Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Nearly 80% of the 1,279 bloggers in the 7 th annual Orbit Media blogger survey say blogging drives some marketing results – and 25% say it draws “strong marketing results.” According to the survey, the average blog post is 1,269 words. Multiple surveys and data studies support this conclusion.

B2B 149

B2B Study Blogging Marketing 149

5W PR

DECEMBER 26, 2019

SEO RANKING. In appreciation of the impact SEO ranking can deliver, closer attention will be paid to Google’s My Business Listing by many of the survey respondents. In their own survey of U.S. Voice search is also expected to open up advertising opportunities on devices like Alexa, Google Home and Siri. CHATTERBOX.

Marketing 113

Marketing Instagram Media SEO 113

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. Note: Sorry, Press Releases Do Not Help Your SEO Anymore.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

I saw an extremely passionate and knowledgeable founder of an SEO tool who was putting in the extra hours and sweat to build the content strategy for his tool (while also serving as CEO, brand ambassador, and many other hats). Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. Nothing surprising to us.

Internal 62

Internal International Insurance Insurance 62

Cision

MAY 12, 2017

The PR industry and SEO no longer live in two separate worlds. The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. A strong reason for PR pros to start concentrating more on SEO. Fred is a spam algorithm that works around links.

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Google Digital PR Mobile SEO 259

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

In July 2015, the CMO Council released a report based on a content survey conducted with syndication platform Netline. Takeaway: This is the problem that has nagged advertising for ages. The post 5 Slighlty Contrarian Views on a CMO Council Content Survey appeared first on Sword and the Script. by Frank Strong.

Survey 60

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

The survey found: “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).” Both groups are: “…about equally like to allocate more budget to search advertising, SEO, and vertical website campaigns.”

Trade Shows 121

Trade Shows Content Marketing Conference Marketing 121

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

According to a 2018 Association of National Advertisers (ANA) survey, 75% of marketers are using influencers as a marketing tool and 43% plan to increase spending on it in the next 12 months. According to a 2017 Choozle survey, only 7% of participants viewed online ads positively. influencers) over brand advertisements.

Marketing 80

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” I agree, but only because native advertising tricks readers into thinking its bona fide coverage. This is because, as the JOTW communications survey has shown previously, PR has a lukewarm view of sponsored content. Revenue grew to $62.6

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Social Media Ecommerce Marketing Imagine this as a big umbrella that covers lots of stuff—building up your brand’s popularity, guiding customers to your website, advertising and selling products, and even the art of social selling and social commerce. Dominance of TikTok SEO.

Social Media 86

Social Media Media Mobile SEO 86

Buzzstream

MARCH 31, 2020

It was the classic process with SEOs – we find a technique that works very well to help us meet our objectives, we then scale it to hell and reap the rewards. . Unfortunately, as many of us know, a thing called Penguin came along in 2012 and aggressively targeted SEO techniques which were designed to manipulate search results.

SEO 125

SEO Google Hotels Strategy 125

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You can get data from survey platforms like OnePoll , YouGov , Survey Monkey , and Pollfish if you don’t have user data. Depending on how you visualize your data studies and survey results, you may choose to use an infographic, which is the next tactic on this list.) Even the greatest of visuals can’t save a bad story.

Google 71

Google Infographics Pitching Resources 71

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. We’ll deliver your multimedia assets, and you’ll leverage the industry’s most authoritative web property, PRNewswire.com, to drive SEO results.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

5W PR

JUNE 8, 2020

Advertising on social media is losing favor among many marketers. Review the SEO strategy to ensure that content optimization and link building are prominent. Quizzes, surveys and assessments also help to generate leads and gather a clearer picture of the target audience for future customization efforts. What to Shed.

SEO 88

SEO Consumer Education Course 88

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of that segment of respondents, 72% use paid social media channels; 66% use sponsorships; 61% use pay-per-click advertising. Year after year this survey shows that successful content marketing programs are resourced appropriately, have a documented content strategy, put their audience needs first, and measure real results with analytics.

Content Marketing 137

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 137

Newsfile

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. AI research In 2023, 58% of PR pros surveyed tapped into AI to conduct research.

Trends 105

Trends YouTube Video Social Media 105

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. Each statistic links to the blog post that covered that particular study or survey and links to the underlying source. Read more: 5 Datapoints from the CMO Survey for B2B Marketers.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Interesting statistic: According to a recent survey, over 80% of journalists said they are more likely to open an email that contains statistical information from a study as a subject line. As well, we conduct quarterly consumer surveys that look at everything from millennial housing fears to consumer shopping habits.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’ve covered tips on successful survey ideation in the past, so the next step is distributing your content. Survey Pitch Outreach Template When pitching a survey, highlighting the key takeaways is the most effective way to inspire your target to cover your post. Another survey from Woodpecker.io Let me know!

Pitching 87

Pitching Infographics Survey Resources 87

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. Video enhances SEO, has the best ROI, keeps consumers engaged longer, and is more shareable than many other content forms. WebpageFX predicts that by next year, 90% of online content will be video. 7 best PR uses for video.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

The Proactive Report

MAY 7, 2018

In 70 percent of the companies surveyed there are more than 500 jobs that are not filled, due to unqualified applicants. Here’s another stat: There’s a 45 percent under-employment rate for graduates with an advertising or PR major. SEO/SEM Marketing. A new study from Learning House revealed that about half the US.

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Study Analytics Software Data 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 18, 2019

A single earned media placement will have greater SEO value and certainly more credibility than a thousand newswire releases. Survey results can easily become infographics or the centerpiece of a customer newsletter. Or, boost it with cost-effective paid social advertising. Repurpose everything. Consider micro-influencers.

Infographics 149

Infographics Retail Resources Employee 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 9, 2016

We use social media listening tools, review market research, and create SEO-enhanced content. For years, the PR industry’s response to the problem was to measure outcomes by treating earned media stories as paid advertising, with a dollar value calculated from standard ad rates. Beyond Counting Clips and AVEs.

Measurement 189

Measurement How To Guidelines Web 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. but most CMOs (61%) expect “their budgets to rebound in 2020” according to The CMO Spend Survey by Gartner. Read more: 6 Benchmarks from a Survey of CMOs through the Lenses of B2B Marketing. of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is third-party validation: there’s nothing you can say about yourself that’s as powerful as someone else saying it about you. Old fashioned press releases and advertising can lead to bona fide editorial coverage. Million and Eyes the U.S.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2023

AI input optimization could evolve into a marketing specialization in the same way SEO did. That’s the whole point of advertising: control and visibility. 80% of journalists say “academic experts are the most credible sources, with CEOs dropping 12% in the last two years” according to a Muck Rack survey.

Software 78

Software Company Pitching Training 78

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

Atlanta-based ARPR compiled a combination of web analytics and survey data – from 115 tech sales professionals – to produce the report. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness. It’s not a matter of PR being better than advertising, they each have their own benefits and drawbacks. emphasis added].

Study 139

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 139

Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 6, 2016

This could simply represent the make-up of the survey base rather than anything more significant. I’d like to think PR was responsible for this much digital and social activity, but in reality I think in organisations not represented in the survey then more will be done by marketing. However, social media (i.e.

Training 119

Training Digital PR Media Training Education 119

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fractl, a digital marketing firm, carried out a surveyed of 400 people asking them to record their emotional responses to 100 of the top images from Reddit’s r/pics community. Samsung has used fear in their advertisement to talk about the serious issue of increasing selfie deaths. Humanize Your Brand. About Avinash Nair.

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 5, 2020

According to a survey conducted by Oxford University’s Centre for the Governance of AI, many Americans fear a future where mechanisms of AI become too intelligen t. Her dissertation in MA, Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication is focused on AI in PR. Our worst fear coming to life: robots taking over.

Healthcare 90

Healthcare Ethics Software SEO 90

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 15, 2021

We’re back 1-2pm GMT on Friday 26 March with presentations on SEO PR, search listening, research bots and the opportunity for PR post-COVID-19. Pre and post campaign audience surveys have been (and continue to be) a perfectly valid way of understanding whether a given group of people is “more aware” of what you want them to be aware of.

Google 119

Google Data Government Social Media 119

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 8, 2017

The State of the Profession 2017 survey by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) reveals that the PR profession still has a very long way to go before the skills and competencies of its practitioners meet the needs of modern future proof public relations best practice.

Publicity 134

Publicity Analysis Public Affairs Measurement 134

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

Nearly half of respondents (47%) in a recent survey of public relations pros found many are observing more PR work being taken in-house. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. Who do you see advertising on those pages?

Agency 93

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 93

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It doesn’t hurt that SEMRush acquired Prowly, so they know something about SEO, which is a plus. Ahrefs is a robust suite for comprehensive SEO analysis and optimization, and it has a lot of features that aid in content ideation if you know where to look. But they are also the most costly solution. The lowest pricing tier is $129/mo.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It doesn’t hurt that SEMRush acquired Prowly, so they know something about SEO, which is a plus. Ahrefs is a robust suite for comprehensive SEO analysis and optimization, and it has a lot of features that aid in content ideation if you know where to look. But they are also the most costly solution. The lowest pricing tier is $129/mo.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Tools Google Pitching 62

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

In fact, a survey carried out by Forrester Consulting found social media to be the most preferred source of discovery for news and information among online adults between the ages of 18 and 55. The survey also revealed that a young millennial follows an average of 121 publishers on the social media. Author Bio.

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. Most marketers have dabbled in native advertising – upwards of 90%. And that’s the theme for this week.

B2B 66

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 66