Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The company surveyed 500 marketers in Europe and the US and found many admit to struggling to marry “digital advertising and powerful creative work.”. And then noted the statistics: “Nearly 70 percent of marketers surveyed believe that ‘digital growth in advertising has come at the expense of the quality of creative.’

Creativity 78

Creativity Study Survey Advertising 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

19% of publishers requested articles, 13% requested infographics, 12% requested mixed-media pieces, and 11% requested data visualizations.”. Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Advertising is a distant third. 20) Should brands take a stand?

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

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.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

While that percentage is a plurality, the next highest priority, brand building, trailed with 24% of the votes. Julia McCoy outlines 7 Content Types That Gain the Most Engagement & Links in a contributed piece for the Search Engine Journal. But the agency decided not to do the expected because it wouldn’t move the needle.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Real Estate B2B 62

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Earlier this year, Muck Rack , one of the PR technology vendors I’m tracking, published a survey of 700 reporters for a report it calls State of Journalism 2019. >>> Related: The Top Challenges in Journalism According to a Survey of Journalists and the Cliff Notes to 3 Studies by PR Tech Vendors [UML].

Survey 77

Survey Media Relations Report Media 77

MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

How can marketers like you get your CEO or brand spokesperson interviewed on a podcast that’s heard by tens of thousands, or even millions, of listeners? Podcasts give clients the opportunity to express their personality in a way that infographics, e-books and print interviews seldom do. I know that can be hard for PR people to hear.

Company 113

Company Interviews Print Pitching 113

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

My degree and early work was in broadcast journalism. 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. Text, graphics, infographics, videos, photos, etc. It was a six-year process.

Public Affairs 60

Public Affairs Advertising Advertising Healthcare 60

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’?

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48

Presspage

AUGUST 15, 2017

As of 2017, Youtube, Instagram Video, and Snapchat are some of the most innovative online tools that brands are employing to communicate their message, especially to younger audiences. Users around the world are now using messaging apps to connect with friends, brands and to view images and content.

Technology 115

Technology Big Data Video Data 115

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

News brands that uphold high editorial standards such as The Associated Press, Reuters, and publications such as The Economist , and The Financial Times , thrive. Trust in journalists ranks at 89% indicating that we place a value in the individual source of news rather than the media brand. The number hasn’t moved in 12 months.

Media Relations 115

Media Relations Media Print Newspapers 115

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

As in the point above, I’d suspect the bulk of that, flows to agencies focused on social media advertising buys. Facebook for example, has little organic value and is probably best treated like a traditional advertising purchase. There is no indication of which business functions are taking responsibility for the overall brand.

Mobile 60

Mobile Study Marketing Survey 60

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Digital Brand Manager for USC, digital strategist, marketing consultant, public speaker. A5: Social listening is critical and key to success in brand protection. ” https://t.co/XuswAAsGAo.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication. Creating content – whether it’s a white paper, an Infographic or original research – can help make news for us. It means it’s time to get creative.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Daniel Lemin, President, One Good Brand. Our moderator was Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of Public Relations Studies, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Last year the amount of video from people and brands in Facebook’s News feed increased 3.6X So quite a line up. Good visuals work.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

NewsWhip

MAY 27, 2021

Brand relevance versus brand reputation | Jump to text. Wellness brands during the pandemic | Jump to text. It showed how this is happening through some really beautiful and smart simulation which was essentially just this animated infographic. Companies have scaled back their advertising.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Storytelling Communications Local 78

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.

Content Marketing 28

Content Marketing Marketing Instagram YouTube 28

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 14, 2021

In early March 2021, Google announced plans to phase out third-party cookies by 2022, sending the targeted advertising industry into a tailspin. For brands, however, it means a paradigm shift. Brands and advertisers have long relied on cookies to learn more about users’ location, interests, and buying behavior.

Privacy 124

Privacy Google Advertising Advertising 124