Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Graphics and imagery in corporate blogging work best when it’s relevant, seeks to draw readers in and conveys an idea. This isn’t hard to do, but too many businesses this haphazardly, and after the fact, when it should be a component of the content creation process. The post How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I recently saw new research showing that brand purpose is even more important to B2B buyers than to B2C customers, which is surprising but probably makes sense given the longer selling cycle and relationship to corporate reputation. An abbreviated version of this prediction was published by the Content Marketing Institute (see below). * * *.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

Blogging remains a worthwhile tactic for building personal and corporate reputation, and for awareness at the top of the marketing funnel. The link between blog content and SEO is well established. It’s the reason why blogging continues to be used as a form of content marketing in the corporate space.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

The 2019 edition of the survey had similar findings with 38% of respondents saying they report to the CEO while 35% reported through marketing (click image for higher resolution). Since marketing is aligned with sales , that chat changes the role of the communicator, right? Where PR Should Report?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. That’s according to a report – 2019 Digital Brand: Awareness, Engagement & Action Index (reg. So, given the results which one is better – PR or content marketing ? How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. This weekend, I had a chance to go back and review a few of them.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

Communications professions placed press releases near the bottom of a long list of priorities for the next 12 months, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey , a collaborative effort between Ned’s Job-of-the-Week and Sword and the Script Media. In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. For nearly five decades, Money was a glossy finance magazine published by Meredith Corporation.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Close out 2019’s last quarter with a bang by boosting your marketing practices. It’s no secret that marketing trends are always changing. With that said, it’s best to keep an eye out and make sure your organization is executing marketing practices that will help reach short-term and long-term goals. Apply Backlinks.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

A lot of brands are wearing the stench of that landfill these days because marketing has a huge empathy problem , especially in B2B content. ” But relatively little B2B content talks to buyers like they’re human being. The empathy marketing problem. Instead of, “Do you do content marketing?”

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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. Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey; Media Relations Gets Even Harder. Some of this variety stems from the organizational chart.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 16, 2020

Antoni Porowski (@antoni) September 6, 2019. PUMA (@PUMA) November 13, 2019. Kelley O’Hara (@kelleymohara) November 26, 2019. followers on Twitter and 4.3 million followers on Instagram make him a great influencer for brands, especially those in the food industry. LeBron James. Delevingne’s 9.9 Kelley O’Hara.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” The report compares the volume of articles, characters per article and the publication tier for which they were written – from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 – to draw several conclusions.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 23, 2015

What started out as a text-heavy medium is increasingly becoming a visual medium and according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, 80% of all online content will be video by 2019. Gone are the days when a corporate video was only used in the reception area of the office, at trade shows or investor meetings.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Content production to grow 25%. “58% 58% of those surveyed planning to increase their content production in 2020 by at least 25%, relative to 2019.”. 21% of respondents cited a skills gap as the top barrier to using technology in marketing. Marketing organizations have an “average of 2.4 Tech skills gap persists.

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. But, if you fail to make an internal case for your content, your plan will never get the buy-in or budget it needs to succeed.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.”

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Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

At 3M, I was one member of a pretty big corporate team of social & digital marketing specialists whose services span many divisions across just about every industry you can name. I left that behind for an opportunity to build a modern marketing center at Toro, more-or-less from the ground up. That’s content marketing.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

I suggest thinking about distributing existing content elsewhere. If you do this as part of an overall content marketing program, then the investment both supports lead generation AND growing your own audience and subscriber list. In my view, email newsletters are the original content marketing. Sponsor a podcast.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Since that time, we’ve published 350+ articles that teach marketers how to plan, pilot and scale marketing AI effectively and efficiently. And I’ve presented 60+ keynotes and workshops on AI at industry conferences and corporate events around the world. Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON).

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

And don’t forget to pause any scheduled content to ensure you don’t look like you are ignoring the crisis. Create a long-term content marketing campaign – for effective reputation management. Unlike a lot of brands in 2019 that failed to do so. But unfortunately a crisis can strike at any time.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

A digital marketing pioneer, Geoff Livingston helps brands and nonprofits launch products, enact corporate marketing initiatives, and implement content marketing programs. His fourth book, Welcome to the Machine: A Primer on AI for Marketers, will be published in 2019. This experience is normal.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. content marketing (64%). 3 PR Trends in Tactics, Measurement and Organization.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. I also believe savvy content marketers are going to pay more attention to distribution – the who and how of content consumption.”.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Whether your organization creates content or partners with existing content creators, these are the trends that are shaping your communication future. Cisco forecasts that by 2019, video will make up 80 percent of all consumer Internet traffic, up from 64 percent in 2014. Growth in traffic, volume and influence.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. Continued consolidation of media outlets.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

And so, for reasons that are equal parts public service and personal interest, I’ve combed through countless articles and announcements, and put together a chronological listing of the M&A transactions that have transformed Cision into the publicly traded entity it is in 2019. Cision would sell iContact to J2 Global in 2019.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. This analysis was part of a larger study that SEMrush published titled the Global State of Content Marketing Report 2019.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s How can they do that?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Event dropped from a roughly $16 billion market in 2019 to about $6 billion in 2020, according to a study reviewed by Marketing Charts. Source: Content Marketing is the New Conference ).

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

PR 20/20’s team of strategists, technologists, and storytellers employ an in-depth strategic framework that marries human and artificial intelligence to grow businesses through content marketing: The Cognitive Content Hub™. Sample services include: Content strategy, with the Cognitive Content Hub™ methodology.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

That’s according to 223 PR professionals polled for the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. 3) Augment media relations with content marketing. As I wrote for an IABC feature in Communication World , my epiphany with content came years ago, when a pitch I thought was timely and relevant fell on deaf ears.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

Across segments, the median for 2018 came in like this: corporate: $132,000; agency $88,000; non-profit: $78,300. That so few are paying attention to this means it’s a real opportunity for an entrepreneurial CMO with bona fide content marketing chops. 5) Did Outbrain Try to Pitch Content Marketing at Cannes?

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

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Communications Conversations

JULY 23, 2019

HOWEVER… If you take a closer look at the 2019 list, you quickly realize almost the entire list is made up of agency folks. But, you just can’t have an event recognizing the best of our industry and completely exclude the people in corporate, non-profit and solo settings. ” – Adam May. .

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

That’s up from 17 interactions in 2019. Read more: Quick Summaries to 5 Surveys of PR and Corporate Communications. Email subscribers are essential for content marketing success . Just 44% of B2B marketers use content to build a subscribed audience. B2B Marketers are Missing the Point of Content Marketing.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

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