Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. A detrimental representation of their brand. Content is the primary way that consumers have that crucial first impression with your brand.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. My prediction for 2018 is continued investment in both AI tools and competencies and, in parallel, the data needed to leverage them.”. – In 2018 it will become even more about the customer experience. 1) Pay to play gains prominence.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. Sponsored content is content that an organization or brand pays to place and promote. What is sponsored content?

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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. Each of these provides a potential source of consumer insight and a more holistic way of using media to reset strategy.”. also see why ?).

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5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

If 2018 taught us anything, it was to toss the template. Influencers became brand owners , cosmetic giants took notes from indie brands’ playbooks and acquisitions skyrocketed. In 2019, beauty brands will win by: Creating online meets offline brand experiences. The same rings true when vying for media coverage.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From brand storytelling to new commerce opportunities, social channels offer companies an unmatched opportunity to reach and engage consumers: Engage with your target audience. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are extremely popular with major brands and their followers. Content creation: branded and user-generated.

Social Media 52

Social Media Brand Branding Customer Service 52

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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Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. That’s up from 68% in 2019 and 51% in 2018. That is, yes.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

PR practitioners have long helped clients amplify video content through social media promotion and earned media coverage, but they may be underusing video as branded content. Video enhances SEO, has the best ROI, keeps consumers engaged longer, and is more shareable than many other content forms. It’s pure storytelling.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They enable consumer brand marketers to connect with influencers who have large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, in a straightforward transactional manner. I predict brands will look to the PESO model (which stands for paid, earned, shared and owned media) to make more of their owned media.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . 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.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But too often when PR folks talk about AI (which doesn’t happen often enough), the conversation hedges around job losses and deeper insights into information we already gather—like audience reach and sentiment—and not how we can revolutionize our roles in building and promoting brands.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Your IG theme should be easily tied to your brand and what makes your business stand out from the rest. Since it was founded back in 2010, Instagram has emerged as one of the most popular social media platforms for both consumers and brands. And the pictures on your IG account should tie easily to that theme.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This year’s event offered a wide variety of topics organized into tracks like content strategy , search and data , process and workflow , demand generation , visual storytelling , content distribution , teams and culture , and much (much!) Our audiences will make time to consume content that both grabs and holds their interest.

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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

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

With that in mind, here are six PR lessons from Bloomberg’s debate performance that are applicable to any brand or business. One of the best examples of storytelling is by footwear company TOMS. Keep in mind that 41 percent of consumers say they just don’t trust advertising, with three-fourths trying to avoid it altogether.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With that in mind, here are six PR lessons from Bloomberg’s debate performance that are applicable to any brand or business. One of the best examples of storytelling is by footwear company TOMS. Keep in mind that 41 percent of consumers say they just don’t trust advertising, with three-fourths trying to avoid it altogether.

Advertising 156

Advertising Advertising Interviews Examples 156

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. Love, Little Rock Location: US The brand: Little Rock Regional Chamber The agency: Stone Ward It all started with an ad. This combination helped them skyrocket their brand overnight. Key Takeaway?—?Think

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A study by a marketing analytics firm found “On average, brands that increased media investment [during a recession] realized roughly a 17 percent growth in incremental sales, and more than half saw subsequent improvements in year-over-year ROIs over a two-year period during the recession.”. Source: 3 Studies Branding and Marketing ).

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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. Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. And 67% have switched vendors for a more consumer-like experience. Source: Edelman , 2018). Take a stand.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

And as the content competition heats up, brands need to find ways to distribute their content, often through paid means like syndication and native advertising. A successful content strategy in 2015 and beyond will include brands differentiating themselves by thinking outside the traditional content marketing box. Native Advertising.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Regardless of whether marketers embrace AI, it is accelerating change in the industry and transforming careers along the way: Consumers will demand greater personalization, while wanting to control their data and privacy. Some marketers even choose to ignore it because they perceive the topic to be too abstract. Career paths will evolve.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

On March 29 th , top editors, thought leaders and a Fortune 500 digital brand innovator gathered at Cision to discuss their insights and recommendations for communications and public relations practitioners. Chris Lynch: It’s overwhelming to consumers and brands. Brand Consistency, Authenticity and Loyalty.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

New technologies are helping make the measurement of public relations results easier, less time-consuming and more meaningful. The PR campaign’s goals were to infiltrate the college market, and our storytelling focused on college readiness for freshmen. ” Course-correct where needed.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. Trust in the media The 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer (opens as a PDF) puts the trust between the public and media at 41% worldwide. Engagement with news brands online is messy and tricky to measure.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Brand-to-brand collaboration. Likely see more brand-to-brand and brand-to-influencer collaborations. 2021 will see an increase in podcasts, with more brands and institutions harnessing the power of this very intimate form of communication as some consumers attempt to ration their screen time.

Marketing 168

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 26, 2019

In an age of artificial intelligence and deepfakes, it’s not surprising that some brands are promoting themselves using people who aren’t people. based start-up of ‘engineers, storytellers, and dreamers’ who claim to specialize in artificial intelligence and robotics.” million followers on Instagram.

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Presspage

MARCH 13, 2018

In January, the social media platform announced it was making branded posts less prominent in users’ news feeds, dramatically decreasing organizations’ already struggling reach. He says: The brand managers who are best at their jobs are data driven from the start.

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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. Social listening deepens that monitoring to include mentions of companies, brands, and keywords online and across social media platforms.

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Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

You do need the storytelling, relationship building, creative and analytical skills. In which case the following books are worth reading: Show Me The Numbers - Stephen Few Say It With Charts Toolkit - Gene Zelazny Storytelling With Data - Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Is it worth learning R or Python as a PR practitioner?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Graphic designer / visual storyteller. Consumers are more willing to trust peer reviews or recommendations than a company. In fact, 93% of consumers say that online reviews influence their purchase decisions. However, take this question a step further by brainstorming how to grow numbers with lead generation campaigns in 2018.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

4 Auto advertising The use of programmatic ad buying has grown from 10% of digital display advertising revenue in 2012 to 62% in 2018. It’s an area that brands should investigate. #6 Meeker calls out the use of edited and curated images as a means of storytelling. Targeting, machine learning and commerce are driving growth.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them. 16: Ted Seward.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Pepsi, one of the world's leading soft drink brands, has adopted different advertising strategies to promote their products. The company's campaigns, such as the Pepsi Generations campaign, emphasizes the company's historical connection and the evolution of the brand over time.” But how mindful are they in their advertising?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

“The cultural divide due to ‘fake news’ and distrust of media will deepen in 2019 forcing marketers and PR to push harder on content distribution with their own consumer channels as the most direct line of communication with the company or client. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I 2) Microtargeting augmented by social surround sound. “B2B

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 8, 2015

The post outlined the success the New York Times brand studio (T Brand Studio) is having with their custom advertising content (referred to as “paid posts”). First, read through these “paid posts” the T Brand Studio is putting together. ” Think about it from the brand side. Here’s why.

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PR Fuel

JUNE 13, 2017

Animations —A simple, clean animation on your site will really draw your customers in with great storytelling. Bespoke Fonts & Layouts— When you have your custom branding done, be sure to extend that to the design of the website with a custom typography and layout.

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