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What does the silence in PR software speak? [PR Tech Sum 54]

Sword and the Script

It’s been pretty quiet this month in PR software; that’s starting to look like it’s going to be characteristic for the year On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through the news from the PR software community in a summary post like this one. What is the silence telling us, exactly?

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Is Content Marketing Better than Advertising?

Sword and the Script

The news article is based on data in a report by software company ScribbleLive titled, “ The Eclipse of Online Ads.” As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. There’s a large body of work on these pages dedicated to content marketing.

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Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost

Sword and the Script

Many financial analysts believe advertising is an investment More financial analysts “perceive advertising as an investment (37%)” than those that believe it’s “a cost (24%).” Comment: This is an advertising association, so the question is naturally focused on advertising. That library has a quantifiable value.

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. This isn’t a reflexive reaction either. Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson).

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The Psychology of More in Content Marketing and Social Media [UML]

Sword and the Script

We will have a Twittersphere of bots talking to bots and thanking each other for being top engaged members of the community this week. Also see: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster . 3) Why I’m Killing the Marketing Qualified Lead. More, More and Still More.

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8 Innovations in Public Relations Technology to Watch

Sword and the Script

Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. While I’ve primarily done B2B tech work over my 20-year career – and strive to be diligent in becoming knowledgeable about a market and products – it’s not quite the same as being an end-user or SME.

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20 of the Coolest Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2020

PR 20/20

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Topically, this event covers a lot of ground. Experiential storytelling.