Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market.

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Buzzstream

MAY 15, 2024

When ideating content to pitch for link building, the content needs to be appealing to those who can actually give you links (not just appealing to your readers.) When pitching, never lie. Below is my slightly edited transcription: What’s the best content approach you’ve seen lately? Stay genuine.

Google 71

Google SEO Tools Pitching 71

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 10, 2014

With the advent of new technologies for the public relations, marketing and advertising industries, it can be hard for a new business or solo entrepreneur to know where to get started and what the current best practices should be. Account Manager, Marketing Technology. Lessons in depth. What are the lessons like you ask?

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Marketing Advertising Advertising Small Business 144

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I’ve known Lin Pophal for years through her work as a writer for eContent , HR Executive , and others; have pitched her client stories and my own thought leadership topics (I’m in her eContent story on content curation tools ). Is it interesting to get pitches? What are your pet peeves regarding pitches?

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

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.

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Content Marketing Marketing Engineering Advertising 40

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. Go back to your list of 10 keywords or phrases and, one-by-one, type them into a Google search bar. Cool, right?

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

PR Fuel

AUGUST 12, 2021

About 65% of marketers struggle to create engaging and Google-loved content. About 70% of US companies actively invest in content marketing, too. Consider adding press releases to your content marketing strategy this year. Successful Pitches. Creating a strong pitch email is an art.

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Writing SEO Pitching Engineering 105

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google Penguin and Panda have changed thr face of search forever. Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Social Media Strategy for Social Signals : Google tends to spend most of its attention on sites that are constantly changing and updating. It’s worth it!

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SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 128

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Advertise Strategically. Promoting your site on Google Ads can be a great way to boost clicks and site traffic. Here are a few visual advertising techniques to help get you started: Advertising Color Schemes: Different colors evoke particular emotions out of people. Start by establishing your organization’s budget.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Provide value to your readers and keep the sales pitches to a minimum. Check your social networks and Google Analytics. Google Analytics can provide demographic and location data about your site visitors. Use this information to cater your posts and content to your audience. Marketing Coordinator.

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Blogging How To SEO Analytics 161

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

While your content marketing strategy is your primary lead nurturing strategy, it doesn’t do you much good unless it’s easy to find. Paid advertising. There are many digital advertising options available that meet your budget and your goals; however, it requires some experimenting. Build awareness and extend reach.

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B2B Company Marketing SEO 181

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 11, 2018

2016 : The growth in the use of social influencers as trusted “third-parties” to create awareness and action (“ Content Marketing is So Last Year” ). The quality of the pitch itself has degraded over the last few years. Need I mention NOT to pitch a local TV news outlet a story on the day a mass shooting occurs in its hometown?

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Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

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.

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Survey Report Media B2B 104

Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

We caught up with the International Paralympic Committee media and communications director Craig Spence at the 21st Croatian Public Relations Association conference and Sarah tackled the topic of public relations as a management discipline versus a form of content marketing. Get in early and make considered pitches.

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Ethics Conference Advertising Advertising 108

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

As it’s noted in the analysis around the full report , “While publishers have made gains with paid digital subscriptions, content studios and native advertising, the last decade has been widely one marked with cuts to editorial staff.”. If it sounds amazingly similar to the concept of good content marketing , you’re right.

Media Relations 77

Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 77

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

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

More ways to view the world’s questions AnswerThePublic.com, our tool that demonstrates the way people ask questions on Google has had a refresh! If you’re creating content in PR take note of hacks one and two especially. Google has just announced one the biggest changes to the search engine in recent years.

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each December public relations agencies spend time crafting pitches and byline articles capturing clients’ takeaways for their particular industry. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. 2017 PR Takeaways. PR firms expand service offerings.

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YouTube Training Video Survey 136

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.

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Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

3 statistics from the newest B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report shows the “subscribed audience” is missing from most content marketing efforts. I had a chance to be a judge for the annual content marketing awards hosted by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) this year.

Content Marketing 131

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 131

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?

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Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Sword and the Script

JUNE 22, 2021

Google is shutting Feedburner-emails; viable FeedBurner alternatives to include FeedBlitz, follow.it, MailChimp and ConvertKit. Savvy marketers know email subscribers are crucial for success with any blog, news or content marketing program. FeedBlitz has been around for a long time. follow.it.

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Google Tools Analytics Blogging 109

Sword and the Script

JUNE 25, 2016

Whether in sales or marketing the moments we have to capture and hold the attention of a customer are short at best. It is just seven seconds on a cold call for sales or perhaps a phone pitch for PR. SEOs have just 60 characters for a headline – and it’s about the same for email marketers and their subject lines.

Marketing 61

Marketing Content Marketing Energy Measurement 61

Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 30, 2015

If you do anything in the digital space – PR, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media – the one thing that matters most is experience. It can take you from coordinator to senior level, from jack-of-all-trades to an in-demand content marketer, or from charging $20 per hour to charging $200 per hour.

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some journalists love to get pitched great stories. But they are so bombarded with irrelevant stories and weak pitches that they don’t put their email addresses front and center. This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that.

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Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I found myself covered with social media calendars, PR pitches, blog posts, website projects, advertisement assignments, and what felt like a million clients to call. As a content marketer, the knowledge I bring to the table is what my clients want from me. In February, I landed a job as the Head Writer at The Greensheet.

Writing 88

Writing Google Pitching Small Business 88

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Paid media and advertising statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing.

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Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 127

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. Audiences know the difference.

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Writing Communications Marketing B2B 200

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

His byline, for a wide range of publications, will surface in the first couple pages of a Google search. Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ 4) What is your assessment of this trend toward content marketing ? “In

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Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 62

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

In marketing, most of the tech tools are simply automation, described with great editorial liberty. Google and Facebook take this to the next level. The Struggle is Real in B2B Content Marketing [UML]. Marketing ROI: You Can’t Buy a Beer with an MQL [UML]. Beyond PR 101: 3 Truly Unique Pitching Tips [UML].

Marketing 60

Marketing Creativity B2B Ethics 60

5W PR

AUGUST 7, 2020

There are plenty of ways that businesses showcase themselves to an audience, with the most popular one being the elevator pitch. However, the elevator pitch can be daunting to many, given that the person has very little time to explain the idea, and the company and then get into the product or the service that the business provides.

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B2C B2B Pitching Conference 88

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It can be extremely unpredictable and it’s not guaranteed like advertising. I think this is one of the reasons it can be comfortable for public relations professionals to seek out, and focus on, more controllable forms of marketing like blogging, marketing automation and social media. It can also be hard to measure.

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Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Most people focus on three main areas when trying to promote their business: advertising, content marketing , and public relations. A Costly Strategy: Advertising. Advertising is probably the most obvious way to bring attention to your business. Advertising uses targeting and persuasion to get its job done.

Publicity 63

Publicity Small Business Advertising Advertising 63

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

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Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 81

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 108

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 108

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Because what do we normally do when we need better results as content marketers? Our biggest issue is how we make decisions in our work as content marketers. Google and finding your context. I was part of the sales team at Google that helped launch SiteLinks to advertisers. We look for best practices.

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Marketing Google Newspapers Print 111