Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. A great data divide. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must. Data literacy is a prerequisite for PR.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

To understand the impact of multimedia, we must acknowledge the fact that content is everywhere and there is no way to escape it. When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling. Create more visual content.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Brand Branding Marketing 52

Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2023

Digital marketing encompasses a wide range of strategies and tactics aimed at promoting products and services through digital channels. These channels include websites, search engines, social media platforms, email marketing, and online advertising.

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Analytics Social Media 62

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

And so the B2B marketing struggle is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links (UML). 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.

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

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. Perfect the Art of Storytelling. Know Your Audience.

Brand 126

Brand Branding Storytelling Analytics 126

Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

Communicators need to learn a new language: One of the biggest themes was addressing the elephant in the room: earned media (PR/communications/media relations) budgets do not get as much money allocated to them as owned media or paid media (internal content or advertising) do – despite the fact consumers trust earned media the most.

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Data Leadership Tools Advertising 264

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a recent post , I suggested leveraging Nielsen’s research in order to create data-driven marketing and communications plans. That’s the front-end work every successful campaign entails, but the data cycle doesn’t end there. This is the challenge my friends at AirPR are solving, one data dashboard at a time. What is it?

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies. Not only that, but a machine simply cannot replace the human experience.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In Data and analytics capabilities will mature to allow companies to predict the best possible experience and communication touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey. 5) Marketers will slow down. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. I should know.

Brand 145

Brand Branding Healthcare Enterprise 145

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

We then consider how, when and where to publish and promote the content and activities. Owned content. Owned content is created content. It’s also tactics like content marketing, a broad umbrella that includes blogging, social media updates, email marketing, infographics, visuals and video.

Media 120

Media Content Marketing Infographics Fashion 120

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketers need to] adapt. Marketing Land.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

When your target audience feels entertained and happy, they are more likely to share the content. Unveiling surprising facts or data can also make your online PR content go viral. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. Humanize Your Brand.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 4) The composition of marketing spending is changing.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

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

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The Data Story on the Hottest PR Trends. As regular readers know, I’m prone to say, PR is the best-kept secret in content marketing. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

Survey 71

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. With so much content saturating the marketplace, how can brands stand out? Employee storytelling. Paid media.

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 30, 2019

We take a look at the data to see what’s resonating and how the narratives change across platforms. When we looked at Angrys alone, the most Angry reacted post was from a niche audience that was upset about a channel GSK chose to advertise on, rather than the collaboration with WellChild itself.

Pharmaceuticals 111

Pharmaceuticals Facebook Company Analytics 111

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

My prediction for 2018 is continued investment in both AI tools and competencies and, in parallel, the data needed to leverage them.”. – Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 101

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

A similar trend has unfolded over a decade in the legal market between in-house counsel and outside law firms. My hypothesis is that PR agencies – and its siblings in marketing and advertising – are entering the early stages of a similar trend. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends.

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 97

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.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2018

As an example, he used the goal of producing 2,000 downloads that equate to marketing soft leads for sales. He said, “This goal should be shared across the entire marketing/communications department. It’s not a content marketing goal or a PR goal. Content marketing, yes. It’s a multi-department goal.”.

Media Relations 85

Media Relations Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 85

wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Content Marketing Examples 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 7: Lou Hoffman.

Social Media 90

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. Social and content marketing edge out media relations A survey by Talkwalker says media relations has been supplanted by other functions as the top services provided by public relations. Content marketing and media relations need each other.

Survey 94

Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Some journalism startups aim to breathe fresh life into storytelling, and we might learn a thing or two that has applications for PR and content marketing. There was a good mix of concepts, spanning apps, local news, data-driven journalism and virtual reality. Anyone can point it to a data source (e.g. Slant News.

Journalism 120

Journalism Local Data Mobile 120

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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Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

Mad Men may come to mind for culture, but what McKinsey says heralded that golden age was “a happy marriage of advertising and technology.”. Globally, marketing investments total something approaching $1 trillion which is an astronomical amount of money. Technology is broad, so the authors break it down into five dynamics.

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

Marketing 74

Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Crafting compelling narratives: At the heart of effective video marketing lies the art of storytelling. Communications and PR professionals are experts at shaping narratives that resonate with the target audience, and when applied to video marketing, this skill can elevate your content to new heights.

Video 87

Video Publicity Marketing Analytics 87

MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

This format is the result of an intersection of news and content marketing, a completely unprecedented space in the media landscape in which online users are perusing articles, sending snaps and sharing memes that often are riddled with brand messaging. WHICH METRICS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF A PIECE OF CONTENT?

Brand 48

Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. million words.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Regularly analyze data to evaluate the success of PR campaigns and make data-driven adjustments. Understand where your audience is and share engaging content, participate in conversations, and use social media advertising to amplify your messages. Analyze the data to make informed adjustments to your program.

Technology 78

Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Q1: How do you see the traditional lines between the disciplines – PR, advertising, etc. The new PR content model is being referred to as PESO – Paid, Earned, Owned and Shared. We are the storytellers and content marketing should be our domain.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100