Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015. Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely. Content Marketing Lesson #2: Showcase stellar examples.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing Storytelling 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Joe Pulizzi has often noted there are two choices in content marketing – build and audience or buy one. This generally means interrupting people with advertising while they are engaging in content they actually want to read or view (ala Grantland). — Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) December 9, 2015.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Retail Web 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The metaverse, Web 3.0, Those who focus on what’s real and relevant rather than trying to turn everything into a Web 3 story will find a welcome reception from journalists dying for a break from the blockchain-backed deluge.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers . Backlash to the blockchain deluge. Fast-vertising.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about why the email newsletter is the most important part of content marketing. Damn near every marketer uses email as a marketing channel. But a surprising amount of marketers I speak with aren’t investing in a newsletter as a core part of their content strategy.

How To 145

How To Content Marketing Banking Advertising 145

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In today’s competitive brick and mortar and digital marketplaces, a strong public relations strategy has never been more important for small businesses. However, due to limited resources, many small businesses don’t have the money to spend on expensive advertising campaigns yet still need the exposure to survive and gain a competitive edge.

Small Business 158

Small Business Publicity Social Media Web 158

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. Before you jump into completing an earned-media strategy, it’s best to identify your brand goals.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. Well yes and no.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

ReimaginePR

JULY 25, 2018

Basically you want to design your site in a way that the Web at large can easily understand it and share it with your target audience. Today we’re teaming up with Yarra Web who are not only going to walk us through the most powerful SEO tools, but spoiler alert – the most powerful FREE SEO tools. SERP – Search Engine Results Page.

SEO 211

SEO Tools Engineering Google 211

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

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

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Although some PR professionals have seized the opportunity to evolve their public relations strategies, far too many have stayed complacent, keeping their heads down and focusing on media relations and other traditional tactics that have served them well throughout the years. What is an Integrated PESO Model? Paid Media. Earned Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. That’s what content marketing is all about.

Media Relations 112

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 112

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

The top challenges and goals identified in the survey – producing quality content consumers find engaging – are consistent with other content marketing studies. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing. The Secret to Scale is Employees. Drop “going viral” as a goal.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

The right marketing strategy is ultimately a lead generation strategy, helping young tech companies win business by demonstrating their value, building their credibility and eventually, building affinity for their brand. The first step of building a successful lead generation strategy is knowing who you want to attract.

B2B 177

B2B Company Marketing SEO 177

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

Similarly, the same study showed that 70 percent of adults say their purchasing decision is affected by content they see shared on the web. According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

In fact, we surveyed 200+ marketers using our AI Score for Marketers assessment tool, about how valuable it would be to use AI technology to intelligently automate more than 60 common AI use cases in marketing. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Company System Marketing 40

Presspage

APRIL 6, 2018

As advertising and other marketing become less effective, content marketing is exploding. During this event, a panel of experts will discuss trends and effectiveness in corporate publishing strategies. Dave Richardson from Impress Labs/KiteRocket, who will provide thoughts on how PR firms are becoming publishers.

Company 92

Company Media Web Advertising 92

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. While social media and SEO can help, you can count on your competitors employing these same strategies.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

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.

Study 141

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 141

Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. I’ve cited it as a useful link building strategy as well. Do They Advertise the Price for a Post? I’ll be blunt: they are never good.

Blogging 62

Blogging Google SEO Writing 62

Critical Mention

MAY 7, 2020

Many people across the globe have tuned in to TV channels, radio stations, social media platforms and the web for news and updates on the state of the world during this pandemic. With that said, organizations and businesses across the world have shifted their strategies to adjust to the changes.

Media 113

Media Radio Television Sports 113

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. 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. Topically, this event covers a lot of ground. Experiential storytelling.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

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

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

2) The Struggle for Marketing Talent is Just Beginning. A new study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is warning the industry of an approaching “ talent crisis ,” according to reporting by Erik Oster for Adweek. Advertising is indeed marketing, but it only one part of marketing.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Survey 62

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As marketers, PR professionals, and advertisers begin to wind down the year (save for those in retail who are firing on all cylinders right now), one of the top things you’ll focus on in 2014 is reviewing the numbers. How do you use the data to make changes in your business and marketing that are meaningful in 2015?

Analytics 155

Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing How To 155

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It used to be we had three choices: Rent a medium with advertising; Earn coverage in a medium by being useful; or. Earn word-of-mouth with guerrilla marketing. That is the essence of content marketing and why PR and content marketing work best when working together. 5) Feedback and measurement. Talk to Us !

Software 98

Software Comparison Measurement Content Marketing 98

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. Advertising Week.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

” – Cory Haik, Chief Content Strategy Officer at Mic , speaking on a panel at the Facebook F8 Conference. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. It is antithetical to a lot of the past thought on content marketing and publishing.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. Production: Creating intelligent content. Cortex helps marketers create engaging content.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

So last week was all about Brexit again, but in the advertising space, it was all about the latest John Lewis advert and a little boy called Reg buying a new piano. Our campaign is supported by product-led edits to help drive web traffic to the online store and ultimately deliver sales at one of the most important times of the year.

Video 63

Video Film Fashion Web 63

Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms. Want to stand out with content?

Community 120

Community Mobile Blogging Publicity 120

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.”. Jack of all trades. Additional duties.

Communications 123

Communications Crisis Internal International 123

Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

Exclusive insights into 2021 marketing trends that will put certainty back into your strategy and help your brand bounce back from COVID faster. It is important to get your marketing strategy fit for purpose in order to capitalise on this long-awaited return to normality. What does this mean for brands?

Social Media 62

Social Media Trends Consumer Video 62

Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

As the saying goes it takes three data points to make a trend, but the problem for marketers with this identification is that it’s often too late. It’s easy to identify a trend in hindsight – the web is littered with post-trend analysis breaking down why or how something happened – but the question remains: how do you get ahead?

Trends 86

Trends Marketing Mobile Web 86

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.”. The headlines that sail around the web are those that are salacious and extreme.

Media Relations 76

Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76

Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In advertising and communication, oftentimes you need to introduce a new concept or product to your publics. She tested whether people will let a stranger skip the line to make copies at a copy library machine, and what strategies were most effective to gain agreement to skip the line. This is known as “satiation.”

Writing 144

Writing Study Viral Consumer 144