The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2018

In January the Content Marketing Association laid out 10 trends they predicted would be big this year. Diversification of content channels. Brands become content companies. Diversification and expansion of content teams. Content producers develop closer relationships with e-commerce.

Trends 149

Trends Small Business Content Marketing Training 149

Cision

MAY 19, 2015

This post was inspired by our free “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR ” white paper. Not long ago, we had a blog post that described five outside-the-box content marketing ideas. Many brands with successful apps focus on either fun or, as Jay Baer calls it, “ youtility.” Mobile Apps.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Apparel Mobile 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. “Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. Millions of people read Monster’s content each month.

Content Marketing 101

Content Marketing Creativity Marketing Travel 101

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Now we explore some 2018 trends and issues that continue to affect the tech PR sector. marketers so much, but in today’s digital environment, everyone is impacted. Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. 5 tech PR trends.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 17, 2019

Aesop wasn’t a marketer. Most of his lessons concern life in general, but some apply neatly to business and marketing. It sounds like an off-brand Dilbert that Xerox created in the ’90s to connect with Gen X. (It’s Marketers care about growth. Most marketing tasks start with “how” questions.

Content Marketing 84

Content Marketing How To Marketing Banking 84

Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We have heard the drumbeat of the importance of content marketing for years. Long before it was labeled “content marketing,” communications pros were utilizing the tactic in client work. Content Marketing is a valuable tool in the communications arsenal. How does content marketing fit into that plan?

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Resources 62

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

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

Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

2017 was quite a year for marketing and PR professionals. Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness. 2018 Content Calendar + Template (Why You Need One And How to Use it).

Communications 225

Communications Marketing Radio Airlines 225

Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

For those of us living in Minneapolis this week, it’s kind of a marketer’s dream. There are “brand activations” everywhere. I took my family downtown Minneapolis last weekend to check out Super Bowl LIVE and you couldn’t go 10 feet without seeing some sort of brand logo or signage. Paul this week.

Content Marketing 84

Content Marketing Marketing Construction Local 84

5W PR

JULY 2, 2018

For companies looking to build their brand in 2018 , there’s no better tool than a solid PR strategy. Of course, there are still many businesses out there that don’t know how to use PR as a brand-building tool. However, for 2018, the following tactics could have the best results. Be a Dedicated Publisher.

Brand 114

Brand Branding Reputation LinkedIn 114

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else.

Brand 145

Brand Branding Healthcare Enterprise 145

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. have become essential parts of the marketing and PR toolbox.

Training 399

Training Video Analysis Data 399

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

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

With editorial staffs evolving and new brands popping up every day, the media have a constant barrage of news, trends and pitches coming their way, let’s remind ourselves about the relationship aspect of media relations while the rest of the world attempts autonomy. That said, brands cannot be expected to respond to every issue.

Consumer 83

Consumer B2C Viral Fashion 83

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

If so, then here’s a quick list of 12 ideas for 2018 to help you stay invigorated in your professional life. 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.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. A different study that Chief Marketer reported found B2B organizations are slow to follow up with leads. As I say in the introduction above, marketing doesn’t work in isolation.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 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. What if what we know in marketing is holding us back? What do you guys think?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Fraud , questionable metrics , and brand safety to name a few. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. It predicted marketing and PR would converge over the next five years. Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Insightful PR and Marketing Predictions for 2018.

B2B 85

B2B Media Survey Advertising 85

5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Marketing is also a victim of folklore needs to be addressed. Misconceptions about common marketing practices can lead to misuse or even complete abandonment of marketing tools. Misconceptions about common marketing practices can lead to misuse or even complete abandonment of marketing tools.

Marketing 74

Marketing Content Marketing Creativity Crisis Management 74

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

Cision

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to research from Content Marketing Institute, 65 percent of businesses using content marketing have experienced an increase in ROI compared to a year ago. For content marketers, this is good news — as it indicates that content marketing is still as effective as it has always been.

Content Marketing 0

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Engineering 0

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

They took some time to catch up to other lines of business, but marketing departments are now making data and analytics a huge part of what they do. A 2018 survey by Dun & Bradstreet, for instance, found that data quality was extremely important to 63 percent of B2B companies. Because so many marketing tactics rely on it!

Analytics 105

Analytics Data Trends Marketing 105

Onclusive

OCTOBER 25, 2018

AirPR, the data science and technology company that invented PR Attribution and Power of Voice , is hosting the 2018 Growth PR Conference on October 30th at San Francisco’s Bluxome Street Winery. To be successful in the the world of Growth PR is to identify the intersection of positioning and content marketing.

Brand 75

Brand Branding Conference Technology 75

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Trying to track all the relevant media and public sentiment for a brand is impossible, as Greg demonstrated. But even a solution like Google Alerts, or a platform that does not provide access to all media types, is not enough in the most critical moments for a brand. Eric Lebowitz.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

NewsWhip

MARCH 9, 2018

How can brands stand out on social? For brands, quality content and social distribution can be the key to making an impact with your audiences where they spend the most time online. The post 2018 Guide to building the ultimate PR Newsroom appeared first on NewsWhip. But in a world of memes […].

Brand 60

Brand Branding Strategy Instagram 60

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

Sword and the Script

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 survey was based on responses of 1,053 communications professionals and here’s how the numbers stack up. Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Golden PR and Content Marketing Ideas that will Outlive 2017. The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism. 1) Median PR salaries remain flat.

Survey 114

Survey Agency Report Corporate 114

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: With PR as a focus, you have included marketing and advertising into your agency. Mika: Nail the elevator pitch.

Interviews 284

Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

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

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. The organization type and discipline also impacted this metric: PR agencies are seeing the biggest budget cuts, followed by marketing agencies, in-house teams and communications firms. The Solution?

Measurement 75

Measurement Tools Journalism Content Marketing 75

NewsWhip

APRIL 30, 2018

The post Social Media Insights for Mother’s Day 2018 appeared first on NewsWhip. If you’re an A-list celebrity, it’s through a heartfelt Mother’s Day post. For example, this post from One Direction’s Liam Payne […].

Social Media 74

Social Media Pinterest Media Instagram 74

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. Marketing efforts are being automated, increasing the volume of messages and content being pushed out.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Critical Mention

MAY 28, 2019

While various social media platforms, paid search and social, chatbots, SMS messaging and various other marketing channels continue to grow in popularity, email marketing can sometimes seem like a relic of the digital past. In reality, however, email marketing still holds an important place in the marketing mix for most brands.

Marketing 71

Marketing Social Media Tools Content Marketing 71

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Kerel Cooper is not your average SVP of Marketing. 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.).

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71