Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. Eventually, and thankfully, DEI will be expected and not a marketing point.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 1, 2017

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. But marketing is anything but stagnant. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust.

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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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PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. No matter what content you write or what stories your brand tells, there’s a good chance a machine can help you do it better. What Is AI for Content Marketing?

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. LinkedIn Pulse takes your ability to promote your company’s content to a new level by sharing your knowledge in highly targeted way s. Be authentic and let your voice show when writing.

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Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Challenge #4: Disconnect Between Content and Real-World Behavior.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Now, marketers realize they need to target niche audiences that will lead to a conversion. Reaching out to people that are more likely to be receptive to your brand is more cost efficient, less time consuming and more sustainable in the long run. Rise of native advertising. The possibilities are endless! SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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PR Fuel

JANUARY 24, 2021

There are a lot of online guides that can help you write a press release yourself. However, there’s no guarantee that it will produce the marketing results you want. It has unique writing conventions when presenting facts. Press release writing services will not only improve your brand’s image.

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Landis PR

AUGUST 16, 2021

I still write things down longhand (it’s called haptic memory ) and every once in a while harken back to that piece of advice. Reaching fractured audiences who consume multiple forms of media geared to their specific interests relies as much on gaming a news feed as it does on creating clear and concise messaging. What’s a brand to do?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Do the marketing tools and tactics you use actually keep your brand top of mind? It may be time to say out with the old (traditional TV advertising) and in with the new (brand journalism). Why Are You Writing? A brand journalism program, like any marketing strategy, must include goals, metrics and outlined measurement tactics.

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Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content will become more customized.

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Cision

APRIL 4, 2016

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I decided to compile five of the best quotes from the forum for some B2B marketing inspiration. Joe Pulizzi ( @ JoePulizzi ), Founder of Content Marketing Institute, Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur shared this gem: Don’t be afraid to be bold in your campaigns.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. It’s interesting to me that the digital world is still very different than the traditional when it comes to revealing what is “advertising” and what is “news.”

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

In this interview, David discusses the importance of good writing skills, how technology has transformed the industry and how to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace. PR, social media, digital and marketing will continue to overlap, and the line between editorial and advertising will also continue to evolve.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

Yes, according to the study: “Over 58% of consumers say they at least sometimes trust what a company says about itself on its owned channels more than what a reporter says about that company in a news article.”. So, given the results which one is better – PR or content marketing ? Advertising is a distant third.

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Cision

JANUARY 15, 2016

Buyers no longer pay attention to traditional advertisements. So where do consumers place their trust? Unlike content marketing , brand journalism places people front and center, rather than the products that affect those people. Ensure whichever medium you choose to publish your content is easy to find, read and share.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 9, 2016

Those featured, however, didn’t go into detail on the role of advertising to boost reach. Geetu Ambwani, Principal Data Scientist at Huffington Post, recalled the days when their editors monitored searches trending on Google to inform content creation and curation. Data across the Content Life Cycle. Click here to find out how.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2016

” – Emily Bell, writing for CJR. adults use mobile to consume news. Of course this is disproportionate younger adults, which means that mobile content consumption is increasing as well. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing.

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Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

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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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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Hunter PR is a wonderful strategic and creative communications partner that helps brands by creating strategic programming, content and relationships that foster consumer attention to brands. Several popular topics covered in their news & views section of their site are advertising, digital, diverse, creative and awards news.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. Production: Creating intelligent content. Personalization: Powering intelligent consumer experiences.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. in its own ads.”).

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing). Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Advertising is a distant third.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ). This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Audio is changing how we search for – and consume information. Did you know?

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Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

“Some 30% of respondents say when they see a brand being advertised alongside offensive material, they believe the advertiser is somehow endorsing that material; 20% do not see it as an endorsement, 33% say the brand may or may not be endorsing the material, and 16% have no opinion.”. See these related posts: . 2) Context in mediums.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Beyond PR

MAY 4, 2016

The sales pitch and advertisements ruled the day. Shift your focus to build analytics on the elasticity of content performance (how content converts vs number of views it gets), velocity (when and how it is consumed, along with next steps taken), and contribution to pipeline and revenue,” he writes.

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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. Just finding the right awards to apply to is itself time-consuming, but there are ways to shortlist the right awards to apply to. Why enter an award program?

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Staying ahead of the game in a hyper-competitive market is vital to your company’s success. Your competitors are most likely already using influencers in their marketing strategy. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. They create fresh content.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Influencer Marketing. While consumer trust in advertisements and even in traditional media sources continues to decline, Twitter says we now trust influencers as much as our friends. This means, if you don’t have a strong influencer marketing program set for 2017, you will be way behind. Contributor Marketing.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. There’s no doubt that earned content is a force within the digital media world. SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Avid podcast listeners consume an average of five a week – listening for four hours and 10 minutes (chart nearby used with permission by The Marketing Companion ). Not only is this a significant amount of time – but it’s quality time and so marketing has joined the crowd. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

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