Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. It also merits pointing out, these are early measurements; perhaps the results improve with time.

B2B 67

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 67

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Consultants, agencies, thought leaders, bloggers. Figure out what content you have within your organization that you’re NOT using (white papers, employee profiles on the intranet, etc.). From there, we talked about the following steps: * How to resource your content (in-house vs. agency vs. solo consultant vs. robots). *

Strategy 120

Strategy How To Guidelines Advertising 120

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

Perhaps time-on-page is a better digital analytical measure than the volume of sessions or visitors. Perhaps there’s a better way to nurture or otherwise engage the chap who registered to downloaded a white paper than three ( and often more) touches by sales within 24 hours. Sure we have more content, but it’s it resonating?

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 69

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ Agencies know it, but they’re pushed to lower costs by CMOs that want to pretend cheaper is always possible and desirable. And yet, there are problems. Erik Sherman, freelance journalist and writer.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

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. Reasons for Hiring or Firing an Outside Agency. Understanding why agencies get fired is just as important as why they get hired. 5) planning and strategy (37%).

Survey 100

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 100

Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has revealed the findings of its Digital PR Report 2015, with insights across the following key areas: In-house budgeting for blogger outreach continues to grow and PR agencies increasingly entrusted with this work. Unfortunately, it’s also where many agencies PR are weak.

Digital PR 60

Digital PR Training Report Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Those were press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%). For any agency – marketing, advertising, PR, creative or otherwise – the message behind the data is pretty clear: clients value results not your awards. Top reasons to hire or fire a PR agency. Additional Findings from the JOTW Survey.

Survey 73

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 73

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Most often, what I’ve found to be effective, is to essentially be an “advertiser” in your own publication with use of the white space, distinct calls to action and event carefully managed content. Tips for inviting raised hands: Advertising on your own platform. Engine 4: Measure, iterate, and improve over time.

Engineering 63

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 63

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Digital Marketing Agency. Co-CEO of V3 Broadsuite, a marketing agency specialising in the digital space. Skill up your brain w/ Marketing White Belt: Basics of Digital Marketing: [link] pic.twitter.com/4HqL4LZWiS — Christopher Penn (@cspenn) March 13, 2015.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

65% of journalists said audience metrics have changed the way they evaluate stories”; additionally, “43% of journalists globally reported their organization’s primary measure of success for their content is readership or viewers.”. How do you measure influencer marketing results? 2% said “personal safety and security issues.”.

Survey 93

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 93

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. Using a variety of tools like Ghostery and BuiltWith, I took a look at the advertising and analytics tools these companies use on their sites. Derek Lyons. Vice President.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

The Agency had just sprouted a marketing technology team arm, and I had been itching to learn more in that area for some time. Google Analytics is a tool that can help businesses measure a bunch of different things, but it can also be a great asset for PR pros. I spent the first 3.5 years working on the technology PR team.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

“Value is subjective: it’s impossible to measure the value of a public relations programme until it’s been running for a while (and even then it’s still hard). An experienced PR agency CEO, Jeff is a publisher, editor, and blogger at The PR Coach. So perception is everything. “How?

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Cision

MAY 21, 2015

Mitch Joel will unravel the complex world of digital marketing and social media with the perspective of a digital marketing agency. Stay tuned to see how this interactive agency is making a digital difference. Learn their approach to strategy, operations, measurement, staffing and more. Join the digital marketing conversation.

Social Media 120

Social Media Marketing Pinterest Media 120