Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Onclusive

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whether it’s social media, advertising campaigns, or customer service interactions, the brand’s voice, tone, and messaging should remain cohesive. We then look at how well your messages are landing in the media, helping you measure and understand your reputation for sustainability.

Brand 195

Brand Branding How To Reputation 195

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. To put it another way, predictions are equal parts analysis and aspiration. We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution. Equally important is recognizing what resonates best with your intended market — including their preferences and preferred communication channels- then delivering tailored content accordingly.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2023

Digital marketing encompasses a wide range of strategies and tactics aimed at promoting products and services through digital channels. These channels include websites, search engines, social media platforms, email marketing, and online advertising. Ready to make your retail brand a success?

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Analytics Social Media 62

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications. For PR professionals, integrating marketing and PR requires some additional skills that marketing professionals use every day. Social Media Marketing.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other.

Study 138

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? Turning PR into a measurable science means there is no longer room for personal preference.

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The October #measurePR Twitter chat focused on the issue of gender bias in advertising and how measurement of gender bias can affect PR. She is on the team behind the Gender Equality Measure (GEM™), created jointly by ABX and the National Advertisers (ANA) Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE)’s #SeeHer team.

Measurement 77

Measurement Advertising Advertising Community 77

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For instance, before launching a new product campaign, PR professionals may identify market demand, gather customer feedback, and assess competitor strategies. Based on this analysis, they can assist in refining the product positioning, identifying key selling points, and developing appropriate messaging.

Video 108

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 108

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market.

Technology 167

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 167

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

While the analysis below is based on views, it’s worth noting visitors spent upwards of five minutes with these posts this year. In fact, time-on-page grew by 16% this year, which I’ve come to believe is a useful measure of quality. 3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. This post explains why.

Blogging 103

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 103

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

Program effectiveness depends on so many variables such as the context , content, cost, industry, reach, return, trust and the more subjective attributes of quality and value. Isn’t that sort of like buying an advertisement with an ego? And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

Strategy 75

Strategy Marketing Measurement B2B 75

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Too often marketers become enamored with the latest trends and tools. Marketing be nimble. Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling. Time to focus on blocking and tackling.

Marketing 167

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 167

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. How do you make all of that analysis effort and time worthwhile? How do you avoid this problem?

Analytics 155

Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing How To 155

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Both PR and marketing are concerned with promoting an organization or individual, but they go about it in different ways. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it. Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. Enter the Big Four into Legal and Marketing. Who do you see advertising on those pages?

Agency 92

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 92

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Monitor and measure results: The job doesn’t stop the moment you promote the video. You also need to keep track of the media coverage and engagement your video content receives. Analyse the impact of your PR efforts and adjust your strategy as needed. Contact us to learn more or to request a live demonstration.

Video 87

Video Publicity Marketing Analytics 87

Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

As the saying goes it takes three data points to make a trend, but the problem for marketers with this identification is that it’s often too late. It’s easy to identify a trend in hindsight – the web is littered with post-trend analysis breaking down why or how something happened – but the question remains: how do you get ahead?

Trends 84

Trends Marketing Mobile Web 84

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The most interesting part about predictions is they are an intersection of analysis and aspiration. 6) Finding a content marketing niche. Continued drive toward niche content and blogs, such as cybersecurity for the hospitality industry, or regulatory law for marijuana growers. 11) Sales and marketing alignment.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 101

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The measure of “best” in this case is unique page views. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. 4) B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success. 5) Finding Leads: 6 Takes from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B Lead Gen Report. 2) 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions [UML].

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Now need to produce videos and podcasts in-house – something that used to be a once-in-a-while activity and was outsourced – in addition to providing content for every social media platform and continuing all other ‘old school’ communication duties.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

ReimaginePR

JUNE 6, 2016

2: Situation Analysis. This goal is specific, measurable, and most importantly, attainable. To do this, decide what you’ll be measuring first. As you can see, these measurements will depend entirely on your main objective. 8: Paid Advertising. Use this answer as your top priority or objective. #2:

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Instagram Advertising 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. 67% said thought leadership.

Survey 71

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Instead, what you’ll find here are well-considered ideas that equal parts analysis and aspiration. As I’m wont to do at year’s end, I ask many brilliant marketing and PR types for their take on what might transpire over the next twelve months. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 7: Lou Hoffman.

Social Media 90

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

And, over the past 20 years, with the rise of the digital age , we’ve seen the PR techniques employed by big and small brands alike becoming more abstract and off the cuff in a bid to capture the attention of what is now a hugely saturated market. What’s the difference between marketing, advertising and public relations?

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

PR 20/20

MARCH 21, 2017

It then offers content marketing management and measurement to illustrate how content marketing impacts company goals. And OneSpot makes extensive use of machine learning technology to predictively personalize content based on user behavior, context and lookalike analysis. Test content.

Marketing 42

Marketing Analytics Analysis Technology 42

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Their Site Explorer allows you to analyze a competitor’s site’s content and identify “Top Content” that has received coverage.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Their Site Explorer allows you to analyze a competitor’s site’s content and identify “Top Content” that has received coverage.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

Every indication I have seen shows more powerful algorithmic analysis and computations, not actual sentient thinking. If you are fortunate enough to work in a larger organization that deploys an enterprise-wide AI system like Lucy or Albert, then you can expect to see deep insights about your stakeholders and the content you are using.

Analytics 65

Analytics Data Pinterest System 65

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

Still, by taking matters into your own hands and utilising various strategies for maintaining these measures, you can shape perceptions online like never before. When a job opening is advertised online, a good reputation will drive applications. What’s the benefit of business reputation management? Recruitment.

Reputation 62

Reputation Company Engineering Banking 62