Critical Mention

JANUARY 29, 2021

According to Influencer Marketing Hub, the ROI for every dollar spent on IM in 2020 is $5.78. Its importance is validated by the fact that the global market size of Influencer Market is set to grow from USD 5.5 billion in 2019 to USD 22.3 Their content should be relevant for their audience to take note of.

Brand 135

Brand Branding How To Radio 135

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. B2B marketers that outperform peers are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals, according to a survey of 450 respondents. The most in-demand marketing skills.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 7, 2019

Now that 2019 has arrived, what new tactics and capabilities can we expect as we strengthen our positions as strategic partners for our clients? Submit your brand or clients’ sites and blogs for inclusion in the Google News Publisher Center. Content Marketing. Voice Search / AI. using these devices.

Trends 45

Trends Google Crisis Management Data 45

Buzzstream

MARCH 3, 2020

To really bring the podcasting trend into perspective, a recent study from Statista found that, in 2006, only 22% of consumers knew what a podcast was, but by 2019 over 64% of consumers were aware of podcasting. You’ll extend your reach to highly engaged audiences . Podcasts have built-in audiences of active listeners.

Content Marketing 86

Content Marketing Pitching How To Marketing 86

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 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 22, 2019

He is Greg Kihlström and his latest book is The Agile Brand: Creating authentic relationships between companies and consumers. He’s my guest on the first Off Script Q&A of 2019. GK: I wrote The Agile Brand because I have always been fascinated with marking moments in time that significant evolutions are occurring.

Brand 77

Brand Branding Banking Consumer 77

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Regardless of whether marketers embrace AI, it is accelerating change in the industry: Consumers demand greater personalization, and want to control data and privacy. Brands will need to become more human. The Results: From a Pilot Blog to a Global Media Brand. The approach isn’t just growing the brand’s audience.

Case Study 92

Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

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.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

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.

Marketing 167

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 167

PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. No matter what content you write or what stories your brand tells, there’s a good chance a machine can help you do it better. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Company System Marketing 40

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.

Survey 117

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 117

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. The less time you need to spend editing content and following up with contributors, the more time you have for strategy and optimization. increase brand awareness.

How To 177

How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This slight may seem trivial compared to real life and death situations, but PR is my livelihood, and puts bread on the table for my family and 275K other people in the industry across the US, according to the BLS (2019 numbers; expected to grow by 7% annually through 2029, more on average than other professions). ” The prescription?

Writing 177

Writing Pitching Report Industry 177

Cision

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Marketers are starting to realize the power of video in today’s noisy landscape and are incorporating video into their content marketing strategies at a steadily increasing rate. Worldwide 52 percent of marketing professionals think video content provides the best ROI and is the best way to reach millennials.

Video 120

Video Strategy Marketing YouTube 120

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

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.). ” What’s been interesting is that we’ve already had more downloads and plays in 2020 than we had all of 2019.

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Communications Conversations

JUNE 18, 2020

According to recent reports, marketers seem to be over-indexing on ‘storytelling’ as a strategy. Meanwhile, consumers seem to be screaming that they want better customer service! People were truly talking with brands (and other people). Brands were listening–and fixing problems online.

Social Media 88

Social Media Customer Service Marketing Pinterest 88

Cision

JANUARY 9, 2018

Content, content and more content. Brands are investing more time, resources and budget into publishing high-quality content with the goal of attracting, engaging and converting customers throughout the buyer’s journey. By 2019, 80 percent of the world’s internet traffic will be consumed by video.

Case Study 210

Case Study How To Infographics SEO 210

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.

Study 61

Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

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!

Creativity 62

Creativity Video Consumer Brand 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This post is part of the Unscripted Marketing links (UML) series, an occasional roundup I sometimes post on Saturdays. 5) New Study: Should Brands Take a Public Stand on Politics? In 2018, we saw many marketers pushing brands to dive headlong into politics. Should brands take a public stand on political issues?

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Many brands don’t leverage YouTube to its fullest extent – which can mean a major missed opportunity. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. Marketing Coordinator.

YouTube 60

YouTube Brand Branding Analytics 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Many brands don’t leverage YouTube to its fullest extent – which can mean a major missed opportunity. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. Marketing Coordinator.

YouTube 60

YouTube Brand Branding Analytics 60

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Many brands don’t leverage YouTube to its fullest extent – which can mean a major missed opportunity. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. From a survey of consumers, 80% report that video is helpful when researching a purchase decision. Leave a comment!

YouTube 60

YouTube Brand Branding Analytics 60

PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Cision is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. It’s that last aspect — who they talk and listen to — that’s important for brands who want to build relationships with influencers. Use tech with pixel tracking: You need to know which specific earned media articles audience members consumed.

Media 80

Media Storytelling System Technology 80

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

If you don’t truly understand your customer and the challenges they face, there’s little chance your content or brand message will make a lasting impact. But your brand will be forgotten in the landfill of marketing buzzspeak that people have to race past as they go about their day. Ask open-ended questions.

Marketing 82

Marketing How To B2B Exercises 82

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. And what should brands have their eyes on as we head into 2019? Content marketing is a process, and a hard one.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Registration for the inaugural Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON) is now open. The event will be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Huntington Convention Center, July 16 - 18, 2019. We invite you to join us in navigating marketing’s next frontier. The Humanization of Artificially Intelligent Brands.

Conference 45

Conference Marketing Case Study Hotels 45

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So, if TikTok and other video platforms' users actually represent a huge amount of buying power, why are many brands hesitant to take the plunge into creating video content for them? Many marketing departments are intimidated by the rapidly changing video landscape and are afraid to invest in creating content there.

Video 58

Video Instagram YouTube Creativity 58

PR 20/20

JULY 24, 2019

That’s why PR 20/20 and Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute launched the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON). Did you miss MAICON 2019, or are you mining your notes now that you’re back from the event? Augmenting reality to create interactive brand experiences. Share in the comments below.

Marketing 59

Marketing Data Technology Analytics 59

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in the marketing industry, and your career: Consumers will demand greater personalization , while wanting to control their data and privacy. AI should make us better people, professionals and brands. More Intelligent” Marketing Automation. Are you ready? Visit www.MAICON.ai

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

Solo PR Pro

MAY 15, 2018

It’s no secret that video is a key tactic for public relations and marketing professionals. The latest data shows that by 2019, 80% of all internet traffic will be video-based. Consumers are self-educating, with 90% using video to self-educate before making a purchasing decision. Written by Michelle Kane.

Video 57

Video Marketing Mobile YouTube 57

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. 13) “I write and post content for our customers and our employees to teach them about our company, products and vision.”. 30) “Marketing and branding strategy.”.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

During my time helping others develop their own content strategies, I worked a lot on setting goals, analyzing competitors, and developing brand voice. A few weeks ago, Contently head of marketing Joe Lazauskas explained why it’s crucial to make the case for content marketing during uncertain times.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 126

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So, if TikTok and other video platforms' users actually represent a huge amount of buying power, why are many brands hesitant to take the plunge into creating video content for them? Many marketing departments are intimidated by the rapidly changing video landscape and are afraid to invest in creating content there.

Video 52

Video Instagram YouTube Creativity 52

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. Your brand experience must be intelligent.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

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.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190