B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. Handpicked Related Content. Myth #4: PR is just advertising. PR goes way beyond advertising. When you boil it down, advertising is paid visibility while PR is earned visibility. Content marketing.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

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. Image: TopRank Online Marketing ( Creative Commons ).

B2B 120

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Technology 120

Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

If content marketing is about connecting with consumers and driving engagement, video is a tactic that must be employed. Native advertising shows similar growth for many of the same reasons. Native ads, like sponsored content at “The Onion” or BuzzFeed, don’t disrupt the viewing experience. Study silent movies.

Video 120

Video YouTube Mobile Advertising 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

2) The Struggle for Marketing Talent is Just Beginning. A new study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is warning the industry of an approaching “ talent crisis ,” according to reporting by Erik Oster for Adweek. Advertising is indeed marketing, but it only one part of marketing.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Survey 62

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Write long form content: Quite simply, the more text and information you have on your website, the more likely your targeted audience is to find your content and share it. Check out this monster case study from AccessDirect. However, you should never be afraid to get creative and try something completely new! .

Strategy 251

Strategy Case Study Instagram Print 251

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

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

The Old “New Media” and Marketing Tools with Novel Twists [UML]. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content? One of the primary reasons I believe businesses struggle with content marketing is that they are too reliant on best practice, and not thinking enough about being different. Talk to Us!

Tools 68

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 68

Sword and the Script

MARCH 25, 2017

To that end, we study the past so that it’s not repeated. We study the present so that we might be informed in order act with deliberate consideration. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. PR Briefing: Summarizing 3 Recent Public Relations Studies. We look to the future to anticipate needs.

Publicity 81

Publicity Crisis Construction Study 81

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In case you aren’t convinced you should consider working with influencers just yet, here are a few other reasons this type of creative partnership can bring value to your business. Some companies have even seen upwards of $18 in earned media value. Reach a Wider Audience. Based on the influencer’s stats (i.e. Trust in your Brand.

Tourism 157

Tourism YouTube Radio Social Media 157

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.”).

Brand 60

Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

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.”. It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

Survey 102

Survey Report Media B2B 102

Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

It can be highly effective to find new and creative ways for cultivating relationships – particularly over the long-term – with the key decision-makers in our target markets. Using a Survey for New Business – A Case Study. The full results of Kevin’s study can be found in more detail here. What did you hope to gain?

Creativity 40

Creativity Public Affairs Policies Survey 40

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

There’s no shortage of opinions on how the budget should be allocated – I offer some views on this at the bottom of this post – but what I thought would be really helpful is reviewing some benchmarks from studies. The consulting and tech analyst firm polled 340 marketing executives across the US and UK for its study.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. Just before you tie down the exact detail for content take a look at this research from content share experts BuzzSumo. The 20 most engaging types of content. What do you guys think? Watch the recording now.

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Gartner forecasts global business value derived from AI is projected to reach $1.9

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

One of my first pieces that got real traffic was a crisis case study from my former employer, which coincidentally was about dealing with a negative blogger. 3) The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Last year an advertising spot during the Super Bowl cost $5 million. Content marketing is similar.

Blogging 73

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Cision

JULY 26, 2016

Seriously, I studied piano at Northwestern University, and one of my first jobs was answering phones at the Ravinia Festival (where the Chicago Symphony plays in the summer). PR, social media, digital and marketing will continue to overlap, and the line between editorial and advertising will also continue to evolve.

Writing 120

Writing Engineering Journalism Analytics 120

Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. Advertising makes stories up and shares them.” The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. Who do you see advertising on those pages? 2) Be proactive in delivering value.

Agency 94

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 94

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised? Gartner forecasts global business value derived from AI is projected to reach $1.9

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

Marketers are relatively upbeat about the economy and growth prospects over the next 12 months or so. That’s according to the newest edition of The CMO Survey , a semiannual study spawned out of Duke University’s business school. 3 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers B2B Marketing can Borrow [Study]. Creativity: 19.4%.

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

One part of an answer is bound to sound like a “get off my lawn” response, but I think there’s been a decline in the effort younger marketers put into learning the craft aspects of creative. Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Why should it matter to a chief marketing officer that her advertising and public relations agency teams are all white, blonde and marinated in the same suburban, upper middle class culture? percent of ad, PR and marketing managers are African-American? Should we care that barely 4.5

Marketing 48

Marketing Advertising Advertising Agency 48

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. I especially welcome studies and pieces with data that you’ve used your own product to produce. new research from staffing firm The Creative Group shows. g) Do Execs Know What PR Is?

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

That's where inbound marketing and content marketing relate. Think of them as the smooth talkers of the marketing world—using engaging content and helpful information to attract and win over potential customers. What is content marketing? Some examples of content marketing include: Infographics.

Content Marketing 82

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Case Study 82

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.

Writing 193

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 193

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In fact, studies have shown that positive emotions towards a brand have a far greater impact on customer loyalty than any other judgment based on the attributes of a product or service. Their advertisements are made to evoke smiles, with gorillas drumming along to classic songs, and “How Do You Eat Yours” Crème egg campaigns.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Brand Branding Advertising 40

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 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

A 2016 study by Edison Research found avid listeners spend four hours and 10 minutes every week listening to an average of five different podcasts. That’s a valuable amount of attention to hold and the money has followed, as Alex Weprin reported for the Media Post : “Podcast advertising revenue in the U.S. weekly | ~20 minutes).

Marketing 85

Marketing B2B Interviews Content Marketing 85

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

4) 3 Cases Studies of Augmented Reality in B2B Marketing [UML]. I’m hard-pressed to see applications in marketing or PR for virtual reality because it walls off the real world with a physical barrier like a headset or goggles. It augments reality in a way that has practical use cases in marketing. from Frank Strong.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Real Estate B2B 62

Cision

APRIL 25, 2016

This realization can sometimes be problematic for communication professionals and marketers who are overwhelmed by constantly morphing ad choices. What I appreciate about Facebook’s outlook on advertising is that their insight is helpful regardless of the size of your business.

Facebook 120

Facebook Advertising Advertising Measurement 120

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

SMBs need partners that can deliver fully integrated solutions and in essence function as outsourced inbound marketing teams. Large enterprises commonly look for niche expertise in core digital disciplines such as content marketing, paid search, SEO, social media monitoring, and analytics to complement internal marketing teams.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The survey doesn’t get into how that budget would be broken out, which means it could include entail headcount, creative or design, social media management tools, and paid social. It helps cut through the clutter with creative targeting. When you do advertise, don’t just rely on one link and single tweet. Talk to Us !

B2B 78

B2B Facebook Advertising Advertising 78

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away. What is the content marketing sales funnel? They also know Contently gave that information to them.

Case Study 101

Case Study Marketing Study Content Marketing 101

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. 67% said thought leadership.

Survey 72

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 72

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120