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. 2) The marketing budget as a percentage of revenue. Most (59%) of U.S.-based

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

.” Content has become an integral part of the success of your PR and marketing efforts and several studies show that the planning and implementation of a content strategy is high on the list of priorities for 2017. 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.(

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What are the roles and responsibilities of the existing marketing team? Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends. Technology. Are gaps in technology affecting performance?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As screenshot nearby shows, (photo credit: Kaon blog ), it creates “a magical pop-up AR appearance at trade shows that people can activate and walk around.” It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth. Why is this relevant to B2B marketing ?

Case Study 97

Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Learn more about a specific area such as content marketing or big data by attending a local Meetup If you don’t see a Meetup meeting on a topic that you’d like to know more about, then start one yourself. © Stephen Dupont, 2017. Contact him at stephen.dupont@pockethercules.com or visit his blog at www.stephendupont.co.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The report noted in observation: “Fifty-eight percent of respondents cited engagement as a big challenge, compared to 35 percent in our 2017 survey. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. As I say in the introduction above, marketing doesn’t work in isolation. 44% say content marketing.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

According to a 2017 Choozle survey, only 7% of participants viewed online ads positively. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. Using an influencer is a surefire way to speak to your audience through someone they deem trustworthy through their authentic content.

Marketing 80

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

Consumers need to keep their wits about them when they consume media; journalists and public relations practitioners need to work to ethical standards; and technology platforms also have a part to play in tackling the issue. If you enjoyed this blog post you may like to receive future posts as they are published, via email.

Ethics 108

Ethics Conference Advertising Advertising 108

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2016

AMA: Gartner’s CMO spend survey shows marketing budgets on the rise in 2017. MarketingProfs: 3 ways marketers can tell their stories across multichannel touchpoints. Contently: Why Cisco is hiring over 200 content marketers. HBR: Content marketers need to act like publishers.

Twitter 60

Twitter How To B2B Analytics 60

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a world ruled by technology, simply being aware of marketing trends is not enough. Understanding their intricacies and how to use them in your 2019 marketing plan is critical to your success this year. We’ve outlined the top marketing trends of 2019 and how to use them to stay ahead of your competition!

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Now imagine what that number would be if it were not for the 600+ million devices that are equipped with ad-blocking technology. It’s no surprise, 70 percent of society wants to learn about products and services through content and not advertisements. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Onclusive

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The TOP PR and Content Marketing Conferences 2018. If you’re in search of PR and content marketing conferences to attend in 2018, AirPR has pulled together a definitive list of the best and the brightest. Finalists will be announced for 2018 on December 6, 2017. Intelligent Content Conference (ICC).

Conference 210

Conference Content Marketing Marketing Education 210

Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

With over 10 years of experience, she has an incredible track record of creating results-driven marketing campaigns for her many clients. Named one of the top 25 PR influencers in 2017 by Izea , Sarah Evans runs her PR firm, Sevans Strategy. Follow her for a fantastic collection of industry articles from around the web. Sarah Evans.

Twitter 77

Twitter Radio Social Media Print 77

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

She has never published a blog post, or an article for a leading association of business communicators , or given a formal presentation. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing. She doesn’t have any Twitter followers.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

Content Marketing 108

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 108

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The implications of in-housing for a firm – law, PR, marketing or otherwise – are this: you not just competing against rival firms for business – you are competing against rival firms and your clients for business. The Role of Technology on the Legal Market. But that’s a talent supply issue for a different blog post.

Agency 92

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 92

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

2017 is the year where we saw a shift when it comes to transparency. Uber came under fire after an employee blog went viral, detailing a culture of sexism. Last month we wrote a blog discussing the benefits of being transparent and using transparency to make your brand’s voice and message clear.

Trends 59

Trends How To Retail Google 59

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.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. This analysis was part of a larger study that SEMrush published titled the Global State of Content Marketing Report 2019.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Study Analysis Marketing 78

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Sword and the Script

MAY 1, 2018

No matter what vertical market you are in, there is no shortage of competition. There are 200 cybersecurity startups that received VC funding in 2017; that’s in addition to the 300 that received $3.1 Competition has advantages in buyer choice and market validation. And more is cropping up seemingly every day.

B2B 62

B2B Marketing Survey Study 62

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

2017: 3 PR Takeaways from the (2017) State of the Media Report by Cision. 2) Key PR considerations about influencer marketing. In B2B technology businesses, I encourage clients to define a project – a study, white paper, or webinar to test the waters. Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing.

Survey 90

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 90

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.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. Whatever the case, B2B and technology-based businesses are in an excellent position to use data-driven storytelling as part of a PR strategy. Data-driven PR drives marketing engagement. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Which forces marketers to answer a vital question. Should you continue traditional marketing efforts to face inevitable irrelevancy? Or, should you adapt and align your technology, talent and strategy to effectively reach consumers in this shifting marketplace? New training of teams for technology and methodology.

Marketing 45

Marketing Engineering Resources Consumer 45

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Can we automate content creation using artificial intelligence? More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. The 5Ps of Marketing AI.

Marketing 53

Marketing Software eBook Technology 53

Cision

MARCH 30, 2017

Just as people dislike clickbait headlines and photos, it will test people’s patience to have the primary image in your gallery disparate from the rest of the content within the post. That said, I guarantee someone is already posting bait-and-switch content for Instagram collections (#sad).

Instagram 120

Instagram How To Video Examples 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

How you run, analyze, and utilize data is critical to marketing, sales, and revenue. Marketing technology doesn’t exist without data. Long before the advent of marketing automation, I was an advocate for campaigns proving ROI. 7) Fill in the blank: One company whose marketing you admire is: HubSpot.

Marketing 64

Marketing System Data Tools 64

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

1) The average blog post is 1,236 words. How long is the average blog post? How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Webinars have long been a staple of B2B marketing. For example, ON24 , which provides technology for hosting webinars, says these online presentations are a top lead generation tactic. Roundups are content curation at its finest. This works best if this is part of marketing operating system.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Cision

APRIL 18, 2016

I hope that you can find a few features that you didn’t know about and that you can incorporate into your communication or marketing strategies. Content Improvements. If you do content marketing in any capacity, Facebook’s resources for you today are significantly more robust than they were a few weeks ago.

Facebook 0

Facebook Mobile Analytics Advertising 0

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Blog Posts.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Fittingly, I asked a whole bunch of folks for predictions to include in a blog post here (if you want to be invited next year, you can sign up here ). As an aside, it’s why I ended up working with Gatsby as they are a marketing technology startup that’s focusing on that issue. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 101

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Blog Posts.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72