Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

As it is on the occasional Saturday, I ferret out three important links from the web, wrap them in insight, and present them here for your perusal. A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. 1) Earned media is sales enablement.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Content curation had been championed as a way to up the pace of content marketing by riding OPC (other people’s content), and to boost thought leadership, by commenting on others’ thoughts when you didn’t have an original idea. Now I was strangely stumped, even disinterested. These are different times.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. While I do think the economics of journalism has also played a starring role in this sector, there are a number of other contributing factors. 3) Influence pedaling is overshadowing journalism.

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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. Advertising Age Online. Marketing Land.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Media and journalism. 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. Content Marketing World Conference and Expo.

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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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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, some sites may be open to guest posts even if they don’t advertise. For example: “write for us” AND “SEO” if I wanted the SEO industry. Look for the same quality signals listed above. You can also import any exported data from Moz, Ahrefs, Majestic, Citation Labs, and Salesforce.

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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.”. For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In advertising and communication, oftentimes you need to introduce a new concept or product to your publics. In the Journal of Consumer Research , researchers examined people’s reaction to the pronouns “you” and “we” in brand communication. “you and brand X”). This is known as “satiation.”

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Web publishing changed all that, and it gradually contributions grew into a bit of a free-for-all as publications built out networks of contributors to feed the insatiable content beast. Some are pursuing premium subscriptions while others move toward native advertising – and standing up content studios to provide services.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. 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.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

There is even a Chrome plugin now that changes every reference to millennial on a web page to ‘snake people’ to drive this point home.”. – PRMoment.com: Ten PR predictions for 2016. Related Content Worth Checking Out. One Bold Content Marketing Prediction for 2016. The audience kills advertising.

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about content marketing trends and brands AS media today, that’s what we’re talking about. Brands as media – silly marketer. Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. The other half got it.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. As it is on the web, our paths have crisscrossed occasionally over the years. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. In one sense, it’s not new.

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David PR Group

AUGUST 4, 2014

.” However, many media outlets offer distribution channels which are not traditional public relations opportunities (meaning not free), but they aren’t traditional advertising either, though they do have a price tag. I have tried a couple but can’t yet vouch for one. Develop your own channel.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

The point this comment gets after — I believe — is that businesses hold some aspects of marketing – PR, social media and content marketing – to a higher standard. ” Certainly, the digital fingerprints of the web provided better mechanisms to measure indicators in these areas. You can’t buy it.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Customers can reach support through a chat channel on its website, within the Meltwater web application, or through the mobile app. Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Is it good for what ails online advertising? That does not mean that there isn’t the potential for abuse in native advertising. Well, how, you may ask.

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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. Finally, 2024 also brings another U.S.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

1) The top challenges in journalism. While the study found, “fewer than 15 percent emphasized subject knowledge expertise” it also found “45 percent of announcements mentioned marketing expertise in areas such as audience engagement, market development and branding.”. How do you measure influencer marketing results?

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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. 3) The bold “content marketing” bridge.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When you do advertise, don’t just rely on one link and single tweet. In addition, you should also tag your URLs with UTM codes to see what your web analytics has to say – the difference between engagements and CTRs. In larger organizations, this can be trickier, especially if marketing is centralized. Give our services a try.

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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. content marketing (64%). white papers (36%).

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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.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 17, 2016

As the best practices in Monitoring Your Brand Across the Web show, listening to conversations on social can help you identify which channels are the most popular with current and prospective customers and how to adapt your brand’s contributions, voice and style to each channel. Content Marketing.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company. So I jotted down a list of PR/digital/SEO/content marketing influencers. Derek is a copywriter and content marketer. I think so.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Started in 2005 as “The Wall Street Journal this Morning,” and nearly shuttered amid a reorganization in 2014, the show got a second life with an acquisition by Compass Media Networks. One of the more interesting aspects of the programs transition for me has been the advertising model. PNR: This Old Marketing. (~60

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

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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. That is why I enjoyed the demo night at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism early this week. Please see below for my quick thoughts on each.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders. If you want to learn how to integrate social media, content marketing, the latest technology and more, you won’t be disappointed in Pam’s podcasts, which she delivers each weekday. to rock your social media and content marketing.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

And thank you Aaron for that fascinating insight into how social media has changed journalism. Advertising and marketing people might have used to have control. Advertising can’t do that. We can tap into the wisdom of the web and discover what people really think, rather than what opinion formers and influencers tell us.

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ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

You’re writing for the web, which means that it’s okay to be relaxed, conversational and even funny, if you can pull it off! You’re not writing for a college professor or a medical journal– you’re writing a blog for an audience who probably doesn’t know as much as you do about your topic and they’re coming to you for answers.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

My degree and early work was in broadcast journalism. I think most of the discussion on content marketing comes down to a couple things. So, what’s my definition of content marketing? Let’s break down the term into its two parts: Content – Marketing. Content’ is the what while ‘marketing’ is the how.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

We also were led to believe that the creation of a compelling piece of content (text, images, infographics, video) stood a chance of going viral. Now that CGM has morphed in name to UGC (user generated content), marketers want a guarantee — in the form of a ready-made audience — to drive awareness and action. advertising).

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