ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. But can we say that for sponsored content ? What is sponsored content? Here are the chief ones. .

Advertising 334

Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 81

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR sat down with Mika and discussed unique communications strategies, moving from journalism to PR: AirPR: Tell us about TMI and how you help brands and organizations gain visibility and manage reputation. AirPR: When business are launching a PR or content marketing campaign, what are the key elements they should focus on?

Interviews 284

Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

NewsWhip

JUNE 1, 2018

According to the National Retail Federation, consumer spending will reach a near-record […]. The post Social media insights for Father’s Day 2018 appeared first on NewsWhip. With June in full swing, it’s just a matter of time before Father’s Day is upon us.

Social Media 68

Social Media Pinterest Retail Media 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. . ~ Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

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. Measuring ROI is hard.

Content Marketing 64

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 64

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. Just before you tie down the exact detail for content take a look at this research from content share experts BuzzSumo. This is big news in how your coverage is found, viewed and consumed online.

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 It’s also known for helping increase consumers’ engagement with brands, given Facebook’s 183 million daily users.

Facebook 0

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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. A Final Question.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

So, here are four more seemingly-ludicrous trends that will be quite normal activity by 2027, and how these trends can these be woven into your 2018 campaign. It is likely that brands will also develop virtual companions, shaping them to reflect the brand’s culture and values. (Yes please. I want this now). Siri, it’s over.

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Trends How To Retail Google 59

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. 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. So what’s the solution?

Measurement 75

Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

Content marketing is a crucial piece of content strategies. As technology becomes ever-present, content strategies should include video, podcasts, games, comics, events and more. Social media, e-newsletters, articles on owned websites and blogs make up the four most used content marketing tactics.

B2C 120

B2C Content Marketing B2B Mobile 120

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Pew Research reported a 25 percent drop in newsroom employment from 2008 to 2018. Earlier this year, Onclusive released a study based on analysis of more than 2 billion pieces of editorial content between 2018 and 2018, which revealed that the percentage of authors contributing to mass media is down 11 percent.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? 10X Content. Image by Anna Fox .

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B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Sword and the Script

JULY 27, 2021

The multi-year trendline on this question suggests it’s not getting any easier (here are the survey results to this question in 2020 , 2019 and 2018 ). Third-party validation is still more credible than all the content marketing and brand journalism in the world. Use content marketing with media relations in mind.

Media Relations 172

Media Relations Media Pitching Survey 172

5W PR

JULY 9, 2019

Carving out a niche market and positioning yourself as the go-to brand for a specific audience and a specific product is a great way to ensure success when selling online. The key is to identify a niche market that you feel you can master, and one that has a viable audience and group of consumers. Conscious Shoppers.

Marketing 79

Marketing Travel Healthcare Fashion 79

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With online buying and pickup in-store options higher than ever, CMO attention must also accelerate digital and omnichannel content marketing strategies. The annual study was started five years ago, and the latest discovery revealed that best practices were only being used by 66% to 73% of the top ten, a decline from 2018.

Retail 88

Retail Mobile Study Web 88

PRSay

JANUARY 29, 2019

Being able to stay on top of how people consume information is critical to even making a small dent.”. One of Graham’s favorite example of this: KFC’s apologetic response to a chicken shortage, when the brand rearranged its name to spell “FCK” on a bucket of chicken. Today, that number is 40,000 and rapidly growing. “So,

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Tourism Employee Web Travel 121

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In 2018, he and his good friend Erik Requidan started The Minority Report Podcast to create a platform where people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals in marketing could tell their stories and have candid conversations. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.). It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side.

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Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike.

Ethics 73

Ethics Social Media Trends Viral 73

Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2020

Influencer marketing maturity. Facebook should be launching their brand collaboration platform for Instagram this year so there will be a big shift towards brands using real data and insight to ensure they are working with people with the right followers for their target audience, rather than people with huge irrelevant audiences.

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Media Instagram 62

Critical Mention

APRIL 13, 2020

In fact, many news consumers are having a hard time getting a break from Coronavirus coverage that seems omnipresent. Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. The nature of this pandemic is such that there is no shortage of frightening news. Please tweet them to us at @criticalmention !

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Media Analytics Healthcare Crisis 111

Prohibition

JANUARY 24, 2020

You understand the importance of content. In fact, you knew that in 2019, and 2018 and the year before that. So –what’s really new in content? This year creating quality content in isolation won’t be enough. The consumer is smart, and oh so demanding. Simple – it’s all about you… naturally!

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Creativity Video Consumer Brand 62

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

There’s a lot of appetite for smarter marketing across divisions and brands of Toro – and folks in pockets of the organization who champion digital/social marketing within the older construct. Since we’re talking trends, what are the key trends you’re talking to your teams at Toro about in 2018?

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Barokas

AUGUST 1, 2019

Understanding that the competition for reader attention is fiercer than ever, these companies are turning to content to connect with audiences. The Clutch 2018 Content Marketing Survey reported that an overwhelming majority of B2B audiences (88 percent) consume business-related content online at least once a week.

B2B 60

B2B Survey Case Study Enterprise 60

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To make any marketing campaign successful, you must understand the goals, pain points, influencers, and preferences of each target buyer persona your company is targeting. Have we created a content marketing editorial calendar that defines our strategy on content production and publishing? Goal completions. Bounce rate.

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Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 7, 2019

We hope that 2018 was a good year for you, both personally and professionally. Submit your brand or clients’ sites and blogs for inclusion in the Google News Publisher Center. Using Schema.org/speakable code to identify and mark audio snippets on your site or in contributed content (check out this WordPress plug-in to help).

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Trends Google Crisis Management Data 45

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Brands have the opportunity to do better marketing at scale, and in doing so, make the world a better place. The future of marketing is more intelligent and more human. Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. Source: Edelman , 2018). Take a stand.

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Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

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. True branding starts from within.

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Brand Branding Web Content Marketing 254

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

1) Earned and branded media drive awareness and trust in B2B. Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. For B2B companies, earned media and branded content ranked the highest.

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Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Staying ahead of the game in a hyper-competitive market is vital to your company’s success. Your competitors are most likely already using influencers in their marketing strategy. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. They create fresh content.

Marketing 80

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The only difference is that in 2018, it’s all about vying for your audience’s attention online. To increase their search engine rankings, a lot of businesses try black hat SEO tactics, like stuffing keywords into their content or misleading consumers to visit their site. Strategically plan your content and you shall succeed!

SEO 74

SEO Strategy Engineering Local 74

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 188

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. There are several platforms out there to simplify and manage B2C influencer marketing, such as Paladin, Heepsy, HypeAuditor, and InBeat. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently.

Marketing 185

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 185

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Immediacy is losing its appeal and we don’t always want to be the ‘always-on’ consumer’, continually gobbling up but not processing content. Balancing both is a fine art but one that marketers need to master if they’re going to deliver what consumers want. Worse, you have may have done damage to your brand.

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Print Consumer Conference Video 48

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Every year, a handful of PR 20/20 team members head to Content Marketing World ( #CMWorld ) hosted in our very own Cleveland, Ohio. CMWorld is the largest content-focused event of its kind, bringing together 4,000+ marketers to learn the tools and materials needed to build the best content marketing strategies.

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Content Marketing Marketing Writing Consumer 76

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.

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Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60