Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. The annual report is a joint effort between MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. 3) The bold “content marketing” bridge.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 29, 2024

Here, we’ll be delving into why blogging is the tool your business needs, as well as some tips on how to write an attention-grabbing blog to consolidate your content marketing strategy. The more quality content you post on your site, the more opportunities you’re creating for your business to appear higher up in search results.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

As content marketing continues to evolve, businesses across the globe have adopted it at a rapid pace. So what’s predicted to become of content marketing this year? Forbes ( @Forbes ) describes content marketing as a digital trend that is evolving fast , which means companies must jump on the bandwagon ASAP.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

This involves establishing credibility for your brand by enhancing customer engagement and improving awareness of what you offer in the marketplace. Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Enter content discovery! Marketers are now keen on making brand content discoverable to ensure better awareness and traffic. But what is all this buzz about content discovery? What is Content Discovery? Why is Content Discovery Important? Content discovery has become more important than ever.

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The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Marketing and PR jobs are one area where digital skills are in high demand. A recent scan of 75000 job postings on LinkedIn found that digital marketing jobs being advertised required candidates with a wide range of skills, from SEO and social media to Google Analytics and content marketing.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nowadays, consumers are constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing collateral, creating a congested market. This is where influencer marketing plays a pivotal role in the industry. Traditional forms of advertising often feel intrusive and lack the personal touch that influencer marketing provides.

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Prohibition

APRIL 13, 2023

As video content becomes increasingly popular, businesses are looking for ways to maximise the return on investment (ROI) from their video content. Repurposing video content is an excellent way to achieve this, allowing brands to get greater use of captured content while growing a number of channels and platforms.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

Owned content. Owned content is created content. It’s also tactics like content marketing, a broad umbrella that includes blogging, social media updates, email marketing, infographics, visuals and video. All that content points to an underlying mantra: “be the media.” Third-party content.

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 14, 2018

The infographic below highlights the importance of online reputation and the impact it can have on your brand. Infographic by MDG Advertising. Use Your Content Marketing Strategy. Producing engaging, positive content will do the long-term work of establishing a solid and positive reputation.

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Cision

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The demand for content is growing, and so are the ways we consume it. Today, content can be found in a variety of forms, such as videos, blogs, infographics, gifs and more. Your social strategy needs to include a combination of these content forms to appeal to a wide audience. Collaboration.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The near-collapse of much of US journalism employment and the seeming vulnerability of PR coincided with America’s top marketers who - smitten with digital advertising - diverted billions of dollars from their traditional ad budgets into online. Exhibit A: The Death Knell of “Advertising’?

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 20, 2017

If I’m right, branded content is going to have its heyday in 2017. I think we’ll see brands who formerly invested in traditional advertising start to pour dollars into relevant, useful content in an effort to connect with their customers. Branded Content is Just Going to Get Better.

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 1, 2016

What do you do when you don’t have the loudest voice, the biggest network or the most money to throw at marketing? Let’s discuss the best strategies to get noticed by the right audience for your brand. We’ll show you some of the best practices for getting your brand noticed in this extra resource. Click Here.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

Nonetheless, an admittedly unscientific look at who or what really moves the needle nowadays will likely reveal that those carefully crafted pieces of branded content contributed to Huffington Post, sponsored on Buzzfeed, or promoted on Twitter are often too ephemeral to make a meaningful (and measurable) impact on public awareness and behavior.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

It’s a question as old as the web – should you gate your content? It appears that most marketers do and reported gating “ 80% of their major content marketing assets ” according to a survey vetted by MarketingProfs. The same study points out there’s some content – infographics for example – is rarely gated.

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Beyond PR

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.

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Cision

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Now, they’re also in charge of social media and content marketing. If you’re going to spend all this time and put all this money and resources into doing that one really fantastic piece of content, you can get months of content out of that one piece if you think about how to break it up into those smaller pieces.”.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Tech PR professionals work to generate favorable publicity, manage crises, and position technology brands as industry leaders. Corporate PR: Manages the overall image of a tech company, including its values, culture, and achievements, to build a positive brand perception with stakeholders. This can include investors or customers.

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ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

It’s a specific person who’s attracted to your brand message and the way that you articulate that message. Far too many brands make the mistake of speaking to their peers in their blogs, and not their customers. This means photos, infographics and other graphic elements that break up large chunks of text. Infographics.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

I think most of the discussion on content marketing comes down to a couple things. 1) What is your definition of content marketing and 2) Why do we continue to put ourselves (advertising, PR, marketing) in such neat boxes when the digital era has blurred the edges of those boxes. are all forms of content.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Visuals (photos, infographics, etc.). Compare that with digital advertising, in which.02% We increased our earned media coverage by nearly 17% this month, which means more exposure for the brand. Earned (publications like The New York Times). Newswires (press releases). Owned (company blogs). Text (long or short form).

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

For instance, does direct mail work, or has digital marketing rendered it obsolete? As social media and search advertising have become integrated into our everyday lives, many believe that direct mail is an outdated way to reach consumers as smartphones allow millennials to access information, products and services instantly.

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

One person who has labored over B2B content, what works and what doesn’t work, is my good friend and colleague Steve Farnsworth. In short, Steve knows content marketing and the nitty gritty of lead generation. With this as the backdrop, here are his top 10 tools and resources that he applies to content marketing campaigns.

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PR Fuel

JULY 5, 2020

Do you want a way to build the authority of your brand by forming relationships with journalists that cover your industry? Although social media and content writing has its place, these methods are better at reaching consumers instead of news organizations. Press releases can be used for SEO in several ways, such as: New Content.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

PR helps small businesses build brand awareness and credibility. 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.

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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. The Pro version gets you access to data a little earlier, which is excellent for larger brands looking to jump on the competition.

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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. The Pro version gets you access to data a little earlier, which is excellent for larger brands looking to jump on the competition.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Social media is the perfect way to build exposure for your brand and increase traffic to your website, but how do you do that? Most social media platforms give you the opportunity to visually communicate your brand message. It’s called the cover photo, and most brands fail to fully optimize this real estate. Click To Tweet.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

To translate this for communications purposes, if the brand is using billboards or other outdoor signage, try finding local bloggers in that neighborhood and pitch them a story or some custom content. B2B Content Marketing + Pinterest – Surprisingly, Pinterest is a huge traffic builder for my B2B client sites.

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Beyond PR

MAY 30, 2017

Enter content discovery! Marketers are now keen on making brand content discoverable to ensure better awareness and traffic. But what is all this buzz about content discovery? What is Content Discovery? Why is Content Discovery Important? Content discovery has become more important than ever.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It’s a common fallacy that PR is great for increasing brand awareness but not so great for actually converting people into shoppers. But when paired with other advertising methods, PR is a great way to leverage those marketing efforts. For instance, partner PR with content marketing.

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