Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

MARCH 4, 2017

I made three marketing predictions for 2017 but if I could go back in time, I might add a fourth: The decline in traffic from organic social media will renew interest in SEO and organic search. Social networks are deluged with content – more than any user can possibly consume. Blogging vs. Press Releases vs. Coverage; [UML ].

SEO 60

SEO Google Engineering Social Media 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Vuelio named this blog the best PR and communications blog in 2019. Advertising value equivalent (AVE) is at the sharp end of this issue. She believes the same issues apply in advertising and PR. These devices have provided the means for consumers to connect to the internet wherever and whenever. Happy New Year.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

News outlets have been struggling for years to balance advertising, sponsored and editorial content. The result is that the lines between opinion and news are becoming more and more blurred, and consumers of news are confused about which news outlets and stories to believe. The reason? I actually feel a lot of sympathy for reporters.

Journalism 50

Journalism Report Enterprise Interviews 50

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

By this, I mean a frequently updated blog. It’s true that the more you blog, the more clients you get. This is because all clients – corporations and consumers – will check your site to see if you can show a depth of experience. Further, an encyclopedic blog will mean that your attorneys rank high in online searches.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Every month when I go to write this PR technology summary, I’m surprised at just how many new tools and features are being brought to market. The new look and feel, called Fjord , is modeled after the simplicity found in many consumer apps – the continued consumerization of enterprise technology. GTCR and Cision made $2.25

Internal 64

Internal International Data Media 64

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. They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner.

Marketing 196

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 196

Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2017

For instance, 48% of consumers start mobile research with a search engine and on an average, smartphone conversions are up by 64% as compared to the average desktop conversion rates. The core algorithm linked to quality appeared around March 8, 2017. In short, people want to get the news, views, and opinions on their fingertips.

Google 64

Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 64

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. Paid media and advertising statistics. And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. 1) How long should a blog post be? State of Blogging ). 9) Even advertisers want to invest in PR.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 126

Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

With marketing and PR firms increasingly turning to AI to create images and write content, I shouldn’t have been surprised when a friend who reads my writing made a request of ChatGPT that hit close to home: He asked the bot to write a Mindful Marketing article. But how mindful are they in their advertising?

Ethics 94

Ethics Advertising Advertising Analysis 94

Mindful Marketing

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The DOJ recently levied an antitrust lawsuit against Google, “alleging that the online giant engaged in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search and search advertising.” Then, as companies and consumers increasingly spent time online, the firm kept improving its product and riding the wave of web success.

Google 98

Google Engineering Advertising Advertising 98

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

The PR world will also see this change - machines will be able to understand public sentiment in real time by leveraging millions of gigabytes of data, write natural and insightful copy, and tailor it to audiences in a highly targeted way, all without human intervention. This graph shows the rise of data in the past decade.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. This was flat with the $91,000 median originally reported in 2017 and the $92,125 originally reported in 2016. The point is advertising is not content marketing. There’s a perception that if you write a check, suddenly the analysts are your new best friends.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. These are just a few of the seemingly endless examples of how AI has become prevalent in the companies we use everyday as consumers. make you buy more things).

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In 2017, let's all agree to maximize the ROI of our writing efforts by focusing equal efforts on distribution. Blog - If you maintain a blog, craft a post (or two) that relates to your new content offer with a call-to-action button at the end inviting readers to your landing page.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts).

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts).

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

They’ve compiled their statistics into a post with research, breaking it down into categories like content marketing statistics and social media, as well as subcategories like blogging or content strategy. In a Casper post I worked on, we chose a keyword—couples sleeping positions—and built a blog post around it.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Examples Strategy Survey 62

Beyond PR

JANUARY 20, 2017

If I’m right, branded content is going to have its heyday in 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. Because consumers are now controlling the conversation, advertorials are dead.

Brand 40

Brand Branding Small Business Advertising 40