Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

To prove otherwise, she pulled out her phone, opened up Facebook, scrolled to find the article and then handed me the phone. The article was produced by an outlet that at first glance looked credible. Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]. You can and should run content marketing like a publisher.

Content Marketing 71

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 71

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. Emerging channels like podcasts will continue to grow in influence, which means PR pros have to become more fluent in strategically pitching and forming relationships in these channels. Blogger outreach gets personal. Fast-vertising.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. What is Guest Blogging?

Blogging 62

Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

They had covered my client before and I was pitching hard news – good stuff that’s useful for the industry. A few weeks later that reporter responded to a new pitch I had sent. To be sure, it was a good pitch, but so were the others. You buy some advertising and magically you also start getting coverage.

Pitching 114

Pitching Media Relations Survey Advertising 114

Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And with so much content bombarding your audience, credibility is key to breaking through the noise.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

Buzzstream

MAY 15, 2024

When ideating content to pitch for link building, the content needs to be appealing to those who can actually give you links (not just appealing to your readers.) When pitching, never lie. If you haven’t read an article, don’t say you did. What happens if a client wants links but has no content to pitch?

Google 71

Google SEO Tools Pitching 71

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If the campaign aims to promote a voiceover platform , PR can create campaigns highlighting the features through media coverages and pitch to voiceover artists for collaborations. While a marketing team focuses on promoting products to target customers, PR supports these efforts by creating a broader context and narrative around the brand.

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

While your content marketing strategy is your primary lead nurturing strategy, it doesn’t do you much good unless it’s easy to find. Paid advertising. There are many digital advertising options available that meet your budget and your goals; however, it requires some experimenting. Build awareness and extend reach.

B2B 183

B2B Company Marketing SEO 183

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? The fact that marketers and advertisers have long been able to prove their work’s value with heavy-hitting quantitative data, metrics such as direct sales, means that it’s been somewhat easier for them to get a seat at the decision-making table.

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain. Authentic, Organic, Inbound Linking : Content marketing is an essential part of developing a strong organic search reputation online. I think you should start with Medium and Linkedin.

SEO 100

SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. in its own ads.”).

Brand 60

Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. PR firms expand service offerings.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

In 2016, Heliograf created more than 500 articles in the same time frame. Jeff : “Bet on the ones that create content robot reporters will eat, then re-publish.” How can brands take a stand and stop their over reliance on pitching media via traditional PR efforts?

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

We like to think of it as a digital crystal ball,’ said Mashable’s global news editor Louise Roug in an article about Velocity in journalism.co.uk.” . – Tim Cigelske , Marquette University | MediaShift: 10 Predictions for Media Metrics in 2016. Goldy Hyder , Hill & Knowlton | Marketing: Portraits in PR.

Banking 60

Banking Marketing Wireless Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2016

That was the outcome good media relations pitching earned. Interview notes are useful content. These are still valid reasons, but content marketing affords all the more reason: Use the content the reporter doesn’t. The Soft and Subtle PR Pitch of Content Marketing. Pitch media upstream.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Interviews Pitching 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

3) Fewer Reporters Write a Higher Volume of Shorter Articles, says Onclusive. 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. via BurrellesLuce.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

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

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Marketers often assume that bounced visits are inherently bad, when from a publisher, or content marketing perspective, bounce rates could be good: a visitor searched for an answer and your page answered it quickly. This is why marketers need to look at a range of metrics. They will be upset and lose trust, right?

Study 65

Study Marketing B2B Apparel 65

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. As always, you’ll find three vetted articles below that I recommend for your perusal. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2016

Whether in sales or marketing the moments we have to capture and hold the attention of a customer are short at best. It is just seven seconds on a cold call for sales or perhaps a phone pitch for PR. SEOs have just 60 characters for a headline – and it’s about the same for email marketers and their subject lines. Send us a link!

Marketing 61

Marketing Content Marketing Energy Measurement 61

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 106

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 106

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. They pay journalists, writers and filmmakers to research, write, report, film, and transmit content.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. They pay journalists, writers and filmmakers to research, write, report, film, and transmit content.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some journalists love to get pitched great stories. But they are so bombarded with irrelevant stories and weak pitches that they don’t put their email addresses front and center. This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing.

Content Marketing 128

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 128

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

As it is every week, I’ve highlighted key points from three articles below and recommend reading them each in their entirety. The Struggle is Real in B2B Content Marketing [UML]. Marketing ROI: You Can’t Buy a Beer with an MQL [UML]. Beyond PR 101: 3 Truly Unique Pitching Tips [UML].

Marketing 60

Marketing Creativity B2B Ethics 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It can be extremely unpredictable and it’s not guaranteed like advertising. I think this is one of the reasons it can be comfortable for public relations professionals to seek out, and focus on, more controllable forms of marketing like blogging, marketing automation and social media. It can also be hard to measure.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Most people focus on three main areas when trying to promote their business: advertising, content marketing , and public relations. A Costly Strategy: Advertising. Advertising is probably the most obvious way to bring attention to your business. Advertising uses targeting and persuasion to get its job done.

Publicity 63

Publicity Small Business Advertising Advertising 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

5) Marketers will slow down. The Internet moves at breakneck speed, but that doesn’t mean that we as marketers have to do the same. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. 7) Larger investments in SDRs and product marketing.

Marketing 108

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 108

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

AI can speed up tedious tasks If you hate pulling monthly reports or need a faster way to turn your bullet points and ideas into a polished pitch or press release, AI could be the answer. It can help you generate press releases from keywords or headlines—and even aggregate a list of journalists who might be interested in your pitch.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 130

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 130

Where the Fishermen Ain't

OCTOBER 25, 2013

For example, think about the many ways pitches —certainly a core feature in PR’s OS—have been examined in public and, when maladroit, mercilessly criticized. This massively collaborative online encyclopedia has 29 million articles in more than 240 languages, built by about 1.7 Wikipedia is another topic about.

Publicity 39

Publicity Wikipedia System Community 39

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Some articles I’ve read cite 11 acquisitions in its recent history. The suite was the weaving together of tools Vocus had acquired into a product aimed at the small business market. Indeed, I’d like to see a public company focused on PR software command attention of the public markets, the same way that marketing software companies do.

Technology 13

Technology Software Company Marketing 13

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, it’s not at all unusual to see a company announcement first posted on their own blog or newsroom (including being optimized for search engines), promoted on social media and pitched to the media with an accompanying release. Earned media is the lifeblood of media relations, a core component of public relations.

Pitching 40

Pitching Writing Engineering Wikipedia 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

Even the advertisers are aiming for a bigger investment in PR. If you wrote a contributed article that was placed, consider republishing it on your blog later. You should also check the contributed guidelines from the publication that first published the article as often they require content to be exclusive for several days or weeks.

Media 105

Media B2B Groups Conference 105

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. Who are these consumers, and where do they typically find the articles they read? But if those fundamentals are strong, letting freelance talent create your marketing content frees up the core employees to focus on the big picture.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Print Analysis Data 111