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 white paper calls the pageview a “superficial impression of how people behave on the web.” Why Pageviews are a Weak Metric? Average finish.

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Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

Read our free “How to Beat Content Marketing Overload” white paper now! (No It does not matter how many followers it may have or the amount of native advertising a company purchases. Image: Todd Huffman ( Creative Commons ), Geoff Livingston. Want to create standout content? No sign up!). What do you think?

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

Native advertising shows similar growth for many of the same reasons. Native video advertising builds on the premises found with video and native advertising. Native video advertising builds on the premises found with video and native advertising. Augment owned content with native video advertising.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Changing media habits coupled with massive pushes in ad blocking, including iOS9 ( TechCrunch ), are increasing the importance of organic content and native advertising. Consumer habits and generational preferences are pushing toward an increased use of PR over advertising. Get Cision’s free white paper now!

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Cision

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Anything that was published before 1923 is fair game for marketers, advertisers or PR professionals to use in campaigns, whether the content is used, copied or modified. Read Cision’s free white paper today! Images: inspector_81 , Archie ( Creative Commons ).

Telecommunications 120

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Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Read the crisis communications white paper! Image: El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía & Video , Damian Gadal , Dale Nevin ( Creative Commons ). Want more insights on how your brand can combat a crisis? Consider a change maker to help effectively tell your brand story.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

I suspect, given the company Kantar keeps, the survey sample is heavily weighted towards advertisers, but still, the thinking is useful. Often B2B marketers will use these to send white papers and pitch webinars but again thought leadership content is a good option here. 16% on marketing analytics. “As 66% said newspapers.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

based Internet marketing agency that caught our eye with its savvy pay-per-click advertising management, Web development and digital design services. Our agency’s been helping clients with search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) online advertising for seven years. Clint is co-founder of ThinkSEM , a Roseville, Minn.-based

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Marketwired

APRIL 21, 2016

When you think of content marketing today, the traditional way you see it in the marketplace is as a blog post, white paper, video, or some other piece of easily sharable digital content that can help you make your purchasing decisions. Hamburger Helper didn’t really advertise or force the mixtape on people. [By Karen Geier].

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Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

This is what I call going from hello-to-marriage-proposal in a white paper download. They wanted the white paper. If you’re going to just slap the introduction to a white paper up as a blog post with a lead form, save yourself the effort and forget the blog and just make the lead form.

Content Marketing 63

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

This post will review a number of tangible opportunities to measure PR beyond traditional media impressions and advertising equivalencies (AVEs) with the goal of empowering you to feel confident and creative the next time you’re asked about measurement. Learn how with Cision’s free white paper!

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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.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

writes the author of our white paper How to Make Sure the Media Gets Your Story Straight. You’re not paying for coverage—that’s what advertising is for. She believes the key to successful content is balancing creativity, analytics and commonsense. You will never dictate what gets covered and what gets tossed.

Media 77

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms. That’s exactly what we want to happen, to be fostering a connection between information seekers or creative makers and the people here who can support them. Want to stand out with content?

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

When we look at what’s important to us from a solutions perspective—monetization, advertising, identity—all of our content is based off of those three pillars. 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.

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

One part of an answer is bound to sound like a “get off my lawn” response, but I think there’s been a decline in the effort younger marketers put into learning the craft aspects of creative. Like the famous Rolls Royce advertisement: ‘At 60 miles per hour the loudest sound was the ticking of the electric clock.’

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

Here’s a list of creative PR activities that can help your organisation stand out, engage customers, and encourage them to share their positive experiences with others. Write a white paper or research report on a topic related to your industry. Host a customer appreciation event with personalised gifts and special deals.

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Onclusive

AUGUST 22, 2019

Ever since Regis McKenna published The Regis Touch , high-tech marketing executives have known that their earned media (PR, for those of us antiquated enough to use that term) has far more credibility and impact than advertising, especially in B2B markets where purchase decisions are reviewed by multiple parties before a transaction is approved.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

And, as our white paper Expanding Engagement & Inspiring Action with Your Next Product Launch explores, an opportunity to establish your company as a credible industry influencer. As my products’ champion, I use a combination of creativity, analytics and persistence to secure that support.”. Step 4: Collaborate on content.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Product Launch Analytics 40

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars. Do media impressions have a loftier purpose than advertising or marketing?

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Product collateral, email, social media, demo videos, advertising, press releases and events are all common product marketing tactics. But what about thought leadership content like blog posts and white papers? The call to action in the other two posts focused on a white paper published around the product launch.

Product Launch 85

Product Launch How To Leadership Analytics 85

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

In fact, it’s at its best when a company or brand is truly innovative, or a category creator – think Starbucks, which relied on its own storefronts, and plenty of earned media coverage, rather than advertising in its early years. Or consider today’s innovators – brands like Casper, Uber, and Amazon.

Publicity 255

Publicity Storytelling Automotive Software 255

Cision

JUNE 23, 2015

That goes for press releases as well as social media, advertising, blogging, et cetera. Click here for a free white paper that shows how! Image: markheybo , Simon Bleasdale , Paurian , Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación ( Creative Commons ). Increased Brand Awareness. Want to measure your PR’s value?

Writing 120

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2015

Get your free white paper today! Promoted Pins are an advertising product that allows brands to increase reach of specific Pins by selected targeting criteria. Promoted Pins are currently only available through eight advertising partners but are also expected to expand in the future. Checklists. What business is it?

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Skill up your brain w/ Marketing White Belt: Basics of Digital Marketing: [link] pic.twitter.com/4HqL4LZWiS — Christopher Penn (@cspenn) March 13, 2015. Jay Baer (@jaybaer) August 19, 2015.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

My hypothesis is that PR agencies – and its siblings in marketing and advertising – are entering the early stages of a similar trend. white papers (36%). You are welcome to use the data or slides, but like Creative Commons, please share and share alike, and including attribution to Ned’s JOTW and Sword and the Script Media.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Those were press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%). Interestingly, a separate study of 400 in-house creatives and marketers by inMotionNow * put award programs at bottom of the list of results that matter. You can subscribe for free by emailing him at lundquist989@cs.com. * * *.

Survey 71

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Journalistics

JULY 3, 2013

The editorial calendar is primarily a vehicle to help the publishing staff of these publications to sell ad space for future issues since brands are most likely to advertise in an issue that focuses on a topic its core audiences will be most interested in. Determine Themes for Your Content. Don’t Forget Visuals.

How To 52

How To Pinterest Resources Writing 52

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion. Future Email Campaigns - In addition to your initial, out-of-the-gate email blast, consider how your e-book or white paper could be incorporated into future email campaigns.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Too often what you see is fantastic, creative implementation, but I’m left with a sense of ‘why’? A lot of their PR agencies aren’t very good at challenging the client and helping them to improve their PR strategy by embedding social media and digital PR into their public relations strategy.

Digital PR 60

Digital PR Training Report Social Media 60

PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

I’m not sure why it works so well but for eBooks, white papers, infographics or anything related to cause marketing, get going with Pinterest. The combination of outdoor and a local online presence is quite powerful. B2B Content Marketing + Pinterest – Surprisingly, Pinterest is a huge traffic builder for my B2B client sites.

Communications 65

Communications Pinterest Reddit Radio 65

Beyond PR

JULY 21, 2016

It’s no longer about a single campaign, blog post, press release, or advertisement. Marketing can’t function without IT, customer service issues are broadcast in social media and internal memos about product launches or recalls are shared within nanoseconds to media outlets,” reads our latest white paper How Buyer 2.0

Brand 40

Brand Branding How To Employee 40

Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

It means it’s time to get creative. Creating content – whether it’s a white paper, an Infographic or original research – can help make news for us. Digital Advertising – Specifically starting with paid social media promotion. There are certain cases where our clients simply don’t have any active, exciting news to share.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

For internal speakers, where a webinar is just one more additional duty, an interview like this can be a helpful creative exercise for them as they develop a presentation. By now you can begin to see how a systematic approach to content provides both marketing integration with plenty of room for creativity.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

My lightbulb went off when I saw the more I gave freely the more creative I became and yes, the more money I make in the present and long run. Displaced Yank Doug is co-founder and creative director of Velocity Partners. He runs personal PR and creative campaign specialist agency Rich Leigh & Company. And Lagavulin.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Keep in mind, if you need something more professional or interactive, MultiVu , our in-house creative team can help you out. Promote via earned media (media coverage & social mentions). How-To-Guides. What does Google mean to you?

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

You must always focus on finding a creative news angle. It shouldn’t read like an advertisement for your product. Be creative. It might work for a white paper, but press releases need to be direct and up front with their intentions. Otherwise, what the heck are you writing about?

Writing 118

Writing Newspapers Report Data 118