Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. It grew eventually into a tech-based email list that was free for users with an advertising model. Content picks PR consultant Michelle Garrett has a new book out: B2B PR that Gets Results. And now onward with this month’s PR Tech Sum. >>>

Reddit 176

Reddit Software B2B Technology 176

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. B2B PR in particular creates a patina of thought leadership and generates interest and awareness. How to Pick the Right B2B PR Agency For You. How to Score in B2B Media Relations. Myth #4: PR is just advertising.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2019

That led her down a series of paths including content marketing, ecommerce and today, in B2B marketing. 1) Why start a business focused on B2B paid social? My employer launched a print magazine, website and social presence telling stories about health and community to business audiences, which is still going, BetterTennessee.com.

B2B 81

B2B Social Media Company Marketing 81

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 22, 2018

Every B2B tech PR person dreams of the splashy feature that will help make their company brand instantly recognizable. The B2B buyers’ journey has been evolving rapidly, with research indicating that “decision makers don’t just go to a website, add a data center to their shopping cart and check out. How trade coverage wins.

Pitching 168

Pitching Real Estate B2B Journalism 168

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Drew Neisser is the founder and CEO of Renegade , the NYC-based strategic boutique for B2B renegades. And LinkedIn is a powerhouse for B2B lead generation and recruiting. First, social media will be around for many years to come, just like TV, outdoor, radio and even print. He’s an impressive guy. Can the ship be righted?

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media B2B 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2023

PR firms have withstood the rise of many possible “PR killers” including email marketing, digital advertising, and social media, often integrating or using those disciplines to grow their business or even make earned media more effective. For the most part, the PR industry’s slow approach to technology adoption has worked fairly well.

Technology 266

Technology Television Web Social Media 266

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

You can’t just spend your way to success in social media advertising. They can and do comment on paid promotions as this advertisement for AT&T Fiber demonstrates. You just never had to worry about this sort of thing, at this scale, in a world of print ads and billboards. 2) Make it really easy to complain another way.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Social Media Twitter 60

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There are fewer reporters covering the supplier beat, and those that do seem to have less time yet more demands placed upon them; Dwindling advertising spends tends to mean there is a smaller news hole to compete for in your key target media outlets; and. CES2022 PR Planning Forward: 5 Noteworthy Data Points. Author: Jim Bianchi.

Automotive 77

Automotive Media Report Print 77

Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

Paid advertising campaigns are a huge part of a brand’s strategy, creating extensive paid content to maximise everything from awareness, web traffic or sales directly from the company page. Advertisers spend billions across social media platforms, targetting businesses and consumers alike with their messaging.

Video 62

Video Strategy SEO Engineering 62

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

There are a number of regulations in place set out by the ASA, (Advertising Standards Authority), that influencers must adhere to such as; telling followers when they have been paid or loaned a product by using ‘#Ad’ clearly on the post and being honest about their relationship with the brand they are promoting.

Marketing 62

Marketing Advertising Advertising B2C 62

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The copy I bought of David Ogilvy’s “ Confessions of an Advertising Man ” roughly 15 years ago was used. To the best of my recollection, it appeared the book was out of print, yet there was a seller on a little startup called Amazon.com willing to part ways with a hardcover copy. It was akin to a desktop manual for my profession.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Print Interviews 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3.

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 11, 2018

It may be added to the website newsroom feed, distributed to contacts in email marketing, or occasionally in paid advertising. In the B2B PR realm, larger publications can pick up trade journal placements, which carry a lot of clout. The PR agency can help by sharing major stories on its own social channels and website. PR measures up.

Report 136

Report Interviews Pitching Construction 136

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

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

“This fee will cover an expanded profile in print which will run even sooner – within 30 days of purchase, in addition to an online listing,” according to the publisher’s message [emphasis added]. And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. I culled through the answers pulling out as many as possible that were fit for print and listed them below. 115) “Advertising.”.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Ishmael's Corner

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Stepping back for a minute, the genius of Google’s advertising model for search lies in allowing companies to be very specific in who they target. Paid search has essentially given Google a license to print money to the tune of about $45 billion in 2014. Now compare securing media coverage to creating an advertisement.

SEO 60

SEO Software Advertising Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

When the authors first started floating this idea more than 18 months before publishing the book, I was examined it from the pragmatic B2B marketing trenches. Sometimes the examples are businesses that are able to sell advertising across digital sites they’ve built. In B2B circles, there are examples too.

Content Marketing 66

Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 66

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. Some are pursuing premium subscriptions while others move toward native advertising – and standing up content studios to provide services. Vendors aren’t advertisers, they are “clients.”.

Technology 66

Technology Advertising Advertising Community 66

Beyond PR

JUNE 29, 2016

shows the marketing methods rated most effective by B2B and B2C senior marketers are “pull” methods – methods that empower users to opt into their interactions with brands. We’re entering an age where audiences are not just ignoring, but actively blocking advertisements. Without trust, your top and bottom lines won’t be met.

Media 75

Media B2C B2B Nonprofit 75

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

over the next year; 40% of budget goes to paid media; 16% of budget goes to print media; 8% of budget goes to paid social media; 6% of budget goes to paid search; 4% of budget goes to display; and. I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

Prohibition

JANUARY 20, 2021

By hiring an agency, you can ensure that your keeping an eye on the competition and are bettering your presence in terms of digital, print and social. PR agencies are constantly consuming the media, that includes print, digital, online, broadcast, social – the list goes on! 7) It betters your understanding of the media.

Company 62

Company Software Crisis Management Agency 62

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Digital PR campaigns can be integrated into other service areas such as video production , influencer marketing , social media , paid advertising , blogger events, print media, and traditional PR.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Brand Branding SEO 62

Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Step 2: Finalists Announced Prior to the Finalists being named publicly via email and in a print edition of Automotive News, the point person listed on the nomination form will be contacted via email with the result of the initial evaluation. Be sure to check back for the final PACE Award blog where we share best practices and key insight.

Automotive 80

Automotive Mobile Technology Social Media 80

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML] . It’s worth noting Pinterest also has a foundational track record with social media advertisers.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

based Internet marketing agency that caught our eye with its savvy pay-per-click advertising management, Web development and digital design services. Here’s an example of what we do, for the industrial side of Red Wing Shoes : it relies on ThinkSEM to help generate B2B leads for its outside sales force across the country.

SEO 98

SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

Mondelez will invest in content properties and intellectual property that will enable it make money from selling distribution rights, advertising and brand integrations, said Laura Henderson, Mondelez’s global head of content and media monetization.”. The Most Popular Day for B2B Webinars and other Best Practices.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Most of our marketing in the past 50 years has revolved around advertising, or renting space in channels to garner attention and, hopefully, change consumer behavior. They had a simple goal for one of the races: to deliver a printed guide to exiting fans with the race results immediately following the race.

Marketing 53

Marketing Enterprise Print Film 53

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2016

When it comes to using humor in marketing, advertising and public relations, we often have to step back and answer a few questions before proceeding down a path of knock-knock jokes, current event inspired memes and company social media postings which could potentially make your mother-in-law cringe. What about B2B? Again, it depends.

Marketing 40

Marketing B2C B2B Social Media 40

prTini

JULY 6, 2016

This was back in the old days when you would print out a media clip and put it in a plastic sheet in a big three ring binder. For instance, a lot of times, especially in B2B sales-driven organizations, the problem is that they need more leads. Not even quality , just quantity. Adapting Strategy to Solve the Right Business Problem.

Conference 44

Conference B2B Retail Print 44

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The question was always the same and has a lot in common with the greater B2B community. – print advertising. – pay per click advertising. The size of the firm didn’t seem to matter either. In my travels around the web in those days, one of the legal marketers I’d consistently run into was Larry Bodine.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Scott Public Relations

JUNE 26, 2020

Recently, a coalition of organizations under the hashtag #StopHateforProfit has urged global corporations to boycott Facebook advertising to show they will not support a company that puts profit over safety. What Does the Law Say? One example of this is the rise of the conservative talk show phenomenon.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Social Media 52

Maxim Behar

MARCH 6, 2022

So, I started off with a so-called advertising agency at the very beginning and then turned step by step. I also started producing some small ads or souvenirs or business cards or brochures, printing calendars, small business souvenirs, or presents. And this is the advertising, public relations, and digital.

B2B 52

B2B Communications Media Newspapers 52

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

If you work in a B2B company, the cost is likely more than $100 per email. Salesforce did a study in 2014 that found the average B2B marketing organization spends $150 to acquire a single email address ( PDF ). If you do some quick math on the back of a napkin – that represents little more than $4 per email.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 110

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Brands of all kinds, whether B2B or B2C, have made the ultimate investment in telling their corporate stories by erecting museums, temples paying tribute to their past. Branded History Museums. The souvenir booklet - a 40-page document with a “Which Came First?”

Corporate 48

Corporate Examples Storytelling Brand 48

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2011

I personally feel getting local media from micro-news sites, bloggers, to daily and weekly print, is different than getting attention from monthly national periodicals and TV (even local TV). He had a 14-year career in direct B2B sales before deciding to lighten up his dreary work life and move into advertising.

How To 76

How To Pitching Local Interviews 76

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. This may not seem obvious if you are accustomed to monitoring online or print coverage. Here’s a list of PR technology companies I’m watching , and here’s how vendors can get on my radar. >>>

Software 121

Software Technology Advertising Advertising 121