Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. We started a blog for our employer, a startup in the IT operations space. Some of the newer and smaller startups that had been blogging for a while ran circles around us.

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Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Half of B2B marketers say producing content consistently is a top marketing challenge (Content Marketing Institute) and 65 percent have trouble producing engaging content (Zazzle Media). It’s a tall order.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The important lesson here is that context matters in content marketing. Studies show that people share things on social media simply because they feel it will make them look cool. To that end, the average citizen isn’t going to fact check or even apply critical thinking to the content they share.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

A simple way to do this is to request an interview for a corporate blog. The operative phrases here is interview for a blog post – not a media interview. It works as an on-ramp for formal case studies too. It’s a classic example of why content marketing and public relations need each other. Talk to Us!

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Build a Better Agency Summit.

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Prohibition

APRIL 17, 2017

While we do ‘the traditional stuff’ very well indeed, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what you would expect from a 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 seeding.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, let’s say you want to create a blog post about vegan diet snacks. When you read the top-ranking content, ask yourself: Is anything missing from these articles? Create bottom-of-the-funnel content. Hear me out: I know content marketing is often used to push top-of-funnel awareness.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 4, 2023

Digital PR is a great tactic for driving traffic and brand awareness, which can be matched across your offline and online marketing campaigns. Influencer marketing. Website Content/Content Marketing. Influencers can come in many forms including bloggers, social media influencers, or vloggers.

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Digital PR Strategy How To Marketing 62

PR 20/20

JANUARY 31, 2019

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. The Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON). > > > Related: 9 Ways to Become a Marketing AI Pioneer. About MAICON.

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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. This trails traditional stables including case studies, videos and white papers. Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Talk to Us !

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

What if what we know in marketing is holding us back? When I left comms agency work for PR technology I felt I had to unlearn many of the techniques I’d built up over 13 years. It’s a case study of how SEO hugely increased traffic to the publication and how content strategy led this. Watch the recording now.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Which blogs? Mark Schaefer’s blog is one of the better independent blogs covering the social/digital world–but only when Mark posts. Well… Read every month: Content Strategist. Also read, if you have time: The Content Marketing Institute . Sign up for the e-newsletter: V3b blog.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised?

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ZudePR

MAY 20, 2015

The ebook comprises case studies by public relations practitioners exploring modern aspects of public relations practice. There are 19 contributors (including me) and 40+ practical examples of tools used in public relations, content marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). He blogs too. Whither Now?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

Nine times out of ten, a story about how the world is ending will overwhelming draw more interest than a case study about how anyone can prevent the end of the world. 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing. How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows. Which leads me to the second problem. Talk to Us

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. How do you get started with, and scale, artificial intelligence in your marketing? Topics covered will include: The Intelligently Automated Agency.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Look for all-encompassing platforms, such as HubSpot, that bundle sales, marketing automation, blogging, CMS, email, and more into one solution. To make any marketing campaign successful, you must understand the goals, pain points, influencers, and preferences of each target buyer persona your company is targeting. Performance.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For example, if a customer of yours writes an article about top PR agencies and mentions you in the copy, quote his or her mention of your brand in your next blog post. If you think they’ll be willing to share more positive information, contact them and work together to publish a case study.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

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Content Marketing Conference Video Analytics 52

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Developing and maintaining a blog is an excellent way for executives to establish relationships and engage with industry thought leaders. Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years. Content Factors. Creating Content.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype stage, but is it possible that its potential to transform marketing, and your career , is even greater than advertised?

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

Fast forward almost ten years and blogging is so ubiquitous that not only are blogs supplanting traditional media channels as sources for breaking news, practically every single company I can think of has one. When you’re writing content for a client, you probably don’t pick up your pen on the day of deadline.

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Blogging Case Study Social Media Instagram 282

ZudePR

JUNE 10, 2015

When producing content for clients I always have a keyword phrase in mind. I benchmark and check the effect of my content marketing and SEO on clients’ Search rankings. CoSchedule Blog Post Headline Analyser. For blog posts, but use it for any communication. Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyser.

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eBook Engineering Tools Case Study 68

Sword and the Script

MAY 1, 2018

This is what I mean when I suggest you can’t run content marketing like a campaign, but you can run a campaign inside a content marketing program. Case studies, press releases, award applications, and related material will fall somewhere in between. It’s a bit like Newton’s First Law of Motion. Talk to Us

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B2B Marketing Survey Study 62

ZudePR

JANUARY 21, 2016

But the overriding one – and the one that concerns me here in this blog post – is the amount I have read. I’d even started a running blog to practice. Content marketing had been mushrooming and seemed to explode as 2013 turned into 2014. These authors were blogging all the latest information.

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Digg SEO System Reddit 104

Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. I came away from the second day excited and brimming with confidence and ideas.

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Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Brands have never cared more about content marketing. It is the hot topic for 2013, as brands look to leverage great content to expand their reach, drive more engagement or improve their search engine rankings – to name a few. Before we called it content marketing, we called it marketing communications.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 23, 2018

B2B organizations that find content marketing effective are committed to these programs. These organizations have a content marketing plan in writing. Those are among the top-level findings from an annual survey of content marketers by the Content Marketing Institute and Marketing Profs.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This one rule alone applies to a lawyer’s bio, LinkedIn profile, case studies, testimonials, website copy, ad copy, email marketing, among other things. As I mentioned above, lawyers are missing out on the opportunity to use the internet, specifically content marketing, to push leads (potential clients) down the funnel.

Marketing 69

Marketing Ethics Interviews Meeting 69

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In today’s hi-tech, fast-moving, cluttered digital world, content marketing is one of the most practical, effective and useful marketing strategies to date. It’s an essential aspect of today’s digital marketing landscape. So what does content marketing mean? Common ones include: Blogs.

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5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Content Creation: Creating compelling and informative content is crucial for conveying the company’s message and capturing the attention of key audiences. Content created includes press releases, blog posts, whitepapers, case studies, and other materials that can be shared through various channels.

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Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

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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Norton's Notes

MAY 13, 2015

Hanson from Minnesota who is the principal of a marketing and communications consultancy called ACH Communications. His business focuses on delivering results through an integrated mix of digital and traditional PR and marketing channels – so very much like myself and my agency Prohibition. pm: Work on a blog post for tomorrow.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In a report, Radix breaks the numbers out like this: about one-third (28%) like less than half of the content they produce. 3% don’t like any of their content. Radix is a UK-based agency, but the report says they polled people around the world, including the U.S.

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B2B Marketing Survey Case Study 144

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For today’s marketers, maintaining a comprehensive content pipeline isn’t just a strategy—it’s a mandate. As the foundation of effective content marketing, it serves the critical role of linking content initiatives to tangible sales outcomes.

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Content Marketing Tools Analytics Agency 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The survey also asked respondents which content formats they found most valuable in researching B2B purchases. The survey listed 16 possible formats and here’s how the most valuable format stacked up: 43% said research or survey reports; 40% said case studies; 40% said webinars; 37% said B2B media and news; 34% said white papers; and.

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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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