Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Entertain, don’t sell.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else.

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Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Content marketing is one of the hottest topics in marketing communications and public relations. This new 44 minute documentary film from the Content Marketing Institute explores the evolution of content marketing through case studies of brands that successfully use it such as Kraft, John Deere, Marriott and inevitably Red Bull.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Now more than ever, brands are understanding the importance of building trust and being transparent with their audiences, not to mention the value of clear communication. This year, we’ve seen brands and agencies alike trying – and struggling – to find and hire strong PR pros. Of course, this isn’t limited to new channels.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2021

To that end, and assuming there’s a business strategy and marketing strategy in place, those priorities should be as follows: Owned – website, blog, newsletter. Paid – any form of sponsorship or advertising. Because when marketing invests invest time and budget into owned media, you are building two assets.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 11, 2024

If you work in B2B tech marketing, you probably have a little crush on your products. Of course, it’s not a job requirement to believe in the technology you market. The problem is, this little love affair can lead to navel-gazing—and irrelevant content. Plus, your job would be a slog. ” she says. “To

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

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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Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. Well yes and no.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.). What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. Yet the cries for fostering more brand engagement persist and it’s rapidly becoming a no-win situation for marketing. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Within the PR and advertising industries, there’s often talk about the PESO model (paid, earned, shared, and owned media). With paid you can easily measure results by putting either a pixel or a script onto the page you want to track (if you have access to the backend, of course). Advertising is also learning from PR.

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Critical Mention

JULY 16, 2019

As the cost of paid advertising across various digital and broadcast channels increases, brands are increasingly focused on earned media as a way to build awareness and generate revenue. As the name suggests, it’s a fairly simple KPI: the number of people who saw the piece in which your brand was mentioned. Estimated Audience.

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Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

In fact, consumers think of brands and products as something, or someone, that could address their emotional needs. So, Samsung, a leading mobile brand in the country, unveiled a new road safety campaign called #SafeIndia. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths.

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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 the benefits go beyond building awareness for your content.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

And accomplishing both of these things hangs on the strength of another relationship: The relationship between marketers and product managers. When product and marketing teams are aligned, brands can take their product launches to the next level — inspiring customers to adopt, support, and even advocate for a new product.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Despite its poignancy in the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” the phrase “If you build it, he will come” is actually a terrible piece of advice for a PR pro or content marketer. Your skill and commitment to pitching your content is the difference. So, don’t just build something and hope for the best.

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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. Read more: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Video is now the main way people consume content online. Much of that video content is pure entertainment , but consumers are itching for branded videos. In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach? “ Agencies and marketers alike are addicted to storytelling.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I was, of course, thrilled to be in it and eager to read Lin Pophal’s book. In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. Readers here know that it’s a pet topic of mine, and I eagerly replied.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market. The online newsroom has always attracted a lot of visitors – and these have always been neglected by brands. Additional reading: PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML]. emphasis added].

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

1) Earned and branded media drive awareness and trust in B2B. Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. For B2B companies, earned media and branded content ranked the highest.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And PR teams have had to be more vigilant than ever to provide guidance that will keep a brand in good stead. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. This year we were especially psyched to take advantage of free online courses that really upped our game.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. So how can you set your brand apart? Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing brands today?

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

Like any good marketing catchphrases, this one has probably run its course. When I first started talking about earned, owned, and paid (and no, I was far from the first to start talking about it), I would describe the owned channel as brands owning the media channel and would use the example of Nike being its own ESPN.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Of course, there are strategies to give them a gentle nudge every now and then, but we’ll cover that further down in the post.). You can no longer stuff your blog content with keywords and phrases and magically watch your website fly to the top of Google’s rankings. Use this information to cater your posts and content to your audience.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

Get on the same page as marketing. The communications goals should align with or complement those of marketing, advertising, and sales – but they don’t have to be the same. For example, direct-marketing will nearly always have an impact on demand generation, while PR affects brand visibility and reputation.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Advertising Age Online. Marketing Land.

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Prohibition

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Influencer marketing can be a really powerful tool for brands and when executed well can be really successful for both the influencer and the brand. However, when it goes wrong it can be a huge marketing disaster! You can then make a judgement on whether they’re right for your brand based on these stats.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

PR and marketing pros can choose to take many directions when deciding how to best promote their brand. Earned media is among the most highly valued types of brand promotion, so organizations won’t want to miss miss out on the great opportunities it can bring. . It can also be seen as word-of-mouth marketing or free advertising.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. 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. Did it drive traffic, engagement, or sales?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it. Marketing can also involve market research, product development, and branding.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Some are pursuing premium subscriptions while others move toward native advertising – and standing up content studios to provide services. This is what it looks to me like IDG is doing as they shut down vendor contributions: What was traditionally an independent editor has been replaced with “content strategists.”.

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Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What has really been reinforced for me is truly understanding the importance of strategically investing in increased touchpoints and nurturing relationships to build awareness, affinity, loyalty and, ultimately, brand ambassadors in order to reach the customer. No matter the industry, marketing has become increasingly complex!

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Beyond PR

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, mastering the art of conversation is a process that never ends. The same can be said for the marketing and PR industries, as we find ourselves challenged by the impact of buyer 2.0. The sales pitch and advertisements ruled the day. The first time you meet a new person, you say hello and learn something about them.

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