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3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]

Sword and the Script

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

Sword and the Script

Other readers liked these related posts: The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]. In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing. 50% trust financial industry analysts.

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ There are financial costs that often cannot be sustained. Blogger outreach gets personal.

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How to Make an Email Newsletter That Builds Trust and Drives Leads

Contently - Strategy

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about why the email newsletter is the most important part of content marketing. Damn near every marketer uses email as a marketing channel. For us at The Content Strategist , that’s content marketing and content strategy best practices. That’s okay.

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Earned Media: 3 PR Studies Quantifying the Impact of Media Relations on Sales [UML]

Sword and the Script

The study suggests announcements about financial transactions like funding or acquisitions didn’t convert. The study found online newsrooms accounted for 6% of page views and visitors spent 8% more time with the content there. c) Financial transaction releases do not underperform. Online newsrooms are highly visited.

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LinkedIn Pulse: The Next Content Marketing Must-Have?

MaccaPR

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. T he industries that generate the highest demand : Technology, financial services and higher education. Here are five benefits of doing so: Benefits of Marketing with LinkedIn Pulse.

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6 Reasons to Use Influencer Marketing

Critical Mention

Staying ahead of the game in a hyper-competitive market is vital to your company’s success. Your competitors are most likely already using influencers in their marketing strategy. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. They create fresh content.