Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

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. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

Content Marketing 67

Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 67

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Send it around internally.

Media Relations 113

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 113

5W PR

APRIL 11, 2022

No matter the size of a business, every company depends on its reputation to achieve success. Publicity can reach a big audience, which gives companies a bigger platform as well as more credibility. Companies that are seen by their customers as reliable and honest benefit from plenty of advantages. Credibility. Cost-Effective.

Publicity 97

Publicity SEO Engineering Tools 97

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I’d venture stepped up internal communications following the pandemic had a lot to do with these numbers. Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. It’s not about you, your company or products.

Government 145

Government Survey Ethics Media 145

Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

Specifically, will they care enough about the concept to talk about it, share it, create content for it, and yes, possibly even consider buying services from the company? As time progressed, while we all had fun with talking toothpaste for a while, social media ROI became a top concern for companies. This is a messaging filter.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Corporate Social Media Internal 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content.

Communications 128

Communications Crisis Internal International 128

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 11, 2024

Overflowing with buzzwords, B2B tech marketing content is far too often focused on the technical features and capabilities of the products. Don’t get me wrong—decision-makers and internal influencers, particularly technical buyers, do want to know about the functional aspects. What is happiness?

B2B 52

B2B Marketing Enterprise Survey 52

Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

San Francisco, December 18, 2018 – AirPR ( www.airpr.com ), the data science company for communication and public relations, today announced the closing of its Series C financing of 8 million dollars. Enid Maran , Managing Director at AirPR, previously Managing Director of Nielsen’s Marketing Effectiveness business. About AirPR.

Analytics 150

Analytics Data Big Data Technology 150

Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

When companies launch new products, it means one thing: Opportunity. And, as our white paper Expanding Engagement & Inspiring Action with Your Next Product Launch explores, an opportunity to establish your company as a credible industry influencer. There are times when product managers and content marketers don’t see eye to eye.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Product Launch Analytics 40

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing. What is an Integrated PESO Model? Paid Media. Earned Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. Both PR and marketing are concerned with promoting an organization or individual, but they go about it in different ways. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it.

Interviews 106

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 106

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content. brand storytelling and publishing.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”.

Employee 151

Employee Print Writing Survey 151

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In 2018, he and his good friend Erik Requidan started The Minority Report Podcast to create a platform where people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals in marketing could tell their stories and have candid conversations. Along the way, he’s also helped make LiveIntent one of the hottest companies in ad-tech.

Brand 118

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 118

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

It’s a way to internalize and reflect more deeply on a topic. We run so fast and so hard in marketing, we have to make time for reflection. 2) The Struggle for Marketing Talent is Just Beginning. For example, two of the most prominent trade publications in the industry include the words “ad” or “advertising” in their titles.

Marketing 63

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Survey 63

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications. For PR professionals, integrating marketing and PR requires some additional skills that marketing professionals use every day.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

Polaris

APRIL 7, 2015

Yet if you work for a large company with a good reputation, should you? Marketers trying to get budgets approved to produce professional video sometimes face objections from CFOs (or even CEOs) who argue: “We all have iPhones. If you work for a small company with a negligible marketing budget, use your smart phone.

Video 100

Video Brand Branding Content Marketing 100

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Now, choose 10 of these items you’d like to use for content. Then, I’m going to use that as a launching pad for a speech at Content Marketing World. Don’t stop with that awesome media placement!

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Site Optimization : There is a lot more to this now than just keyword research and writing good content. In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain. It must be unassailable, and completely white-hat instead of attempting to trick Google.

SEO 100

SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Forbe s and Fast Company both wrote about Caine’s determination and creativity. Give credit to others in the company. Content Marketing' The Exploratorium in San Francisco displayed his arcade. Strike a chord that triggers empathy.

Storytelling 199

Storytelling Reddit Video Creativity 199

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site. I mentioned this in Step 1.

Blogging 62

Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

Sword and the Script

MARCH 25, 2017

Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. PR is the Best Kept Secret in Effective Content Marketing. If you are a large independent PR firm, then the consolidation of PR businesses, by the holding companies like Omnicom and WPP, into an advertising construct is a key point of differentiation.

Publicity 82

Publicity Crisis Construction Study 82

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. You don’t want to use the exact same anchor text on every internal link. Positional is now live!

Internal 118

Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. What makes our company unique in the market?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 16, 2024

From my favorite airline (which is open and sincere in good times and bad) to my credit card company (who handled a data breach quickly and efficiently), down to my neighborhood auto repair shop (which is almost honest to a fault), these traits are a major driver in my day-to-day purchase decisions.

Crisis 85

Crisis Airlines Crisis Communications Social Media 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If there’s one theme that plagued digital advertising throughout 2017, it was controversy. 1) Advertisers looking to invest in PR. In May 2017, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) surveyed 100 of its members and found most plan to increase their investment in PR. The survey was conducted for the ANA by USC Annenberg.

B2B 88

B2B Media Survey Advertising 88

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The company maintains and sells access to an online media contact database, which serves as the population from which the survey sample is drawn. The report didn’t break out numbers for the remaining challenges of “fake news, blurred lines between editorial and advertising, and issues around freedom of the press.”.

Survey 104

Survey Report Media B2B 104

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Think about the gravity of that proposition given the share of search traffic and ad budgets the company commands. Google was playing for data, like the interests Facebook was getting and using to entice marketers with a different means of targeting online advertising. I believed the hype. A lot of people did. Google and Trust.

Google 72

Google Privacy YouTube Data 72

The Awards Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Many corporations view applying for industry awards as a bit too self-promotional, a waste of critical advertising budget, and far too time-consuming. But with focus and attention, and an eye for the right amount of budget, an awards program can offer benefits both internally and externally for an organization.

Case Study 66

Case Study Conference Advertising Advertising 66

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

The organization published a well-written press release that drew me in and pointed to one overarching conclusion: Most view their content marketing process as ad hoc, decentralized and driven by internal stakeholder interests. Content marketing is maturing slowly and steadily. Lacks relevance.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Report Corporate 60

Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

And, over the past 20 years, with the rise of the digital age , we’ve seen the PR techniques employed by big and small brands alike becoming more abstract and off the cuff in a bid to capture the attention of what is now a hugely saturated market. What’s the difference between marketing, advertising and public relations?

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Konnect Agency

OCTOBER 30, 2019

And, in our always-on, always-connected world of smartphones and social media, available content, information and alerts will likely increase and it will become even harder to maintain focus and stand out in a crowded landscape. Leveraging public relations as a strategic activity can be just as important as advertising and sales promotions.

Marketing 64

Marketing Consumer Local Social Media 64

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Audio in marketing doesn’t just mean podcasts writes David Kirkpatrick for Marketing Dive – The call for audio content marketing gets louder.

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

I began to realize there are many good reasons for PR and HR to work together beyond internal communications. There’s a clear benefit for the employer, but what’s the benefit to talent in a market that’s 96% employed? Lots of companies host open houses, which means another one is more of the same in a sea of sameness.

Resources 79

Resources Creativity Publicity Local 79