Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Lately, I’ve noticed several opinion pieces circulating in blogs espousing the SEO benefits of press releases. However, there is virtually no SEO benefit to press releases , and there hasn’t been in a long time. To be clear, there are still plenty of good reasons to use a press release, but SEO isn’t one of them anymore.

SEO 121

SEO Guidelines Google B2B 121

Axia PR

MARCH 26, 2021

Spice up your company’s personality through blogging. Blogs: What are they? An easy description would be blogs are like public online diaries for people, organizations, and companies. Blogs are regularly updated websites or web pages that are used to inform the audience on a specific topic.

Blogging 62

Blogging SEO Web Reputation 62

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Social media existed back then, as did blogs. “Do you realise the SEO juice that gives our company Dave?” SEO had nothing to do with me as a PR man and it was my intention to keep it that way. Do PRs Need to Know About SEO? Ditto the number of PR companies that have SEO specialists on their books.

SEO 120

SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Hence our obsession with keeping tabs on industry blogs and finding those articles and authors that impact our own ways of thinking. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. Below is a guide to Ready North's favorite blogs and publications. Sorry if we missed you!

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

PR Fuel

JANUARY 3, 2022

With search engine optimization (SEO), you can ensure your press releases reach prospective clients. How can boosting SEO rankings with a strong press release benefit your business? Want to learn how to boost SEO for your releases? After reading this guide, you can boost SEO with press releases without stress or struggle.

SEO 52

SEO Engineering Google Consumer 52

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. based Internet marketing agency that caught our eye with its savvy pay-per-click advertising management, Web development and digital design services.

SEO 98

SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Prospective clients often tell us that their agency is hard-working, smart, and collegial, but that they simply don’t prioritize top-tier media coverage. Positive press drives SEO. Researchers looked at how people evaluated news stories, traditional ads, native ads, independent blogs, and branded blogs.

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SEO Agency Reputation Policies 227

Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 24, 2014

As our communication campaigns increasingly address SEO and particularly organic search, thought leadership becomes even more important. Such dot-connecting points to blogging as one of the best platforms for thought leadership. I was reminded of this point recently in pursuing an award competition for blogs.

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Leadership Blogging Storytelling SEO 164

Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you’ve ever evaluated PR agencies or communications technology providers, you have likely considered how their solutions compare to each other and how they fit your needs. In the past, evaluating ROI for media monitoring was much more challenging than, say, for demand generation or even SEO.

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How To Software Media Analytics 397

Rock the Status Quo

MAY 4, 2015

The Differences in Pitch Style & Purpose Are Helpful to Understand I love PR, I love SEO and I really love how well they intersect to grow client reach and conversion. Why do I write about backlink pitches in a PR blog? Is it truly a terrible pitch from an inept PR pro, or is a backlink ploy from an SEO programmer?

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SEO Pitching Small Business Agency 100

Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 14, 2019

We’ve been touting the virtues of SEO in PR strategies since 2010. Our push to integrate SEO and PR accelerated in 2013 when Google revamped its search algorithm with the Hummingbird update. It was at this point that Google squeezed most of the gamesmanship out of organic search. Those backlinks sold out of.more.

SEO 113

SEO Industry Storytelling Google 113

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 31, 2014

On Friday, October 17, Google released it’s third Penguin update to it’s search algorithm chock full of new penalties and created some additional rules of thumb for creating content on the web that you want to rank well within Google’s search results with a few SEO basics. Perform an SEO audit. SEO basics'

SEO 155

SEO Google Web Infographics 155

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

If you’ve worked in the PR industry in the Twin Cities for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about or visited, the MN PR Blog. In fact, to my knowledge, the MN PR Blog was one of the first PR blogs in the entire country! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May. Since, 2003, to be exact.

Blogging 78

Blogging Agency Community Local 78

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The same could be asked about a blog: If a blog is written but has no readers, does it exist at all? Don’t let your blog fall into the cobwebs of your website. Content creation can be one of the hardest things to plan when you first begin blogging. Your readers are already on your website to read the blog.

Blogging 161

Blogging How To SEO Analytics 161

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 21, 2014

I landed a new digital agency client for strategic work in repackaging what they package, sell and deliver to their clients as they change from link-building services to content marketing – so my mind has been tackling some of their major issues in preparation for launching work. Match voice to the publication or blog.

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Writing Blogging Pitching Content Marketing 203

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Apparently an experiment was recently conducted where 84 small business owners across different industries were emailed to see if they would be interested in hiring a company to perform negative SEO against their competitors. What is negative SEO? The consequences of performing negative SEO. Here are the results: 48% said yes.

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SEO Engineering Crisis Crisis Management 124

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Any company blogging today must have a strategy for boosting the visibility of their content and ensuring it is shareable and shared. For a primer on keyword selection for SEO, have a look at this article.

Blogging 136

Blogging Writing Engineering Analytics 136

Doctor Spin

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Digital PR is not link-building for SEO. Some “digital PR” agencies have focused on practices like link-building, DA (domain authority) mapping, and webmaster outreach. But this is SEO, not digital PR. Social media, blogs, podcasts, and other online channels presented new opportunities for communication.

Digital PR 83

Digital PR SEO Engineering eBook 83

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2014

For example, recently T-Mobile announced that SHIFT is working with them as an agency. Facebook SEO. Which means, Facebook just established SEO for the entire archive of public posts. This would be a great time to bring your SEO team together with your social media team and get them on the same page. Get your search on.

SEO 155

SEO Facebook Brand Branding 155

5W PR

JULY 8, 2018

As the importance of digital marketing continues to reach new heights for modern businesses, SEO has become a critical component in getting the right people to a business website at the right time. Here, we’ll take a look some of the ways that you can align your PR strategy with the trends in SEO most important for companies this year.

SEO 60

SEO Trends Strategy How To 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 1) How long should a blog post be? Today the average blog post is 1151 words. So, how long should a blog post be?

Blogging 104

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 104

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Search marketing and SEO statistics. 1) How long should a blog post be? The average post today is 1,142 words long but it’s clear that blog posts are getting longer – 41% longer than the typical post three years ago. Bloggers, by an overwhelming majority (76%), choose to run their blogs on WordPress. State of Blogging ).

Content Marketing 122

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 122

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Is it enough to post it on your own website or blog ? For a fee, any organization can upload their press release to a newswire service that distributes it directly to news organizations, much like the original news agencies like Associated Press fed reports to newspapers in the early days of electronic journalism. Probably not.

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SEO Print Financial Product Launch 279

5W PR

MARCH 27, 2024

SEO matters Creating interesting content is important, but so is making sure it can be found. Use relevant keywords and follow SEO best practices to improve visibility on search engine results pages. Experiment with diverse formats like infographics, videos, podcasts , or even interactive elements.

Publicity 78

Publicity Strategy How To Marketing 78

Polaris

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Do you want to be better organized in your blogging? If you said yes, the solution is simple: get a blog editorial calendar. A blog editorial calendar is a calendar filled with the schedule of your upcoming posts. She’s best known for Birds on the Blog , a multi-author blog written by women with an interest in business.

Content Marketing 154

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 154

PR in High Definition

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I was disheartened to read an article implying that the PR industry is not focusing on SEO , based on pretty cast-iron statistics from the PRCA. I consider myself fortunate that the last two agencies I’ve worked at have placed SEO high up the list of skills that PRs should know about. Is SEO hard? Show me the margin.

SEO 76

SEO Engineering Google Content Marketing 76

5W PR

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The world of SEO and PR are now actively working together on joint projects with shared goals and visions. Below are seven ways in which SEO and PR successfully complement each other. Backlinking is the bread and butter for SEO. SEO specializes in identifying trending keywords and topics that are of interest. Backlinking.

SEO 90

SEO Trends Analysis Engineering 90

Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

I was struggling to think of a blog topic that would relate to my job in digital marketing. All of this nonsense got me thinking about the purpose of this blog post and how it relates to digital marketing: to ensure that your site show up on the first page of search results. This boils down to having a good SEO strategy.

SEO 60

SEO Google Mobile Engineering 60

PR 20/20

JUNE 27, 2017

Or is this the first time you’re considering offering a blog or resource section on your site? In April 2017, there were 345 million Tumblr blogs alone, which means there’s a lot of content to compete with these days. This post will help you lay the groundwork for an effective content calendar rooted in SEO strategy.

SEO 60

SEO Engineering Blogging Infographics 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2013

Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. That’s a blog post for another day. While that phrase is in decline, SEO still is about 40X as used as either of those two phrases.

Blogging 111

Blogging SEO Web Google 111

5W PR

MARCH 13, 2024

Craft blog posts that weave captivating narratives, destination guides that go beyond the tourist traps, and videos that capture the soul of the destination’s offerings. SEO In an overwhelming online landscape, don’t let your destination end up buried in pages of search results.

Travel 78

Travel Consumer Strategy Transportation 78

Shift Communications

JULY 17, 2015

This introductory post marks the beginning of a series of posts that will walk through the process of an SEO audit. We hear a lot about SEO every day. But the one thing about SEO that hasn’t changed is that strong SEO is necessary in a world where people are producing more content by the second. Where do you begin?

SEO 60

SEO Analytics Mobile Guidelines 60

Inbound PR

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Last week, I spoke in front of 300 people about Inbound PR at the London HUG organised by one of our HubSpot partners Whitehat SEO. I'm very grateful to all agencies and PR pros exploring the Inbound PR model , testing it and adopting it in their practices. It was a terrific event with a terrific audience.

Blogging 53

Blogging SEO Twitter Agency 53

Shift Communications

JANUARY 22, 2015

MozCast ‘SEO Weather’ Chart; taller bars indicate more SEO volatility. Now the new way of doing SEO has its benefits for both the end user and for Google, but it also changes how you should look at your SEO data, what you shouldn’t do with SEO anymore and how often you should check on various pieces of data.

SEO 60

SEO Engineering Google Data 60

Polaris

MARCH 20, 2015

Before Penguin, Google ranked my company either at the top, or near the top, of search results for almost every public relations keyword: Toronto PR firm, Canadian public relations agency, top PR firm Ontario, and on. I was no longer working with the SEO company I hired in 2006 so I was on my own. Sound too good to be true?

SEO 100

SEO eBook Google Engineering 100

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This series walks through the components of an SEO audit. The same holds true for SEO. Do your competitors have blogs? You’ll get a sense for what topics they regularly discuss and how it contributes to their overall SEO efforts. Compared to your company – which has a blog that posts once in a blue moon.

SEO 60

SEO eBook Video Conference 60

Cision

JULY 25, 2017

When it comes to SEO, earning quality backlinks (links from other websites to your webpage) is one of the most critical ranking factors. According to Brian Dean, SEO expert and owner of Backlinko , “the number of domains linking to a page correlated with rankings more than any other factor.”

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Strategy How To SEO Engineering 257