B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. Myth #4: PR is just advertising. PR goes way beyond advertising. When you boil it down, advertising is paid visibility while PR is earned visibility. Or a correction be issued if it is in print. Content marketing.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2015

Journalists, PR pros and increasingly of late, marketers, are increasingly focused on telling stories as a technique for getting information across. There’s a certain danger, or responsibility perhaps, that goes along with storytelling. by Frank Strong. Stories are entertaining and people are hardwired to retain stories.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Film Interviews Policies 60

ReimaginePR

MAY 23, 2016

No doubt, the cheerful host and the inventor of the latest must-have gadget dished about the unique features that were supposedly unmatched to anything currently on the market, and then they launched into the familiar spiel of two-for-the-price-of-one and free shipping and yada, yada, yada. Why is Storytelling More Effective?

Storytelling 159

Storytelling Comparison Case Study Brand 159

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

Two data points from the past week should concern you if you work in marketing, media or public relations. Here’s more on those, an event on data-led storytelling that we’re running at Metia next month and other stories that have caught my attention. ?? Newspaper brands continue to suffer as readers shift from print to digital.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

For my money, there’s no better way to acknowledge the marketer in your life this holiday season than with a book. For help in deciding what books to put on my holiday list, I asked a dozen marketing pros to weigh in with their recommendations. Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

The most important part of branding is storytelling. And the most important part of storytelling is connecting with your audience. Every message it shares contains a little bit of heroism, from its marketing material to the way Nike portrays its chief executives as trail blazers and community leaders. Click To Tweet. Click Here.

Brand 156

Brand Branding How To Storytelling 156

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. B2Bs are faced with marketing products to their audience’s “work” personas and gain company buy in. And so Marketing Dynamix was born. for the first time in an EMEA B2B marketing campaign?—?Snapchat

B2B 120

B2B B2C Facebook Storytelling 120

Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. We know that the rise of digital consumption has brought advertising along for the ride. In fact, projections call for the digital ad spend to surpass TV advertising dollars for the first time this year. Techniques For Effective Business Communications.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Advertising Advertising Communications 60

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

The report is packed with insights on internet adoption, devices and platforms; the internet ad market; content formats; and observations on disruptive business models and markets. Radio is under indexed (12% vs 8%) and print is over indexed (3% vs 7%). #4 It’s taken me 10 days to work through the 300+ page deck.

Report 81

Report YouTube Privacy Web 81

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling. Legos' Corporate History Video.

Corporate 48

Corporate Examples Storytelling Brand 48

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

Bernadette went on to hold positions at print publications like the Orlando Business Journal and worked as a website producer at a TV news station before deciding to make the jump to PR. It’s doing a lot of different things in partnership with other functional areas and forms of communication, like marketing and advertising.”.

Meeting 97

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

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. The print edition of the New York Times alone reaches more people than the Huffington Post, so great newsrooms can still live in this digital environment.”

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 9, 2020

There was no other form of marketing involved or grand strategic plan. No advertising, no sponsorship, no sales promotion or other fundraising efforts. Great stories matter Storytelling is at the heart of all successful communications and PR campaigns. It has struggled to produce, distribute, and monetise during the pandemic.

Radio 89

Radio Skype Print Local 89

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). Advertising is a distant third. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape.

Survey 94

Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Consider the following: Investments in content marketing continue to rise. CMOs say content marketing is making up their biggest increase in budgets this year at 13 percent.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

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

Mora Communications

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For Addiction Specialists, having your voice heard and taking the time to establishing yourself as an expert in the field of Addiction Medicine can be an opportunity to reach the patients who need your services the most, this is not done through marketing and advertising alone. Effective PR is effective storytelling.

Television 40

Television Print Radio Newspapers 40

NewsWhip

JULY 29, 2020

The New York Times and The Washington Post are the most dominant of these publishers by a considerable distance, which makes sense due to their status as premier print institutions. . The lower engagement is expected due to the smaller market, among other factors. . Looking at the U.K.

Local 88

Local Comparison Trends Television 88

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2016

When it comes to using humor in marketing, advertising and public relations, we often have to step back and answer a few questions before proceeding down a path of knock-knock jokes, current event inspired memes and company social media postings which could potentially make your mother-in-law cringe.

Marketing 40

Marketing B2C B2B Social Media 40

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? I think non-PR folks sometimes think of it like advertising or marketing where you can “pay to play” and see relatively immediate, measurable results. Off Script #7: Lou Hoffman on PR and Storytelling.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 15, 2016

So they re-adjust, refocus and rebrand to better reflect what the market wants. Printed literature. Online advertisements. Signage (marketing and educational). While a lot of people will just close up shop and go on to the next, there are a blessed few who refuse to let their dream die. Your email signature.

Employee 120

Employee Social Media Education Brand 120

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

But I am smart enough to realize that a company’s marketing, advertising and public relations efforts—my efforts—have a direct and attributable effect to the bottom line of my company. Handle your company’s email marketing efforts? “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” ~ Peter Drucker. And how do I know that?

Measurement 40

Measurement Advertising Advertising Enterprise 40

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. Many forms of content marketing from banks take on an advisory role , educating readers on touchy topics like debt and investments. Historically, reporters covered issues of great interest to America’s most wealthy: investing, the stock market, estates.

Financial 46

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 46

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 20, 2014

If they manage to stay engaged for more than a minute, then you’ve clearly got the hang of good storytelling. If they’re immediately bored, then your storytelling isn’t compelling. Think you can’t apply compelling storytelling to “boring industries”? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

Content Marketing 167

Content Marketing Marketing Storytelling B2B 167

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 26, 2018

Storytelling: whether you’re in PR, marketing or a like-minded communications discipline, it’s stories that affect change. They aren’t marketing a service or peddling a product. Nonprofit Storytelling: The Opportunity. Nonprofits typically don’t have the resources to invest (heavily or otherwise) in marketing.

Nonprofit 67

Nonprofit Storytelling Community Case Study 67

PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

3. Use Tried and True Storytelling Techniques – Establish a clear beginning middle and end, use details to “show” your story and not “tell” it, and build suspense to keep the reader scrolling down or flipping pages. Determine the chronology of your business story before writing it. Did your business start when you got laid off?

Pitching 40

Pitching Media Small Business Writing 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

If you’re into the technology marketing scene, chances are you do too – because he’s everywhere. After working on the in-house side of marketing and learning what he liked and didn’t about working agencies, he hung out his own shingle. He’s been an independent consultant since 2006 and helps B2B companies with online marketing.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Print Technology 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 7, 2019

PR people and reporters work very closely every day, and are very much in the same business of storytelling. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see. Truth is, it’s not that dark. Heads down – This phrase does not refer to low self-esteem.

Agency 192

Agency Internal International Pitching 192

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The marketing sales funnel is both simple and confusing. When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away. What is the content marketing sales funnel?

Case Study 101

Case Study Marketing Study Content Marketing 101

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They see a growing market, and growing opportunities for their companies. #2 The ownership of storytelling is allowing us to outpace other marketing rivals. #4 The decline of traditional print media is at the heart of this change. #5 The agility of public relations is proving its strength.

Report 85

Report Analysis Financial Reputation 85

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

This year’s sold-out Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit in downtown Minneapolis brought together 1,400 of our state’s brightest marketers, technologists and entrepreneurs to hear about new strategies to disrupt the status quo. social + content marketing). Social media feeds off of emotions.

Marketing 48

Marketing Social Media Video Mobile 48

Maxim Behar

MARCH 6, 2022

So, I started off with a so-called advertising agency at the very beginning and then turned step by step. I also started producing some small ads or souvenirs or business cards or brochures, printing calendars, small business souvenirs, or presents. And this is the advertising, public relations, and digital.

B2B 52

B2B Communications Media Newspapers 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

It hasn’t exploded like some have said, but it’s certainly captured a respectable share of the market. One of the more interesting aspects of the programs transition for me has been the advertising model. This program does for podcasts, what native ads have done for online print. The Marketing Companion. (~30

Radio 60

Radio Content Marketing Marketing Education 60

Onclusive

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Media’s Executive Editor of Content Strategies, recently sat down with AirPR to discuss sponsored content, PR, storytelling and the future of the industry. With decades of experience in journalism, PR and content marketing, Jon is now in charge of content for Inc. s clients and advertisers. How have you seen it evolve?

Interviews 294

Interviews Strategy Content Marketing Advertising 294

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here we go…20 insightful PR and marketing predictions for 2018 follows below. Convenience’ (more of it) and ‘friction’ (less of it) are going to be critical terms for brand messaging in 2018, whether through marketing or PR efforts. 6) Finding a content marketing niche. 6) Finding a content marketing niche.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Crisis Management Data 101

Cision

MAY 21, 2015

But why is podcasting important to PR and marketing professionals? Welcome to The #AskGaryVee show, where I answer your questions about marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship. Tools, tips and tactics on everything marketing and social media related. SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders.

Social Media 120

Social Media Marketing Pinterest Media 120