Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

B2B 147

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 147

PRSay

MAY 29, 2019

If you asked people where they get their content these days, you might be surprised by how many rely on social influencers and viral platforms like Uplift and Humankind to hear from their favorite brands. People want to believe the marketing they see is authentic, while also relating to the influencers and platforms doing the amplifying.

Viral 149

Viral How To Advertising Advertising 149

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? Turning PR into a measurable science means there is no longer room for personal preference.

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

The objectives should be clear as well as measurable. Get on the same page as marketing. The communications goals should align with or complement those of marketing, advertising, and sales – but they don’t have to be the same. The themes will guide pitch angles, content development, and thought leadership strategy.

Writing 136

Writing How To Pitching Privacy 136

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. When PR Turned to the Dark Side ”). they produce.

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Pitching Journalism Tools Agency 43

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. More and more, I see comms positions advertised as comms + (fundraising, design, content development, etc.”. Advertising trusted less and less and PR and earned media are seen as more credible.”. Pressure on measurement. Giving voice.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Then, I’m going to use that as a launching pad for a speech at Content Marketing World. You want to place contributed content that links back to the content you’ve spent the last few months creating and publishing. Step 5: Distribute Your Content with Paid Advertising. Your work isn’t done yet.

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If the campaign aims to promote a voiceover platform , PR can create campaigns highlighting the features through media coverages and pitch to voiceover artists for collaborations. While a marketing team focuses on promoting products to target customers, PR supports these efforts by creating a broader context and narrative around the brand.

Video 108

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 108

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 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Are we seeing the demise of the traditional newsroom in favor of more automated measures? It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing?

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

16% on marketing analytics. “As As organic reach on social platforms plummets to zero, and confidence in influencer marketing is challenged, paid media presents more pros than cons for CMOs,” according to Gartner analyst Ewan McIntyre. I suggest thinking about distributing existing content elsewhere. 66% said newspapers.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

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?

Publicity 48

Publicity Advertising Advertising Tools 48

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

If a publisher is looking at pageviews and bounce rates, they are definitely measuring it all wrong.”. Marketers often assume that bounced visits are inherently bad, when from a publisher, or content marketing perspective, bounce rates could be good: a visitor searched for an answer and your page answered it quickly.

Study 64

Study Marketing B2B Apparel 64

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 120

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 120

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. Send us a link!

Marketing 61

Marketing Content Marketing Energy Measurement 61

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR?

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 11, 2016

It can be extremely unpredictable and it’s not guaranteed like advertising. It can also be hard to measure. 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.

Media Relations 40

Media Relations Media Measurement Conference 40

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 122

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’ I suspect many of the award winners wouldn’t hold up if their effectiveness was tested and measured. 4) What is your assessment of this trend toward content marketing ? “In In one sense, it’s not new.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

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. b) Is Your Press Release Pitch Guilty of Information Overload? d) 10 Sure Shot Tips to Turn Brand Advocates into Marketers via Mention. 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Robert Rose and I just launched our combined sixth book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit , at Content Marketing World this September. Combined, this book, Killing Marketing , is our sixth such effort. .” – mostly credited to Mark Twain.

Marketing 53

Marketing Enterprise Print Film 53

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. The Internet makes it super-simple to use content with just a click.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. The Internet makes it super-simple to use content with just a click.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

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.

Content Marketing 79

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 79

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.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“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. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn.

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

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 70

Publicity Small Business Advertising Advertising 70

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

1) Use paid social to support media pitching. When you have a significant announcement that you think is newsworthy, you can’t just rely on old fashioned email pitching. Fewer reporters are inundated with more pitches every year. It’s a very passive pitch that relies on relevancy and targeting. The timing matters.

B2B 77

B2B Facebook Advertising Advertising 77

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 118

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 118

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Digital-only media — This refers to outlets with multiple staffers and advertisers that exist only online: BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Quartz, Refinery29. Other organizations’ content marketing — They have an audience and they need to keep serving them fresh, useful content. As long as they can reach people.

How To 137

How To Media Nonprofit Newspapers 137

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution. Equally important is recognizing what resonates best with your intended market — including their preferences and preferred communication channels- then delivering tailored content accordingly.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Cision

DECEMBER 14, 2017

You’re trying to pitch a story about an innovative new product aimed at financial services companies. As we know, what we see from executives in social media is not always necessarily their opinion, per se – it is often a form of marketing in itself, delivered in what is considered an advertising medium.”. About Shane Schick.

B2B 120

B2B B2C Pitching Social Media 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

The suite was the weaving together of tools Vocus had acquired into a product aimed at the small business market. It included email (iContact), press releases (PRWeb), media relations (HARO), and social media (North Social and Engine 140), bundled in what was pitched as an easy-to-use and all-in-one product. Terms are not disclosed.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. But if those fundamentals are strong, letting freelance talent create your marketing content frees up the core employees to focus on the big picture. But using the wrong tools can cripple smaller content marketing teams.

Content Marketing 103

Content Marketing Print Analysis Data 103