Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing). Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Advertising is a distant third.

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

If you already have a list of vetted keywords from your marketing team to work from, skip ahead to step two. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked.

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And the benefits go beyond building awareness for your content. Full-Text Syndication.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

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. It’s not that I’m out of touch. These are different times.

Content Marketing 149

Content Marketing Privacy Government Web 149

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. Dynamic content and regulations. Jack of all trades.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

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

Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Contributor marketing. Executive Thought Leadership. Thought leadership” is one of those terms that makes marketers roll their eyes. Influencer Marketing. Contributor Marketing. digital) and ‘dot-photos’ (.photos)

Trends 120

Trends Leadership Small Business Analytics 120

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. LinkedIn Pulse takes your ability to promote your company’s content to a new level by sharing your knowledge in highly targeted way s. Be authentic and let your voice show when writing.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi. Joe Pulizzi, the godfather of content marketing, wrote this book in 2014. It’s an instant classic that helps us achieve improved results while marketing less by doing “epic content marketing.” 2 Kathi Kruse.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR. Thanks to David for writing the book, including me in the first one – such an honor!, and taking the time to talk about the new new rules of marketing and PR on Growing Social Now. Facebook [link].

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

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 ). Earlier this year, Lin posted a Profnet about the changing world of PR.

Pitching 174

Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Methodology After compiling our list based on the sites’ guest post lists, we also added our own sites by using Ahref’s Content Explorer. We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.”

Analysis 91

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

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

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.

Employee 148

Employee Print Writing Survey 148

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. .” There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Both PR and marketing are concerned with promoting an organization or individual, but they go about it in different ways. Marketing is focused on promoting a product or service in order to sell it. Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

There’s something similar at play in those B2B organizations facing challenges in content marketing. Certainly, the most successful content marketing is very deliberate. 1) Random Acts of Content. 1) Random Acts of Content. Why does content marketing fail? What is Native Advertising? –

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Web Small Business 60

Tribe Builder Media

JULY 13, 2019

Guest posting is one of the most effective tools in the world of search engine optimization, content marketing and thought leadership development. By writing a well-thought-out article for another site, you get the chance to share your expertise with an entirely new audience. Use a PR Firm. Search on Google.

How To 40

How To Writing Google Twitter 40

Tribe Builder Media

JULY 13, 2019

Guest posting is one of the most effective tools in the world of search engine optimization, content marketing and thought leadership development. By writing a well-thought-out article for another site, you get the chance to share your expertise with an entirely new audience. Use a PR Firm. Search on Google.

How To 40

How To Writing Google Twitter 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Not long after that I started this blog and began writing. Last year an advertising spot during the Super Bowl cost $5 million. 2) 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions [UML]. 3) Basic, Advanced and Bridge Building: Boldness in Content Marketing [UML]. 6) Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing?

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

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

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Many PR pros know this, but they need to be sure leadership teams keep in mind that some tried-and-true tactics are still critical to moving the company forward. Influencer marketing. YouTube is also incredibly vital to advertising. When she’s not writing you can find her at music festivals, hiking or snowboarding.

Technology 73

Technology Print YouTube Financial 73

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

The organization published a well-written press release that drew me in and pointed to one overarching conclusion: Most view their content marketing process as ad hoc, decentralized and driven by internal stakeholder interests. Content marketing is maturing slowly and steadily. Lacks relevance.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Report Corporate 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 122

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 122

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Why: “By creating the metrics that you want rather than acquiescing to what is available, you can make your work much more effective,” writes Jim Dougherty. Thought Leadership: Wise Thoughts from Wide Experience. Words and Pictures – the Batman and Robin of Content Marketing . ” 5. ” 5.

Storytelling 0

Storytelling Video Leadership Writing 0

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side. We leverage our weekly marketing and product marketing newsletters as the main vehicles to distribute the content.

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. His experience sitting on both sides of the table, and a conceivably comparable pressure for clicks, has given him a balanced and long-term perspective on business communications and marketing. Erik Sherman, freelance journalist and writer.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. It’s pretty standard to have your CEO share funding news via a thought leadership article either on your company’s blog, LinkedIn Pulse, or Medium.

Employee 40

Employee LinkedIn Engineering Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

The Struggle is Real in B2B Content Marketing [UML]. Marketing ROI: You Can’t Buy a Beer with an MQL [UML]. Working with the Advertising Machines . Security rests in creativity he writes: “In simple terms, we can divide all activities in the world into things that are ‘repeatable’ and those that are ‘creative.’

Marketing 60

Marketing Creativity B2B Ethics 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. We are after all forever students of marketing. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics.

Content Marketing 123

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 123

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? Leads to a reputation for thought leadership. Organic Search.

Content Marketing 80

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 80

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

While Mark still gets a helluva lot of comments, his audience (as well as those of others) is now primarily sharing that content, thanks to mechanisms as those described above. And that reach is having as big an impact, if not bigger , in terms of visibility, thought leadership, positioning, and business opportunities.

Measurement 40

Measurement System Blogging Facebook 40

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 It’s doing this through a partnership with an adtech company called Nativo, which as the brand name suggests, is a native advertising platform. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Calling themselves advertising agencies or interactive agencies feels dated, and while they might have a public relations department (or person), calling themselves a public relations agency is too limited – so they substitute the word digital. Dollars spent on advertising just aren’t what it used to be.

Agency 188

Agency SEO Advertising Advertising 188

Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

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. grew at a substantial rate in 2017, hitting $314 million, according to the latest Podcast Advertising Revenue Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC.

Marketing 85

Marketing B2B Interviews Content Marketing 85

Polaris

DECEMBER 6, 2014

If you’re stuck on the subway or in your car for 30 to 60 minutes (or more) on a regular basis, why not make good use of your time by staying up to date with the latest news in social media, digital communications, public relations and content marketing? It’s easy to do with all the good marketing podcasts available these days.

Marketing 147

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Film 147