Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Businesses will increase investments in marketing for the third year in a row according to the Gartner CMO Spend Survey for 2016- 2017. at companies with more than $250 million in annual revenue. at companies with more than $250 million in annual revenue. Where will marketing invest that budget?

Marketing 60

Marketing Survey B2B Study 60

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? GPT-3 is now the underlying language model for dozens of technology tools.

SEO 134

SEO Strategy Google Engineering 134

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. The solution?

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. That’s a lot of new agencies being hired, but it also means other agencies will be dropped.

Agency 223

Agency Survey SEO Social Media 223

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 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

500 list of fastest-growing companies in the US for two years running and then they imploded. Marketing and PR are two important components of growing a business. As marketing and branding expert Al Ries said, “PR starts the fire, marketing fans the flames.” DivvyHQ Content Challenges Report).

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

2017 PR Takeaways. We found more use of “explainers” and “behind the scenes” or “day in the life” videos particularly useful when introducing a new product or company. More video content is uploaded in 30 days than the major U.S. Technology means continuous learning.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Network outside your company. 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. Network inside your company. © Stephen Dupont, 2017. Enter an awards competition.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

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

AUGUST 13, 2019

In the course of putting together the monthly PR technology summary ( PR Tech Sum ), I’ve realized that no news site has compiled a complete list of all the acquisitions around Cision. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies. Newly combined Vocus-Cision acquires Visible Technologies , a provider of social media analytics.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. The solution?

Measurement 75

Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

It’s far too easy to say that B2B technology is dull. Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. The vast majority of B2B content centers on features, functions and benefits. In Social Media Marketing, You Get What you Give.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Creativity B2B Film 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Now we can add IDG to the list, which was acquired by China Oceanwide Consortium in January 2017 (and laid off many editorial positions shortly after that). However, what the company is doing isn’t, in its own words, about quality…it’s about revenue. And who can blame them? Photo credit: Unsplash.

Technology 66

Technology Advertising Advertising Community 66

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

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. He tells a tale of two companies at polar opposites. What Does It Take to Implement Content Marketing Effectively in B2B?

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

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

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

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

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. Peter also sits on advisory boards of several companies, including DailyWorth and Namely.

Twitter 77

Twitter Radio Social Media Print 77

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. Ask any product manager at a software company for a new feature and these choices are liable to come up: Speed, quality but not cost. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. billion in 2017 and today it boasts “nearly 900 million users.”

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 110

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

Importantly, and this is something PR and marketing should sit up and observed, GCs kept those firms that had a specialty they couldn’t replicate in-house – and they also kept the fanciest of law firms for “bet the company” litigation. The Role of Technology on the Legal Market. As law firms patiently waited (prayed?)

Agency 95

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 95

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

You’ve read his or her coverage carefully, you’ve watch the tweets, and you persist in pursuit because you are certain your client or company is a topical fit. Usually, speaking to other prospects about a solution, or talking with a technology analyst that won’t name names in a report, is manageable. Then your heart sinks. Talk to Us!

B2B 60

B2B Blogging How To Media 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Smart SaaS has renewed focus on customer marketing “As we are currently in an extended macroeconomic downtown, companies will need to continue to focus more on the customer to ensure long-term retention to help bear the weight of new sales slowing down. This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

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. c) More companies create their own content and channels to reach audiences instead of traditional media channels. PR has a bigger role in content. “I

Marketing 192

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 192

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Soon, marketers will have to design their campaigns around algorithms as well as humans. 2017 is the year where we saw a shift when it comes to transparency. Marketers also need to consider how consumers will view mixed reality, will it be on a smartphone or via a headset? Seeking, as hiding is not possible.

Trends 59

Trends How To Retail Google 59

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In Sodexo’s case, by sending 200 targeted press releases over the course of a year, the food services and facilities management company significantly shifted its sentiment. Now, the company leads its biggest competitor by 10 percentage points. How to use augmented reality and other emerging technologies to engage buyers.

Media 40

Media Strategy Analysis Analytics 40

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. User reviews.

B2B 62

B2B Marketing Survey Study 62

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 63

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 63

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

JUNE 26, 2018

grew at a substantial rate in 2017, hitting $314 million, according to the latest Podcast Advertising Revenue Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC. I’ve concluded the litmus test for this show is finding interviewees with a good idea about a trendy topic in marketing. 6) Marketing Today with Alan Hart.

Marketing 86

Marketing B2B Interviews Content Marketing 86

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 93

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 93

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Because what do we normally do when we need better results as content marketers? Our biggest issue is how we make decisions in our work as content marketers. In an article for Fast Company , Contently co-founder Shane Snow shares the hilarious yet horrifying story that reveals the problem with conventional wisdom.

Marketing 111

Marketing Google Newspapers Print 111

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. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. Data-driven PR drives marketing engagement. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

A one-time small business owner and a former president of the Triangle chapter of the American Marketing Association in Raleigh, he now hangs his hat with a company called ResponsePoint. How you run, analyze, and utilize data is critical to marketing, sales, and revenue. Marketing technology doesn’t exist without data.

Marketing 65

Marketing System Data Tools 65

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? Inbound Marketing Can Work In Any Industry.

Marketing 45

Marketing Engineering Resources Consumer 45