Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

From a B2C public relations perspective, here are two trends that stand out as attention-worthy: integration across the board and the ability to take a stand. We need to integrate consumer clients into trending conversations, valuable insights into our pitches and data into how we’re benchmarking best practices and measuring success.

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Consumer B2C Viral Fashion 83

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

A Guest Post by Albane Flamant, Marketing Manager – US, Talkwalker. Once upon a time, brands and agencies relied on human analysts to identify brand mentions and extract insights on their campaigns. Cisco predicts that by 2021, 80% of online content will be videos. Let’s imagine you’re a brand marketer for Apple.

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Training Video Analysis Data 399

Sword and the Script

MARCH 6, 2018

The same applies to a corporation looking to add PR help in-house, or alternatively, doing a cost-benefit analysis of bringing on outside help from an agency. The 2018 survey was based on responses of 1,053 communications professionals and here’s how the numbers stack up. Agency $88,000. Senior vice president (agency): $165,000.

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Survey Agency Report Corporate 113

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Conducted in February 2018, the online survey solicited the thoughts and opinions of 5,500 JOTW newsletter subscribers, mainly consisting of senior in-house and corporate communications professionals across a variety of industries. The full 2018 JOTW Communications Survey can be viewed in its entirety here. The Latest & Greatest.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up.

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Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 64

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Who is Jelly Marketing? Jelly Digital Marketing & PR is a one-stop-shop online marketing agency in Fort Langley, British Columbia. We spoke to three of their team members about the firm’s core values, how they use media monitoring, trends in PR and more! “ What are the latest PR Trends?

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Agency Marketing Media SEO 79

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. These pros will continue to be in demand – and those in need of public relations assistance should be aware of all the options available to them, including consultants, agencies, and of course hiring in-house.”.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

It’s a prediction that’s been made several times before and many years earlier, but for a very different reason: The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Talk to Us !

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B2B Media Survey Advertising 84

Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

With a new year around the corner, communications professionals are gearing up to get their plans ready to conquer the world in 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. So what’s the solution?

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Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

2017 was quite a year for marketing and PR professionals. Think about a few of the most notable trends we saw: With massive potential audiences on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, live streaming saw huge growth. Artifical intelligence made it easier for marketers to get better results in a number of different ways. Top 10 U.S.

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Communications Marketing Radio Airlines 225

Communications Conversations

JULY 26, 2018

I’ve seen a number of articles recently that have focused on a growing–and increasingly troublesome–trend in our industry: Our complete over-reliance on tools and technology. Unfortunately, I see very little of that on today’s marketing/communications teams. Especially (sadly) on the agency side.

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Technology Social Media Tools Trends 84

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

Trending Topics Can Work Both Ways . The way technology like online news tracking or Google Trends works, PR and communications pros have trending topics at their fingertips at all times. In some cases, pitching a story that capitalizes on those trends is the smart move. Eric Lebowitz.

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Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s an increase from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. >>> Looking for an agency partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? That’s what content marketing is all about. Too many confuse content marketing with marketing content.

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Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 110

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The 2018 State of the Media report by Cision is an annual survey of reporters that offers some insight. For example, citing the Edelman Trust Barometer, Digiday reported , “trust in traditional media has increased from 48 percent last year to 61 percent in 2018.”. PR should be taking a close look at the content that’s trending.

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Survey Report Media B2B 101

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. Take a look, and hopefully we’ll see you at one of these PR or marketing conferences in 2018.

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Conference Content Marketing Marketing Education 210

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Also see: Marketing Strategy: The Looming Knowledge Crisis. 3) Survey: B2B Marketing Looks to Build an Audience. B2B Content Marketing 2018 – Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends – North America from MarketingProfs. There’s a world of difference between content marketing and marketing content.

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Marketing B2B Content Marketing Survey 62

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

You can go with less expensive freelancers or retain a boutique, mid-size or large PR agency. For example, a PR agency can obtain media coverage that shines a positive light on your brand. Handpicked Related Content. How to Pick the Right B2B PR Agency For You. Handpicked Related Content. Content marketing.

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Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Misconceptions about common marketing practices can lead to misuse or even complete abandonment of marketing tools. As we say our goodbyes to 2018, let’s also bid farewell to the myths that are incorrectly influencing our decisions. Content marketing is the new buzz marketing term – and for a reason.

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Marketing Content Marketing Creativity Crisis Management 74

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Digital Sales & Marketing World.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Note: This top post was published in February 2017 and some of the metrics were updated in November and those can be found here: 3 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers B2B Marketing can Borrow [Study]. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. 6) 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing.

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Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Watch what they chat about collectively and look for trends, hashtags and commonly shared items to see what’s gaining ground and attention among your industry leaders. The second thing to do is look at three Google tools : Google News , Google Trends and Google Alerts. Marketing Analyst. Jordyn Danielson.

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Transportation Google Trends Tools 68

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. Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer.

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Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

And, unlike many others who have these opinions on trends in the social media world, he’s actually done the work. Since we’re talking trends, what are the key trends you’re talking to your teams at Toro about in 2018? Honestly, I don’t think most brands even know what the hell content marketing is.

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Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Registration opens in October 2018, but you can sign up now for event updates and a special discount code. MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. The attendees who will benefit most from the conference include: Chief Marketing Officers.

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Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. In his spare time, Eric loves to play as much golf as possible at courses across the country.

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How To Media Analytics Television 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Registration opens in October 2018, but you can sign up now for event updates and a special discount code. MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. The attendees who will benefit most from the conference include: Chief Marketing Officers.

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Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Cision

JANUARY 10, 2018

If you haven’t set any, now is the time to start thinking of ways to improve your branding strategies to make 2018 your best year yet. Here are three awesome branding resolutions all marketing teams should consider in preparing themselves for 2018 and beyond. Make Content All About the Customer.

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Brand Branding Web Content Marketing 254

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. It’s not working anymore because more tech companies are chasing fewer in-market buyers.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends.

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Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). 2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There are so many thoughtful contributions – from people working on both the in-house and agency sides. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Tressa Robbins , Customer Onboarding VP/Content & Social Media Manager, Burrelles.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. And so here’s the annual look at the most read, least read, and posts I recommend reading, that were published on Sword and the Script in 2018. The 7 Most Read Posts in 2018. Here are the posts readers read the most in 2018 – as measured by readers clicks.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

PR 20/20

JANUARY 3, 2019

How will you make your marketing program even savvier in 2019? For a little inspiration, we pulled PR 20/20’s most-shared blog posts from 2018. We used Buzzsumo’s Content Analyzer to curate the top posts across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, as well as links from other websites.

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Blogging Marketing Content Marketing B2B 54

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing. 3) Quality matters in content marketing.

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 122

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

1) Content marketers as librarians . “If That’s how Jimmy Daly begins his piece – 5 Content Marketing Power Laws – for Animalz a marketing agency and it had me hooked as a reader. They end up publishing way too much content in an attempt to maintain traffic. Small change, big impact.”.

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Content Marketing Creativity Apparel Marketing 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Reasons for Hiring or Firing an Outside Agency. Understanding why agencies get fired is just as important as why they get hired.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

While the study found, “fewer than 15 percent emphasized subject knowledge expertise” it also found “45 percent of announcements mentioned marketing expertise in areas such as audience engagement, market development and branding.”. Additional reading: 2018: 7 Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse….

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