Survey Marketing B2C 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

As a content marketer, you spend tremendous time and money to create content – be it brand awareness, thought leadership or lead generation pieces. Instead, we must now actively push our content out to our intended audience. Instead, we must now actively push our content out to our intended audience.

Advertising 120

Advertising Advertising Facebook B2C 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. The in-housing trend in PR isn’t entirely surprising. The In-House Effects on Law Firms.

Agency 92

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 92

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

PR planning for 2016? This trends tool will help build out your campaign content & influencer insight in seconds. Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain.

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eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I AI-written content adds more noise. “PR David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

Last year, I started a Twitter chat called #SocialPowWow in order to have a meeting ground on Twitter for PR pros, marketers and startups from India and across the world. I enjoyed interacting with the community and learning more about the PR ecosystem and the importance of measurement in PR. Since then there was no looking back.

Meeting 40

Meeting Communications Marketing Community 40

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

One of the biggest developments for content marketing may have been hidden in plain sight for the last year. From a communications and marketing perspective, it’s important to understand what AMP is, how it works and how you can implement it in your content marketing. How about without WordPress?

Mobile 96

Mobile SEO Web Google 96

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Below is an excerpt from the new book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost Into Profit , written by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ) and Robert Rose ( @Robert_Rose ). Does What We Know Hold Us Back in Marketing? In each case, some part of their marketing and/or sales process was broken.

Marketing 53

Marketing Enterprise Print Film 53

Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

Take a look at the number of news stories per quarter, as measured by the Google News database of accredited news sources: It took from 1979 to 1995 to publish just over 18 million news stories. A scant 6 years later, in the second quarter of 2016, we published 18,452,168 stories per quarter. Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Publicity 110

Publicity eBook Analysis Google 110

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

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.

Content Marketing 102

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Survey 102

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Are we seeing the demise of the traditional newsroom in favor of more automated measures? It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing?

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

Contently Case Stories gives a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing stories Contently customers are telling. “SEO” may be the most ubiquitous marketing word out there—an OG term that sits alongside “engagement” and “cross-channel” in the pantheon of lexicon that’ll never die.

SEO 103

SEO Automotive YouTube Video 103

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Department of Justice, established an independent sustainability advisory board in 2016 and committed to a comprehensive climate protection program. This is data that is not always easy to measure and obtain – so it’s best to start setting up the data gathering processes as soon as possible. In addition, Volkswagen took further steps.

Automotive 95

Automotive Study Report Transportation 95

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Termed “distributed content” ( a term coined by BuzzFeed ), this is a strategy of content distribution that no longer relies on native websites to host and distribute content. LinkedIn Long-form Posts.

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Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Content marketing has never been more important. A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Keeping Content Powerful And Unique.

Content Marketing 240

Content Marketing How To Marketing Infographics 240

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. Marketing Coordinator. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Savannah Whitman.

Measurement 60

Measurement Tools Agency Blogging 60

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we head into the second week of December, I imagine you’ve started looking ahead to 2016. Getting Your PR Measurement Program in Shape for 2016. Why: “Unfortunately there is no silver bullet measurement tool. Facebook Ad Conversion Tracking for Smart Marketers. ” 5.

Data-Driven PR 40

Data-Driven PR Banking Facebook Writing 40