Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

But, then I got to thinking: These trends can and should inspire social content marketers as you think about what kinds of visuals to use this year in your posts on Facebook, Insta, LinkedIn and other platforms. But, that should show up in social content, too. These were interesting to peruse on their own.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

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.

Financial 143

Financial Marketing Survey B2B 143

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

Write “good” content. You could develop a content marketing strategy , but that doesn’t mean that it will be a good strategy, or that it is related to the corporate goals in any meaningful way. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Brands have never cared more about content marketing. It is the hot topic for 2013, as brands look to leverage great content to expand their reach, drive more engagement or improve their search engine rankings – to name a few. Before we called it content marketing, we called it marketing communications.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Marketing Analytics Resources 52

Landis PR

AUGUST 16, 2021

I might be very interested in vegan cooking, but I’m more likely to remember a funny Olympics meme than to remember that brand of tofu advertising on my Instagram feed. Related articles: The Importance of Quantity and Frequency in Content Marketing. Reach, Frequency, Advertising and Brands. What’s a brand to do?

Corporate 52

Corporate Brand Branding Advertising 52

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

Corporate communications departments are taking more work in-house. It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. content marketing (64%). 3 PR Trends in Tactics, Measurement and Organization.

Survey 97

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Other readers liked these related posts: The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Trust and the Unlikely Reinvention of Advertising [UML]. In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing. You can and should run content marketing like a publisher.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 68

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Paul Holmes, founder of the eponymous The Holmes Report, has a great line about how advertising people are brilliant at making up stories and telling them well and PR people are fantastic at finding real stories, but aren’t good enough at telling them. John Cleese said “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”

Corporate 60

Corporate Storytelling Public Affairs Creativity 60

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 66

Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 66

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, advertising, corporate content, and social content is often separated,” Owyang wrote, “but tomorrow, we expect these circles to converge and overlap, with little or no separation.”.

Storytelling 281

Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. Lowest ranked were digital and traditional advertising. With 5,000 U.S.

Agency 223

Agency Survey SEO Social Media 223

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.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

Here are three data intensive and thought-provoking pieces on B2B content marketing. 1) B2B Marketers Struggle with Effective Content Marketing. Content marketing continues to grow as a trend. Also see: B2B Solved the Biggest Content Marketing Challenge Yesterday .

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. Because of this, we don’t have that traditional sales/marketing funnel.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2016

Ownership is a strong word in the high-stakes game of corporate social media turf wars – yet consensus increasingly points to PR as primary proponents. A recent survey by the employment agency, The Creative Group , says corporate executives are increasingly inclined to pin the communications shop with such responsibility.

Survey 60

Survey Corporate Social Media Media 60

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Cision

JULY 5, 2017

How can a brand like yours be authentic, especially in its content marketing ? . Your content shouldn’t be thinly-veiled advertising, but instead, should provide useful information to your audience. Whether it’s a typo on your blog or misinformation you shared, don’t try to cover up the error with corporate speak.

Content Marketing 247

Content Marketing Advertising Advertising Google 247

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I recently saw new research showing that brand purpose is even more important to B2B buyers than to B2C customers, which is surprising but probably makes sense given the longer selling cycle and relationship to corporate reputation. An abbreviated version of this prediction was published by the Content Marketing Institute (see below). * * *.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Nearly 80% of the 1,279 bloggers in the 7 th annual Orbit Media blogger survey say blogging drives some marketing results – and 25% say it draws “strong marketing results.” >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? click image for higher resolution) 4.

B2B 147

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 147

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2015

Content marketing does much more for your brand than just aid your marketing. Effective content marketing shapes your brand by giving it a face to know, like, and trust. Content marketing and becoming human. Put more succinctly, your customers know your content before they know your business.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Engineering Advertising 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. I also believe savvy content marketers are going to pay more attention to distribution – the who and how of content consumption.”.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Cision

JULY 14, 2015

The worlds of public relations and advertising have merged to form integrated marketing. The result is advertisements and corporate communication so clever that they lead to earned/free media expanding the circulation for free. Want to learn how to stand out with your content marketing? Case Studies.

Advertising 120

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 120

Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

Social media forced corporate communications to evolve because it embraced authentic conversations that people cared about. People — customers, partners and outliers alike — had grown resistant to corporate messaging, most of which blatantly promoted corporate interests, but rarely engaged people in matters of interest.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Corporate Social Media Internal 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. Overall, respondents indicated “my employer” was the most believable source of information.

Government 136

Government Survey Ethics Media 136

5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Its primary aim is to create a stir, provoke conversation, and gain attention in a way that traditional advertising often can’t. About the Author: Sean Begg Flint is the founder of Position Digital , a digital marketing agency for ambitious ecommerce, B2B, tech and purpose-led brands.

How To 78

How To Ethics Measurement Creativity 78

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. But, as that great marketing communicator Bob Dylan sang, “things have changed.”.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48

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. SAP Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Becher particularly excels at both educating and entertaining content marketing pieces on LinkedIn.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Communications Conversations

APRIL 25, 2023

” The site goes on to direct you to content that discusses significant crisis situations in Oatly’s past including massive lawsuits, global boycotts and advertisements that virtually offended everyone. How many times have we seen companies hide behind corporate PR statements when bad things happen? Or, blame others?

Case Study 88

Case Study Crisis Study Instagram 88

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

5) Marketers will slow down. The Internet moves at breakneck speed, but that doesn’t mean that we as marketers have to do the same. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. 7) Larger investments in SDRs and product marketing.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

We at Bianchi Public Relations, a trusted name and hyper-focused specialist in the auto supplier sector for more than 30 years industry, recognize that sometimes clients need a broader range of synergistic content marketing services than we have offered. a full-service integrated marketing communications firm.

Mobile 74

Mobile Automotive Brand Branding 74

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. Professionals in PR, marketing and corporate communications understand all too well that there is, in fact, such a thing as bad publicity.

Media 76

Media Advertising Advertising Measurement 76

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2023

60% of B2B marketers say social media is the most effective sales channel The same study by Wpromote and Ascend2 also found that “social media is the most effective revenue-driving channel.” This was followed by email (43%) and events (34%).

B2B 119

B2B Social Media Marketing Media 119

The Hoyt Organization

JANUARY 8, 2024

Understanding The Gen-Z Market Advertisers and marketers will need a unique approach to capture the attention of this tech-savvy audience. Let’s look at the most interesting facts about the Gen Z market and consumers: They are self-aware and socially conscious.

Consumer 95

Consumer Social Media Education Advertising 95

Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Revenue generation tactics needed adjusting and marketing strategies have been shifted to improve messaging to their audiences in a time when digital communications and influencer marketing are more important than ever before.

Brand 126

Brand Branding Storytelling Analytics 126

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

Marketing 167

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 167

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

And with that, what was once a community service of sorts, with some editorial oversight, has become an advertisement. Publishers’ have struggled for a business model in the digital age where most marketing money flows to just a handful companies. Blending editorial and advertising.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64