Shift Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2014

MarketingProfs’ latest B2B Content Marketing 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report. The report provides some great insight into how B2B marketers are thinking about content and where they’re stuck. Challenge #3: Measuring content effectiveness. Measurement can be a mystery for many content marketers.

Content Marketing 160

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Measurement 160

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy.

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

5W PR

MAY 24, 2023

The public relations space has been and will always be one of the vital industries in the market today. Founded in 2003, 5WPR has been providing incredible PR services in the market. Here are some of the team’s picks: “We measure the success based on SoV, our NPS score, and the quality of media placements they secure.

Industry 88

Industry Enterprise Fashion Financial 88

Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

She works for a B2B tech company that “doesn’t believe marketing” but she knows they need it desperately. And I don’t think any competent marketing expert that’s being honest can. If I threw all my effort and attention solely in her marketing problem, I could move the needle move a bit, but it would all be for naught.

B2B 106

B2B Leadership Marketing Blogging 106

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As the fall leaves change and a bit of Minnesota snow starts to appear, with it comes the next year of planning for corporate marketing, agency and communications professionals. As you begin your 2020 marketing planning and budgeting, consider these four tips: 1. Round 2: Updated forecast means updated marketing budget.

Brand 90

Brand Branding Marketing Enterprise 90

Stephen Waddington

JULY 28, 2020

A market gets the tools that it deserves. The PR industry tool market emerged from Cision , Kantar Media formerly Precise, and Meltwater. Along the way content, distribution, analytics, and measurement tools have been acquired and bolted on. Until recently few PR agency or communication team budgets had a line item for tools.

Tools 135

Tools Software Enterprise Measurement 135

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 5, 2014

There’s an old saying in advertising that half of the budget is wasted, but marketers don’t know which half. Today, there are enough analytical tools today to avoid wasting half of the marketing spend. Eight-five percent of marketers said the pressure to demonstrate business value had increased this year over the previous year.

Measurement 120

Measurement Analytics Tools SEO 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

There are so many variables to influencer marketing , it’s really hard to generalize advice. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. That’s according to Aaron Brooks , in a contributed article for The Drum , titled Think big, go small: why influencer marketing isn’t about reach.

Strategy 80

Strategy Marketing Measurement B2B 80

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 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. Marketers always have the same question when it comes to artificial intelligence: “How do I get started with AI?”. But there are a lot of vendors out there.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This is my deck from a PR Moment event today for agencies and communication teams about building a PR tool stack. At the same time public relations has become elevated as the eyes and ears of an organisation not just in the public sector as means of public engagement, but in corporate communications, internal communications, and marketing.

Tools 175

Tools How To Agency SEO 175

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In its funding announcement, the company says it can also “measure ROI from earned media including traffic, form submissions, purchases and other conversions.” In addition, it will soon “enable journalists and influencers to discover sources, manage their stories, and measure reach and sentiment of their published work.”.

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Stephen Waddington

JULY 21, 2020

You need to work hard to find opportunities in a recession, but innovative agencies will always sniff them out. In a recent post I wrote about how to scale an agency out of lockdown. In the agency market there are opportunities that have been created by COVID-19. Agencies exist to provide specialist skills or scale.

Crisis 78

Crisis Agency Enterprise Local 78

Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation. The AI industry recognises the need to develop enterprise-level solutions. The market needs to settle down before serious investments can be made in workflow.

Report 119

Report Publicity Training Policies 119

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

Marketers are relatively upbeat about the economy and growth prospects over the next 12 months or so. It’s a survey I’ve followed for several years as I usually find the benchmarks, particularly around marketing budgets, useful. Here are five points I think are relevant for B2B marketing leaders. of revenue in marketing.

Survey 63

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 63

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. B2B marketers are also claiming success.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

Barokas

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Conveying those characteristics on a website, though, to give new connections a glimpse at who we are as an agency, is not as easy. Especially in a crowded industry, wherein most agencies speak the same language and promise the same value proposition. People who know us have a chance to see our grit first hand.

Case Study 78

Case Study Enterprise System Fashion 78

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from The Marketing Performance Blueprint , and was also published on the HubSpot Agency Post. The marketing services industry is in a state of flux. SMBs need partners that can deliver fully integrated solutions and in essence function as outsourced inbound marketing teams.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. It’s the fourth consecutive year the agency has conducted the survey. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 2) How long should a blog post be?

Study 81

Study B2B Marketing Survey 81

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?

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

For a B2B marketer, these headlines can feel very consumer oriented and likely not relevant. They are most concerned with data that falls into their marketing domain (email, web traffic, social, earned media measurement) and feeding sales as much as possible. Data is Just for Consumers and Science Projects, right?

B2B 60

B2B Data Data-Driven PR Enterprise 60

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The proliferation of marketing channels, apps, mobile devices, social networks, and content has given consumers more choices and greater control while increasing complexity for marketers. We want to help simplify and optimize the marketing planning process for your business. Step 1: Complete a marketing assessment.

Marketing 52

Marketing Analytics eBook System 52

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 22, 2015

Social media is stealing their value away as the first source of breaking news and content marketing has exploded into a rich source of fresh perspectives, opinions and expertise in an unprecedented volume. And isn’t it interesting that it’s a PR agency doing the belittling, when the value of media drives their business?

Agency 100

Agency Survey Customer Service Engineering 100

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

It’s hard to measure but there’s negative consequences for not doing it.”. The point this comment gets after — I believe — is that businesses hold some aspects of marketing – PR, social media and content marketing – to a higher standard. Marketing automation can take it even further.

Marketing 60

Marketing Measurement B2B Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

As the saying goes it takes three data points to make a trend, but the problem for marketers with this identification is that it’s often too late. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. 1) Internet marketing trends. 1) Internet marketing trends. Yet that’s a post-event analysis…or is it?

Trends 87

Trends Marketing Mobile Web 87

Shift Communications

MAY 3, 2016

Keeping pace with the rate of change in marketing technology has become a full time job. We started to notice the move towards more widespread marketing technology adoption in our client base in the last 18 months. In order to arm our staff with the necessary skills we designed our Marketing Technology Immersion program.

Technology 60

Technology Marketing eBook Training 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2017

What does it take to implement content marketing effectively in a B2B organization? It’s not an easy question to answer broadly because: a) every team has its own dynamics; b) every organization has constraints and limitations, and c) every vertical market has its own unique characteristics. 1) Hands on marketing leadership.

Content Marketing 70

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Leadership 70

Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

Austin & Williams, the advertising, branding and digital marketing agency has recently tapped Jody Fisher, a NYC PR veteran, to head up its new in- house PR practice. Jody joins the agency with an extensive background in communications. This is the great debate in PR: how do we measure what we do and prove its value?

Enterprise 227

Enterprise Agency Radio Fashion 227

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

Its founders – Dan Gaynor and Shann Biglione – have impressive backgrounds in PR and marketing. In any case, I believe this is a tough sell and the market just isn’t there yet. Even in B2B tech, where most of the 41% of PR pros that do report to CMOs have greater alignment with marketing, it’s really difficult.

Publicity 85

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 85

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?

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I caught up with CEO Joanna Arnold to talk about AI, media intelligence, social listening, platforms and the PRtech market. Darryl Sparey and Richard Bagnall are veterans of the media intelligence tool market. I sought them out to help make sense of the deal and the market for media intelligence and tools. billion juggernaut.

Marketing 60

Marketing Analytics Tools Data 60

Shift Communications

AUGUST 24, 2016

However described, PR and Marketing is awash is data. This mindset ignores more cutting edge analysis such as customer journeys, and even more “traditional” marketing funnel aspects related to PR. Data could uncover underperformance in key areas or significant blind spots that PR and Marketing “should” have identified.

Data 60

Data Marketing System Google 60

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

The most common approach to social media management is an agency or junior member armed with a monitoring tool and limited ability to feedback to operational areas of the business. Technology firms such as Microsoft with Teams and Facebook with Workplace are taking a keen interest in the market. Brand shaming has become commonplace.

Storytelling 78

Storytelling Social Media Internal International 78

PR 20/20

JULY 6, 2020

From certifications, to professional association memberships, to events, and to using our strengths to give back to the community — pouring time and resources into our team comes back to the agency tenfold. And we’re constantly learning and evolving when it comes to the ever-changing world of business and marketing. Weekly Updates.

Training 72

Training How To Course Software 72

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether seeking heightened brand visibility or driving more web traffic, success requires focusing on measurable targets upfront throughout execution. Tip 4: Utilize content marketing for PR On a budget, content marketing is a potent tool for enhancing PR efforts.

Analytics 40

Analytics Content Marketing Measurement Advertising 40

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Here’s an example of how SHIFT used survey data to drive media coverage and marketing exposure. Samanage, an enterprise service management company, wanted to go beyond general technology media coverage and become a leading voice in the technology services space. Raise share of voice (SOV) against large enterprise competitors.

Survey 60

Survey Data Brand Branding 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

These marketers aren't afraid to take risks to make an impact. In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). Q&A with VP of Marketing at CMI. Q: What are your day-to-day responsibilities as VP of Marketing at CMI?

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61