Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The biggest challenge in B2B lead generation underscores the biggest challenge in B2B lead generation: it might lead some to overlook the fact lead generation campaigns don’t work in isolation for long. That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. 51% say finding leads that convert.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. That sea of sameness is how the Cindy Klein Roche , the CMO for Cybereason, describe the competitive landscape in cybersecurity during an interview with the Marketing Smarts podcast.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

1) Content marketers as librarians . “If That’s how Jimmy Daly begins his piece – 5 Content Marketing Power Laws – for Animalz a marketing agency and it had me hooked as a reader. They end up publishing way too much content in an attempt to maintain traffic. Small change, big impact.”.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 3, 2016

An analysis of 12,000 webinars (mostly B2B) facilitated through the BrightTALK platform provides marketers with exceptional insight into webinar benchmarks: Webinar length. B2B webinars average 39 minutes in length, though attendees stay logged on for slightly less – 37 minutes. The Value that Leaks from B2B Webinars.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It may go without saying that content marketing is one of the most discussed topics among public relations professional and marketers this year, a practice which centers on really great, high-quality content. Here at MaccaPR, we've blogged about content marketing a number of times (e.g."

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2017

And that’s why messaging is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. 1) B2B Messaging: Add More Insight and Less Product. In a world where every company is a self-proclaimed “leading provider” saying your product is #1 is not a winning marketing or sales strategy. 3) The Downfall of Clickbait, Finally.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 1, 2018

Good business leaders, let alone good marketers, know that differentiation in word and deed is important, but so too is trust and transparency. A new study by TrustRadius underscores the importance of trust in B2B marketing. Don’t miss these related posts: Where and How B2B Marketing Generates Leads it Likes [Study].

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Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As you are probably aware over the last few months I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The first interview was with Arik C. Content marketing (including PR) that impacts the bottom line (for B2B companies). Toe dipping.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

If you enjoyed this post, you might also like : Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other Image credit: Photo by bady abbas on Unsplash The post 28 Plus Public Relations Resources to Brush up and Stay Sharp in Comm appeared first on Sword and the Script. What books do you recommend?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Any public relations agency today needs nearly instant resources — from details on media preferences to data that informs our pitches and programs. There’s only so much time to spend on routine work like monitoring and measuring, yet these tasks are extremely important to any ongoing PR agency-client relationship.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. How did the ThinkSEM agency come to focus on search engine marketing and landing pages? Well, I was sorely mistaken.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. A good place to start is with your own content.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Moderated by Maccabee''s Social Media Director Christina Milanowski, the panel discussions featured content marketing all-stars: Angela Dalton , Content Strategist and Senior Marketing Planner, General Mills – Tablespoon.com. Brian Enderlein , Digital Media, Interactive Marketing & Analytics, 3M.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

The knowledge gained working for a PR agency is often described as a mile wide and an inch deep. If dynamics of clients and agencies are likened to relationships, it’s the effective integration of these two perspectives that often make a meaningful difference. 1) You spent a long time at an agency and then when in-house.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Whether it’s a B2C company that needs a high volume of sales or a B2B with a slower selling cycle, every high-growth business invests heavily in customer acquisition. Many businesses use a mix of email marketing, paid search, SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing to create prospects and turn them into customers.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. It’s well worth a read as well.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Marc Pritchard, the top marketer at Proctor & Gamble, kicked 2017 off with a widely reported speech knocking digital ads, which Marketing Dive summed up nicely in this question and answer interview : “[A lot of companies] were seeing increased spending in digital media, but decreased effectiveness; increasing costs, but decreasing sales lift.”.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 6, 2014

If you’re stuck on the subway or in your car for 30 to 60 minutes (or more) on a regular basis, why not make good use of your time by staying up to date with the latest news in social media, digital communications, public relations and content marketing? It’s easy to do with all the good marketing podcasts available these days.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog, we’re going to be looking at how to integrate digital PR campaigns into your wider digital marketing strategy such as influencer marketing, social media, website content, and content marketing to make your campaigns work harder. Influencer marketing. Website Content/Content Marketing.

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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.”. Most of my experience in media relations comes from a B2B technology perspective. The alternative?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

1) Earned and branded media drive awareness and trust in B2B. Digital marketing spend tallied up at around $629 billion in the US in 2018. This year it’s on track to outpace the investment in analog marketing channels for the first time. req.) – by BMV a digital agency in Boston. How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. What if what we know in marketing is holding us back?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Reasons for Hiring or Firing an Outside Agency. Understanding why agencies get fired is just as important as why they get hired. 5) planning and strategy (37%).

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

16% on marketing analytics. The full report shows some nuance between agency and in-house respondents (graphic and summary by Marketing Charts here and here ). 3 Recommendations for B2B Marketing Budgets. I suggest thinking about distributing existing content elsewhere. 66% said newspapers.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2017

Game Theory: Content Marketing as an Infinite Game. Art or Science: Creative Marketing and PR. Creative Storytelling as the Soul of B2B Marketing [UML]. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? See these related posts: . If not, give our services a try. Talk to Us!

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Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2016

When working with clients to create engaging content, PR agencies must navigate a number of personal, emotional and habitual obstacles. In a word, content. Inspired storytelling and strong visuals can help today’s agencies start conversations, interest media and hook new customers for their clients.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

At the Marketing AI Institute , we’re tracking 750+ AI companies with combined funding of more than $3.7 Of those, we’ve interviewed 40+ vendors with combined funding of more than $1 billion. In this post, we’ve listed all AI-powered vendors we’ve interviewed to-date, a list of 43 tools in total. Personalization.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year, we saw in-house teams get downsized and agency budgets get reduced. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. Something similar has happened in B2B marketing over the last 20 years.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

An old video interview with Jeff Bezos, which has recently resurfaced on the social media , is a reminder that underscores just how visionary he really was. It’s pretty clear from that interview, Mr. Bezos could see in 1997 Amazon would be selling anything you could buy at a Walmart in 2017. 1) Internet marketing trends.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well. The data puts infographics in the top five types of content created by B2B marketing shops. When marketers start mashing several data sets together in this fashion, it’s not only junk data, but could very well be misleading information.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Steve has long been a believer “content marketing” even before the phrase gained the popularity it has today. The content marketing hype-cycle helped alert those asleep at the wheel that this was a requirement for doing business in an information (Google) age. I quit my job went to work at a PR agency.

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Landis PR

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Speak to your PR agency – it’s what we do. Again, speak to your PR agency – we live and breathe by it. Create Engaging Content: Content is the vehicle that carries your brand message. Develop content that is informative, relevant, and engaging. Your PR agency will be able to guide you.

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Norton's Notes

MAY 13, 2015

Over the next few months I will be interviewing practitioners from the world of public relations and digital marketing from across the globe, people I respect and look up to. My first interview is with Arik C. Hanson from Minnesota who is the principal of a marketing and communications consultancy called ACH Communications.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

Everything from age to marital status find place of pride, even in B2B personas that have nothing to do with personal demographics of the decision makers. There is really no excuse to stick with lackluster content that rubs people the wrong way or leaves them disinterested. 3 Content Marketing Wins with Buyer Personas.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. 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.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

If you did a media interview in the process of earning the mention, chances are the reporter didn’t include everything you said in the story. If such a newsletter doesn’t exist in your niche (and you’ve done the due diligence) then there may be a sizable content marketing opportunity for you to do it. Give our services a try.

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Prohibition

JULY 9, 2018

While we do ‘the traditional stuff’ very well indeed, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what you would expect from a specialist PR agency. So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding.

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