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. If thought leadership and reputation are valuable to a business, then it’s worth investing in the growth of such assets. Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Golden PR and Content Marketing Ideas that will Outlive 2017.

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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?

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Interviews Radio Small Business Pitching 284

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

A solid PR campaign has the power to bolster your brand. Among its benefits, PR can build relationships with the public, boost brand awareness, increase your credibility, and create loyal customers. If PR can do so much for a brand, why don’t more brands use public relations to begin with? Handpicked Related Content.

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Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Critical Mention

MARCH 16, 2020

Known as one of the most successful and powerful athletes in the world, Serena Williams is a brand’s ideal influencer. Her follower count and reputation as a winner make her an incredible influencer and promoter of the brands she displays in her posts. Her fame has made her a high commodity in brand representation.

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Brand Branding Instagram YouTube 87

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The post 3 PR Trends that Will Help You Win in 2018 appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. How long have you worked in public relations? Think about how different your job was two years ago, five years ago, or in my case, 14 years ago.

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Trends Groups Strategy Publicity 76

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 This type of approach is reminiscent of marketing days gone by, but it isn’t representative of what works best in 2018.

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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 ). I believe the nuance is this is really an explosion in DIY PR and digital marketers moonlighting in PR. There’s no chance a bona fide reporter (or reputable blogger) will bite.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Survey 173

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 102

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.

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Social Media Ethics Trends Viral 73

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Ask other PR and communications professionals you know about which media monitoring companies have a reputation for providing great service. Eric Lebowitz joined Critical Mention in 2018 as its Director of Marketing. Eric Lebowitz.

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How To Media Radio Print 106

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

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 192

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!

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SEO Strategy Engineering Local 74

Sword and the Script

MAY 1, 2018

There are nearly 7,000 martech vendors across 48 categories in the 2018 Marketing Technology Landscape which means 1,500 have been added since last year. Competition has advantages in buyer choice and market validation. Trust is both a flywheel in marketing and key point of differentiation. Give our services a try.

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B2B Marketing Survey Study 62

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Despite being a high-growth company for nearly five years, our website traffic (overall and organic) at G2 Crowd had become stagnant, even dropping, and new content wasn’t helping our cause. We couldn’t beat certain brands – particularly, our important competitors – in certain areas. Identifying Our Backlink Gap.

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Software Report Data Strategy 56

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.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

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

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 123

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” ). Best of luck in 2018, because it often comes down to just that. When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”).

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Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. According to a study by Edelman, “48% of decision-makers spend an hour or more reading thought leadership content each week.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Any brand can increase awareness here or there, but the ones that stand out over time have a plan in place to guide smarter decision-making. Content strategy boils down to figuring out what content will help your target audience and inspire them to take actions that boost your business. The goals and metrics will follow.

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Strategy How To Content Marketing Analysis 108

Solo PR Pro

MAY 15, 2018

According to HubSpot: 97% of marketers say video has helped increase user understanding of their product or service. 80% of marketers say video has increased dwell time on their website. 81% of people have been convinced to buy a product or service by watching a brand's video. 76% say it helped them increase sales.

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Video Marketing Mobile YouTube 57

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. 9) Brands across the aisle. “I What this does to the customer experience and brand loyalty is significant. 4) New emphasis on trust.

Social Media 91

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 91

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168